What your child learns in Grade 3 in Newfoundland and Labrador
Grade 3 is a bridge year. Math adds multiplication, division and fractions, and reading moves from learning to read to reading to learn. In social studies, children explore the geography and symbols of their own province. A Provincial Reading and Mathematics Assessment is held in Grade 3.
Grade 3 subjects in the Newfoundland and Labrador Curriculum
Math
Big Ideas
- Number sense and number theory. Students will demonstrate number sense and apply number theory concepts.
- Operation sense. Students will demonstrate operation sense and apply operation principles and procedures in both numeric and algebraic situations.
- Patterns and relationships. Students will explore, recognize, represent and apply patterns and relationships, both informally and formally.
13 units, including numbers to 1000, facts to 20, add & subtract, multiplication.
English Language Arts
Big Ideas
- Speaking and listening: explore and reflect. Students will speak and listen to explore, extend, clarify, and reflect on their thoughts, ideas, feelings, and experiences.
- Speaking and listening: communicate. Students will be able to communicate information and ideas effectively and clearly, and to respond personally and critically.
- Speaking and listening: interact with respect. Students will be able to interact with sensitivity and respect, considering the situation, audience, and purpose.
12 units, including read and think, story elements, word jobs, punctuation power.
Science
Big Ideas
- Science, technology, society and the environment. Students will develop an understanding of the nature of science and technology, of the relationships between science and technology, and of the social and environmental contexts of science and technology.
- Skills of inquiry. Students will develop the skills required for scientific and technological inquiry, for solving problems, for communicating scientific ideas and results, for working collaboratively, and for making informed decisions.
- Attitudes. Students will be encouraged to develop attitudes that support the responsible acquisition and application of scientific and technological knowledge to the mutual benefit of self, society, and the environment.
5 units, including plant parts & needs, how plants grow & change, pushes, pulls & forces, structures & their jobs.
Social Studies
Big Ideas
- Citizenship, power and governance. Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of the rights and responsibilities of citizenship and the origins, functions, and sources of power, authority, and governance.
- Culture and diversity. Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of culture, diversity, and world view, recognizing the similarities and differences reflected in various personal, cultural, racial, and ethnic perspectives.
- Individuals, societies and economic decisions. Students will be expected to demonstrate the ability to make responsible economic decisions as individuals and as members of society.
6 units, including our province: newfoundland and labrador, maps & globes, groups, leaders & getting along, needs around the world.
What to look for on the report card
Look for comments about reading comprehension, paragraph writing, early multiplication and fractions, and using evidence in science and social studies.
Newfoundland and Labrador report cards describe learning with Not Yet Achieving, Approaching, Good, Excellent. See what each level means.
Grade 3 students also take the Newfoundland and Labrador provincial reading and mathematics assessments. Read the Provincial assessments guide.
The Essential Graduation Learnings grow through every subject from Kindergarten to Grade 12. Read about essential graduation learnings.
Ready for Grade 3?
Grade 3 builds on what your child practised in Grade 2. If a skill feels shaky, a few short practice sessions before or early in the year can help:
- Math: tens & ones, bigger or smaller, facts to 20, adding to 100, patterns
- English Language Arts: rhyme time, sound detectives, super sentences, story builders, word power
- Science: life cycles, solids & liquids, push & pull, water world, animal life cycles
- Social Studies: needs & wants, communities in canada, caring citizens, traditions & celebrations, then & now
Common questions
Grade 3 covers math, english language arts, science, social studies in the Newfoundland and Labrador Curriculum. Grade 3 is a bridge year. Math adds multiplication, division and fractions, and reading moves from learning to read to reading to learn. In social studies, children explore the geography and symbols of their own province. A Provincial Reading and Mathematics Assessment is held in Grade 3.
Newfoundland and Labrador report cards describe learning with Not Yet Achieving, Approaching, Good, Excellent. Students in Grade 3 also write the Newfoundland and Labrador provincial reading and mathematics assessments, which is separate from the report card.
Short, regular practice works better than long sessions: 10 to 15 minutes a few times a week, on the skills your child's teacher flags. Read together, use math in real life, and praise effort.
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