Hillel Torah Curriculum


3rd Grade General Studies
 
 

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Curriculum Overview

Teacher:  Mrs. Renee Lifsics

Language Arts (Reading, Writing, Spelling, Speaking, Listening and Grammar)

The children will experience a wide range of instructional activities in listening, reading, writing, discussing and/or speaking through the literary elements of fiction, traditional literature, poetry, biography and non-fiction.
Writing fluency (sentence structure, grammar, creative stories)
Handwriting   (Zaner-Bloser)
Book Reporting
Write Source - Language Arts Program (Houghton Miflin)

 

Reading

Reading Street, Resources and Workbooks by Scott Foresman
Collection – student anthology organized around themes that provoke student’s curiosity and interest.
Supplementary grade level books and chapter books.
Practice book supports skills related to reading, spelling, writing, grammar, and mechanics.

Themes

1.    Dollars and Sense
2.    Smart Solutions
3.    People and Nature
4.    One of a Kind
5.    Cultures
6.    Freedom

 

Math


Textbook:   The Path To Math Success, Silver Burdett Ginn, 2002

 

Social Studies

Textbook:  Communities Large and Small by Heath
 
  1. Living on the Land-Communal Life and Use of the Natural Resources
    1. Land
      1. Everglades
      2. Rocky Mountains
      3. Canyonlands
      4. Outerbanks
    2. Living in the Desert-- Communal Life and Use of the Natural Resources
    3. Living in the Forest
    4. Living in the Grassland
  2. Exploring City Life
    1. Community Government
    2. Serving the Community
    3. Transportation and Community
    4. City Services
  3. Our Nation’s Capital
    1. Landmarks
    2. Government
  4. Chicago
    1. Geography
    2. Landmarks
    3. Architecture
    4. Natural Resources
    5. Communal Life
    6. Transportation
    7. Communication
    8. Government
  5. Map Skills
  6. Current Events
The Chicago Unit is designed to expand our concept of communities to the people and events that contributed to the development of Chicago as a major metropolitan city as well as instill pride in Chicago.  It examines aspects of Chicago’s development and culture.  A variety of maps, charts, graphs, photographs, and illustrations are used throughout to re-enforce the major concepts in an interesting and meaningful way. The unit also incorporates geography, writing and critical thinking skills.  Each student will be required to research one particular building and to construct that building towards the end of the second semester.

 
Science with Mrs. Lebovitz
 
Textbook: Science 2000 by McGraw Hill/National Geographic
 
  1. Life Science - - Living Things
    1. The World of Living Things
      1. The Inside Look at Living Things
      2. What All Organisms Need
      3. The Life of an Animal
      4. The Life of a Plant
    2. Parts of Living Things – Different Jobs for Different Body Parts
    3. Human Body: Keeping Healthy
      1. Protection Against Disease
        1. You Are Covered
        2. Fighting Diseases
      2. Nutrition and Digestion
        1. Food for Health
        2. Food, A Fuel
    4. Ecosystems
      1. Food Chains
      2. Competition
      3. Adaptation
      4. Changes in an Ecosystem affect organisms that live there
  2. Earth Science
    1. The Sun and Its Family -- Traveling Around the Sun
      1. Earth and the Sun
      2. Exploring the Moon
      3. Earth, Sun, and Moon
    2. The Sun and Its Planets
      1. Here Comes the Sun
      2. Looking at the Inner Planets
      3. Looking at the Outer Planets
    1. Constellations
      1. The history of constellations
      2. Identifying constellations
      3. Learning tales from various cultures pertaining to constellations
      4. Star Lab (Culminating Activity)
        1. Application of Knowledge
        2. Inventing our own constellation tales
    2. Matter
      1. Rocks, clocks, trees, and bees
      2. Comparing solids, liquids, and gases
      3. Building blocks of matter
  1. Physical Science
    1. How Things Move
      1. On the Move!
      2. Pushes and Pulls
      3. Forces in Motion
    2. Work and Machines
      1. Doing Work
      2. Getting Work Done
      3. More Simple Machines
    3. Energy
      1. Heat
      2. Light
      3. Electricity

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