YEAR THREE

(2017-18)

Term 1 Term 2 Term 3

Social Studies: Great Lessons Cultural Geography:

Clock of Eras Continents (North & South America)

Past/Present/Future

Personal Timelines Physical Geography: Compass &

Directions, Earth’s Atmosphere Physical Geography: Earth’s
Calendar Hydrosphere
History: Common Needs of People,
Timeline of Earth Ancient Civilizations- Ancient Egyp

Physical Geography: The Volcano

BC/CE

Peace & Cosmic Ed.

A Community in the Past

Canada’s Dynamic (Acadia)
Communities: Students will
demonstrate an understanding and
appreciation of how geography,
culture, language, heritage, economics
and resources shape and change
Canada’s communities.

Language Arts MontessoriGuided Reading

Daily reading & writing: individual, small Focus on letter writing and Focus on narrative writing and
group, modeled reading/writing, grammar
materials, sentence analysis, etc.)
expository/persuasive writing. vocabulary development.

Weekly Poetry Studies Sentence structure Work on beginning, middle and

end of stories.

*What is the problem/solution in

the story.

Science Zoology: Living/Non-Living Zoology & Botany: Classification Zoology: Aquatic Animals

Biomes, climate adaptations Botany: Trees

Small Crawling & Flying Animals: Hot & Cold Temperatures:

Students will describe the
general structure and life habits
of small crawling and flying
animals such as insects, spiders,
worms, etc and apply this
knowledge to observed local
species.
Students will recognize the
Exploring Liquids/Boats &
effects of heating and cooling,
Buoyancy: Students will describe
and identify methods for
some properties of water and
heating and cooling.
other other liquids, and
recognize the importance of
water to living and nonliving
things.

*Students will describe the

interaction of water with different
materials and apply that
knowledge to practical problems
of drying, liquid absorption and
liquid containment.

*Students will construct objects

that will float on and move
through water, and evaluate
various designs for watercraft.

Math Numbers to 1000 Geometry Estimation

*For more Place Value Fractions Time

detailed math
plans please see Graphing Patterns Money
the attached
long range Patterns (Grade 1) Measurement Geometry Part 2
plans/math
themes Problem Solving (Problem of the Problem Solving (Problem of the Problem Solving (Problem of the
Week) Week) Week)
Health Self-Awareness Relating to Others Body Knowledge and Care

Cosmic Education Friendships Nutrition, Inside the Human Body

Peace Makers/Breakers Life Learning

Basic Personal Hygiene: Germs

are Not for Sharing

Personal Safety (Hour Zero)

*Art will be integrated into core subject areas

throughout the year