SUMMER READING ASSIGNMENT
AS YOU HOPEFULLY READ IN THE FINAL SCHOOL BULLETIN,
THE 2ND GRADE ENTERING 3RD IS REQUIRED TO READ,
HOW TO EAT FRIED WORMS, BY THOMAS ROCKWELL.
I DO EXPECT THE STUDENTS TO NEED HELP FROM PARENTS,
SO PLEASE ASSIST THEM IF POSSIBLE.
THEY ARE REQUIRED TO BRING IN PICTURES FROM
MAGAZINES, BOOKS, ETC.THAT THEY FEEL REPRESENT THE
STORY IN SOME WAY. WE WILL BE USING THESE PICTURES
FOR A BACK-TO-SCHOOL PROJECT IN CLASS WHEN WE
RETURN!
HAVE FUN, BE CREATIVE, AND REACH FOR THE
STARS!!!
FUTURE USES FOR THIS PAGE:
- PROJECT DIRECTIONS AND GRADING RUBRICS
- TEST STUDY GUIDES AND SAMPLE QUESTIONS
- FRIDAY ENVELOPE INFORMATION (DETAILS WILL BE GIVEN AT BACK-TO-SCHOOL NIGHT)
- MONTHLY UPDATES ON CURRICULUM
- FUTURE FIELD TRIPS
THOUGHTS TO LIVE BY...
"A man sees in the world what he carries in his heart."
- Johann Wolfgang Goethe, from "Faust"
"You can't expect people to look eye to eye with you if you are looking down on them."
- Anonymous
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LISTED BELOW IS THE YEAR-LONG PLAN FOR LANGUAGE ARTS AND MATH FOR THE 3RD GRADE. THE DATES AND TIMELINE WILL BE ADJUSTED AS NEEDED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO ENSURE THAT EACH CHILD IS MASTERING THE MATERIAL REQUIRED. PLEASE USE THIS GUIDE AS A REFERENCE OF WHAT MATERIAL WILL BE TAUGHT.
LANGUAGE ARTS STANDARDS |
MATH STANDARDS |
UNIT #1: SUMMARIZE, PREDICT, WRITE A PARAGRAPH, WRITE A FRIENDLY LETTER, CAPITALIZATION, KINDS OF SENTENCES, COMPLETE AND INCOMPLETE SENTENCES,SHORT VOWELS, VOWEL-CONSONANT PATTERNS |
SEPT.- REVIEW OF 2ND GRADE SKILLS INCLUDING: SKIP COUNTING, ORDINAL NUMBERS, ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION THROUGH 18, PATTERNS, PERIMETER, TIME, READING AND MAKING GRAPHS. |
UNIT #2: AUTHOR’S PURPOSE, CATEGORIZATION, SUMMARIZE, MAIN IDEA, WRITING PARAGRAPHS THAT COMPARE AND CONTRAST,COMPOUND SENTENCES, CORRECTING RUN-ONS, COMPLETE SENTENCES, LONG VOWELS, 3-LETTER CLUSTERS, PLURALS AND THEIR ENDINGS |
OCT. – PLACE VALUE THROUGH HUNDRED THOUSANDS, COMPARING NUMBERS, ORDERING NUMBERS, ROUNDING NUMBERS. |
UNIT #3 : FANTASY VS. REALITY, FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS, DRAWING CONCLUSIONS, STORY STRUCTURE, MORE PLURALS, SUFFIXES, WRITING AN OPINION PARAGRAPH, USING A DICTIONARY |
NOV. – ADDITION, WITH AND WITHOUT REGROUPING, ESTIMATION IN ADDITION. |
UNIT #4: FACT/OPINION, COMPARE AND CONTRAST, MAKING JUDGEMENTS, PREFIXES AND SUFFIXES, CONSONANT CLUSTERS, DIGRAPHS, WRITING A PROBLEM-SOLUTION ESSAY, ACTION VERBS, THE VERB “BE” AND HELPING VERBS |
DEC. – SUBTRACTION, WITH AND WITHOUT REGROUPING, ESTIMATION IN SUBTRACTION. |
UNIT #5: ORGANIZING TEXT, PREDICTION, USING A DICTIONARY, ANALOGIES, HOMOPHONES |
JAN. – BEGINNING MULTIPLICATION, UNDERSTANDING THE CONCEPT, MULTIPLYING #0-5, ORDER IN MULTIPLICATION |
UNIT #6: DRAWING CONCLUSIONS,SYNONYMS, ANTONYMS,WRITING AN ESSAY |
FEB. – MULTIPLICATION FACTS #6-9, ORDER IN MULTIPLICATION OF 3 NUMBERS; BEGINNING OF DIVISION. |
*THE THIRD GRADE WRITING FOCUS IS WRITING A PERSONAL NARRATIVE USING THE WRITING PROCESS. |
MARCH – CONTINUED MULTIPLICATION AND DIVISION FACTS, WITH REGROUPING AND REMAINDERS. EXTENDED UNDERSTANDING |
*WE READ SEVERAL CORE LITERATURE BOOKS TOGETHER AS A CLASS, ASIDE FROM THE READING TEXT BOOK |
APRIL – POLYGONS, ANGLES, LINES, PERIMETER, AREA, CONGRUENCY, SIMILAR SHAPES, ORDERED PAIRS, SYMMETRY (CONTINUE MULTIPLICATION & DIVISION AS REVIEW) |
THE WRITING PROCESS IS ON AN INDIVIDUAL TIME SCHEDULE FOR EACH STUDENT; THEY WORK AT THEIR BEST PACE WITH MY HELP. |
MAY – MULTIPLYING 2-DIGIT AND 3-DIGIT NUMBERS WITH REGROUPING, DIVISION WITH REMAINDERS |
THE CLASS MOVES THROUGH THESE SKILLS AND LESSONS AS THEY UNDERSTAND THEM; WE WORK TOGETHER TO SUCCEED. |
JUNE – READING FRACTIONS, WRITING FRACTIONS, COMPARING FRACTIONS, ADDING AND SUBTRACTING SIMPLE FRACTIONS. |
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