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form at this age, though the children tend to be less critical
of each other. They work more efficiently together, and team-building
is an enormously productive teaching strategy. Girls become
more dependent on their peers, and boys depend on their mothers.
Third grade finds students ready to take on more complicated,
longer-term tasks. Projects and novels are among the challenges
with which this group thrives, and they help to highlight
their new capacity for applying information. An increasing
emphasis on study skills sharpens third graders' ability to
work independently and cooperatively. Reading comprehension
improves as the separate hemispheres of the brain work more
efficiently in tandem. Nevertheless, setting firm limits and
schedules for these children is most important in order to
develop in them an independent work ethic and pride in having
work completed well and on time.
Children at this grade level are increasingly self-assured
and thoroughly enjoy competition. They are, however, still
very tender and can be quite sensitive to criticism.
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I. Language Arts
A. Reading (Open Court Reading, Copyright 2000)
1. Two volume anthology
2. Listening audio cassette
3. Classroom Library
B. Writing
6 + 1 Traits To Good Writing
C. Literature
1. Novels
a. James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
b. The Whipping Boy by Sid Fleischman
c. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
d. Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
e. Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
f. The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
D. Grammar
1. Daily Oral Language Review (Evan-Moor, 1998)
E. Spelling
1. Spelling (Harcourt Brace, 1995)
F. Penmanship
1. Handwriting with a Simplified Approach (Zaner Bloser, 2003)
II. Arithmetic
A. Math 54, (Saxon Publishers, 1997)
1. Master all basic addition, subtraction, multiplication,
and division facts
2. Add positive and negative numbers
3. Add and subtract fractions with common denominators
4. Volume, Perimeter, and Area
5. Identify Angles and Lines of Symmetry
6. Create, Read, and Write Observations from Real Graphs,
Pictographs,
Bar Graphs, Venn Diagrams, and Line Graphs
7. Roman Numerals
8. Divide a Multi-Digit Number by a Single Digit Number
B. Daily Math Review (Evan-Moor, 1999)
III. Social Studies
A. Community, (Scott Foresman, 2008)
1. Native Americans
2. Community, State, and National Government
3. Map Skills
a. Continents and Oceans
b. Fifty states and Capitals
c. Reading Maps: compass rose, key, scale, longitude, latitude
IV. Science (FOSS, Full Option Science System, 2005)
A. Structures of Life Module
B. Water Module
C. Physics of Sound Module
D. Measurement Module
V. French
VI. Music and Music Appreciation
VII. Art and Art Appreciation
VII. Physical Education
IX. Library
X. Character Education
A. Project Wisdom
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