BPS 3rd Grade Essential Objectives
Reading/Language Arts
1. Students will use clear, coherent oral communication.
2. Students will produce a written response to express his or her own thoughts and ideas.
3. Students will write in the content areas.
4. Students will learn and apply knowledge of print, phonological awareness, structural analysis skills, fluency strategies, vocabulary skills, and comprehension strategies to construct meaning of grade level text.
5. Students will identify and use appropriate resources to locate information to be applied to learning goals.
Math
Third Grade Math Essential Objectives
1. Students will communicate number sense concepts using multiple representations to reason, solve problems, and make connections within mathematics and across disciplines.
2. Students will communicate geometric concepts and measurement concepts using multiple representations to reason, solve problems, and make connections within mathematics and across disciplines.
3. Students will communicate algebraic concepts multiple representations to reason, solve problems, and make connections within mathematics and across disciplines.
4. Students will communicate data analysis/probability concepts multiple representations to reason, solve problems, and make connections within mathematics and across disciplines.
Science
Third Grade Science Essential Objectives
1. Students will understand Earth’s surface is always changing.
2. Students will understand that weather occurs in the atmosphere and is the interaction of many factors.
3. Students will understand that sound and light are forms of energy.
4. Students will understand the interactions of plants and animals that occur in a food chain.
Social Studies
Third Grade Social Studies Essential Objectives
1. Students will demonstrate use of map keys and primary and intermediate compass directions.
2. Students will describe different aspects of a Native American culture.
3. Students will describe life for the early settlers of Jamestown.
4. Students will give examples of how our country's founders and events contributed to the founding of America.
5. Students will explain the different ways people can be responsible citizens.
6. Students will describe the interactions of consumers and producers.
7. Students will compare and contrast a U.S. community to one other community.
Health
Third Grade Health Essential Objective
1. Students will understand how personal, community, and global choices impact lifelong health and wellness.
Art
Third Grade Art Essential Objectives
1. Students will recognize art of the past and present.
2. Students will discuss how art of the past can tell about its creators.
3. Students will discuss how art can represent a group of people and their way of life.
4. Students will view and discuss a variety of art from different cultures.
5. Students will identify and use these elements of art: line, shape, space, texture, color, value, and form.
6. Students will identify and use the principle of design: balance (symmetrical and asymmetrical).
7. Students will be able to:
--artistically create and express their product though writing or speaking
or
--select a favorite art piece and express their choice through writing or speaking.
8. Students will use examples of symbols in portraits, illustrations, and architecture.
9. Students will express themselves through a variety of media, both two- and three-dimensional: painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, textiles.
Media
Third Grade Media Essential Objectives
1. Students will use information skills, resources, and technologies to inquire, think, critically, and gain knowledge.
2. Students will use information skills, resources, and technologies to share their knowledge and participate as responsible members of a democratic society.
3. Students will use information skills, resources, and technologies to pursue personal and aesthetic growth.
Physical Education
Third Grade Physical Education Essential Objectives
1. Students will understand and actively perform the concepts and principles of a healthy lifestyle through curriculum-based activities.
2. Students will understand that physical activity directly correlates to health, enjoyment, challenge, and positive self-esteem.
3. Students will understand positive self-management and social skills that contribute to a safe and productive environment.
Vocal Music
Third Grade Music Essential Objectives
1. The student will sing in rhythm and in tune within the pentatone in various keys.
2. The student will perform individual instrument parts while other students sing or play contrasting parts.
3. The student will read four-beat patterns with known notes and rhythms.
4. The student will write four-beat patterns with known notes and rhythms.
1. Students will use clear, coherent oral communication.
2. Students will produce a written response to express his or her own thoughts and ideas.
3. Students will write in the content areas.
4. Students will learn and apply knowledge of print, phonological awareness, structural analysis skills, fluency strategies, vocabulary skills, and comprehension strategies to construct meaning of grade level text.
5. Students will identify and use appropriate resources to locate information to be applied to learning goals.
Math
Third Grade Math Essential Objectives
1. Students will communicate number sense concepts using multiple representations to reason, solve problems, and make connections within mathematics and across disciplines.
2. Students will communicate geometric concepts and measurement concepts using multiple representations to reason, solve problems, and make connections within mathematics and across disciplines.
3. Students will communicate algebraic concepts multiple representations to reason, solve problems, and make connections within mathematics and across disciplines.
4. Students will communicate data analysis/probability concepts multiple representations to reason, solve problems, and make connections within mathematics and across disciplines.
Science
Third Grade Science Essential Objectives
1. Students will understand Earth’s surface is always changing.
2. Students will understand that weather occurs in the atmosphere and is the interaction of many factors.
3. Students will understand that sound and light are forms of energy.
4. Students will understand the interactions of plants and animals that occur in a food chain.
Social Studies
Third Grade Social Studies Essential Objectives
1. Students will demonstrate use of map keys and primary and intermediate compass directions.
2. Students will describe different aspects of a Native American culture.
3. Students will describe life for the early settlers of Jamestown.
4. Students will give examples of how our country's founders and events contributed to the founding of America.
5. Students will explain the different ways people can be responsible citizens.
6. Students will describe the interactions of consumers and producers.
7. Students will compare and contrast a U.S. community to one other community.
Health
Third Grade Health Essential Objective
1. Students will understand how personal, community, and global choices impact lifelong health and wellness.
Art
Third Grade Art Essential Objectives
1. Students will recognize art of the past and present.
2. Students will discuss how art of the past can tell about its creators.
3. Students will discuss how art can represent a group of people and their way of life.
4. Students will view and discuss a variety of art from different cultures.
5. Students will identify and use these elements of art: line, shape, space, texture, color, value, and form.
6. Students will identify and use the principle of design: balance (symmetrical and asymmetrical).
7. Students will be able to:
--artistically create and express their product though writing or speaking
or
--select a favorite art piece and express their choice through writing or speaking.
8. Students will use examples of symbols in portraits, illustrations, and architecture.
9. Students will express themselves through a variety of media, both two- and three-dimensional: painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, textiles.
Media
Third Grade Media Essential Objectives
1. Students will use information skills, resources, and technologies to inquire, think, critically, and gain knowledge.
2. Students will use information skills, resources, and technologies to share their knowledge and participate as responsible members of a democratic society.
3. Students will use information skills, resources, and technologies to pursue personal and aesthetic growth.
Physical Education
Third Grade Physical Education Essential Objectives
1. Students will understand and actively perform the concepts and principles of a healthy lifestyle through curriculum-based activities.
2. Students will understand that physical activity directly correlates to health, enjoyment, challenge, and positive self-esteem.
3. Students will understand positive self-management and social skills that contribute to a safe and productive environment.
Vocal Music
Third Grade Music Essential Objectives
1. The student will sing in rhythm and in tune within the pentatone in various keys.
2. The student will perform individual instrument parts while other students sing or play contrasting parts.
3. The student will read four-beat patterns with known notes and rhythms.
4. The student will write four-beat patterns with known notes and rhythms.