3rd grade Alabama curriculum
What 3rd grade students practice in Gradelings, unit by unit, matched to the Alabama Course of Study. Tap any unit to see what it covers and try sample questions.
Math
- Add & SubtractBigger numbers to 1000
- MultiplicationEqual groups and arrays
- DivisionSharing and grouping
- FractionsParts of a whole
- Patterns & EquationsPattern rules and mystery numbers
- MeasuringLength, mass and capacity
- TimeClocks, minutes and calendars
- Round & CountRound, count and compare to 1000
- Area & PerimeterAround and inside shapes
- Sorting PolygonsTriangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons, hexagons and octagons, regular and irregular.
- Times TensMultiply by 10, 20, 30 ...
- Two-Step StoriesSolve problems in two steps
- Halves & Fourths of an InchMeasure to 1/4 inch
- Scaled GraphsEach picture stands for more than 1
English Language Arts(“Reading & Writing” in the app)
- Read and ThinkStories and true facts
- Story ElementsCharacters, settings and plots
- Word JobsNouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs
- Punctuation PowerCommas, apostrophes and quotes
- Spelling PatternsVowel teams and word endings
- Prefixes & SuffixesWord parts that change meaning
- Word PairsSame, opposite and sound-alike
- Sentence SmartsKinds of sentences
- Grammar GearsPossessives, verbs and prepositions
- Reading PatternsCause, order, point of view and the index
- Tales, Poems & HyperboleFables, folktales, legends, myths, rhyme schemes and hyperbole.
- Wonder & Find OutWhat you know, good questions, choosing facts and stories that include everyone.
- Media MessagesInform, persuade or entertain?
Science
- Pushes, Pulls & ForcesGravity, magnets, friction and changing motion
- Speed & MotionFast and slow, why things keep moving, and what changes how quickly motion changes.
- Magnets and StaticMagnets and static charge
- Magnet InventionsUse magnets to solve problems, then test your design.
- Life CyclesButterflies, frogs and salmon
- Animal Life CyclesEggs, larvae, tadpoles and chicks
- Basic Needs & Life CyclesWhat living things need, and the stages of their lives.
- Traits & VariationTraits come from parents, and the environment matters too.
- Surviving in a HabitatGroups, traits and habitats that help animals survive.
- Weather Hazards & SolutionsDesigns that lessen the harm from floods, wind and storms.
- Fossils & Long AgoWhat fossils tell us about living things and places long ago.
- Weather & ClimateWeather data in tables and graphs, and climates around the world.
Social Studies(“Our World” in the app)
- Maps of Our WorldContinents, oceans and countries
- Map Tools & GridsLegends, scales, latitude and longitude
- Alabama's Land RegionsSeven regions from the Highland Rim to the coast
- Alabama's RiversWhere Alabama's rivers start and flow
- Parks, Symbols & LandmarksFrom the yellowhammer to the Edmund Pettus Bridge
- People & the EnvironmentStorms, droughts and caring for the land
- Digging Up the PastArchaeologists, mounds and four ancient periods
- Native Nations of AlabamaThe Muscogee, Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw and more
- Explorers & EncountersColumbus, de Soto and the first colonies
- French AlabamaIberville, Bienville and the founding of Mobile
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