3rd Grade
In the Third Grade, an integrated approach is used to provide students with a balance of skills and strategies needed to become confident learners, critical thinkers and problem solvers.
- Religion
- Christ Our Life Program
- Understand the Bible is a collection of sacred books made up of the Old and New Testament
- Identify Biblical figures from the Old Testament
- Research the lives of Saints
- Understand parts of the Mass
- Identify the role of each of Jesus' Apostles
- Understand the Apostle's Creed as an express of faith
- Identify God as three persons in one (Holy Trinity)
- Identify and describe the Seven Sacraments
- Learn responsible and irresponsible stewardship
- Identify the spiritual and corporal works of Mercy
- Language Arts - Guided Reading Program with leveled books (fiction and non-fiction)
- Reading Activities including skills in vocabulary, grammar, writing and comprehension.
- Higher - level questioning and discussions
- Variety of genres
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- Math
- Math in Focus Program
- Math Vocabulary
- Manipulatives
- Games
- Critical thinking and problem solving
- Application to real life
- Recall Prior Knowledge
- Pretest, practice worksheet, extra practice/reteach, enrichment, chapter assessment, Problem of the lesson (word problems)
- Science
- Physical Science: Study of physical world around us
- Life Science: Plants, Study of anumals, habitats, study of all living things
- Earth and Space: Study of earth and Space
- Engineering: Study of engineering and Design Process
- Social Studies
- History: Identify important past events by creating and using timelines, how groups of people influence the development of communities
- Government: Foundation of Democratic Government, level of government
- Geography: Identify hemispheres, cardical and intermediate directions, human and physical features
- Economics: Trade and Money