Third Grade Overview
Make Every Day Count in Lower School
GRADE SAMPLE SCHEDULE
AM: Homeroom, Innovation Lab, Art, Snack, Math, Recess, Language Arts
PM: Lunch, Recess, Spanish, Media
AM: Homeroom, Art, Music, Snack, Math, Recess, Language Arts
PM: Lunch, Recess, Science, Writing
AM: Homeroom, P.E., Social Studies, Snack, Math, Recess, Language Arts
PM: Lunch, Recess, Science, Spanish
AM: Homeroom, Social Studies, P.E., Snack, Math, Recess, Language Arts
PM: Lunch, Recess, Science, Spanish
AM: Homeroom, Music, P.E., Snack, Math, Recess, Language Arts
PM: Lunch, Recess, Social Studies, Assembly
INCORPORATING CURSIVE WRITING
PROJECT-BASED LEARNING
MULTIPLE FIELD EXPERIENCES
In Third Grade, students enjoycooperative learning activities and group projects as they become more responsible and independent. Third graders also deepen their understanding of mathematical concepts through whole-group and flexible small-group instruction, developing fluencyin addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division while strengthening their understanding of fractions, geometry, and real-world problem-solving. Learning to read shifts to reading to learn as students engage with realistic fiction, nonfiction, poetry, biographies, and fantasytexts. Theyalso strengthen their grammar skills and learn cursive handwriting. A beloved Third Grade tradition is the Maryland project, where students broaden their knowledge of Maryland and the United States.
TheLowerSchoolyears,KindergartenthroughGradeFive,at HarfordDayprovideanengaging,enrichededucational experiencethatnurturesthewholechildacademically,socially, emotionally,andcreatively.Throughstrongrelationships,small classsizes,anddifferentiatedinstruction,ourfacultyrecognize eachchild'sstrengths,encourageperseverance,andinspire confidencewhilesupportingeverystudent’suniquegrowth.
Learningextendsbeyondthetraditionalclassroomthroughour enrichedcurriculum,fieldstudyprogram,andspecialized learningenvironments,includingourdedicatedScienceand InnovationLabs.Throughhands-onexperiments,inquiry-based projects,andauthenticproblem-solving,studentscollaborate, thinkcritically,andbuildtheknowledge,character,and confidencetoengagewiththeworld.