Dear Parents,
Third grade is a very exciting year for your child. Your child will be reviewing and expanding on knowledge he/she already has, as well as learning many new things. In the past, students seem to be the most eager and enthusiastic to learn how to multiply, divide, and write in cursive. However, there are other topics that are also very interesting. I would like to share with you an overview of the topics that will be covered in each subject this year.
Reading Math
Alphabetical Order Addition and Subtraction – with and without
Dictionary Skills regrouping
Drawing Conclusions Area
Glossary Skill Commutative, Associative, Distributive
Graphophonics Properties
Homonyms / Homographs Division
Inferences Even / Odd Patterns in addition and
Synonyms / Antonyms multiplication
Main Ideas / Details Fractions
Oral Reading Geometric Shapes
Paraphrasing Graphs
Prefixes / Suffixes Measurement
Semantics Money
Sequencing Multiplication – with single and multiple
Summarizing digits
Syntax Perimeter
Table of Contents Place Value
Vowel Usage Rounding – to nearest 10 or 100
Telling Time – to the minute, elapsed
Time
Word Problems – single and multi step
Language Spelling
Capitalization / Punctuation Compound Words
Sentence Structure Contractions
Grammar Syllable Division
Paragraph Form Vowel Rules / Consonant Blends
Letters
Writing- Narrative, Informational,
Persuasive, Poetry
Science Social Studies
Weather and Climate Patterns Government
Forces and Interactions Immigration
Life in Ecosystems Maps
Native Americans
Cursive Writing
Lower Case Letters
Upper Case Letters
I hope this overview will be beneficial to you in assisting your child through his/her studies this year.
Sincerely,
Mrs. M. Gallagher