Fuller Street Elementary

Mr. Harvey

Mrs. Donovan

Mrs. Archer

By the end of Third Grade Language Arts, in addition to reading a "guided reading text" at the instructional level at 90% accuracy, writing pieces to be published, and receiving, comprehending, evaluating and responding to written verbal and non-verbal messages, a student will be able to:

• use reference materials and read for a variety of purposes,
• identify the genre of each text that is read,
• use paraphrasing, cause and effect, and compare and contrast in writing,
• recognize and use authors' techniques in composing a text,
• identify in reading and use in writing: plot, setting character, and theme,
• use standard spelling, and mechanics in writing,
• speak for a variety of purposes using appropriate grammar and voice.

By the end of third grade MATH a student will be able to:

• recognize geometric objects and lines and describe their similarities and differences,
• collect data and be able to discuss and defend the results of the information gathered,
• identify the data needed to solve a problem and demonstrate how to get, organize, and present the data,
• apply their understanding of numbers to solve problems,
• conduct an activity with concrete objects to predict probability outcomes, and
• demonstrate ability to tell time, count money, show place value, and identify basic fractions.

By the end of Third grade SCIENCE, a student will be able to:

• explain the life cycle, characteristics, and needs of insects and vertebrate animals,
• identify solids, liquids, and gases and tell how they change states,
• explore how magnets interact in the world,
• discuss the features of the earth's surface and how the earth changes over time, and
• determine how to improve the environment.

By the end of Third grade Social Studies, a student will be able to:

• describe the need for rules and laws,
• tell about the history of the U.S. and the people who played major roles in its development,draw a map including the major geographical features and tell the influences they have had on our economy and economics, and
• discuss how people are interdependent and play many roles in their community, cooperating with each other to meet their needs and wants,
• identify, use, and define "truth", "rule of law", "common good", "justice", "equality", and "diversity"
• tell and write about "life", "liberty", "pursuit of happiness" and "patriotism" as new core democratic values.