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THIRD GRADE ANNUAL
ESSENTIAL SKILLS
COMMUNICATION ARTS
I. READING
1. PERSONAL READING DEVELOPMENT
The student:
___ .04 engages daily with text of personal choice for 10 to 15
minutes
3. WORD AWARENESS
The student:
___ .01 increases sight word vocabulary
___ .02 increases content vocabulary
___ .03 will recognize base/root word and know rules for adding
affixes
___ suffixes (s, es, d, ed, ing, ly, er, est)
___ prefixes ( re, dis, un )
4. READING SKILLS AND STRATEGIES
The student:
___ .02 returns to text
___ to locate information
___ to support conclusions
___ to answer questions
___ .03 uses reading strategies before, during and after reading
in content areas
___ prediction
___ drawing conclusions
___ sequencing events
___ supporting details
___ cause and effect
___ context clues
___ main ideas
5. RESEARCH AND REFERENCE
The student will:
___ .01 apply text resources to assist in comprehension
___ glossary
___ table of content
___ index
___ chapter heading
___ bold faced words
___ .02 apply visual resources to assist in comprehension
___ charts/tables
___ graphs
___ diagrams
___ illustrations
___ maps/atlas
___ .03 develops strategies for locating words and their definitions
in the dictionary
___ ABC order (using 1st, 2nd, and 3rd letters)
6. LITERARY AWARENESS
The student:
___ .02 identifies, defines, and discusses story elements
___ plot
___ setting
___ characters
7. COMPREHENSION
The student:
___ .01 summarizes or retells in own words (orally or in writing)
a passage that was read
independently
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II. WRITING
1. PERSONAL WRITING
The student:
___ .01 writes for at least 10 minutes with fluency
2. CONVENTIONS OF PRINT
The student:
___ .01 will be able to form upper and lower case cursive letters
___ .02 will be able to connect letters in cursive to form words
3. GRAMMAR AND MECHANICS
The student:
___ .01 will recognize and write a complete sentence
___ statement
___ question
___ exclamation
___ .02 will write an expanded sentence with at least eight words
___ .03 will write using proper mechanics
___ periods
___ question marks
___ capitalization (proper nouns, beginning of sentence and the
word "I")
___ .04 will incorporate parts of speech in writing
___ noun
___ verb
___ adjective
4. SPELLING
The student:
___ .02 will strive for correct spelling in written work:
___ spelling dictionary
___ locate and copy correctly from text
5. WRITING AS A PROCESS
The student:
___ .01 records information gathered from reading and/or researching
___ webs
___ notes
___ teacher-made charts
6. GUIDED WRITING
The student:
___ .01 writes in a variety of forms
___ response writing
___ informational paragraph
___ creative writing
___ journals
___ friendly letters
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III. LISTENING AND SPEAKING
The student will:
___ .01 retell information accurately.
___ messages
___ stories
___ directions
___ .02 give and follow oral directions.
___ .03 participates effectively in whole-class and small group
discussions
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MATH
1. COMPUTATION
Students will
___ 01. demonstrate mastery of the regrouping process (borrowing
and carrying) using up to
three-digit numbers.
___ 03. demonstrate mastery of multiplication and division fact
families 0-9 with speed and
accuracy
2. PROBLEM SOLVING
Students will
___ 01. develop and apply a variety of strategies to solve problems
based on grade-level
appropriate essential skills.
4. NUMERATION/NUMBER THEORY
Students will
___ 01. demonstrate understanding of place value of whole numbers
through hundreds.
___ 02. compare numbers 0-100 using the greater than (>) and
less than (<) symbols.
___ 04. be able to read and write two- and three-digit numbers in
numerical form.
5. ESTIMATION/MENTAL MATH
Students will
___ O1. estimate and round numbers to the nearest ten
7. PROBABILITY, STATISTICS, DATA ANALYSIS
Students will
___ 01. read, construct, and interpret a pictograph
8. GEOMETRY
Students will
___ 01. identify and classify the following shapes:
___ e. cube
___ f. sphere
___ g. cone
___ h. cylinder
9. MEASUREMENT
Students will
___ 01. tell time to five minute intervals.
___ 02. add coins and bills beyond a dollar
___ 04. measure to the nearest centimeter in metric units
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SOCIAL STUDIES
1. COMMUNITY
The student will
___ 01. develop an understanding of the community of Billings.
2. CULTURES
3. GEOGRAPHY
The student will
___ 01. identify the cardinal and intermediate directions.
___ 02. review the location of the four oceans and seven continents
4. HISTORY
The student will
___ 01. explain the chronological history of Coulson/Billings
5. GOVERNMENT
The student will
___ 01. recognize that the city and county have their own government
6. ECONOMICS
7. CURRENT EVENTS
The student will
___ 01. explore current events
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SCIENCE
I. LIFE SCIENCE
Bones
Students will
___ 1.01 be exposed to types of bones and joints and will compare
and contrast human and animal
skeletons.
Animals
Students will
___ 3.01 understand the meaning of adaptation and the role adaptation
plays in an animal’s survival.
___ 3.02 understand characteristics of various habitats.
___ 3.03 have an understanding of living and non-living communities.
___ 3.05 be exposed to the stages in an animal’s life cycle.
II. EARTH SCIENCE
Stars
Students will
___ 4.01. demonstrate an understanding of a star and recognize the
sun as a star.
___ 4.02. understand the different sizes, colors, and temperatures
of stars.
Water Cycle
Students will
___ 5.01. define and explain the water cycle parts.
III. PHYSICAL SCIENCE
Physical Properties
Students will
___ 4.02. understand the different sizes, colors, and temperatures
of stars.
___ 5.01 investigate the states of matter as they apply to water.
Energy
Students will
___ 6.01 develop an awareness of electrical safety.
IV. CURRENT SCIENCE ISSUES
___ 7.01 Given opportunities and instruction, students will explore
current science issues.
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© 2004 to date. [J. Guenther]. All rights reserved.
Email:guentherj@lockwood.k12.mt.us
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Third Grade
