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Third Grade

Third graders posing with enthusiasms!

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Our third grade curriculum is based on the California Common Core State Standards (CCSS), Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and St. Paul's-specific content.

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Reading & Literature

Writing & Language Arts

Utilize Writer’s Workshop
Write a formal, well-developed informational paragraph
Practice informational and report writing: Bird Study, Black American biography, and The Ohlone
Write book reports, personal narratives, letters, responses to literature, and opinion pieces
Use dialogue and similes in creative writing
Practice grammar, capitalization, punctuation, and spelling rules
Learn cursive handwriting
Develop presentation skills by presenting work to class, parents, and school

Social Studies

Hands-on study of the Ohlone People, featuring field trips to the Oakland Museum, Arrowhead Marsh, UC Botanical Gardens, and at a regional park
Geography of the Bay Area and regions of California
Study of cultural groups in the Bay Area through performances and field trips
Black American biography project
Identity and heritage personal histories
Impact of explorers and settlers on the Bay Area
California history focusing on multicultural perspectives

Mathematics

Place value to 100,000
Telling time to the minute and determining elapsed time
Multiplication and division to 12, with single- and double-digit problems
Problem solving
Measurement: length, mass, and volume with standard and metric measurements
Fractions: identifying, ordering, and comparing
3-digit and 4-digit addition and subtraction
Complex multi-step story problem solving
Geometry: 2D and 3D shapes, lines, angles, area, perimeter, and volume

Science

Spanish

Participate in class reading of Edi el elefante book and related activities
Subject pronouns (yo, tú, él/ella/elle, usted, nosotros, ellos/ellas/elles)
Regular and Irregular verb conjugations
Spelling and vocabulary
Articles (masculine, feminine)
Understand culture- geography and people of Spanish-speaking countries
Listening and speaking skills through guided conversations with peers

Technology

Visual Arts

Music

Physical Education

Library

Community Engaged Learning

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