Grade 3 Curriculum

Curriculum Strands

Key Focus Areas

• Listening for meaning, detail, and inference in extended texts
• Reading fiction and non-fiction with increasing independence
• Writing paragraphs with topic sentences and supporting details
• Applying punctuation, capitalisation, and writing conventions
• Speaking confidently in discussions and presentations
• Developing vocabulary through context and word study

Sample Learning Outcomes

• Read grade-level texts with fluency and comprehension
• Write multi-sentence paragraphs with a clear focus
• Listen and respond critically to spoken language
• Use descriptive language such as similes in writing and speech

Curriculum Strands

Key Focus Areas

• Numbers to 1000 — place value, skip-counting, and ordering
• Multiplication and division with arrays and equal groups
• Adding and subtracting with regrouping up to 1000
• Fractions as equal parts of a whole and a set
• Measuring length, mass, and capacity with standard units
• Collecting, displaying, and interpreting data in graphs

Sample Learning Outcomes

• Skip count forward and backward by 2s, 5s, 10s, and 100s to 1000
• Understand multiplication as repeated addition using arrays
• Represent and compare fractions with denominators 2, 4, and 8
• Solve addition and subtraction problems within 1000

Curriculum Strands

Key Focus Areas

• Investigating forces, motion, and simple machines
• Exploring relationships between organisms in ecosystems
• Observing life cycles, traits, and inheritance in plants and animals
• Conducting and recording scientific investigations
• Understanding weather patterns and the water cycle
• Developing scientific vocabulary and inquiry skills

Sample Learning Outcomes

• Compare how different forces affect the motion of objects
• Describe interdependent relationships between organisms
• Identify how traits are passed from parents to offspring
• Conduct a fair test and record observations accurately

Curriculum Strands

Key Focus Areas

• Exploring Caribbean heritage, ancestors, and cultural traditions
• Understanding how communities and societies develop over time
• Reading and creating maps of local and regional areas
• Examining how people meet their needs through economic choices
• Developing civic awareness and participation skills
• Using historical evidence and primary sources

Sample Learning Outcomes

• Describe contributions of ancestors to Caribbean culture
• Identify major geographic features of the Caribbean region
• Explain how civic participation builds stronger communities
• Compare economic decision-making at personal and community level