3rd Grade

Phonics/Spelling

• Short vowels
• Long vowels 
• Three-letter blends
• Soft g and c
• Silent letters
• Ch, tch
• Vowel diphthongs: ow, ou, oi, oy, oo
• Vowels au, aw
• Homophones
• Contractions
• R-controlled vowels
• Compound words
• Abbreviations
• Irregular Plurals
• Prefixes/Suffixes, ed, ing
• Ough, augh
• tion, sure, ture
• Double consonants
• Le, al, el

Grammar

• Simple/Compound Sentences
• Common and Proper Nouns
• Plural Nouns 
• Verbs
• Using Commas
• Abstract Nouns
• Pronouns
• Quotation Marks
• Subject/Verb Agreement
• Adjectives and Articles
• Adverbs
• Possessive Nouns
• Abbreviations
• Contractions
• Prepositional Phrases

Comprehension 

Strategies: 

• Making Connections
• Make and Confirm Predictions
• Asking Questions
• Visualizing
• Inferencing

Strategies and Skills:

• Main Idea/Central Idea
• Supporting Details
• Point of View
• Fact and Opinion
• Compare and Contrast
• Cause and Effect
• Drawing Conclusions
• Synthesizing
• Monitoring and Clarifying
• Theme
• Literary Elements
• Figurative Language
• Text and Graphic Features
• Retell/Summarize
• Sequencing
• Ideas and Support
• Elements of Drama
• Author’s Craft
• Author’s Purpose
• Identify Claim

Fluency

The goal for third grade is to read 114 words in a minute on a grade-level reading passage with 98% accuracy.

Vocabulary

• Prefixes/Suffixes
• Context Clues
• Shades of Meaning
• Synonyms/Antonyms
• Multiple Meaning Words
• Latin/Greek Roots
• Homographs/Homophones
• Analogies
• Compound Words

Writing

Narrative

• Friendly Letter
• Personal Narrative
• Imaginative Story

Informational

• Descriptive Essay
• Expository Essay
• Research Report

Opinion

• Persuasive letter
• Argumentative Essay

Unit 1:

Be a Social Studies 3rd Grade Detective & Civic Online Hero

Unit 2:

American Citizens, Symbols, and Government

Unit 3:

Communities in Our Country and World

Unit 4:

The Community and It's Environment

Unit 5:

People & Communities

Unit 6: 

From Ancestors to Arizonans

Unit 7:

Communities Change Over Time

Unit 8:

Economics of Communities

Unit 1:

Light - Investigate how light is seen and create a model to describe how light and sound waves transfer energy.

Unit 2:

Sound -  Plan and investigate to explain sound waves and create a model to describe how light and sound waves transfer energy.

Unit 3:

Earth’s System - Construct an explanation describing how the Sun is the primary source of energy impacting Earth's systems.

Unit 4:

Biosphere - Explain how the sun is the primary source of energy for Earth by creating a model to show how organisms depend on energy from the Sun. Prove that organisms need each other.

Unit 5:

Structure and Function of Organisms - Model structural adaptations of a plant/animal & use it to explain how structures help a plant/animal survive.

Unit 6:

Stimulus/Response - Plan and carry out investigations to show how plants/animals respond to the environment.

Daily Schedule for 3rd Grade

Mrs. Brosius, Mrs. Cervante & Mrs. Holly

8:45-10:15

Reading

10:15-10:45

Writing

10:45-11:15

Science

11:15-11:35

11:35 - 12:00

Lunch 

Recess

12:00-12:10

Science

12:10-12:30 

Tier 2

12:30-1:15

Specials 

1:15-1:25

Tier 2 

1:25-2:45 

Math

2:45 - 2:55 

Recess

2:55 - 3:30 

Social Studies