Learning Expectations for the Howard-Suamico School District
Your child should have the knowledge and skills listed below by the end of third grade.
These are the benchmarks on which your child will be graded.
Language Arts:
Math:
Writing
¾ Evaluates and revises writing for a variety of traits
¾ Uses conventions correctly in writing
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Rules of Grammar
• Capitalization and Punctuation
• Spelling
¾ Uses ideas effectively in writing
¾ Uses organization effectively in writing
¾ Uses sentence fluency effectively in writing
¾ Uses word choice effectively in writing
¾ Uses voice effectively in writing
Reading
¾ Makes, supports and revises predictions about what
will be found in text
¾ Decodes unknown words in context using various
reading strategies
¾ Comprehends by using various reading strategies
¾ Understands author’s purpose
¾ Identifies the elements of literature read
independently
¾ Makes inferences while reading literature
independently
¾ Shares responses to literature
¾ Comprehends expository (non-fiction) text
¾ Uses the defining features and structures of
expository text as an aid to comprehension
¾ Understands the defining characteristics of a variety
of literary forms and genres (Focus on Mysteries,
Autobiographies, Biographies, and Fairy Tales)
¾ Comprehends a variety of literary passages and texts
Research
¾ Researches information using books and other
resources for an intended purpose
Speaking and Listening
¾ Participates in group discussions
¾ Follows oral directions
¾ States ideas clearly when presenting to others
Mathematical Processes
¾ Uses problem solving strategies
¾ Explains the process used to find a solution
Number Operations and Relationships
¾ Knows addition facts to 18
¾ Knows subtraction facts to 18
¾ Knows multiplication fact tables through 10
¾ Knows division fact tables through 10
¾ Adds whole numbers up to the thousands place
¾ Subtracts whole numbers up to the thousands place
¾ Understands equivalent fractions
¾ Compares and orders fractions
¾ Compares and orders whole numbers
¾ Understands place value
Geometry
¾ Identifies and describes 2 and 3 dimensional shapes
¾ Identifies parallel, perpendicular and intersecting
lines
¾ Understands coordinate grids and ordered pairs
Measurement
¾ Uses linear measurement
¾ Uses liquid measurement
¾ Uses weight measurement
¾ Tells time to the nearest minute with AM and PM
¾ Understands elapsed time
¾ Makes change up to $10.00
¾ Reads a thermometer
Statistics and Probability
¾ Organize and display data in a graph
¾ Reads and interprets graphs
Algebraic Relationships
¾ Solves for a variable(s) to balance an equation
¾ Recognizes number patterns and the rules that
explain them
Revised: August 2008
Science:
Social Studies:
Solar Systems
¾ Knows how the tilt of the Earth and the Earth’s
revolution around the sun affect the seasons
¾ Knows rotation of the Earth on its axis every 24
hours produces the night and day
¾ Knows the Earth is part of our solar system that
orbits the sun and is the only planet that’s able to
support life
¾ Knows the phases of the moon
¾ Understands the effects of gravity
Rocks and Minerals
¾ Knows how igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary
rocks are formed
¾ Knows that rock is composed of different
combinations of minerals
¾ Knows waves, wind, water and ice constantly change
the Earth’s land surface by weathering and erosion
Plants
¾ Knows that plants have life cycles which include
birth, growth & development, reproduction, death
¾ Knows that each plant has different adaptations that
serve different functions in growth, survival and
reproduction
Human Body (Support Systems)
¾ Understands the purpose and structures of the
muscular and skeletal systems
Scientific Method
¾ Plans and conducts simple investigations
Immigration
¾ Understands the experiences of immigrant groups as
they settle in the United States today and in the past
¾ Understands the contributions different ethnic
groups brought to America
¾ Understands that people can learn about history and
culture of others in many different ways
¾ Understands how timelines are used to organize and
interpret historical data
Consumers and Producers
¾ Understands the relationship between the roles of
consumers and producers
¾ Understands the services of banks
¾ Understands consumers must make decisions about
how they will spend their income
Communities Throughout the U.S.
¾ Understands historical development in a community in
the United States
¾ Knows the ways people alter the physical environment
U.S. Citizenship
¾ Understands the significance of national holidays
¾ Understands the need for laws and their influence
¾ Knows which people are responsible for making,
enforcing laws and settling disputes about laws
¾ Understands how community members can have
different viewpoints on problems and solutions
Map Skills
¾ Understands a variety of maps and uses cardinal
directions, map grid, and latitude/longitude
¾ Knows location continents and bodies of water
¾ Knows the location of countries and important cities in
North America
Lifelong Learning:
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Is accurate in work
Creates quality products
Shows self discipline
Interacts well with peers
Shows respect
Demonstrates effort
Demonstrates organizational skills
Completes work in a timely manner
Writes legibly
Look for these benchmarks as your child brings assignments and projects home.
--Mr. Kyle Siech, Bay Harbor Elementary Principal (662-8800)
--Mrs. Angela Sorenson, Forest Glen Elementary Principal (662-7958)
--Mrs. Vickie Dassler, Howard Elementary Principal (662-9700)
--Mrs. Kathy Hoppe, Meadowbrook Elementary Principal (662-5000)
--Mr. Ryan Welnetz, Suamico Elementary Principal (662-9800)
Revised: August 2008