Third Grade

READING - LITERATURE/INFORMATIONAL TEXT         

Asks and answers questions using evidence from the text (RL.3.1, RI.3.1)

Determines the main idea/ central message/ lesson learned/ moral of the text (RL.3.2, RI.3.2)

Analyzes literary text - characters and their impact on the story/Analyzes informational text ? describes time, sequence, cause and effect (RL.3.3, RI.3.3)

 

READING - FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS  

Knows and applies grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words (RF.3.3)

Reads accurately and fluently to support comprehension  (RF.3.4)

 

WRITING - ORGANIZATION AND PURPOSE   

Produces writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task and purpose (W.3.4)

 

WRITING - ELABORATION AND EVIDENCE     

Writes narratives using effective technique, descriptive details, and clear event sequences. (W.3.3)

Writes informative/ explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly. (W.3.2)

Writes opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons.  (W.3.1)

 

WRITING - REVISION AND EDITING  

Uses appropriate grammar and conventions (L.3.1, L.3.2, L.3.3)

Develops writing by planning, revising and editing (W.3.5)

 

LANGUAGE

Acquires and uses grade-level appropriate vocabulary (L.3.4, L.3.5)

 

SPEAKING AND LISTENING  

Engages effectively in a range of collaborative discussions with diverse partners  (SL3.1)

 

MATHEMATICAL REASONING            

Efficiently applies strategies to solve problems

Clearly communicates mathematical thinking

 

OPERATIONS & ALGEBRAIC THINKING           

Determine unknown number in multiplication and division problems (3.OA.4)

Uses multiplication and division to solve word problems (3.OA.3)

Fluently multiplies and divides within 100 (3.OA.7)

 

NUMBER SENSE & OPERATIONS IN BASE TEN              

Uses place value understanding to perform multi-digit arithmetic (3.NBT.A.1-3)

 

NUMBER SENSE & OPERATIONS - FRACTIONS             

Demonstrates an understanding of fractions (3.NF)

 

MEASUREMENT & DATA      

Solves problems involving measurement and estimation (3.MD.1-2)

 

Represents and interprets data (3.MD.3)

 

Demonstrates an understanding of area and perimeter (3.MD.C.5-8)

 

GEOMETRY

Categorizes shapes by attribute (3.G.A1)

Geometric measurement: understand concepts of area and relate area to multiplication and to addition (3.MD.5-7)

Geometric measurement: recognize perimeter (3.MD.8)

 

SOCIAL STUDIES       

Demonstrates an understanding of social studies content and concepts   

 

LEARNER BEHAVIORS            

Demonstrates respect

Demonstrates responsibility

Demonstrates safe choices