Grade 3 Standards
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LANGUAGE ARTS
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Language
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Determines the meaning of vocabulary words using context clues/dictionary
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Recognizes that words are made up of parts (roots, prefix, suffix) and can identify those parts
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Identifies and applies the meaning of the terms antonyms, synonyms and homophones
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Identifies and uses 4 main parts of speech (noun, verb, adjective, adverb)
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Reading/Literature
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Uses letter/sound knowledge to decode written English
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· Reads grade level text with fluency, accuracy, appropriate pacing and expression
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Locates and summarizes the main idea and supporting details in various texts
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Identifies speaker in a text
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Identifies story elements (plot, characters, setting, theme, dialogue)
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Makes judgments about elements from text and supports with evidence from text (cause/effect, fact/opinion)
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Identifies characteristics of various genres (fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama)
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Composition
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· Uses main ideas and details to create paragraphs
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Uses organizational tools to formulate ideas |
· Composes pieces that clearly communicate ideas for different purposes with beginning, middle and ending
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· Edits/revises drafts of writing
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Conventions
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Developing cursive writing
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Uses end punctuation accurately
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Capitalizes accurately (beginning of sentence, proper nouns)
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Identifies, uses and correctly formats complete sentences
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Applies letter/sound knowledge when spelling in everyday writing
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SOCIAL STUDIES
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Uses titles, directions, legends and scales to locate places on various maps
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Identifies and locates New England States, major cities and towns and landmarks in Massachusetts
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Identifies historical sites and important events of Sutton and Massachusetts
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Explains the necessities and influences of local government
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Explains the definition and purpose of a tax
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Defines the barter system
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Compares and contrasts the beliefs, motivations and ways
of life of the Wampanoag, Pilgrims and Puritans
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Explains the importance of events surrounding the American Revolution
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Recognizes the importance of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights
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Reads biographies and identifies contributions of famous people in the fields of science, art, business and politics
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SCIENCE
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Recognizes and understands the properties of soil
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Understands and describes phases of the water cycle
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Demonstrates basic understanding of plants: structure, life cycle and photosynthesis
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Demonstrates an understanding of basic properties of magnets
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Demonstrates an understanding of basic properties of sound
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Identifies and understands usage of basic tools
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Makes observations, records and interprets data
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Understands and applies the engineering design process
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MATHEMATICS
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Numeration/Operations
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Demonstrates knowledge of addition facts using addends 0-10
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Demonstrates knowledge of related subtraction facts
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Uses basic facts to solve related problems
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Identifies and names place value in numbers to hundred thousands
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Orders and compares whole numbers to hundred thousands
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Adds multi-digit numbers to thousands using algorithms
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Subtracts multi-digit numbers to thousands using algorithms
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Uses estimation to add/subtract
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Demonstrates knowledge of multiplication facts using factors 0-10
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· Demonstrates awareness of related division facts
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· Demonstrates understanding of fractions as part of a whole (numerator and denominator)
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Patterns, Functions, and Algebra
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Counts in patterns (i.e. by 2s, 5s, 10s, 100s, 1000s)
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Identifies and continues patterns in multiples of 10, 100, 1000 when given a starting point
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Uses symbols +,-,<,>,= to compare mathematical relationships using whole numbers
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Uses symbols x,÷,<,>,= to compare mathematical relationships using whole numbers
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Geometry
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Identifies and names two-dimensional shapes
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Identifies and names three-dimensional shapes
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Identifies symmetric figures and draws lines of symmetry of two-dimensional shapes
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Identifies and draws intersecting, parallel, and perpendicular lines
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Measurement
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Measures to the nearest 1/2 inch and centimeter
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Identifies U.S. customary and metric units of weight
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Estimates and compares weight
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Calculates area and perimeter of rectangles
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Determines time to the nearest minute
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Computes elapsed time
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Identifies coin equivalencies and makes money exchanges
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Uses a thermometer and the Fahrenheit temperature scale
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Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability
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· Reads tables, graphs and maps
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· Uses data in problem solving
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· Collects, summarizes and interprets data
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