The Third Grade emphasizes phonics and reading comprehension. Phonics includes decoding, syllabication, affixes, digraphs, and diphthongs. Comprehension skills are sequencing, locating main ideas, drawing conclusions, inferencing, and book reporting. In English the students learn about the history of the English language. They also learn the 8 basic parts of speech.
Poetry is also an integral part of the curriculum.
Hello - We're Mrs. Gardner and Mrs. Joiner. Welcome to 3rd Grade. Our goal is to promote self-motivated, compassionate, and competent young citizens. 3rd Grade is some what of a transitional year where we emphasize more responsibility and independence.