This is a big year for your child and we will be learning a lot of new material. This is the first year that they will also receive a letter grade instead of a symbol. Homework is a grade, however, it will be graded for completeness and not if the answers are correct. Another big difference in 3rd grade is we take the AZMerit test.
We will be doing chapter studies, reading informational text and citing evidence, as well as practicing our fluency and comprehension. We will also be writing essays and learning how to organize our writing. We will be using chromebooks to type essays as well as our spelling words. We will have spelling and start to teach cursive handwriting.
In math our big focus will be getting those multiplication facts memorized and moving into division. This will also help with working on story problems. We also cover fractions and measurement using rulers.
In social studies, we will be learning about communities, map creation and map reading skills. We will also be studying American and World History.
In science, we will be doing experiments using the scientific method. We will also be learning about plants, rocks and life cycles. We have a fun packed year!!!