Greenwood International School English Department (2017 2018) Grade 3 Subject Teachers Teacher s Name Sections Ms. Uzma Ms. Aseema Ms. Shareeka Ms. Tasmia G3 Koalas G3 Pandas G3 Grizzlies G3 Polarbears Head of English Department Ms. Kalpana G. Pandey (Ms. Kelly) Elementary English focusses on CCSS strands that include comprehensive core reading and language arts curriculum which focuses on reading, language arts, and writing standards. The curriculum addresses the five areas of reading instruction: reading comprehension, phonics, phonemic awareness, fluency, and vocabulary while focusing on 21st Century skills including critical thinking and problem solving; communication and collaboration; creativity and innovation; and technology. [1]
PERIODS: 6/ WEEK (50 Mins. each) Resources and Teaching Aids 1. JOURNEYS-National (Text book) 2. JOURNEYS (Readers Notebook) 3. Writing Handbook 4. Reading Log 5. Writing Mats 6. Worksheets 5. Smart board 6. Think Central Online Resources 7. Flash cards/ Charts 8. Teacher handouts 9. Audio-Visual Aids 10. Internet 12.Writing Journal [2]
Term 1 COURSE CONTENTS STORY 1. Fine Fine School 2. The Trial of Carigan Jones 3. Destiny s Gift 4. Roberto Clemente Vocabulary: From the stories mentioned above/map academic words. GRAMMAR 1. Subject and predicate 2. Kinds of sentences 3. Simple and Compound sentences 4. Common and Proper Nouns 5. Plural nouns s and es 6. Pronoun verb agreement 7. Verbs in the past 8. Present and past tense DECODING/SPELLINGS: From the stories mentioned above. 1. Short vowels 2. Long vowels 3. Long a and long e 4. Long i words COMPREHENSION: Informational Text Cold reads Comprehension Strategy 1. Story structure 2. Conclusions 3. Understanding characters 4. Cause and effect WRITING: Narrative Writing a. Descriptive b. Personal narrative c. Letter d. Narrative Response LISTENING: 1. Listen to stories, speeches, presentations, poetry. 2. Interact with peers for group activities. 3. Audio Aids & worksheets. 4. Listening worksheets Journal writing Research Multi-Disciplinary Project Work Recitation: Unit theme related poems. [3]
Term 2 COURSE CONTENTS STORY 1. Bat loves the night 2. Yonder Mountain 3. Kamishibai man 4. Technology wins the game Vocabulary: From the stories mentioned above/map academic words. GRAMMAR 1. Action verbs and being verbs 2. Subject- verb agreement 3. Abstract nouns 4. Plural nouns 5. Adjectives 6. Comparing more than two nouns 7. The verb be SPELLINGS / Decoding: From the stories mentioned above. 1. Short and long vowel 2. Contractions 3. ow words 4. oy words COMPREHENSION: Informational Text Cold reads Comprehension Strategy 1. Sequence of events 2. Compare and contrast 3. Cause and effect WRITING: Informational Writing a. Cause and effect paragraph b. Compare & Contrast c. Informative paragraph Journal writing LISTENING: 1. Listen to stories, speeches, presentations, poetry. 2. Interact with peers for group activities. 3. Audio Aids & worksheets. 4. Listening worksheets Research Multi-Disciplinary Project Work Recitation: Unit theme related poems. [4]
