Grade 3 Reading	Word Analysis, Fluency, and Systematic Vocabulary Development	Decoding and Word Recognition: 1.1 Know and use complex word families when reading (e.g., -ight) to decode unfamiliar words. 1.3 Read aloud narrative and expository text fluently and accurately and with appropriate pacing, intonation, and expression. Vocabulary and Concept Development 1.4 Use knowledge of antonyms, synonyms, homophones, and homographs to determine the meanings of words. 1.5 Demonstrate knowledge of levels of specificity among grade-appropriate words and explain the importance of these relations (e.g., dog/mammal/animal/living things). 1.8 Use knowledge of prefixes (e.g., un-, re-, pre-, bi-, mis-, dis-) and suffixes (e.g., -er, -est, -ful) to determine the meaning of words.
	Reading Comprehension	2.1 Use titles, tables of contents, chapter heading, glossaries, and indexes to locate information in text. 2.3 Demonstrate comprehension by identifying answers in the text. 2.5 Distinguish the main idea and supporting details in expository text. 2.7 Follow simple multiple-step written instructions (e.g., how to assemble a product or play a board game).
	Literary Response and Analysis	3.1 Distinguish common forms of literature (e.g., poetry, drama, fiction, nonfiction). 3.2 Comprehend basic plots of classic fairy tales, myths, folktales, legends, and fables from around the world. 3.3 Determine what characters are like by what they say or do and by how the author or illustrator portrays them. 3.6 Identify the speaker or narrator in a selection.
Writing	Writing Strategies	Organization and Focus / Penmanship / Research 1.1 Create a single paragraph. 1.2 Write legibly in cursive or joined italic, allowing margins and correct spacing between letters in a word and words in a sentence. 1.3 Understand the structure and organization of various reference materials (e.g., dictionary, thesaurus, atlas, and encyclopedia).
	Writing Applications	2.1 Write narratives: a) Provide a context within which an action takes place. b) Include well-chosen details to develop the plot. c) Provide insight into why the selected incident is memorable. 2.2 Write descriptions that use concrete sensory details to present and support unified impressions of people, places, things, or experiences. 2.3 Write personal and formal letters, thank-you notes, and invitations.
Written/Oral Eng. Lang. Conventions	Conventions	Sentence Structure / Grammar / Punctuation / Capitalization / Spelling 1.1 Understand and be able to use complete and correct declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences in writing and speaking. 1.2 Identify subjects and verbs that are in agreement and identify and use pronouns, adjectives, compound words, and articles correctly in writing and speaking. 1.3 Identify and use past, present, and future verb tenses properly in writing simple sentences 1.6 Use commas in dates, locations, and addresses and for items in a series. 1.7 Capitalize geographical names, holidays, historical periods, and special events correctly. 1.8 Spell correctly one-syllable words that have blends, contractions, compounds, orthographic patterns and common homophones. 1.9 Arrange words in alphabetic order.
Listening and Speaking	Strategies	1.1 Retell, paraphrase, and explain what has been said by a speaker. 1.3 Respond to questions with appropriate elaboration. 1.5 Organize ideas chronologically or around major points of information. 1.6 Provide a beginning, a middle, and an end, including concrete details that develop a central idea. 1.9 Read prose and poetry aloud with fluency, rhythm, and pace, using appropriate intonation and vocal patterns to emphasize important passages of the text being read. 1.11 Distinguish between the speaker’s opinions and verifiable facts.

Number Sense	1.1 Count, read, and write whole numbers to 10,000. 1.2 Compare and order whole number to 10,000. 1.3 Identify the place value for each digit in numbers to 10,000. 1.5 Use expanded notation to represent numbers (e.g., 3,206 = 3,000 + 200 + 6). 2.1 Find the sum or difference of two whole numbers between 0 and 10,000. 2.2 Memorize to automaticity the multiplication table for numbers between 1 and 10. 2.3 Use the inverse relationship of multiplication and division to compute and check results. 2.4 Solve simple problems involving multiplication of multi-digit numbers by one-digit numbers (3,671 x 3 = ___). 3.2 Add and subtract simple fractions (e.g., determine that 1/8 + 3/8 is the same as ½). 3.3 Solve problems involving addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of money amounts in decimal notation and multiply and divide money amounts in decimal notation by using whole-number multipliers and divisors
Algebra & Functions	1.1 Represent relationships of quantities in the form of mathematical expressions, equations, or inequalities. 2.1 Solve simple problems involving a functional relationship between two quantities (e.g., find the total cost of multiple items given the cost per unit).
Measurement & Geometry	1.2 Estimate or determine the area and volume of solid figures by covering them with squares or by counting the number of cubes that would fill them. 1.3 Find the perimeter of a polygon with integer sides. 1.4 Carry out simple unit conversions within a system of measurement (e.g., centimeters and meters, hours and minutes). 2.1 Identify, describe, and classify polygons (including pentagons, hexagons, and octagons). 2.2 Identify attributes of triangles (e.g., two equal sides for the isosceles triangle, three equal sides for the equilateral triangle, right angle for the right triangle).
Statistics, Data Analysis, and Probability	1.2 Record the possible outcomes for a simple event (e.g., tossing a coin) and systematically keep track of the outcomes when that event is repeated many times. 1.3 Summarize and display the results of probability experiments in a clear and organized way (e.g., use a bar graph or a line plot).
Mathematical Reasoning	1.0 Students make decisions about how to approach problems. 2.0 Students use strategies, skills, and concepts in finding solutions.

