Welcome to Third Grade! Every grade level is a new experience for both the student and the parents. The following information should help you better understand what we do in third grade, what is expected of the student, and what parents can do to help.
Language Arts Curriculum:
Literacy
· Literacy consists of reading, writing, phonics, grammar, penmanship, and spelling.
· We will be using the program Wit and Wisdom, that incorporates picture boks, poetry, video clips, art work, and other text features to work on improving and developing comprehension, vocabulary, phonics, writing, and critical thinking skills.
Spelling:
· We will be practicing our phonic patterns using Fundations this year.
Penmanship:
· Students will work weekly on their cursive handwriting, learning a new letter daily. Practicing neat, cursive writing at home is strongly encouraged.
Math Curriculum:
· Students should have their basic addition and subtraction facts mastered. These skills will be used as we continue to learn how to solve more difficult problems using addition and subtraction. Place Value, patterns, measurement, multiplication, division, geometry, fractions, data gathering and interpretation, and decimals are topics we will be working with this year.
· With the various skills learned in the Bridges series, the students will be bringing homework home a occasionally as a way to connect and practice what they have completed at school to their home environment. Students are encouraged to work together with their parent(s) on these assignments. Parents are asked to guide their child through these activities, however the child should do all of the work on these assignments. This series does have extra help online if you have access. Bridges Math for Families
Science Curriculum:
· In Science students will learn about life in ecosystems, forces and interactions, and weather and climate patterns. As part of the health science curriculum the students participate in the Protective Behaviors and Developmental Guidance programs.
Social Studies Curriculum:
· We will study Wisconsin in combination with early U.S. history.