What children learn

Math

1. Number Concepts to 1000

   Hundreds, tens and ones: reading, writing, comparing and ordering numbers up to 1000.

   4 lessons · about 20 minutes each

   BC curriculum: number concepts to 1000

   The lessons, and the skills they build

   1. Hundreds, Tens and OnesTen ones make a ten, ten tens make a hundred, and where a digit sits tells what it is worth.
   2. Reading and Writing Numbers to 1000Say a number, write it with digits, and use a zero when a place is empty: four hundred six is 406.
   3. Comparing and Ordering Numbers to 1000To see which number is greater, look at the hundreds first, then the tens, then the ones.
   4. Make a Ten to AddStarts with a Number Talk (one sum, many ways to think about it), then uses things from home to discover the make-a-ten strategy and use it to add in your head.

   Skills

   • Show a number to 1000 as hundreds, tens and ones, and tell what each digit is worth.
   • Read and write numbers to 1000 in digits, words and expanded form, using zero to hold an empty place.
   • Compare and order numbers to 1000 by looking at the hundreds first, then the tens, then the ones.
   • Add within 20 by making a ten, and explain the strategy in words.

8 more units are planned for Grade 3 Math.

English Language Arts

1. Inside a Story: Characters, Setting, Problem and Solution

   Who a story is about, where and when it happens, and its problem and solution.

   4 lessons · about 20 minutes each

   BC curriculum: elements of story; oral language strategies

   The lessons, and the skills they build

   1. Who Is in the Story?Characters are the people, animals or things that act in a story; the main character is who the story is mostly about.
   2. Where and When? The SettingThe setting is where and when a story happens, and clue words tell us.
   3. Uh-oh and Phew! Problem and SolutionMost stories have a problem (the uh-oh) near the beginning and a solution (the phew) near the end.
   4. Pip and the Runaway KiteA whole picture story read aloud, with stops to think: who the characters are, who the story is mostly about, and how we know what a character feels. Then the student reads lines aloud in the character's voice.

   Skills

   • Name the characters and the main character of a story, and tell how a character feels from what they say and do.
   • Tell where and when a story happens from clue words.
   • Name the problem and the solution of a story and where they come in the beginning, middle and end.
   • Listen to a whole story, predict and explain what a character feels, and read a character's lines aloud in their voice.

8 more units are planned for Grade 3 English Language Arts.

Science

1. Living Things in Our Ecosystem

   What biodiversity means, how scientists sort living things, and how food energy moves along a food chain.

   3 lessons · about 20 minutes each

   BC curriculum: biodiversity in the local environment; energy is needed for life

   The lessons, and the skills they build

   1. So Many Kinds of LifeBiodiversity means many different kinds of living things in one place: we count the kinds, not how many.
   2. Sorting Living ThingsScientists group living things by their features: plants make food from sunlight, animals eat, and fungi feed on dead things.
   3. Who Eats What? Food ChainsA food chain starts with the sun and a plant; the arrows point to the eater and show where the food energy goes.

   Skills

   • Say what biodiversity means and tell which of two places has more kinds of living things.
   • Sort living things into plants, animals and fungi by their features, and group animals by a shared feature.
   • Read and build a simple food chain that starts with the sun and a plant, with arrows showing where the food energy goes.

7 more units are planned for Grade 3 Science.

Social Studies

1. Cultures and the Life We Share

   What culture is, the needs all people share, and learning about Indigenous peoples with respect.

   3 lessons · about 20 minutes each

   BC curriculum: aspects of life shared by and common to peoples and cultures; cultural characteristics and ways of life of local First Peoples and global indigenous peoples

   The lessons, and the skills they build

   1. What Is Culture?Culture is the ways of life a group of people share, and everyone has culture.
   2. Needs We All ShareAll people need food, water, shelter, clothing, people who care and learning; cultures meet these needs in different ways.
   3. Learning About Each Other With RespectIndigenous peoples are the first peoples of a land and live today; there are many, each with its own culture, and we learn about them with respect.

   Skills

   • Say what culture is (the ways of life a group of people share) and pick out parts of culture.
   • Name needs all people share and explain that cultures meet them in different ways.
   • Say who Indigenous peoples are, that there are many distinct peoples, and that they live today.
   • Choose respectful ways to learn about another culture, from the people themselves.

6 more units are planned for Grade 3 Social Studies.

Arts Education

1. Elements of the Arts: Beat, Rhythm and Line

   Keeping a steady beat, clapping rhythms of ta and ti-ti, and drawing lines that show movement and feeling.

   3 lessons · about 20 minutes each

   BC curriculum: elements in the arts, including but not limited to: music: beat/pulse, duration, rhythm, tempo; visual arts: elements of design: line; notation to represent sounds, ideas, and movement

   The lessons, and the skills they build

   1. The Steady Beat and TempoMusic has a steady beat, like a heartbeat; tempo is how fast or slow the beat goes, which is not the same as loud or soft.
   2. Rhythm: Ta and Ti-tiRhythm is the pattern of long and short sounds on top of the steady beat; ta is one sound on a beat, ti-ti is two quick sounds on one beat.
   3. Lines That MoveLine is an element of visual art: straight, wavy, zigzag, spiral and dotted lines can show movement and feelings, like sounds in music.

