Our ELA curriculum, ReadyGEN, is an integrated literacy program with a balanced literacy approach. The curriculum encompasses:

 

Trade books/Text collection: students engage in multiple close readings/discussions of full-length authentic literary and informational texts

 

Sleuth: during small group, students engage in multiple short readings/discussions of shorter pieces of authentic texts to sharpen their close reading skills; they look for clues, ask questions, make their case and prove it!

 

Independent reading: students select books and practice reading independently with "just right" text

 

To find out more about Ready GEN, visit: http://www.pearsonschool.com/index.cfm?locator=PS2eUe&PMDbSiteId=2781&PMDbSolutionId=6724&PMDbSubSolutionId=&PMDbCategoryId=3289&PMDbSubCategoryId=&PMDbSubjectAreaId=&PMDbProgramId=141261

 

 

Mathematics 

 

Our school uses enVisionsMATH, a math curriculum that follows the NJ Core Content Standards for Mathematics.

 

This guides us to instill crucial math skills and strategies that our students will need to be proficient in order to succeed in the next grade level.

 

If you would like to learn more about enVisions math, visit: http://www.pearsonschool.com/index.cfm?locator=PS2nU9&PMDbSiteId=2781&PMDbSolutionId=6724&PMDbSubSolutionId=&PMDbCategoryId=806&PMDbSubCategoryId=25741&PMDbSubjectAreaId=&PMDbProgramId=134781

 

 

 **Does your child know their basic math facts? 
 
Social Studies
 
Third Grade Social Studies focuses on the following areas:
Citizenship
Civics
Current Events
Geography

 

 

Science

Third Grade science focuses on the study of:
Life Science: Inheritance and Variation of Traits: Life Cycles and Traits and Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems
Earth Science: Weather and Climate
Energy, Force & Motion