Third Grade Curriculum
RELIGION
- Learn that the Church is One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic
- Realize Marist Academy is part of the Archdiocese of Detroit
- Learn the meaning of the term “Trinity”
- Learn the meaning of the term “Incarnation”
- Realize that Mary is the Mother of God, and our model of faith
- Learn the terms “Immaculate Conception” and “Annunciation”
- Learn about saints and angels
- Name the three categories of Sacraments
- Learn the two principal parts of the Mass
- Understand more about each part of the Mass and how to participate
- Become familiar with the various seasons and colors of the Liturgical Year
- Pray the Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory to the Father, the Apostle’s Creed
- Experience praying the Rosary and the Stations of the Cross
READING
- Understand the difference between fiction and nonfiction
- Independent reading
- Chapter books
- Engage in small and whole group discussions about literature
- Continue to develop listening skills
- Continue to develop reading strategies (summarize, evaluate, phonics/decoding, context clues)
- Phonics instruction
ENGLISH
- Learn to combine sentences into paragraphs
- Learn the use of capitalization and punctuation in writing
- Review the parts of speech – nouns, (singular, plural, common, proper) and verbs
- Continue with the writing process
- Write stories with correct sequence of events
- Collect information on a topic: write a paragraph using the information
MATHEMATICS
- Express mathematical relationships using equations
- Develop fluency with multiplication and division facts
- Represent an unknown quantity using a letter or symbol
- Use statistics to analyze data
- Understand the basic idea of probability
- Analyze two-dimensional and three-dimensional geometric shapes
- Represent data using tables and graphs
- Carry out simple measurement conversations (e.g., twelve inches = one foot)
- Tell time to the minute
- Solve subtraction problems with regrouping
- Use metric units of measure including mass and Celsius temperature
- Multiplication facts and multiplication of three digit numbers
- Relate division facts to multiplication facts
- Use of line graphs, bar graphs, pictographs and ordered pairs
- Add/subtract fractions and mixed numbers
- Add/subtract decimals
SCIENCE
- Understand the parts of a scientific investigation
- Understand the basics of electricity
- Learn that sound is produced by vibrating objects
- Understand the basics of inertia, friction, and gravity
- Be introduced to plate tectonics and continental drift
- Learn the layers of the earth: crust, mantle and core
- Understand that the sun, moon and Earth have different physical characteristics and regular movements that result in daily, monthly and yearly patterns
- Understand the roles of living things and how they interact with their environment
- Learn about the Earth’s resources
SOCIAL STUDIES
- Explore U.S. Geography
- Investigate the effect of the interaction of people with landforms, climate, natural vegetation, and resources
- Use a map or globe to identify and compare physical, political, and cultural regions
- Learn about communities and the roles of important people in communities
HANDWRITING
- Cursive style
