Grade 3 Language Arts

Semester A

Course Description

This Third Grade Language Arts course will teach students to reading comprehension skill and strategies to help them become stronger readers. Students will also master weekly spelling and vocabulary words and grammar concepts that will help them become stronger writers. All Common Core Third Grade LA standards are met in this course.

Weekly Themes include:

• My Adventures
• Space Adventures
• Ocean Adventures
• Fables
• Myths
• Why Tales
• Solving Problems
• Asking Questions
• Inventions
• Pond Animals
• Animal Friends
• Night Animals
• Rural vs. City
• Jobs in the Community
• Community Leaders
• The Presidency
• Winter Holidays Around the World
• Time and New Years

Semester B

Weekly Themes include:

• Growing Up
• Good Deeds
• Making Mistakes
• Weather Patterns
• Natural Disasters
• Glaciers
• Vacation Days
• Rainy Days
• Lazy Days
• Artists
• Musicians
• Athletes
• Rolling Objects
• Electricity
• Attraction
• Immigration
• Voting
• Freedom

Requirements

Grade Level
3

*Materials
Basic School Supplies
Third Grade Materials Kit

*Materials listed should be acquired by the student prior to beginning work in the course.

Duration
2 Semesters

Prerequisites
None

Technology Skills

• Internet Navigation
• Word Processing Skills
• Email Communication
  (with assistance of parent or teacher)