Mililani Mauka Elementary School Grade 3 Curriculum for

Language Arts

First Semester Reading Comprehension Process Reading Strategies Reading Response Initial understanding Personal Connections Interpretive Critical Thinking Writing Writing Process Rhetoric -Traits of Writing -Step Up To Writing Oral Communication Discussion & Presentation Critical Listening Delivery

Second Semester (continue) Reading Comprehension Process Reading Strategies Reading Response Initial understanding Personal Connections Interpretive Critical Thinking Writing Writing Process Rhetoric -Traits of Writing - Step Up To Writing Oral Communication Discussion & Presentation Critical Listening Delivery

Mathematics

First Semester Numbers and Operations Place Value Comparing Addition & Subtraction Estimating Multiplication & Division Measurement Money Perimeter Area Patterns, Functions and Algebra Create and describe patterns Problem solving

First Semester (cont.) Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability Graphs and Tables Interpreting data Geometry and Spatial Sense Maps Shapes Symmetry (reflectional and rotational) Flips, Slides, Turns Solids

Second Semester Numbers and Operations Fractions Decimals Multiplication & Division Measurement Length Weight Volume Time Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability Probability

Science

First Semester Life Science Plant Growth Worms Earth and Space Science Weather/Climate Rocks & Minerals

Second Semester Physical Science Wave Energy: Light & Sound Simple Machines Earth and Space Science Astronomy

Social Studies

First Semester Political Science Rules and laws Citizenship History Causes and effects Cultural Anthropology (Research) Cultural Inquiry Cultural values, beliefs, and practices Geography Map skills Places and regions Economics Current events - Limited resources and choice

Second Semester Political Science Rights and responsibilities History Cause and effect Different perspectives Cultural Anthropology (Research) Cultures change over time Geography Environment and society Economics Interdependence

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