Third Grade

Language Arts	Phonics and Reading Review of all phonics rules Oral reading Reading comprehension Cursive Writing Cursive writing formation 3⁄4-space high Creative writing	Spelling and Poetry Weekly word list with vocabulary Sentence dictation using spelling words Reinforcement activities Eight poems committed to memory Language Writing Process Complete sentences Punctuation and capitalization rules Creative writing, friendly letters	Grammar Recognition of simple nouns, subjects, verbs, adjectives Word usage Forming plurals and common contractions Recognition of antonyms, homonyms, synonyms Dictionary skills
History and Geography	Continents and oceans of the world Study of world geography States of the United States Study of our American heritage through the lives of great people Columbus John Smith Pocahontas Miles Standish	Squanto William Penn Ben Franklin George Washington Thomas Jefferson Daniel Boone Noah Webster John Greenleaf Whittier Robert E. Lee Abraham Lincoln	Clara Barton U. S. Grant Louisa May Alcott Booker T. Washington George Washington Carver Laura Ingalls Wilder Billy Sunday Martin Luther King, Jr.
Science	Plants Exploring the Plant World Animals Exploring the World of Vertebrates Exploring the World of Invertebrates	Health and Human Biology Wonderfully Made Earth and Space Exploring the Ocean Exploring the Weather	Conservation Exploring the Desert, the Ocean, the Pond, the Forest, the Farmer’s Field
Health, Safety, Manners	Health Posture, Exercise Nutrition, Diet Cleanliness Fighting disease	Safety Fire, Water safety Home, Play safety Street safety First aid	Manners Hospitality Proper introductions Telephone manners Courtesy and respect
Arithmetic	Recognition of the place value of numbers Addition facts and checking addition problems with carrying Subtraction facts and checking subtraction problems with borrowing Multiplication tables 0–12 and multiplication problems with carrying How to show a multiplication fact six ways	Division tables 1–12 and working and checking a division problem Terminology for four processes English and metric measures Telling time Roman numerals 1–1,000 Using a ruler Solving story problems with up to four steps Recognizing and solving number sentences Converting measures and solving measurement equations	Recognizing and working with greater than (>) and less than (<) Counting money and solving money problems using the decimal point correctly Solving problems containing parentheses Fraction terminology and basic understanding of fractions Averaging numbers Reading a thermometer Recognizing geometric shapes Finding the unknown number in an equation
Bible	Lessons such as Salvation Series, Parables, Samuel, David, Elijah, Elisha, Daniel, Ezra / Nehemiah, Esther (includes memory verses, hymns /choruses, and Bible doctrine)
Music Arts & Crafts	Music Theory/Flutophone Traditional, patriotic, fun songs	Development of art techniques in multiple types of media