Grade Level Concept Map
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Campus: |
Norton |
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Grade: |
Third |
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School Year: |
2007-2008 |
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1st Six Weeks |
2nd Six Weeks |
3rd Six Weeks |
4th Six Weeks |
5th Six Weeks |
6th Six Weeks |
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Reading Skills |
Listen attentively, critically,
and responsively; read independently and silently; read for purposes, develop
vocabulary; use prior knowledge; retell important events; create visual
images; summary, story map, graphs, chart; understand stories and
informational texts; fiction/non-fiction, analyze characters; plot structure |
Verbal/non-verbal cues; root
words; vocabulary for feelings and experiences; prefix/suffix; word
identification; dictionary and glossary; synonym/ antonym/ multi-meaning
words; story maps/graphs/ charts; fact/opinion; draw conclusions;
compare/contrast |
Personal connections; plays and
poems; inference; cause/effect; make predictions; summary; main idea; analyze
characteristics of texts; literary terms |
Class discussions; speaks for
variety of audiences; summary; recite poetry from memory; use variety of
comprehension strategies; genres; contractions; homonyms; compound words |
musical elements of literature;
use multiple sources to locate information; organize information in notes,
charts, and labels |
Find main idea from oral
presentations; different literary forms |
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Language Arts |
Capitalization; punctuation;
possessives; proper nouns; abbreviations; use publish pieces as models for
writing; write to demonstrate understanding |
Research; questions for
inquiry; ABC order; parts of book to locate information; write for different
audiences and purposes; personal narratives; irregular and plural verbs;
subject/verb agreement; elaborated sentences; correct ending punctuation;
prewriting/drafts |
Adjectives; adverbs; compound
sentences; evaluates writing |
Pronoun agreement; verb tenses;
verb usage |
Revision; evaluate own writing
using rubrics; take notes from simple sources; make outlines and summaries
using notes |
Compare characters and life experiences
from other cultures; penmanship; mastery of cursive; write 2+ pages using legible
cursive; proficient spelling; evaluates others writing; review portfolio of
writing to show growth |
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Spelling |
Multi-syllable words,
orthographic patterns |
Regularly spelled patterns,
blends, sentence dictation |
Consonant before le,
technology, -tion, -sion, syllables |
Blend initial letter sounds
with common vowel spell patterns, compounds, contractions |
Irregular plurals |
Editing words |
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Math |
Place value through 999,999;
compare/order whole numbers through 999,999; problem solving strategies; number
lines; addition/subtraction 1, 2, or 3
digit number with and without regrouping; associative/commutative property of
addition, subtraction across 0’s |
Money; rounding/estimation; time; temperature, introduce multiplication
and division facts 1-12; decompose numbers; +/- with and without regrouping;
illustrates +/-; word problems; pictographs/ bar graphs; arrays; patterns to
solve problems |
Multiplication and division
situations; models to solve division; patterns in multiplication facts;
number patterns; logical reasoning; make generalizations from patterns |
Geometry (shapes, symmetry,
congruence); measurement (length, area, weight/mass, capacity/volume) |
Fractions-denominators 12 or
less; compare fractions/parts of whole objects or sets; use concrete models
to create equivalent fractions; identify fractions on number lines;
probability |
Continue practice with year
long objectives, 4th grade objectives as appropriate |
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Social Studies |
Communities; time lines (year,
decade century); map skills; cardinal/intermediate directions; scale; draw
maps |
Local government; citizenship;
voting; laws; historical figures; non-profit organizations |
Economy; budget; free market;
simple business |
Greek/Roman myths; historical
figures; scientists; inventors |
Landforms; natural resources;
community adaptations; human characteristics of regions (culture) |
Cultural celebrations; cultural
heritage; heroes |
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Science |
Safety practices; draw
conclusions/ evaluations; draw inferences;
use lab equipment; design/carry-out scientific experiment; define hypothesis;
make inferences/predictions based on data; communicate valid conclusions;
matter |
Habitats, organisms, Ecosystems, Life
cycles, scientific inquiry; living organism; environmental changes
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Animal and plant adaptations
for survival; inherited traits |
Scientific inquiry;
contributions of scientists; history of science; natural world using models;
planets; characteristics of sun |
Changes in earth surfaces;
recycling/conservation; resources; properties of soil |
Simple systems, force, motion |