Elementary Academics Third Grade: Maranatha Christian Schools

Elementary Academics Third Grade

Bible:

Students will read through main Bible stories, reading for Gods truths and provisions. Students will take these principles and apply them to their own lives through their interations in and out of the classroom.

Text: Biblical Choices for a New Generation

Publisher: Eastside Christian

Reading:

Students will be able to explain and write about:

Main character
Plot
Problem/conflict
Solution
Opinion

There will be six book reports assigned throughout the school year.
Phonetic and language development is done in combination with the Reading Text.

Text: Once Upon an Open Book 3A and 3B reading books, Workbook text emphasizing phonetic, language development and story analysis.
Publisher: Bob Jones University Press

Penmanship:

Students will begin with review of printing manuscript paying close attention to neatness and correctness during the first quarter.
Cursive practice begins in second quarter and continues throughout the year.

Text: A Reason for Handwriting
Publisher: The Concerned Group Inc.

Math:

Students will work on memorizing the multiplication table up to the 12s. Students are advised to buy flash cards to use at home.
Subjects that will be studied are as follows:

Place value
Number words
Missing numbers/sequencing
Symbols
Rounding
Addition review
Subtraction review
Multiplication
Division of whole numbers
Money and decimals
Time, clock and calendar
Odd and even numbers
Positive and negative numbers
Story problems and problem-solving
Logic problems
Patterns
Probability
Measurements
Geometry
Estimating
Fractions

Text: California Math
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin

Science:

Students will be able to strengthen the following science skills with lots of hands on experiments.

Observing and classifying
Inferring
Using space/time relationships
Predicting
Formulation hypotheses
Interpreting data
Controlling variables
Experimenting

The text book will cover the following subjects:

Sound
Cells
Tissues
Organs
Putting animals into groups classification
Minerals, rocks and soil
Invertebrates
Vertebrates
Mass and weight
Birds
Work energy
Skin
How plants live
The solar system

Text: Science 3
Publisher: Bob Jones University Press

History:

Students will be able to understand main concepts of American history beginning after the revolutionary war and continuing through the westward expansion.
Major themes include:

The formation of the contituition and formation of our government
Comparison of our government with the French monarchy
Physical maps and geographic regions
Westward expansion
Lewis and Clark exploration
Focus on American Indians
California Gold exploration
Stduy of states in regions
Civil war, Missouri compromise
Development of Railroads
Homesteading and the West

Text: Heritage Studies
Publisher: Bob Jones University Press

English:

Students will learn to correcting use the following parts of speech:

Nouns
Pronouns
Verbs
Adjectives

Students will learn various writing techniques such as:

Friendly letters
Time order paragraphs
Persuasive essays
Poetry
Research paper

Text: English 3
Publishers: Bob Jones University Press

Writing:

Students will learn to write a one-chunk paragraph using the Jane Schaffer writing program using the following format:

Topic sentence
Concrete detail or fact
Two supporting sentences
Concluding sentence

Students will learn the writing process of

Planning
Drafting
Revision
Proofreading
Publishing.

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