3rd Grade

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Summer Reading
3rd Grade Curriculum
 

Weclome parents and students to my page! I am looking forward to getting to know my new school family this fall. I am a familiar face and many will recognize me from the Early Childhood Center. I am excited to switch gears and create an amazing experience for 3rd Grade. 

The highest grade level I have taught was 6th. Therefore, I have been on opposite ends of the learning spectrum. As an academic teacher for elementary school, I am firm but fair. I am always eager to lend a helping hand in any subject area and treat my students as individual learners. 

My best advice to my new class is:

• Carry God in your heart every minute of every day
• Enter my classroom with a positive attitude about learning
• Keep your area, books, and other materials in order (I will assist you in the beginning of the year)
• Treat your teachers, classmates, classroom, and all of Visitation Academy with the utmost respect
• If you have a bad day, tomorrow is another day that can be great
• Expect to be challenged and set your goals high for yourself

Let's Do This!

Religion

• Sacraments, The Liturgical Year, God’s Love, Prayer, The Rosary, Reconciliation, Mass, Stewardship, Jesus and The Catholic Church, Our Blessed Mother, The Apostles, Kingdom of God, Understanding Scripture Stories, and Saints

Language Arts

• Reading

  • Sequence of Events, Drawing Conclusions, Author's Purpose, Cause/Effect, Character Analysis, Theme, Plot, Setting, Realism/ Fantasy, Context Clues, Fact/Opinion Summarizing Text, Text Structure, Visualizing, Generalizing, Compare/Contrast; Predicting; Making Inferences, Guided/Leveled Comprehension, Exploring Various Genres (Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Fable, Tall Tale, Biography, and more)

• Grammar/Composition/Handwriting
  • Sentence Structure (Subject/Predicate), Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Adverbs, Adjectives, Conjunctions, Contractions, Prepositions, and Punctuation
  • Paragraphs, Composition, Elements of Book Reports
  • Standard Print and Cursive

• Spelling/Vocabulary
  • Phonics: multisyllabic, irregularly spelled words, blends, homophones, and high-frequency words
  • Dictionary, Glossary, and Thesaurus 

• Public Speaking
  • Oral Reports and Using Visual Aids

Mathematics

• Place Value, Money, Addition, Subtraction, Time, Graphing Data, Multiplication, Division, Geometry, Measurement, Fractions, Decimals, and Probability 

Science 

• Life Science: Plants, Animals, People, and Ecosystem
• Science Lab: Safe Experiments with Questioning, Hypothesis, Research, Experimentation, Observations, Results, and Sharing Information
• Earth Science: Water, Weather, Rocks, Soil, & Minerals, Weathering & Erosion, Natural Resources 
• Space & Technology: Planets, Solar System, Technology Labs

Social Studies

• Communities, Customs, Regions, Map Skills, Climates, Explorers, Transportation, Inventions/Inventors, Economics, US Government, Citizenship, Black History Month, Women’s History Month, and more

Special Weekly Classes 

• Physical Education, Music, Art, Computers, Spanish and Makerspace/STEM