Curriculum

Georgia Performance Standards 

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Below is an overview of Units we will cover in Third Grade!

Reading/Language Arts

Unit 1 - Problem Solving (Mysteries)
             Writing Element:  Informational

Unit 2 - Teamwork
             Writing Element:  Persuasive 

Unit 3 - Myth v. Reality
             Writing Element:  Narrative

Unit 4 - Past v. Present
             Writing Element:  Response to Literature

Unit 5:  What Does the Future Hold for You?
             Writing Element:  Research Reports

Unit 6:  Celebrate the World Around You
             Writing Element:

Math

First Semester:

-Place Value to the Thousands

-Addition & Subtraction of Whole numbers

-Multiplication

-Division

-Data and Graphing


Second Semester:

-Fractions and Decimals

-Measurement (elapsed time, metric/customary units,  area, and perimter)

-Geometry

Science

Magnets
Physical Attributes of Rocks and Minerals
Fossils

Georgia: Organisms and their Habitats
Pollution
Heat

Social Studies

Roots of Democracy

Branches and Levels of Government

Ecomonics

Historical Figures:
Paul Revere
Frederick Douglas
Susan B. Anthony
Mary McLeod Bethune
Franklin Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt
Thurgood Marshall
Lyndon B. Johnson
Cesar Chavez