Language Art s cont inued
Research
3 Use var ious r ef er ence mat er ials
Communicat ion
3 Ret ell, par aphr ase, and explain what
has been said by a speaker
Calculat ions & Est imat ions
3 Read, wr it e, or der and ident if y whole
number s less t han 1,000
3 Add, subt r act 4 digit number s wit h
cat ion as r epeat ed addit ion
3 Det er mine elapsed t ime f or given
3 Demonst r at e t he meaning of mult ipli-
Or al Pr esent at ion
3 Mult iply 2 digit number by 1 digit
3 Pr ovide beginning, middle, and end
3 Use appr opr iat e pr ops
THI RD GRADE
MATHEMATI CS
Algebraic Relat ionships
mult iplier s
3 I nt r oduce and apply division f act s 0
to 9
3 Or der , model, dr aw, compar e and
3 Use a var iet y of symbols t o r epr esent any whole number in simple
equat ions
3 Make pr edict ions based on t he
out come of pr obabilit y exper iment s (using appr opr iat e vocabular y)
3 I dent if y t he mode and r ange of a
3 I dent if y, descr ibe, sor t , and classif y
common 3-dimensional geomet r ic obj ect s using appr opr iat e vocabular y
pr edict ions f r om dat a using t ally
char t s, pict ogr aphs, or bar gr aphs
set of dat a
For a mor e det ailed descr ipt ion of gr ade level
st andar ds, please cont act t he cur r iculum of f ice at (503) 554-5000.
3 Locat e and name coor dinat e point s on
try
gles and ot her shapes
Measurement
3 Select and use t he appr opr iat e t ool
and met r ic unit t o measur e lengt h,
per imet er , ar ea, weight , and capacit y
(volume)
3
Thir d Gr ade
gr aph paper
3 Ref lect , r ot at e, and t r anslat e t r ian-
equat ion and t able f or mat
St at ist ics & Probabilit y
equivalent amount s and change up t o
$ 10.00
3 Or der and compar e coins by making
3 Solve pr oblems using dat a f r om
3 Supply t he missing number in an
act ivit ies
3 Repr esent , int er pr et , and make
3 I dent if y line and r ot at ional symme-
char t s and gr aph
by mult iplying or count ing
ident if y commonly used f r act ions:
halves, t hir ds, f our t hs, eight hs,
t ent hs
3 Ext end or gener alize pat t er ns t o
solve wor d pr oblems
NEWBERG PUBLI C
SCHOOLS
f act s 0 t o 9
Geomet ry
The Third Grade st udent develops
t he abilit y t o:
using illust r at ion of an analog
clock
3 Find ar eas of r ect angular ar r ays
3 Memor ize and apply mult iplicat ion
t ion
3 Tell t ime t o t he near est minut e
and wit hout r egr ouping
3 Answer quest ions complet ely
3 Or ganize ideas f or an or al pr esent a-
Measurement cont inued
W or king Toget her
New berg School Di stri ct
714 E. Sixth Street
Newberg, Oregon 97132
Phone: (503) 554-5000
Fax: (503) 538-4374
www.newberg.k12.or.us
A Par ent Guide
T o Lear ning
2004- 2005
Read f or I nf ormat ion
THI RD GRADE
LANGUAGE ARTS
The Third Grade st udent develops
t he abilit y t o:
Pronounce Words
3 Decode complex wor d pat t er ns
(ight )
3 Read mult i-syllable wor ds
3 Read aloud mult i-syllable wor ds
Read at or Above Grade Level
3 Read gr ade level t ext wit h 95%
and above accur acy
3 Read at a t ar get r at e of 110-120
wcpm (wor ds cor r ect per minut e)
by t he end of t hir d gr ade
I ncrease Vocabulary
Det er mine t he meaning of wor ds by:
3 Using ant onyms and synonyms
3 Using pr ef ixes and suf f ixes
3 Under st anding wor ds in cont ext
3 Cat egor izing wor ds by r elat ionships (dog—mammal)
3 Using a dict ionar y
3 I dent if ying specif ic wor ds causing
dif f icult y
3 Read and under st and dir ect ions,
signs, capt ions, war ning labels, and
inf or mat ional books
3 Locat e inf or mat ion using t ables of
cont ent s, glossar y, index, gr aphs,
char t s, headings, diagr ams, and
t ables
3 Use encyclopedias, CD ROMS, and
I nt er net
3 Under st and main idea and suppor t ing det ails
3 Find answer in t ext
3 Follow mult i-st ep dir ect ions (how
t o assemble a pr oduct )
3 Alphabet ize a list of wor ds t o t he
t hir d let t er
3 Ask how and what quest ions
3 Make pr edict ions
3 I dent if y cause and ef f ect
3 Det er mine f act and opinion
3 Give or al pr esent at ions
Read St ories
3 I dent if y poet r y, dr ama, f ict ion,
and non-f ict ion f r om a var iet y of
cult ur es and t ime per iods
3 Ret ell maj or point s
3 Recognize plot , set t ing, and char act er
3 Sequence event s f r om st or y
3 Recognize unique f eat ur es of f air y
t ales, myt hs, f olkt ales, legends,
and f ables
3 I dent if y speaker in a select ion
3 Make pr edict ions and r ecognize
cause and ef f ect
3 Det er mine what char act er s ar e like
by what t hey say or do
3 Discuss t heme or aut hor ’s message
3 Connect t o lif e exper iences
3 Compar e ver sions of same st or ies
f r om dif f er ent cult ur es
3 Cr eat e dif f er ent endings and ident if y impact
Writ ing Process
Wr it e a complet e par agr aph
I nf or mat ional par agr aph
3 Use a t opic sent ence
3 I nclude simple suppor t ing f act s
3 Use t r ansit ions (f ir st , next , lat er )
3 Wr it e a concluding sent ence
St or y Par agr aph
3 Wr it e about per sonal exper ience wit h
det ails
3 I nclude t opic sent ence, t r ansit ions,
and conclusion
3 Text s appr oximat ely 100 wor ds each
3 Use pr ewr it ing, dr af t ing, r evising, and
edit ing
3 Use vivid adj ect ives and act ion ver bs
3 Discuss own wr it ing wit h ot her st udent s
Writ ing Modes (kinds of writ ing)
NARRATI VE (Per sonal and f ict ional st or ies)
3 I nclude det ails t o develop plot
3 Tell why incident is memor able
EXPOSI TORY
3 Develop a main idea wit h f act s and
det ails
3 Wr it e t hank you not es, let t er s, and
invit at ions
3 Wr it e descr ipt ions of people, places,
and t hings
3 Wr it e br ief r epor t s using diagr ams,
char t s, and illust r at ions
Convent ions
SPELLI NG
3 Spell gr ade level high-f r equency
wor ds cor r ect ly
3 Use knowledge of common spelling
pat t er ns when adding endings (win t o
winning, ber r y t o ber r ies)
GRAMMAR
3 Use past , pr esent , and f ut ur e ver b
t enses cor r ect ly
3 Use pr onouns cor r ect ly
PUNCTUATI ON
3 Use basic r ules of punct uat ion ( . ? ! )
3 Use commas in dat es, locat ions, addr esses, and it ems in a ser ies
CAPI TALI ZATI ON
3 Capit alize pr oper nouns and beginning
of sent ences
HANDWRI TI NG
3 Wr it e legibly in cur sive and manuscr ipt wit h cor r ect mar gins