Trimester 1 Learning Standards

  • Reading Foundational Skills

    RF 3.3 Know and apply grade level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words. 

    Reading Literature

    RL 3.3 Describe characters in a story (their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events 

    Writing 

    W 3.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details and clear even sequences

    Math 

    NBT 2 Fluently add and subtract within 1000 using strategies and algorithms based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction

    OA 3.1 Interpret products of whole numbers, e.g., interpret 5 × 7 as the total number of objects in 5 groups of 7 objects each. For example, describe a context in which a total number of objects can be expressed as 5 × 7.

     

Trimester 2 Learning Standards

  • Reading Foundational Skills

    RF 3.3 Know and apply grade level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words. 

    Reading Literature

    RL 3.3 Describe characters in a story (their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events 

    Reading Informational 

    RI 3.3 Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts or steps in technical procedures in a test, using language that pertains to time, sequence & cause/effect & includes texts by and about American Indians.

    Writing 

    W 3.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.

    W 3.3 Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details and even clear sequences

    Language

    L 3.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking

    L 3.2 Demonstrate command of standard English capitalization, punctuation and spelling when writing

    Math 

    OA 3.1 Interpret products of whole numbers, e.g., interpret 5 × 7 as the total number of objects in 5 groups of 7 objects each. For example, describe a context in which a total number of objects can be expressed as 5 × 7.

    OA 3.2 Interpret whole-number quotients of whole numbers, e.g., interpret 56 ÷ 8 as the number of objects in each share when 56 objects are partitioned equally into 8 shares, or as a number of shares when 56 objects are partitioned into equal shares of 8 objects each. For example, describe a context in which a number of shares or a number of groups can be expressed as 56 ÷ 8.

    OA 3.3 Use multiplication and division within 100 to solve word problems in situations involving equal groups, arrays, and measurement quantities, e.g., by using drawings and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.

    OA 3.7 Fluently multiply & divide within 100 using strategies such as the relationship between multiplication and division or properties of operations. 

    3.MD.7 Relate area to the operations of multiplication and addition.

    3.NBT.2: Fluently add & subtract with 1000 using strategies & algorithms based on place value, properties of operations &/or relationship between addition and subtraction

Trimester 3 Learning Standards

  • Reading Foundational Skills

    RF 3.3 Know and apply grade level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words. 

    Reading Literature

    RL 3.3 Describe characters in a story (their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events 

    RL.3.6 Distinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters and include works by and about American Indians. (RL.3.4, RL.3.5)

    RL.3.9 Compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots of stories written by the same author, including American Indian authors, about the same or similar characters (e.g., in books from a series). (RL.3.7)

    Reading Informational 

    RI3.3: Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts or steps in technical procedures in a test, using language that pertains to time, sequence & cause/effect & includes texts by and about American Indians. 

    RI.3.6 Distinguish their own point of view from that of the author of a text. (RI.3.4, RI.3.5)

    RI.3.9 Compare and contrast the most important points and key details presented in two texts on the same topic. (RI.3.7, RI.3.8)

    Writing 

    W 3.1 Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons. 

    W.3.2: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic & convey ideas & information clearly

    W.3.3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, descriptive details, & clear event sequences.

    Language

    L 3.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking

    L 3.2 Demonstrate command of standard English capitalization, punctuation and spelling when writing

    Math 

    3.OA.1: Interpret products of whole numbers. (interpret 5x7 as the total number of objects in 5 groups of 7 objects each.

    3.OA.2: Interpret whole-number quotients of whole numbers. Interpret 56/8 as the number of objects in each share when 56 objects are partitioned equally into 8 shares.

    3.OA.3: Use multiplication & division within100 to solve word problems in situations involving equal groups, arrays & measurement quantities.

    3.OA.7: Fluently multiply & divide within 100 using strategies such as the relationship between multiplication and division or properties of operations.

    3.NF 3.3 Explain the equivalence of fractions in special cases, and compare fractions by reasoning about their size. Grade 3 expectations in this domain are limited to fractions with denominators 2, 3, 4, 6, and 8.

    3.MD.1 Tell and write time to the nearest minute and measure time intervals in minutes. Solve word problems involving addition and subtraction of time intervals in minutes, e.g., by representing the problem on a number line diagram.

    3.MD.3 Draw a scaled picture graph and a scaled bar graph to represent a data set with several categories within a cultural context, including those of Montana American Indians.. Solve one and two-step "how many more" and "how many less" problems using information presented in scaled bar graphs.

    3.MD.7 Relate area to the operations of multiplication and addition.

    3.NBT.2: Fluently add & subtract with 1000 using strategies & algorithms based on place value, properties of operations &/or relationships between addition and subtraction

    3.G.1 Understand that shapes in different categories (e.g., rhombuses, rectangles, and others) may share attributes (e.g., having four sides), and that the shared attributes can define a larger category (e.g., quadrilaterals). Recognize rhombuses, rectangles, and squares as examples of quadrilaterals, and draw examples of quadrilaterals that do not belong to any of these subcategories.