3rd grade California units to assign
Every 3rd grade unit in Gradelings, matched to the California Content Standards. Open a unit to read what it covers and try sample questions, then assign it to your class.
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
- 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
- ABC Order & DictionaryFind words fast
- Grammar GearsPossessives, verbs and prepositions
- Reading PatternsCause, order, point of view and the index
- Wonder & Find OutWhat you know, good questions, choosing facts and stories that include everyone.
- Media MessagesInform, persuade or entertain?
Science
- How Plants Grow & ChangeLife cycles, seeds, and making food from sunlight
- Pushes, Pulls & ForcesGravity, magnets, friction and changing motion
- Basic Needs & Life CyclesWhat living things need, and the stages of their lives.
- Speed & MotionFast and slow, why things keep moving, and what changes how quickly motion changes.
- 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.
- Magnet InventionsUse magnets to solve problems, then test your design.
- Fossils & Long AgoWhat fossils tell us about life and places long ago.
- Weather & ClimateSeasons, weather data and climates of the world.
Social Studies
- Needs Around the WorldHomes, food and clothes everywhere
- Working Together FairlyShare jobs, listen to others and treat everyone with respect.
- Money, Taxes & VotingResources, choices and taking part
- Culture & TraditionsMany people, one community
- Changemakers & AlliesPeople who took risks for freedom
- Our Region's LandLandforms, resources and changes
- First Peoples of Our RegionCalifornia Indian nations, long ago and today
- How Our Community BeganExplorers, settlers and change
- Rules, Laws & GovernmentThree branches and local leaders
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