Third


 * Major Third Grade Topics/Themes**


 * Language Arts**

Reading:
 * Phonics / Decoding
 * Reading Fluency
 * Reading Comprehension
 * Responding to comprehension questions in complete, detailed sentences.
 * Main Idea
 * Summarizing
 * Making inferences
 * Making predictions
 * Drawing conclusions
 * Comprehension within the content areas (Social Studies, Science)
 * Visualization
 * Graphic Organizers
 * Literature Circles/Book Clubs (Discussion)
 * Understanding figurative language (simile, metaphor)
 * Recognizing/Appreciating different genres

Literary Themes/Chapter Books:
 * Versions of "The Three Little Pigs"
 * Titanic
 * Pompeii
 * Beverly Cleary
 * Roald Dahl
 * E. B. White
 * Tomie DePaola
 * Patricia Polacco
 * Eve Bunting
 * Chocolate
 * Ancient China/Chinese New Year
 * Hawaii/Luau
 * Fiesta/Cinco de Mayo/Mexico
 * //Little House on the Prairie//
 * //Charlie and the Chocolate Factory//
 * //Chocolate Fever//
 * //Chocolate Touch//
 * //Nancy Drew and the Chocolate Mystery//
 * //Cricket in Times Square//
 * //Bunnicula//
 * //Charlotte's Web//
 * //Magic Tree House: Pilgrims//
 * //Magic Tree House: Tonight on the Titanic//
 * //Magic Tree House: Titanic//
 * //The Gadget War//
 * //The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane// (DeCamillo)
 * //The Wall (Bunting)//
 * //Ben Franklin//

English: Writing: Word Study:
 * Parts of Speech
 * Nouns /Compound Subject Nouns
 * Verbs/Compound Verbs/Regular & Irregular Verbs
 * Prepositions
 * Conjunctions
 * Interjections
 * Objects of the Preposition
 * Direct Objects/Compound Direct Objects
 * Indirect Objects
 * Transitive Verbs
 * Adjectives
 * Adverbs
 * Articles
 * Pronouns
 * Types of Sentences
 * Punctuation
 * Writing Expository Paragraphs
 * Writing Persuasive Paragraphs
 * Writers' Workshop
 * Creative Writing
 * poetry
 * personal narratives
 * short stories
 * 2-point & 3-point paragraphs
 * persuasive paragraphs
 * friendly letters
 * personal narratives
 * "Three Little" Stories (Versions of "The Three Little Pigs")
 * poetry
 * reports
 * common spelling patterns & oddballs
 * vocabulary (Wordly Wise program)

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 * Math**


 * Time
 * Money
 * Solving Number Stories
 * Addition & Subtraction Algorithms (Partial Sums, Trade First)
 * Math Facts/Fact Families (Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division)
 * Place Value
 * Whole numbers to millions
 * Decimals to the thousandths place
 * Geometry
 * Measurement (including Perimeter, Area, Circumference, & Diameter)
 * Fractions
 * Algorithms for Multiplication (Partial Products, Lattice)


 * Social Studies**
 * Native Americans: Kwakiutl, Cheyenne, Navajo
 * Pioneers
 * Pilgrims
 * Titanic (as a link to the story in our anthology)
 * Conserving Natural Resources
 * Timelines
 * African American History
 * Presidents/Elections
 * Geography/Map Skills
 * Ancient China
 * Maya/Incas/Aztecs (?)


 * Other**

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 * Animal Classification
 * Habitats
 * Earth Day/Conservation
 * T//he Lorax// by Dr. Suess