Ms. Colbrunn
3rd Grade
Curriculum & Textbooks Include:
Third grade teaches several thematic units in which reading, math, social studies, and science are integrated. In addition, several hands-on science kits are used.
Reading
• Reading and writing integration: Daybook of Critical Reading & Writing (published by Great Source)
• Classroom and leveled-book library
• Grade-level novel sets
• Program manuals: including Guided Readers and Writers series (by Fountas and Pinnell)
Writing
• Expository and narrative writing: Step Up to Writing
• Writing process and genres: Write On Track (textbook published by The Write Source)
• Evaluation and instruction: 6-Traits of Writing
• Grammar and Thinking: Daily Oral Language and Daily Analogies (published by Great Source)
• Grammar: English (textbook published by Houghton Mifflin)
Math
• Student and series components: Math (textbook published by Houghton Mifflin)
• Addition and subtraction math fact proficiency help: One Minute Math
• Comprehensive quick review and assessment: Math 4 Today
• Teachers’ supplemental materials to support the 3rd grade math standards
Social Studies
• Geography, history, government, and civics: Communities: Adventures in Time and Place
(Textbook published by McGraw Hill and National Geographic Society)
• Current events: Scholastic News (weekly newspaper magazine publications by Scholastic)
Science
• Three hands-on kits: Plant Growth and Development (created and published by the National Science Resource
Center [NSRC]), Earth Materials, and Electrical Circuits (created and published by FOSS)
**In 3rd grade, we integrate the provided texts with other instructional components in order to create a district and state standards-based learning experience for each student.**
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