They distinguish between fact and opinion and note and chart details. They also interpret poetry and infer main ideas, lessons or morals in a variety of prose. Third graders also write a variety of poetry and prose and can support their ideas with references to their reading. They use a variety of prewriting activities, revise their writing by adding detail, and recognize incorrect spelling.
Students also use computer technology on a daily basis in all areas of the curriculum.
Students will identify and use numbers to 1000 and beyond, use geometry to classify and describe plane and solid figures and investigate congruence. Students will use standard units of customary and metric measurement. and will tell time to the nearest minute, measure length, height, weight and capacity, explore area and perimeter, read a thermometer, and evaluate sets of coins. Students will solve problems using addition, subtraction and will use concrete models to demonstrate multiplication and division, will collect display and interpret data and display techniques to problem solve and reason. Third graders must memorize multiplication facts through ten. Science and social studies are taught in an integrated approach through the literacy and math program.