Third Grade Team

Mr. Bush Contact: phone: (847) 433-0090 x239, after hours dial x2392 for voicemail e-mail: cbush@nssd112.org

Mrs. Hettich Contact: phone: (847) 433-0090 x214, after hours dial x2142 for voicemail e-mail: jhettich@nssd112.org

Ms. Ochsner Johnson Contact: phone: (847) 433-0090 x213, after hours dial x2132 for voicemail e-mail: djohnson@nssd112.org

Teachers Hours: Monday - Friday: 8:40 - 3:17

Units of Study: Language Arts: Through the literary elements of fiction, traditional literature, poetry, biography and non-fiction, children will experience a wide range of instructional activities in listening, reading, writing, discussions and/or speaking. Reading: Construct meaning from print and pictures Use cueing strategies; phonetic, picture and context Make connections to themselves, their experiences and books Predict, recall and summarize stories, information and experiences Identify character, setting, plot, and problem/resolution Expand vocabulary and multiple word meanings Recall and retell information from text Identify and interpret new words using a variety of strategies Use reference texts to clarify and extend word meaning Anticipate by previewing, predicting, and asking questions Compare similar elements in different stories Recognize structure of story Respond in oral and written form to material read Expand and apply a repertoire of reading strategies Listening and Speaking: Retell story with details Express feelings Participate in classroom discussions Retell and react to stories Follow more complex instructions, written and oral Listen attentively to speaker Develop and expand vocabulary by speaking and listening using correct grammar Contribute to group discussions Begin to organize oral presentations Writing: Use cursive handwriting skills Use standard spelling Use pictures or words to develop topic Revise to improve content, grammar, and sentence structure Use varied sentence structure and expand with descriptive words Consider word choice Demonstrate logical flow Use time order ransitions and paragraphs (first, the next day, in summer) Begin to use logical and time order transitions between and within paragraphs Support ideas with specific details nad second order support Provide support and elaboration with details Use capitalization and punctuation Demonstrate correct language mechanics Write independently Mathematics: Investigate arrangements of objects and pictures for large numbers to illustrate thousands; connect to four-digit, place value notation Use regrouping and renaming of objects to represent problem-solving situations involving addition and subtraction with two and three-digit numbers Continue to investigate lines of symmetry with paper folding, mirrors, or completing a drawing Investigate the number relations and number patterns of days in each month, days in a year, and months in a year Investigate values, quantities, equivalency and number patterns with pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, half-dollars and dollars Investigate various ways of organizing data from real life, especially through categorizing Science: Describe how the parts of a plant work together as a system Predict patterns of change in the plant life cycle Identify plant adaptations and describetheir functions Identfy forces as pushes and pulls and gravity as a pull force Describe how simple machines help us do work Describe the properties of light Identify characteristics of the solar system Identify likenesses and differences in planets and describe how these impact their orbits Ask questions, make observations, conduct investigations, arrange data, and describe patterns using scientific method Use tools of technology to do work and the design process to solve problems Social Studies: Comprehend how people learn and work together Understand different types of communities Gain knowlege about our country, its capital and government Develop basic understanding of world citizenship and respecting others Learn about community celebrations around the world Use maps, atlases and globes