• Arizona Common Core State Standards
      http://www.arizonacommoncore.org/
      What will my child study in third grade?
      Language Arts

      • Writes a personal experience narrative that shows why the experience is important to the writer

      • Writes an imaginative story that centers around a distinct character

      • Writes a report that details events in proper sequence

      • Considers audience, purpose and format in writing forms of communication and poetry

      • Uses concrete descriptive words, commas in a simple series, and "a" and "an" correctly

      • Writes using cursive handwriting

      • Edits writing for spelling

      • Reads and comprehends imaginative story, personal narrative, report, communication and poetry

      • Continues to expand phonetic skills

      • Structurally analyzes prefixes, suffixes and abbreviations

      • Expects to meet challenges but is more confident of overcoming them

      • Works towards a third grade benchmark reading fluency goal of 107 words per minute by the end of the school year

    • *For more information about grade level reading benchmarks, please visit http://dibels.uoregon.edu/benchmark.php

      Math
      Operations and Algebraic Thinking

      • Represent and solve problems involving multiplication and division.

      • Understand properties of multiplication and the relationship between multiplication and division.

      • Multiply and divide within 100.

      • Solve problems involving the four operations, and identify and explain patterns in arithmetic.

    • Number and Operations in Base Ten

      • Use place value understanding and properties of operations to perform multi-digit arithmetic.

    • Number and Operations—Fractions

      • Develop understanding of fractions as numbers.

    •  Measurement and Data

      • Solve problems involving measurement and estimation of intervals of time, liquid volumes, and masses of objects.

      • Geometric measurement: understand concepts of area and relate area to multiplication and to addition.

      • Geometric measurement: recognize perimeter as an attribute of plane figures and distinguish between linear and area measures.

      • Represent and interpret data

    • Geometry

      • Reason with shapes and their attributes.

    •  Mathematical Practices

      • Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.

      • Reason abstractly and quantitatively.

      • Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.

      • Model with mathematics.

      • Use appropriate tools strategically.

      • Attend to precision.

      • Look for and make use of structure.

      • Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning

    • Science

      • Studies various ecosystems

      • Cultivates and observes plant life

      • Examines electrical circuits and safety

      • Uses instruments to measure and chart weather

      • Practices dental health and hygiene

      • Learns safety and first aid

    • Social Studies

      • Studies communities and their laws that protect the rights/property of individuals and groups

      • Develops geographical literacy and uses resources/mapping skills

      • Studies civics values and responsibilities: honesty, patriotism, respect for others and justice