Grade Three Curriculum
Math
 Place value to hundred
thousands; compare,
order, round, estimate
 Money, making change
 Addition/subtraction with
regrouping to hundred
thousands
 Multiplication
 Division
 Measurement: length,
capacity, weight,
temperature in standard
and metric
 Time to the minute,
elapsed time
 Add /subtract fractions to
twelfths
 Identify mixed numbers
 Fractions as part of a set
 Decimals
 Problem solving strategies
 Geometry: plane/solid
figures
 Congruent/similar figures,
symmetry
 Perimeter, area, volume
Religion
 Blessed Trinity
 Mission/life of Jesus
 The Bible
 Second Coming, Heaven,
eternal life
 Early Church
Religion (cont.)
 Church year, seasons,
saints
 4 marks of the Church
 Catholic social teaching,
justice, peace
 Prayer
 Vocations, parish workers
 Sacraments
 Kingdom of God
 Parts of the Liturgy/Mass
 Eastern/Roman rites
 Respect for people of all
faiths
Handwriting
 Manuscript maintenance
 Cursive letters, upper and
lower case
 Legibility: shape, size,
spacing, slant
 Connecting letters
Reading Vocabulary
 Compound words
 Prefixes/suffixes
 Root words
 Context clues
 Antonyms/synonyms
 Multi-meaning words
Reading Comprehension
 Making predictions
 Story elements: setting,
characters, plot
Reading Comprehension (cont.)
 Steps in a process,
sequence
 Cause and effect
 Draw a conclusion
 Compare/contrast
 Main idea with details
 Summarize
 Make inferences
 Author’s point of view
 Form generalizations
Spelling
 Vowels
 Letter patterns
 Syllable patterns
 Contractions
 Consonant clusters
 Plurals
 Homophones
 Suffixes
 Words from subject
content areas
 Definitions
 Proofreading
 Creative writing
English
 Sentences: statements,
questions, commands,
exclamations
 Capitalization
 Punctuation
 Subjects/predicates
 Nouns: common, proper,
singular, plural, possessive
 Contractions
 Adjectives and adverbs
Science
 Life Science
o Plants and their
parts
o Animals and their
parts
o Classify animals
o Adaptations
 Physical Science
o Forms of energy:
heat, light, sound,
electricity
o Forces and motion
o Work and energy
o Simple machines
 Earth Science
o Minerals, rocks, soil
o Fossil fuels
o Air/water resources
o Sudden earth
changes
o Weathering and
erosion
Social Studies
 Geography of Michigan
 Native Americans of
Michigan
 French explorers and fur
traders
 French and Indian War
 Michigan and the
American Revolution
 Territory of early
Michigan, becoming a state
 War of 1812
 Frontier life in Michigan
Social Studies (cont.)
 Slavery, Underground
Railroad, Civil War
 Immigration to Michigan
 Technology and
manufacturing from late
1880’s to early 1900’s
 The Progressives
 Holidays/observances