Term 3 COURSE CONTENTS STORY 1. Tops and Bottoms 2. Harvest Birds 3. Pop s Bridge 4. Young Thomas Edison GRAMMAR 1. Quotations 2. commas 3. common and proper nouns 4. subject and object pronouns Vocabulary: From the stories mentioned above/map academic words. SPELLINGS / Decoding: From the stories mentioned above. 1. Homophones 2. Unexpected consonants 3. Words with long o 4. aw words COMPREHENSION: Informational Text Cold reads Comprehension Strategy 1. Theme of the story 2. Conclusions 3. Compare and contrast WRITING: Opinion Writing a. Opinion essay b. Response paragraph c. Response to literature LISTENING: 1. Listen to stories, speeches, presentations, poetry. 2. Interact with peers for group activities. 3. Audio Aids & worksheets. 4. Listening worksheets Journal writing Research Multi-Disciplinary Project Work Recitation: Unit theme related poems.. [5]
Mathematics Department Grade 3 2017-2018 Subject Teachers Teacher s Name Section Ms. Uzma Ms. Zainab Ms. Shareeka Ms. Tasmia A- Koalas B- Pandas C- Grizzlies D- Polar Bears Head of Math Department: Ms.Naureen Ahmed Teaching Resources 1. GO MATH- STUDENT BOOK 2. MATH WORKBOOK 3. DIARY OF A MATH KID 4. COPY BOOK 5. MATH BOARD 6. ONLINE RESOURCES 7. MANIPULATIVES 8. INTERACTIVE TOOLS Teaching periods: 18/Month [6]
COURSE CONTENTS TERM 1 Represent and Interpret Data Organize data. Use and make bar graphs. Solve problem solving using data Addition and Subtraction within 1,000 Round to the nearest ten or hundred. Estimate sums. Use place value to add. Estimate differences. Use place value to subtract [7]
TERM 2 Understand Multiplication Count equal groups. Relate addition and multiplication Skip-count on a number line. Model multiplication with arrays. Multiply with 1 and 0. Use Multiplication Facts Find unknown numbers. Multiply 1-digit numbers by multiples of 10. Understand Division Model division. Number of equal groups. Relate subtraction and division. [8]
TERM 3 Understand Division Bar model and array. Write related facts. Division rules for 1 and 0. Fractions Compare fractions. Equivalent fractions. Measurement Measure and use time intervals. Estimate and measure liquid volume. Estimate and measure mass. Measurement & Data Measure perimeter of polygon. Measure Area of polygon. Geometry Identify polygons by number of side. [9]
Science Department 2017-2018 Grade 3 Subject Teacher(s) Teacher s Name Ms Uzma Ms Aseema Ms Shareeka Ms Tasmia Section A-Koalas B- Pandas C- Grizzlies D-Polar Bear. Resources and Teaching Aids 1. HMH Science Dimensions 2. One Science Portfolio to accommodate sheets and Formative assessments 3. Science Note book Teaching period: 5 / week (5 days) [10]
COURSE CONTENTS Term 1 HMH Science Dimensions 1.Unit 1: Engineering and Technology Lesson 1: How do we define problems? 2.Unit 4 : Life cycles and inherited Traits Lesson 1: What are Some plant Life cycles? Lesson 2: What are Some Animal Life cycles? Lesson 3: What Are Inherited Plant And Animal Traits? 3. Unit5 :Organisms and Their Environments Lesson 1: How Does the Environment Affect Traits? Lesson 2: What Are Adaptations? Lesson 3: How can Organisms Succeed in Their Environments? Lesson 4: What Happens when Environment Changes? [11]
Term 2 HMH Science Dimensions 4. Unit1 : Engineering Lesson 2: How Can We Design a Solution? 5. Unit2 : Forces Lesson 1: What Are Forces? Lesson 2: What Are Some Types of Forces? Lesson 3: What Forces Act from a Distance? 6. Unit3 : Motion Lesson 1: What Is Motion? Lesson 2: What are Some Patterns in Motion? [12]
Term 3 HMH Science Dimensions 7 Unit1 :Engineering Lesson3: How Do We Test and Improve a Solution? 8. Unit6 :Fossils Lesson 1: What Is a Fossil? Lesson 2: What Do Fossils Tell Us about the Past? 9.Unit 7 : Weather and Patterns Lesson 1: How Is Weather Measured? Lesson 2: How Can We Predict Weather? Lesson 3: What Are Some Severe Weather Impacts? Lesson 4: What Are Some Types of Climates? [13]