Our primary goal is to develop critical thinking skills and the ability to express these thoughts in proper written language using correct spelling, punctuation, and other skills. Mathematics Introduction of concepts through hands-on activities helps to build confidence in each child for movement from concrete to the abstract. Many manipulatives are available at this level. Place value, problem solving, regrouping, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, time measurement, money, graphing, decimals, geometry, and fractions are all covered in level three. The new third grade curriculum is a survey of American History from the beginning to the present with a focus on Massachusetts and local history.
Attention is placed on the chronological order of events, persons, and holidays.
Special units focusing on the writings of Laura Ingalls Wilder and the American Girl Collection of books address changes in America and American schools. Map skills include globes, community, county, USA, and world maps. Science Third grade science is taught following the learning standards presented in the Massachusetts Department of Education Science and Technology Curriculum Framework. The domains include Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, and Earth and Space Sciences. We tap the natural curiosity of this age group using hands-on activities, experiments, and related literature.