Analysis Skills	Chronological and Thinking	1. Students place key events and people of the historical era they are studying in a chronological sequence and within a spatial context; they interpret time lines. 3. Students explain how the present is connected to the past, identifying both similarities and differences between the two, and how some things change over time and some things stay the same. 4. Students use map and globe skills to determine the absolute locations of places and interpret information available through a map’s or globe’s legend, scale, and symbolic representations.
	Research, Evidence, and Point of View	1. Students differentiate between primary and secondary sources. 2. Students pose relevant questions about events they encounter in historical documents, eyewitness accounts, oral histories, letter, diaries, artifacts, photographs, maps, artworks, and architecture.
	Historical Interpretation	2. Students identify the human and physical characteristics of the places they are studying and explain how those features form the unique character of those places.
Content Standards	3.1 Organize information about people, places and environments in a spatial context.	1. Identify geographical features in their local regions (e.g., deserts, mountains, valleys, hills, coastal areas, oceans, lakes). 2. Trace the ways in which people have used the resources of the local regions and modified the physical environment (e.g., a dam constructed upstream changed a river or coastline).
	3.2 Describe the American Indian nations in their local region long ago and in the recent past.	1. Describe national identities, religious beliefs, customs, and various folklore traditions. 2. Discuss the ways in which physical geography, including climate, influenced how the local Indian nations adapted to their natural environment (e.g., how they obtained food, clothing, tools). 4. Discuss the interaction of new settlers with the already established Indians of the region.
	3.3 Local historical events	1. Research the explorers who visited here, the newcomers who settled here, and the people who continue to come to the region, including their cultural and religious traditions and contributions. 3. Trace why their community was established, how individuals and families contributed to its founding and development, and how the community has changed over time, drawing on maps, photographs, oral histories, letters, newspapers, and other primary sources.
	3.4 Role of rules and laws	1. Determine the reasons for rules, laws, and the U. S. Constitution; the role of citizenship in the promotion of rules and laws; and the consequences for people who violate rules and laws. 2. Discuss the importance of public virtue and the role of citizens, including how to participate in a classroom, in the community, and in civic life. 3. Know the histories of important local and national landmarks, symbols, and essential documents that create a sense of community among citizens and exemplify cherished ideals (e.g., the U.S. flag, the bald eagle, the Statue of Liberty, the U.S. Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Capitol).

Physical Sciences	1. Energy and matter have multiple forms and can be changed from one form to another.	As a basis for understanding this concept: a. Students know energy comes from the sun to Earth in the form of light. b. Students know sources of stored energy take many forms, such as food, fuel, and batteries. d. Students know energy can be carried form place to place by waves, such as water waves and sound wave, by electric current, and by moving objects. e. Students know matter has three forms: solid, liquid, and gas. f. Students know evaporation and melting are changes that occur when objects are heated.
	2. Light has a source and travels in a direction.	a. Students know sunlight can be blocked to create shadows. b. Students know light is reflected from mirrors and other surfaces. d. Students know an object is seen when light traveling from an object enters our eye.
Life Sciences	3. Adaptations in physical structure or behavior may improve an organism’s chance for survival.	As a basis for understanding this concept: a. Students know plants and animals have structures that serve different functions in growth, survival, and reproduction. b. Students know examples of diverse life forms in different environments, such as oceans, deserts, tundra, forests, grasslands, and wetlands. d. Students know when the environment changes, some plants and animals survive and reproduce, while others die or move to new locations.
Earth Sciences	4. Objects in the sky move in regular and predictable patterns.	As a basis for understanding this concept: a. Students know the patterns of stars stay the same, although they appear to move across the sky nightly, and different stars can be seen in different seasons. b. Students know how the moon’s appearance changes during the four-week lunar cycle. d. Students know that Earth is one of several planets that orbit the sun and that the moon orbits the Earth. e. Students know the position of the sun in the sky changes during the course of the day and from season to season.
Investigation & Experimentation	5. Scientific progress is made by asking meaningful questions and conducting careful investigations.	As a basis for understanding this concept students will: d. Predict the outcome of a simple investigation and compare the result to the prediction. e. Collect data in an investigation and analyze it to develop a logical conclusion.