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MAY 24, 2011
What’s the big deal with third grade?
Beginning of Third Grade
LiteracyLiteracy MathMath
Comprehension strategies reviewed
Elements of non-fiction writing taught
Non-fiction text used extensively for class work and assessments
Higher Order Questions
Dibels for fluency continues
FractionsImproper, mixed numbers, number lines, pie graphs
Line plotsMultiplication/DivisionEvery concept taken to
problem solving with higher order thinking
A Peek into 3rd Grade
Oral Reading Fluency Comparisons
2nd GradeEnd of Year students are expected to be able to read 90-117 words per minute (wpm)
3rd GradeEnd of Year students are expected to be able to read 110-137 words per minute (wpm)
Reading
Reading requires higher level thinking skills
Make inferences and draw conclusions about what they have read
Analyze Cause and Effect Relationships
Find answers that are not “right there.”
Make connections to self, world, and other texts
Big changes
K-2 Students are LEARNING TO READ
3-5 Students are READING TO LEARN
Writing
New Writing Skills and Tasks that should be mastered during Third Grade:
Fictional WritingReport Writing (Newspaper article)Note-Taking SkillsProper Usage of the following Conventions-
Capitalization and Punctuation Subject/Verb AgreementParagraph Writing-Topic Sentences, Logical
Sequence, Supporting details and Elaboration
Math Comparisons
2nd Grade Read, write, count,
sequence, add & subtract numbers up to 999
Develop fluency with multi-digit addition & subtraction
Explore part to whole relationships (halves, thirds, & fourths)
3rd Grade Read, write, count,
sequence, add & subtract numbers up to 9,999
Develop fluency with multiplication from 1x1 to 12x12 & division up to two-digit by one-digit
Explore, describe, & use fractions, (halves, thirds, fourths, sixths, eighths) mixed numbers, equivalent fractions to understand relationships among the fractions, place fractions on a number line
Math Comparisons
2nd Grade
Estimate & measure using appropriate units: length and temperature
Collect, organize, describe, display data using Venn diagrams & pictographs
Use symbols to represent unknown quantities in number sentences
3rd Grade
Estimate & measure using appropriate units: length, temperature, capacity, & mass
Collect, organize, describe, display data using circle graphs, tables, and coordinate graphing
Use symbols to represent unknown quantities and write addition & subtraction using variables
Assessments
• Reading• Second Grade• 3 to 4 Comprehension passages over multiple
days• 15-18 questions Total• Third Grade• Standardized formative Assessments
(3-Early fall, Winter, and Spring)• Multiple passages in one day• Approximately 3 times the number of questions.• Skills Assessment given once a week
Assessments
• Math• Second Grade• Standardized Math Investigations Assessments • Third Grade• Standardized Formative Assessments (3-Early fall,
Winter, and Spring)
• More reading required to answer math questions • Skills Assessment given once a week• Timed facts test once a week
New CMS Assessments
Second Grade Social Studies and ScienceEach student is tested individually (one on
one with a teacher) short answers.
Third Grade Social Studies and ScienceStudents are tested as a class at the same
time.Answers are multiple choice.
End of Year Assessments
Second GradeEnd of Unit Assessments given throughout the
year.DIBELS
Third GradeEnd of Unit Assessments given throughout the
year.Standardized End of Grade (EOG) Assessments for
math and readingGiven over 3 days- math has two parts calculator
active and inactive
The week of the EOG’s
Grading
1,2,3’s
A, B, C ‘s
What does it all mean?
Informal Grading Scales Comparison
Second Grade
Third Grade
80-100 = 3 93-100 = A85-92 = B
60-79 = 2 77-84 = C
Below 59 = 1 70-76 = DBelow 69 = F
Suggestions for summer work from third grade teachers
Continue to work on addition/subtraction facts
Concentrate on doubles
Have students read at least 30 minutes a day to build reading stamina
Literacy: Summer Preparation Activities
Have your child read out loud to you or other family members to develop fluency
Keep a journal of summer activities
Read and ask your child questions about what he/she has read
Math: Summer Preparation Activities
Graph the recyclables in your home after one week
Go on a shape hunt in your home and look for plane and solid figures
Divide fruit such as an apple into fractional parts of halves, thirds and fourths. You can also have your child divide into equal shares.
Measure the furniture in your home in inches and then convert to feet and inches
Figure out the change at a store
Websites
www.ixl.comwww.toonuniversity.com
This should be every student