GRADE 3 SEPTEMBER SYLLABUS
Dear Parents,
Below is an outline of what your child will be learning in September. Please read, discuss with your child, sign, and return the signed portion. Thanks, so much for your support.
Sincerely,
Third Grade Teachers
Reading
Students begin to read multi-syllable and grade-appropriate books. They begin to develop their own points of view about what they read and discuss their ideas about a text or characters.
Writing
The Launching of the Writer’s Workshop. Students begin to write Narrative pieces about an event, using descriptive details, feelings, and proper order and provide a conclusion.
Math
Students understand Multiplication and Division of Whole Numbers: Topic 1
Students begin to learn about Animal Inheritance and Variation
Unit 1: Inheritance and Variation - 4 weeks
Social Studies
Students continue to learn geography and map skills by looking at communities around the world
Magnet Study-
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I have read the September Syllabus and will assist my child in all areas.
__________________________ __________________________________
Student’s Name Parent’s Signature
September 2019 Syllabus
Dear Parents,
Below is an outline of what your child will be learning in September. Please read, discuss with your child, sign, and return the signed portion. Thanks, so much for your support.
Sincerely,
Third Grade Teachers
Reading
Students begin to read multi-syllable and grade-appropriate books. They begin to develop their own points of view about what they read and discuss their ideas about a text or characters.
- Choosing and reading “Just Right Books”
- Making connections
- Recounting Stories
- Identify story elements: Setting, Main Characters, Problem and Solution
- Asking and Answering Questions using Text Evidence
Writing
The Launching of the Writer’s Workshop. Students begin to write Narrative pieces about an event, using descriptive details, feelings, and proper order and provide a conclusion.
- Understand and describe the writing process
- Begin drafting Personal Narrative writing pieces including Personal Narrative
Math
Students understand Multiplication and Division of Whole Numbers: Topic 1
- Understand multiplication as repeated addition
- Understand multiplication on the number line
- Use arrays with multiplication
- Understand the Commutative Property
Students begin to learn about Animal Inheritance and Variation
Unit 1: Inheritance and Variation - 4 weeks
- Animal Classification E
- Needs of Animals, How Animals Grow, Parts of Animals, Kinds of Animals
Social Studies
Students continue to learn geography and map skills by looking at communities around the world
- Define and describe different types of communities.
- Identify the world’s ocean and continents
- Using a compass rose and a map key
Magnet Study-
- Describe three facts about a Peace Builder
- Describe the geography of
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I have read the September Syllabus and will assist my child in all areas.
__________________________ __________________________________
Student’s Name Parent’s Signature
September 2019 Syllabus