Lakeview Elementary - Academic Programs - Third Grade
Third Grade Teachers
- Bethany Jimison
- Ashley Miner
- Melissa Quillin
- Emy Williams
Third Grade: A year to grow toward independence.
Literacy
The literacy curriculum provides students with opportunities to develop and enhance skills in reading, writing, listening and speaking through a balanced literacy approach:
Units of Study in Writing (Teacher College)
Balanced Literacy (Fountas & Pinnell)
- Interactive Read-Aloud
- Shared Reading
- Writing About Reading
- Phonics & Word Study
- Guided Reading
Math
The third grade’s math emphasis is on reasoning and problem solving. Units we cover are:
- Mathematical Thinking at Grade 3
- Things That Come in Groups (Multiplication and Division)
- Landmarks in Hundreds (The Number System)
- Fair Shares (Fractions)
- Flips, Turns, and Area (2D Geometry)
- From Paces to Feet (Measuring and Data)
- Up and Down the Number Line (Changes)
- Combining and Comparing (Addition and Subtraction)
Science
Students will conduct investigations to learn scientific concepts, analyse data, ask questions, and construct ideas through the following units:
- Physics of Sound
- Plant Development
- Ideas and Inventions
- Water
Social Studies
Students will learn through experiential exercises the following skills:
- Maps and globes
- Geography of their community and areas around them
- Immigration
- Different cultures and how they contribute to the way of life in America
- Economy (supply and demand)
- How global trade ties many parts of the world together
- Positions and Departments in a City Hall
- Having a voice in the community (public meetings, demonstrations, and voting)