Brown Curriculum - 3rd Grade
Development of a Third Grade Child
It is important to remember that each child is unique and that
a wide range of individual differences will be apparent with any group of
children. Although there is diversity, there is also consistency. Age characteristics
are broad guidelines to help us know what may be expected from children of
a certain age.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS:
Reading
•Uses strategies to decode words
•Reads fluently
•Understands and interprets narrative text
•Understands and interprets informational text
•Retells and summarizes text
Writing
•Uses five step writing process
1.Pre-writing
2.Drafting
3.Revising
4.Editing
5.Publishing
•Writes for a variety of purposes and audiences
•Exhibits individual style and voice
•Uses punctuation appropriately
•Writes ideas in compete sentences
•Uses capitalization appropriately
•Writes cursive alphabet
Spelling
•Spells correctly on weekly tests
•Spells correctly on daily work
MATHEMATICS:
•Understands money concepts
•Understands time concepts
•Understands measurement units
•Identifies, describes, and compares lines, angles, and shapes
•Reads and interprets graphs, charts, and tables
•Solves problems with missing numbers
(_____ + 4 = 8) ( _____ - 6 = 4) ( 2 x _____ = 6)
•Understands fact families
•Reads and writes to 10,000
•Compares and orders to 10,000
•Adds and subtracts with regrouping
•Adds and subtracts without regrouping
•Masters multiplication facts from zero to ten
•Solves simple division
•Understands simple fractions
Special classes
Art
Music
Physical Education
Technology – Computer Class
Library
Behavior Expectations
•Respects adults
•Cooperates with peers
•Demonstrates self-control in classroom
•Demonstrates self-control at unstructured times
•Transitions well during the day
Work Habit Expectations
•Works independently
•Listens attentively
•Demonstrates organization
•Completes assignments & homework
•Makes good use of time
Assessment
MEAP
Early Learning success Inventory
•Diagnostic Reading Assessment (DRA)
•Trimester Common Assessments
•Classroom Assessments