Grade 3 Curriculum

Mathematics

Informational Text

Determine the main idea, provide details, and explain how the details support the main idea
Ask and answer questions
Make inferences
Explain author’s point of view
Use text features
Determine the meaning of words
Compare and contrast points/details in two texts on the same topic

Literature

Determine the lesson or message of a text and how it is conveyed
Ask and answer questions, make inferences, describe characters, and explain how character actions contribute to the plot
Explain the author’s point of view
Compare and contrast themes, settings, and plots of stories by the same author

Write routinely over extended times
Write informative texts that identify a topic, convey information clearly, develop the topic with organized details, and include a conclusion
Write opinion pieces that state an opinion on a topic, support the opinion with logically organized reasons, and provide a conclusion
Write narrative texts to develop real or imagined events that establish a situation, introduce a narrator and characters, use dialogue and description to convey thoughts and feelings, and organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally and provides closure
Draw evidence from texts to support analysis and reflection
Choose words/phrases for effect
Use a variety of words/sentences
Conduct research and gather information from sources
Use technology to produce and publish writing
Apply conventions of grammar, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling
Strengthen writing through planning, revising, and editing

View and discuss historic and contemporary works of art
Develop skills using drawing, painting media, clay, and a variety of sculptural media
Communicate ideas through images and objects created
Identify spatial relationships, including background, middle ground, and foreground
Consider design choices made by artists, architects, and designers
Explore artistic problem solving
Share, discuss, and critique artwork