   Skills

   • Feel and keep a steady beat, and tell a fast tempo from a slow one (and both from loud and soft).
   • Tell rhythm from beat, and read, say and clap short rhythms of ta and ti-ti.
   • Name straight, wavy, zigzag, spiral and dotted lines, and choose a line to show a feeling, movement or sound.

7 more units are planned for Grade 3 Arts Education.

Physical and Health Education

1. Moving My Body: Travel, Spot and Object Moves

   Travel, spot and object moves, jumping and landing softly, and holding a steady balance, with a safety check before moving at home.

   3 lessons · about 20 minutes each

   BC curriculum: proper technique for fundamental movement skills, including non-locomotor, locomotor, and manipulative skills

   The lessons, and the skills they build

   1. Three Kinds of MovesTravel moves take you somewhere, spot moves stay in one place, object moves control a thing like a sock ball.
   2. Hop, Jump and Land Like a CatA hop is one foot, a jump is two feet; swing your arms to jump and bend your knees to land softly.
   3. Balance Like a FlamingoWide and low is steadier than narrow and tall; arms out and eyes on one still spot help you balance.

   Skills

   • Sort a move as a travel move (locomotor), a spot move (non-locomotor) or an object move (manipulative).
   • Do a safety check before moving at home: clear space, bare feet or grippy shoes, stop and tell a grown-up if anything hurts.
   • Tell a hop from a jump, and jump and land softly with bent knees and swinging arms.
   • Hold a steady balance using a wide base, a low body, arms out and eyes on one still spot.

6 more units are planned for Grade 3 Physical and Health Education.

Career Education

1. My Strengths and My Goals

   Naming their strengths, setting a small goal, and planning the steps and the helpers to reach it.

   3 lessons · about 20 minutes each

   BC curriculum: goal-setting strategies

   The lessons, and the skills they build

   1. What I'm Good AtEveryone has strengths: skills and kind ways of being, and they grow when we practise.
   2. Setting a GoalA goal is something I want to do or get better at; a good goal is one I can do, I know what to do, and I can do it soon.
   3. Steps and HelpersReach a big goal with small steps in order, and ask helpers at home, at school and in the community.

   Skills

   • Name strengths as skills or ways of being, say that everyone's are different and grow with practice, and name one of their own.
   • Talk about something they did well in a proud but kind way.
   • Tell a goal from a wish and set a short-term goal that passes three checks: I can do it, I know what to do, I can do it soon.
   • Break a goal into small steps in order and choose a first step.
   • Name trusted helpers at home, at school and in the community, and ask for help when stuck.

5 more units are planned for Grade 3 Career Education.

Math

1. Fractions and Decimals

   Fractions of a whole, a set and a number line, comparing and ordering fractions, then tenths, hundredths and money.

   10 lessons · about 30 minutes each

   BC curriculum: decimals to hundredths; ordering and comparing fractions; addition and subtraction of decimals to hundredths; financial literacy — monetary calculations, including making change with amounts to 100 dollars and making simple financial decisions

   The lessons, and the skills they build

   1. Fractions of a WholeA fraction needs equal parts: the bottom number counts all the parts, the top number counts the parts we mean.
   2. Fractions of a Set and on a Number LineFractions of a group (3 of 8 counters is 3/8) and on a number line: count the jumps from 0, not the marks.
   3. Comparing Fractions with the Same DenominatorSame bottom number means same-size pieces, so more pieces is more: 4/5 is bigger than 2/5.
   4. Ordering FractionsPut 3 to 5 fractions in order: same bottom number, count the pieces; same top number, look at the piece size.
   5. Close to 0, 1/2 or 1?Is a fraction close to 0, 1/2 or 1? Compare the top number with the bottom number.
   6. Comparing Fractions (challenge)Challenge: which of two fractions is bigger, using missing pieces and piece size.
   7. Tenths: Fractions and DecimalsOne whole cut into 10 equal parts: 3/10 and 0.3 are the same amount.
   8. HundredthsOne whole cut into 100 equal parts: 0.3 is the same as 0.30, and 0.35 is 3 tenths and 5 hundredths.
   9. Comparing and Ordering DecimalsWhich decimal is bigger? Compare the ones, then the tenths, then the hundredths: 0.5 is more than 0.45.
   10. Adding and Subtracting MoneyAdd, subtract and make change with dollars and cents: line up the decimal points and trade 100 cents for a dollar.

   Skills

   • Name a fraction of a whole cut into equal parts, and say what the numerator and denominator mean.
   • Name fractions of a set and fractions on a number line from 0 to 1.
   • Compare two fractions with the same denominator.
   • Order fractions with common denominators (and with common numerators).
   • Estimate a fraction as close to 0, 1/2 or 1.
   • Compare fractions with different denominators by looking at missing pieces and piece size.
   • Show tenths as a picture, a fraction and a decimal.
   • Show hundredths as a picture, a fraction and a decimal, and connect tenths to hundredths.
   • Compare and order decimals to hundredths.
   • Add and subtract decimals to hundredths with money, including making change.