3rd Grade

  • Putting our Best Foot Forward in 3rd Grade !

    Language Arts

    The students learn life long reading skills such as finding and using context clues, inferencing, distinguishing fact and opinion, main idea, and appreciation of different genres.　They learn strategies for finding information in a text that will enable them to learn and enjoy as they read. We do our best to create readers with at love for learning as well as reading.

    Math

    In third grade, developing number sense is one of our major goals in mathematics instruction.  We use a hands-on approach that incorporates lots of manipulatives in every skill we teach to make math FUN!  All lessons and activities are aligned with the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). Students will be introduced to new concepts while building on existing information.
        
    Upon completion of third grade your child will be able to:
    • read, write, and describe numbers through 999,999 
    • identify the place value of numbers and compare values up to 999,999 
    • determine the value of money
    • construct and compare fractions
    • solve multiplication facts through 12 by 12
    • solve division problems
    • round/estimate numbers
    • use lists, tables, and charts to express patterns and relationships
    • identify and describe 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional figures by their attributes
    • determine measurement (area, perimeter, weight, mass, elapsed time, temperature)
    • collect, organize, and interpret graphs (pictographs, bar graphs, dot plots determine the correct mathematical operation (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division) when solving one-step and two-step word problems

    Science

    Are you ready to be a scientist?  Yes, you are.  Anytime you have a question and you try to find out the answer to the question, you are a scientist!  Science is the study of the natural world, using our senses and other tools.  This year, your child will experience hands-on activities, interesting reading passages, and group investigations (labs).  Get ready to think, plan, question, explore, and observe the world of science!

    Social Studies 

    In social studies we learn about communities.  We learn about the people that make up our community and how the diverse cultures join to make our unique American culture. We learn about the government and citizenship as we study great examples of American heroes.