Grade 3
Applied Design, Skills, and Technologies
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Designs grow out of natural curiosity.
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Skills can be developed through play.
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Technologies are tools that extend human capabilities.
Arts Education
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Creative experiences involve an interplay between exploration, inquiry, and purposeful choice.
Career Education
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Confidence develops through the process of self-discovery.
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Effective collaboration relies on clear, respectful communication.
Mathematics
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Number represents and describes quantity: Parts of wholes can be represented by fractions.
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Developing computational fluency comes from a strong sense of number: Flexible decomposing and composing are used when adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividiing whole numbers.
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We can describe, measure, and compare spatial relationships: Standard units are used to measure attributes of object shapes.
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Analyzing data and chance help us to compare and interpret: The likelihood of possible outcomes can be examined.
Science
English Language Arts
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Using language in creative and playful ways helps us understand how language works.
Physical & Health Education
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Adopting healthy personal practices and safety strategies protects ourselves and others.
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Having good communication skills and managing our emotions enables us to develop and maintain healthy relationships.
Social Studies
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People from diverse cultures and societies share some common experiences and aspects of life.
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Questioning & Predicting - Make predictions based on prior knowledge.
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Processing & Analyzing Data and Information - Compare results with predictions, suggesting possible reasons for findings.
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Evaluating - Make simple inferences based on their results and prior knowledge.
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Applying & Innovating - Co-operatively design projects; Generate and introduce new or refined ideas when problem solving.
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Communicating - Represent and communicate ideas and findings in a variety of ways, using digital technologies as appropriate.
