3rd Grade

Reading fiction and nonfiction selections 

Navigating Nonfiction, Character Studies and Mystery Units

Making connections to reading

Reading with fluency and accuracy

Answering comprehension questions

Using word analysis skills, decoding, and phonetic
strategies when reading

Applying reading skills across the curriculum 

Manuscript Denelian handwriting

Developing a plan for writing which focuses on a central idea

Making revisions and editing writing samples

Using complete and varied sentences to write descriptive                                 paragraphs

Writing stories, letters, simple explanations, and short reports                               across all content areas

Spelling

Consonants and blends, vowel patterns, prefixes,
suffixes, bases and roots

Word analysis skills

Social Studies