Our Course of Study

3rd Grade Overview
Language Arts	Alphabetical order, use of a dictionary, long and short sounds, beginning and ending sounds, prefixes, suffixes, dipthongs, combinations, blends, diagraphs, plurals, syllables, word division and accent, contractions, compund base words, antonyms, synonyms.New word attack skills , letter writing, simple compostions using knowledge of grammer & punctuation. Journal writing. Poetry, reading and memorization. D'Nealian Cursive.
Geography, World Culture, US History	Geography, history of the U.S. and Ohio; national, state and local government: Map reading and symbol interpretation. Determining distances. Identifying landform symbols. Using grids, latitude and longitude graphs. Graphs. Biographies of famous men and women. Myths & Legend. Early American History
Science & Technology Topics	Seeds and plants. Matter & it's changes. Earth's Rocks. Forces, work and machine. Weather, climate water. Food chains and habitats. Our online Ocean Reefs Study is here. Note: some links are no longer available. Earth & moons. Human health and environments.
Mathematics	Stanford EPGY Mathematics Fact drills covered these topics: Addition, subtraction 4 digit numbers. Multiplication by 9s, regrouping 10s. Division by 9s, missing factors, remainders. Place values, comparing 3 digit numbers, rounding. Fractions (equivalent, comparing, sets). Decimals (adding, subtracting). Measuring, money, time, length, liquids, weights. Geometry (curves, 2-D, 3-D, perimeter and area, grids, symmetry, volume). Picture and bar graphs.
Art/Art History	Photogtraphy, watercolor, wood carving, ceramics and ancient art history.
Foreign Language	Spanish
Physical Education	Tae Kwon Do Martial Arts, gymnasticans and swimming, Soccer