3rd Grade Curriculum

Religion

Books/Resources	Scope and Sequence
Our Life with Jesus (Faith and Life Series)	Old Testament scripture Catholic teaching Liturgy and feasts Sacraments Morals and virtues Church hierarchy

Reading

Books/Resources	Scope and Sequence
Phonics D (Modern Curriculum Press) Chapter books Reading A-Z Guided Reading	Listening/speaking skills Word recognition and vocabulary Comprehension skills Literature appreciation Reading skills

Language Arts / Writing

Books/Resources	Scope and Sequence
Word Study D (MCP) Voyages in English (Loyola Press) Handwriting (Zaner-Bloser) Worldly Wise 3000B (Educators Publishing Service)	Punctuation/capitalization Sentence structure Parts of speech Writing process Research skills

Mathematics

Books/Resources	Scope and Sequence
Saxon 5/4	Multiple-digit addition and subtraction Word problems Multiplication/division Data analysis Fractions and decimals Measurement and time Geometry Probability and statistics

Science

Books/Resources	Scope and Sequence
Scott Foresman Science Teacher resources	Scientific reasoning Experiments/Scientific process Solar system Habitats and food chain Simple machines Light and sound energy

Social Studies

Books/Resources	Scope and Sequence
Communities (Scott Foresman)	Native Americans Early explorers Southern colonies Civil War Ancient Rome Civics and patriotism Economics Local communities Map skills and geography

Art

Books/Resources	Scope and Sequence
Classroom art supplies	Creative expression Perceptual awareness Artistic heritage Art appreciation

Music

Books/Resources	Scope and Sequence
Musical instruments	Creative expression Artistic perception Historical and cultural music Music appreciation

Spanish

Books/Resources	Scope and Sequence
Classroom resources	Building vocabulary Simple sentences Beginning reading Cultural appreciation