Grade+3+Curriculum


 * January to February 2010

French language Math Science

November to December 2009 French language: ** Silent readings, understanding. Poetries on animals and celebrations – Affirmative and negative forms, Noun and Verb, plural agreements between Verb and Subject, Agreements inside the nominal group, use of dictionary, reading and understanding of nonfiction texts, documents, creative writing of such texts. International Day of Children’s Rights. Reading- Students will be required to choose a novel and periodically write journal responses. Writing- Students will write a story using the techniques and conventions that have been taught.
 * Maths : ** Problem solving, natural numbers (order), addition and multiplication tables, multiply by 10, 100, 1000, mental calculation – Work on grids, segments, perpendiculars, parallels – Measuring lengths and time.
 * Sciences : ** classification of living
 * History : ** Prehistoric times, first tools, mastery of fire, artists and farmers.
 * Geography: ** Earth in space, continents and oceans, various environments.
 * English: ** While all of the other routines and skills put into place since September will continue to be worked on, there will be more focus on reading and writing.
 * Library: ** use the Dewey system to research books about animals. Develop paragraph writing using animal books as a spring board. Develop a list of enumerative words. Use online Encyclopaedias to research animals. In English we will introduce Add-on stories as a type of narrative
 * Music: ** Part singing; //s m l// written on staff
 * Physical Education: ** hand ball and soccer

**March until June 2010 French language: Silent reading, understanding, theme-related poetry (water, environment) Reading: Grammar : different types of sentences, gender and plural of nouns and adjectives, agreements nouns/adjectives/verbs. Writing : Narrative writing, journals, International Day project Conjugation : passé composé

Math: Problem solving with additions, subtractions, multiplications multiplication tables : 6 to 10 Geometry : construction de droites perpendiculaires and angles droits, measurement : distances (km), duration (hr,mn) Data management : graphs, Technology: Word documents, Excel (Journée Internationale) Science: Thermometer, temperatures, water, Earth Day, Eco-School History: Antiquity (beginning of writing), Greek and Roman civilizations Geography: Climate, relief, river systems, urbanisation Civic Instruction : Earth Day, Difference/equality Art: prehistoric paintings, Activities related to International Day English: Library: Music: Physical Education:**