Third Grade Curriculum

Religion

  • Liturgy Preparation
  • Rosary: First Friday
  • Adoration
  • How our Parish Prays, Worships, Celebrates Forgiveness, Prepares for Mass and Celebrates Mass
  • The Saints
  • We are God's People
  • Bible Awareness & Study
  • Apostles Creed
  • Sacraments
  • Liturgical Calendar
  • Ten Commandments

Math

  • Addition/Subtraction - Fact Drill - Greater Than/Less Than
  • Multiplication, Division, Time, Money, Fractions, Area, Perimeter
  • Measuring and Graphing inches, centimeters, feet, yard
  • Estimation and Rounding
  • Problem Solving
  • Patterns
  • Fahrenheit, Celcius

Science

  • Plants and Animals
  • Environment and Natural Resources
  • Nutrition
  • Rocks and Minerals
  • Solar System
  • Drug Awareness

Language

  • Reading - vocabulary, summarizing, main idea, supporting ideas, fact and fiction, mood, characterization, plot comprehension, independent reading
  • Spelling - spelling from literature based text, spelling rules, word vocabulary and meaning
  • Language - subjects, predicates/tense, sentence structure, parts of speech, punctuation, types of sentences
  • Creative writing, writing process and possessive
  • Accelerated Reading

Social Studies

  • Communities Around the World
  • Citizenship, Governments (local, state, federal), Native Americans History, Map Skills, Current Events
  • Immigrants and American History
  • Economics: Work and Money

Art

  • Elements of Art
  • Use Diverse Mediums and Tools
  • Experiment with Paper Types
  • Activities: painting, sculpture, texture, line, batik, balance in design

Library

  • Sections of Library including Reference and Periodicals
  • Call Numbers
  • Biographies
  • Dewey Decimal System
  • Various Forms of Literature (i.e., Tall Tales, Foreign Tales, "Just So" Stories)
  • Media Literacy
  • Book Fairs

Music

  • Musical and Christmas Program
  • Harmony - Rounds and Canons
  • Elements of Music, Dynamics
  • Liturgical Music
  • Improvisation
  • Visual and Aural Instrument Recognition
  • Music Notation
  • Musical Styles
  • Musical Symbols
  • Begin 2-Part Singing
  • Composers

Physical Education

  • Striking and Catching
  • Running, Jumping, Skipping, Hopping
  • Dribbling, Rhythm
  • Agility Drills
  • Soccer Skills
  • Bean Bags/Dance
  • Team Sports
  • Sportsmanship

Computers

    Keyboarding - Drill and Practice with Educational Software Supplements

Special Program

  • Student Liturgies
  • Masses and Prayer Services
  • Book It
  • Ag Day at the Farm
  • Louisville Science Center and Bat Factory Field Trip
  • Story Fest-Vevay
  • KY Center Arts
  • Manners Unit