Third Grade Language Arts

Semester A

During the first semester, students will continue to build their vocabulary through the study of folktales, fables, myths, informational text, dramas, poems, and stories. They will recount stories and ask and answer questions to demonstrate their knowledge of text. They will compare and contract themes, setting, and plots and distinguish their own point of view from that of the author of the text. Students will also gain information from illustrations and describe logical connections between sentences and paragraphs. They will also be introduced to writing in cursive.

Semester B

During the second semester, students will continue to apply phonics and grammar concepts with a focus on special vowel sounds, prefixes, and suffixes. Students will continue to build writing skills by responding to reading and utilizing a broadened vocabulary in authentic writing activities where they compare and contrast stories and use process writing to compose original work. They will read with accuracy and fluency to support comprehension as they solidify their understanding within context of the stories they read. By the end of the year, the third-grade student will read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts independently and proficiently. Students will report on a topic using descriptive details and speaking clearly and in complete sentences.

Semester A

Module 1: My Adventures
Module 2: Space Adventures
Module 3: Ocean Adventures
Module 4: Fables
Module 5: Myths
Module 6: Why Tales
Module 7: Solving Problems
Module 8: Asking Questions
Module 9: Inventions
Module 10: Pond Animals
Module 11: Animal Friends
Module 12: Night Animals
Module 13: Rural vs. City
Module 14: Jobs in the Community
Module 15: Community Leaders
Module 16: The Presidency
Module 17: Winter Holidays Around the World
Module 18: Time and New Years

Semester A Syllabus

Semester B

Module 19: Growing Up
Module 20: Good Deeds
Module 21: Making Mistakes
Module 22: Weather Patterns
Module 23: Natural Disasters
Module 24: Glaciers
Module 25: Vacation Days
Module 26: Rainy Days
Module 27: Lazy Days
Module 28: Artists
Module 29: Musicians
Module 30: Athletes
Module 31: Rolling Objects
Module 32: Electricity
Module 33: Attraction
Module 34: Immigration
Module 35: Voting
Module 36: Freedom

Semester B Syllabus