Religion
First Quarter Theme: Jesus Gives Us the Church
· God sends us His own son
· Jesus teaches us about God’s love
· Christ will come again
· The beginning of the Church
· The Early church
· The Church Year
· Ordinary time
Second Quarter Theme: We Are Members of the Church
· The four marks of the church
· The Church teaches us
· The Church Prays
· The Parish is our home
· God calls us to holiness
· Advent
· Christmas
Third Quarter Theme: The Church Leads Us in Worship
· The sacraments
· Celebrating Eucharist: The Mass
· We worship at Mass
· Celebrating Penance and Reconciliation
· We pray for healing and eternal life
· Lent
· The Three Days
Fourth Quarter Theme: We Are Called to Discipleship
· We continue the work of Jesus
· The Church respects all people
· The Church is worldwide
· We are God’s Holy People
· The Kingdom of God continues to grow.
· Easter
Math
First Quarter
Place Value
· Model and write 3 digit numbers in standard and expanded form
· Comparing numbers using < and >
· Ordering numbers from greatest to least and least to greatest
· Skip Counting
· Exploring larger numbers (4, 5, and 6 digit numbers)
· Comparing large numbers using < and >
· Ordering larger numbers
· Rounding numbers
· Determine the value of sets of coins and bills
· Make and count change for amounts up to $10
· Compare dollar and cents amounts.
· Rounding with money
Addition
· Adding more than two numbers
· Finding missing addends
· Adding with regrouping numbers with up to 4-digits
Subtraction
· The meanings of subtraction
· Subtracting with regrouping numbers with up to 4-digits
Second Quarter
Multiplication
· Explore the meaning of multiplication as repeated addition and the joining of equal
groups
· Multiplication of facts 0-5
· Apply the commutative property of multiplication
· Find the missing factor
Division
· Explore the concept of division
· Division of facts 0-5
· Relate multiplication and division facts
· Use multiplication and division function tables to determine the next term in a
linear pattern
Third Quarter
Multiplication
· Practice multiplying 0-5
· Multiplying with facts 6-9
· Multiply three 1-digit factors and apply the associative property of multiplication
· Fact families
Division
· Practice dividing with facts 0-5
· Dividing with facts 6-9
Statistics and Probability
· Read and make pictographs from a tally chart
· Conduct survey
· Read circle graphs
· Read and make line plot graphs
· Median and Mean
· Compare data displayed on graphs
· Make organized list to solve story problem
· Find the probability of an event and predict outcomes
· Use graphs to show the results of probability
Fourth Quarter
Measurement and Time
· Inches
· Miles
· Customary units of capacity and weight
· Metric units of length
· Tools for measuring weight and length
· Temperature
· Telling time and finding elapsed time
Geometry
· Lines, line segments, and rays
· Angles
· Polygons
· Triangles
· Congruent and similar figures
· Ordered pairs
· Lines of symmetry
· Transformations
· Perimeter
· Area and volume
Fractions
· What is a fraction?
· Parts of fractions
· Ordering fractions
Social Studies
· History of Michigan through statehood
· Places and regions
· The world in spatial terms
· How humans have affected the surface
· Human environment interactions
· Purpose of Government
· Values and principals of democracy
· Structure and function of government
· The role of the citizen in American democracy
· Market economics
· Analyzing public issues
Science
First Quarter
Plants
· The Needs of Plants
· The Life Cycle of Plants
Animals
· The Needs of Animals
· How Animals Grow
· Parts of Animals
· Kinds of Animals
Relationships Among Living Things
· Ecosystems
· Food Chains and Food Webs
· Roles for Plants and Animals
Second Quarter
Ecosystems in Balance
· Competition Among Living Things
· Adaptations for Survival
· Changing Ecosystems
Earth’s Weather
· The Weather
· The Water Cycle
· Describing Weather
Third Quarter
Earth in Space
· How Earth Moves
· Phases of the Mood
· The Sun and Its Planets
Forces and Motion: How Things Move
· Motion and Speed
· Forces
· Changes in Motion
Fourth Quarter
Work and Machines
· Doing Work
· Levers and Pulleys
· More Simple Machines
Matter and Energy
· Properties of Matter
· Comparing Solids, Liquids and Gases
· How Heat Travels
· How Light Travels
· Properties of Sound
For Language Arts, since many of the skills are ongoing throughout the year, it is difficult to separate the skills into quarters. These are the skills we cover throughout the year in Third Grade.
Spelling
· Words with Short Vowels
· Words with Long “a” and Long “e”
· Words with Long “i” and Long “o”
· Words with Various “u” sounds
· Syllable Patterns
· Words with Consonant Clusters
· Plurals
· Words with Double Consonants
· Words with /ou/ and /oi/
· Adding –ed and –ing
· Words with th, wh, ch, sh
· Words with ch, tch, sh, th
· Words with /o/ and /u/
· Compound words
· Words with Soft “c” and Soft “g”
· Words with /ar/ and /ur/
· Words with /ar/, /or/, /ir/
· Contractions
· Words with /ar/ and /el/ (schwa sound)
· Words with Silent Letters
· Homophones
· Words with Suffixes
English
· The Writing Process: Descriptive, Persona Narrative, Research Report, Persuasive
Essays
· The Sentence: Statements, Questions, Commands, Explanation, Subject, Predicate
· Nouns: Common Nouns, Proper Nouns, Singular and Plural Nouns, Singular and
Plural
Possessive Nouns
· Verbs: Present Verbs, Past Verbs, Future Verbs, Helping
Verbs, Irregular Verbs
· Contractions
· Adjectives
· Articles a, and, and the
· Adverbs
· Capitalization
· Punctuation
· Abbreviations
· Pronouns: Subject Pronouns, Object Pronouns, Possessive Pronouns
Reading
· The students read from a variety of genres: Fiction, Nonfiction, Historical Fiction,
and Animal Fantasy
· Reading comprehension skills are a focus with each story
· Students learn new vocabulary words with each story
· Main idea and supporting details
· Figurative language
· Story elements: character, plot, setting, point of view
· Book Reports
· Novel Units: A to Z Mysteries: The Absent Author, Abby Takes a Stand, Sarah,
Plain and Tall
Livonia Share Time provides the following specials for students:
· Physical Education (50 minutes)
· Art (50 minutes)
· Computers (50 minutes)
· Music (50 minutes)
· The students receive Spanish instruction for 40 minutes each week.