3rd Grade Curriculum Reading Setting a purpose for reading Sequencing Reading Strategies Autobiographies / Biographies Nonfiction Fiction Folktales Poetry Using Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Glossary Drawing conclusions Author’s purpose Using text organizers Fluency Comprehension Predictions Writing Steps to writing(planning, revisions,etc) Complete Sentences Descriptive, narrative paragraphs “How to” paper Stories Explanations Letter Writing Reports & Poetry Punctuation, grammar Using Technology English / Language Arts Word Study Daily Language Practice Grammar & Punctuation (noun-verb agreement, capitalization, ending punctuation) Parts of speech (nouns, verbs, adverbs, pronouns, and adjectives) Sentence Structure Social Studies Geography Ancient Greece Civics Famous Americans Exploration of the Americas Economics Holidays Empire of Mali Ancient Rome Science Sequences and Cycles Simple Machines Matter and Physical Properties Soil Natural Events and Human Influences Energy Sources Plants and Animals Math Number Sense – Place Value, Even/Odd, Comparing Rounding Graphs Adding/Subtraction Multiplication Division Geometry Time - Clocks/Calendars Measurement Fractions/Decimals Probability Money Patterns | 
