What you will learn in 3rd grade
In Math this year, you will learn so much! Here are a few highlights:
Click here for the Math SOLs or here for the more detailed Math Curriculum Framework
- Multiplication & division facts (through 12's table)
- Telling time to the nearest minute and determining elapsed time
- Solving addition, subtraction, multiplication & division problems
- Reading, writing, and modeling numbers
- Comparing and rounding numbers
- Measuring temperature, length, weight, and liquid capacity
- Adding and subtracting fractions
- Determining area & perimeter of geometric shapes
- Creating and reading graphs and charts
- Determining the probability of something happening
- Critical thinking and problem solving
Click here for the Math SOLs or here for the more detailed Math Curriculum Framework
We are going to have such a great time reading and writing this year! We have a lot to learn. Here are some things we will do:
Click here for the English SOLs or here for the more detailed English Curriculum Framework
- How to effectively communicate in group activities
- Presenting brief oral reports using visual media
- Solving unknown words while reading
- Expanding your vocabulary with the knowledge of homophones, prefixes, suffixes, synonyms and antonyms
- Using a glossary, dictionary, and thesaurus
- Reading and comprehending fiction and nonfiction texts
- Reading with fluency and accuracy
- Writing in cursive
- Writing for a variety of purposes (paragraphs, stories, reports, letters, etc.)
- Editing and revising your writing
- Typing your writing on the computer
Click here for the English SOLs or here for the more detailed English Curriculum Framework
I will be your Science teacher this year. My dad is a scientist and I love teaching it! We will learn many things including:
- How to think and act like a scientist
- Simple and compound machines
- Physical properties of matter
- Behavioral and physical adaptations of animals
- Food chains
- Aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems
- Layers of the soil
- Seasonal changes and day/night
- Phases of the moon & tides
- Water cycle
- Animal & plant life cycles
- Natural disasters
- Sources of energy
- Human effects on the quality of the environment
Here are some things you will learn in Social Studies this year:
- Ancient Greece
- Ancient Rome
- Ancient Mali
- Ancient Egypt
- Ancient China
- The exploration of the Americas by some famous explorers
- Map and globe skills
- The location and names of the 7 continents and 5 oceans; geographic regions/landmarks on 5 of the continents
- Basic economics
- The importance of government
- The diversity of the United States