Carden School of Sacramento
Curriculum
3rd Grade
| Subject | Text/Materials/Topics | Skills |
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| Reading: | Classbook III and Workbook Fairy Tales Retold Comprehension III |
Thinking skills, key words, spelling, paraphrasing with titles, vocabulary, language development, analytical and critical thinking |
| Literature: | Black Stallion Island of the Blue Dolphins My Side of the Mountain Biographies |
Discussion and vocabulary development |
| Spelling: | Words and Carden Phonics Dictation (see Social Studies) Spelling Workbook III Vocabulary development enrichment work |
Recall, listening skills, sentence structure, and outlines |
| Language: | Language Workbook III (see Social Studies) Comprehension III (see Social Studies) |
Sentence structure, verb tenses, present and past participle, present and past progressive tenses, and punctuation |
| Math: | Language of Numbers Workbook III Math of the Future Metrics |
Multiply the 5s through 12s, long multiplication, division, carrying, borrowing, number analysis, math concepts, story problems and patterns, beginning fractions, geometry. |
| Social Studies: | Comprehension Workbook Communities [Scott Foresman textbook] Study of Native Americans |
Communities [Scott Foresman textbook] Study of Native Americans Economics, Science/Technology, Geography, Culture, Government, National symbols |
| Geography and History: | Spelling Dictation Caveman, planets, holidays, Native Americans States and Capitals The U.S. Presidents and their terms |
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| Science: | Language Workbook Grains and Trees Reading Classbook Animals, Bees, Ants, Mole, Beaver, Toad, Cow, Bluejay, Bobolink Learning to Live Workbook Discovery Works Science [Houghton-Mifflin textbook] Water, food, heat; Earth/Moon; matter, energy and change; force, motion and machines; air, land and water |
Conceptual understanding of topics covered. |
| Poetry and Drama: | Perform plays Write various kinds of poems Read poetry |
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| Music: | Seasonal songs; performance for audiences |
Composer appreciation, music theory, introduction to instruments |
| French: | Conversation, poems and songs; Verbs, vocabulary; French culture and civilization |
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| Physical Education: | 1/2 hour daily: Exercises and seasonal games |
Motor coordination skills; physical development; sportsmanship |
| Field Trips: | To correspond with studies:
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| Art: | Various art media introduced | Personal exploration and self-expression |
| Art Appreciation: | The art of: Chardin, Degas, Larsson, O'Keefe, Warhol |
Admiration and appreciation of the work of these masters |
| Graduation: | Graduation Workbook III Favorite Fairy Tales |
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| Composition: | Composition Workbook III Paragraph Techniques Outlining Creative Writing Social Studies |
Research reports, book reports, demonstration speech |
| Computer: | Various word processing software; Windows operating system software; Touch-keyboarding instruction, Computer vocabulary and concepts, File management, Network navigation |
Ability to touch-key all letters and major punctuation marks; Ability to open, save, revise and update files by accessing specific locations on a computer network; Understanding and correct use of computer terminology |
| Enrichment: | Independent Seat Work Beatrix Potter’s Books and Workbooks, Jeremy Fisher, Jemima Puddle Duck, William Tell, Pied Piper, Mozart, A Tale of Old Holland, Tom Thumb, All In One Night |