General Objectives

3rd Grade

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At the end of school year, the students from 3rd Grade, are gonna be able to:

English Language Arts (ELA)

  • Children will read more complex texts and explain the main idea, details, and themes.

  • Children will use word parts (prefixes, suffixes, roots) to figure out new words.

  • Children will understand and use a wider range of academic vocabulary in reading and writing.

  • Children will write organized stories, reports, and opinions with supporting details.

Mathematics

  • Children will master multiplication and division within 100 and begin working with fractions.

  • Children will identify shapes, lines, and angles, and understand area and perimeter.

  • Children will measure and estimate using different units and represent data in tables and graphs.

  • Children will apply multiplication, division, and fractions to real-world problems.

Español

    • Mejorar la fluidez y comprensión lectora.

    • Analizar y comprender textos más complejos.

    • Escribir textos más largos y coherentes.

    • Desarrollar habilidades de comunicación efectiva en diferentes situaciones.

Science

  • Students will be able to identify different life habitats and make arguments about how organisms adapt to different habitats for their survival.

  • Carry out investigation about how forces affect motion and how an engineer uses knowledge of force to solve engineering problems.

  • Students will be able to identify patterns, describe climate changes in different regions of the world and construct arguments on how weather hazards can be minimized.

Social Studies

  • Students will develop the skills to be responsible and respectful digital citizens by learning to protect their privacy, manage their digital footprints, engage positively with online communities, recognize and respond to online meanness, give credit to others’ work, and balance technology use with device-free moments.

  • Students will explore the current challenges facing our planet and develop an understanding of the elements of sustainable development. They will reflect on their personal talents, future goals, and ways they can use their skills, time, and resources to help others, support their community, and contribute to a more sustainable world.

  • Students will explore and compare the traditions, values, and beliefs of diverse cultural groups in Mexico, learning how indigenous, religious, and other communities contribute to the growth and identity of their local area, their state, and the country.

  • Students will learn to interpret maps and understand the location of physical and human features, such as cities, roads, and natural landmarks. They will explore how the location, climate, and geography of a place influence how communities develop, how people live, and how goods, ideas, and people move. They will also reflect on how human activities can positively and negatively impact the environment.

  • Students will learn about the structure and functions of state and local governments, including the roles and responsibilities of their leaders. They will explore how these governments work to solve problems in communities and understand why it is important for citizens to actively participate in making their communities better.

    • Students will learn how entrepreneurship and local businesses help communities grow by meeting people’s needs and wants.

    • They will explore how supply, demand, scarcity, and natural resources influence economic decisions, and understand the ways money is used for saving, spending, borrowing, and giving.

    • They will also learn about the role of banks and other financial institutions in supporting savings and managing money.

SEL

  • Develop social and emotional skills, attitudes, and competencies to help them become well-rounded individuals who can effectively navigate their personal and social lives.

Ciencias de la Salud

  • Consolidar coordinación, agilidad y velocidad. Juegos de oposición 1vs1 y 2vs2, circuitos de reacción. Comprensión de reglas, autogestión del esfuerzo y juego limpio.

  • Introducir balance energético, alimentos que aportan fuerza y recuperación, importancia del descanso. Fomentar responsabilidad y hábitos conscientes para prevenir lesiones y favorecer el rendimiento.

Música

  • Ampliación del rango de uso de la voz de canto. Cantar con buena afinación, sólo o en grupo y con un sonido libre de tensión. Cantar de memoria un repertorio de canciones familiares.

  • Ampliación de habilidades en la ejecución instrumental.

  • Inicio de los conceptos elementales de la improvisación, la composición y el arreglo musical.

Atelier

  • Expresar y crear trabajos de arte a partir de la observación de nuestro entorno natural, plantas, paisajes, animales, entorno cultural, vida cotidiana y familiar. Expresar emociones e ideas en sus obras de arte a partir de la experimentación con diversos materiales.

STEM

  • Define basic physics concepts and relate them to common machines

    Recreate and discover the functions of common machines and vehicles

    Apply and recreate the knowledge gained by programming a real robot constructed by the students (LEGO Milo)