Grade+3

=**Sept.**= __Language Arts__ __**Math**__
 * Use glossary, dictionary and thesaurus to learn new words.
 * Use guide words to locate entries
 * When reading a text make connections, visualize, and ask questions
 * Identify features of fiction and non-fiction
 * Summarize using the elements of a story
 * Use correct capitalization and identify predicates and subjects when writing
 * **Identify place value of numbers through thousands**
 * **Round numbers**
 * **Use greater than, less than and equal to to compare numbers**

__**Social Studies**__
 * **Describe the purpose and responsibilites of our community and government**
 * **Explain why rules and laws are important**


 * __Science__**
 * Explain how objects are made of one or more materials that have observable physical properties
 * Explain the physical properties of matter (texture, color, size etc) and explain how matter can be changed.

__Technology__
 * Set up student and classroom Edmodo Accounts
 * One flipped lesson on communities
 * Active Expression lessons in classroom for assessment's

=**October 2015- updated on 10/23**= __//**Language Arts-**//__ students will be looking at nonfiction pieces of text and answering and asking questions. It would be beneficial to have some charts, graphs, diagrams etc. that they can interact with to answer questions or to create questions.

__//**Math-**//__ We are moving into identifying communicative and identity properties in operations. We could also use more practice with identifying place value and rounding. = = __**//Social Studies-//**__ Students need to be able to identify and locate continents on the map, prime meridian and equator. The also need to be able to create a map and read a map key.


 * //__Science-__//** Mid way through October we will be studying habitats and environments. Students will be doing research on animal habitats and we can talk with you all about incorporating technology into their research. They will also have to identify aquatic and terrestrial habitats and the life forms found in each.
 * November 2014**

__//**Language Arts-**//__ students need to demonstrate knowledge of roots, affixes, synonyms and antonyms. They will continue working on determining important information in a text to support main idea,opinions and conclusions..

Students also continue to work on asking and answering questions about what is read in non fiction texts. They also need to work on constructing questions about a given topic.

//*** We will be working on our Structures in Nature research project all month and could use help with identifying appropriate resources, comprehending information from reference materials, as well as using the information collected to construct specific environments and habitats.**// __**Math-**__ students will work on recalling and mastering multiplication facts. They will continue to work on multi-step word problems. They will be describing and extending patterns using numbers, tables and pictures. Also, continued practice with subtraction with regrouping.

__//**Social Studies-**//__ students will need to locate anicent civilizations on the map ( Greece, Rome, and Mali) They will need to identify characteristics of each civilization in regards to location, climate,government, and art. ***This is also where we will need to pull in economics and the resources from each location. Students will need to identify each resource and explain how civilizations are interdependent.** //**__Science-__**// students will demonstrate understanding of life processes of plants and animals and distinguish between physical and behavioral adaptations ( camouflage, mimicry, hibernation, migration, and dormancy) Students will also show relationships between organisms.

__Technology__ Edmodo - Lesson using Padlet for brainstorming. Photostory on Matter - 4 slides with text and voice over Uploaded finished products to Edmodo site.

=**December 2014**= //__**Language Arts-**__// **Continue to reinforce all objectives listed above focus on the following objectives this month:**
 * **identify the author's purpose both in fiction and nonfiction and give supporting evidence for each**
 * **identify major events and details that support the theme of text**
 * **ask and answer questions about what is read (incorporate higher level questions from Bloom's)**

__**Math-**__ //__**Science**__ -// __//**Social Studies**//__ =**January 2015**= __**Language Arts-**__**Continue to reinforce all objectives listed above focus on the following objectives this month:**
 * **students will work on recalling and mastering multiplication facts. They will continue to work on multi-step word problems**.
 * **Identify time to the nearest hour and minute**
 * **identify, count and add and subtract money to $5.00**
 * **students will demonstrate understanding of life processes of plants and animals and distinguish between physical and behavioral adaptations ( camouflage, mimicry, hibernation, migration, and dormancy) Students will also show relationships between organisms.**
 * **Continue to work on Adaptation Project**
 * **Describe the physical environment of Greece, Rome and Mali**
 * **Describe how ancient civilizations adapted to their environment (resources, specialization, economics)**
 * **Describe ancient civilization contributions ( government, architecture, sports, arts)**
 * **Compare and contrast biography and autobiography**
 * **Make inferences and logical conclusions after reading fiction and nonfiction text**

__**Math-**__**students will work on recalling and mastering multiplication facts. They will continue to work on multi-step word problems**.

__**Science-**__ identify and demonstrate understanding of simple machines

__**Social**__ **Studies-**
 * **Describe the physical environment of Greece, Rome and Mali**
 * **Describe how ancient civilizations adapted to their environment (resources, specialization, economics)**
 * **Describe ancient civilization contributions ( government, architecture, sports, arts)**
 * Greece/Mali/Rome Day to be held on February 13th**

=__**February 2015**__= __**Language Arts-**__ Identify the author's purpose ( we are looking at creating higher level author's purpose activities to include: author's purpose for theme, moral of story, change in a text etc)
 * Also, looking at asking and answering higher level questions pertaining to various types of text: invitiation, recipe, flier, yard sale sign etc.
 * Continue to work on main idea, details and logical sequence in fiction and nonficiton

__**Math-**__
 * **Continue to work on mastery of multiplication facts and multiplying 2 digits by 1 digit**
 * **identify and draw representations of points, rays. lines and line segments**
 * **identify, describe and compare and contrast attributes of plane and solid geometric figures**
 * **Recognize and describe a variety of patterns using numbers, tables and pictures**

__**Science-**__
 * **Describe the 6 simple machines and their functions**
 * **Classify simple machines found in everyday items**

__Social Studies__ = = =__**March 2015**__= __**Language Arts-**__
 * Cont. working on Greece, Rome and Mali objectives
 * Students will identify resources in each civilization
 * //**Ask and answer questions about what is read (focusing on SOL formatted questions)**//
 * //**Summarize a text**//
 * //**Use a, an and the correctly and continue to work on compound sentences with correct punctuation**//

__**Math-**__
 * ===//**Math and Science goals are the same due to the days we missed because of the weather**//===
 * **Continue to work on mastery of multiplication facts and multiplying 2 digits by 1 digit**
 * **identify and draw representations of points, rays. lines and line segments**
 * **identify, describe and compare and contrast attributes of plane and solid geometric figures**
 * **Recognize and describe a variety of patterns using numbers, tables and pictures**

__**Science-**__ __**Social Studies-**__
 * **Describe the 6 simple machines and their functions**
 * **Classify simple machines found in everyday items**
 * Describe how maps communicate information
 * Identify reasons for European exploration
 * Identify and locate the countries of the explorers, their motives and accomplishments
 * Describe the effects exploration had on American Indians

=April 2015= __**Language Arts-**__ __//**Math**//__ __**Social Studies**__
 * //**Ask and answer questions about what is read (focusing on SOL formatted questions)**//
 * //**Summarize a text**//
 * //**Use a, an and the correctly and continue to work on compound sentences with correct punctuation**//
 * //**Apply meaning clues, language structure, and phonetic strategies**//
 * **Add and subtract like fractions**
 * **Compare and contrast fractions**
 * **Identify fractions on a number line**
 * **Identify improper fractions and mixed numbers**
 * **continue to practice multiplication through 12**
 * Describe the purposes and responsibilities of the United States Government
 * **Identify the significance of American holidays: Columbus Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Day, MLK Jr, President's Day, Memorial Day and Independence Day**