SOCIAL STUDIES STANDARDS
3-5

Goal 1 – HISTORY

Students will understand the emergence and development of civilizations and cultures over time and place.

Indicator 1: Analyze the chronology of various historical eras to determine connections and cause/effect relationships.

3-5 Benchmarks:

    1. compare and contrast various characteristics, which distinguish specific time periods in history.
    2. examine major historical events in relation to a fixed point in time.
    3. explain various cause and effect relationships.

GRADE LEVEL STANDARDS

STUDENTS WILL

Third Grade
  1. summarize the various reasons for exploration and settlement of the United States through the study of Spanish, English, and French explorers, including religious reasons, economic reasons, and geographical reasons.
  2. analyze the obstacles and successes of the early settlers in creating communities, including landforms, resources, and waterways.
  3. draw connections to present day migration and settlement patterns, including rural to urban, and the continued global migration to America.

SOCIAL STUDIES STANDARDS
3-5

Goal 2 – GEOGRAPHY

Students will understand the interrelationships of people, places, and the environment.

Indicator 1: Analyze information from geographic representation, tools, and technology to define location, place, and region.

3-5 Benchmarks:

    1. employ appropriate resources, data sources, and geographic tools to generate, manipulate, and interpret information.
    2. NA
    3. NA

GRADE LEVEL STANDARDS

STUDENTS WILL

Third grade
  1. integrate the study of communities through map work by identifying, locating, and using map title, map key, compass rose, lines and borders, roads and routes, and objects and symbols.
  2. NA
  3. NA
  4. construct and label a landform map of the United States, including the five mountain ranges, bordering oceans and the Gulf of Mexico, major rivers, and the Great Lakes.

Indicator 2: Analyze the relationships among the natural environments, the movement of peoples, and the development of societies.

3-5 Benchmarks:

    1. NA
    2. describe ways humans are impacted by the natural environment.
    3. analyze how past trends in human migration nationwide have impacted communities.

GRADE LEVEL STANDARDS

STUDENTS WILL

Third Grade
  1. identify why people move to major cities and the effect on the area.

 

COMMUNICATION/LANGUAGE ARTS STANDARDS
3-5

Goal 1 - READING

Students will read at increasing levels of complexity for a variety of purposes.

 

Indicator 1: Students will use various reading cues/strategies to interpret and comprehend text, e.g., context, semantic, syntactic, and graphophonic cues.

3-5 Benchmarks:

  1. determine which cues are the most effective for making predictions about and clarifying meaning of text.
  2. NA
  3. NA

GRADE LEVEL STANDARDS

THE STUDENT WILL:

Third Grade
  1. NA
  2. demonstrate literal, interpretive, and/or critical comprehension by answering various how, why, and what-if questions.
  3. make predictions about information/events in text, reread to extend initial impressions, and use prior knowledge to confirm or reject predictions.
  4. NA
  5. NA

Indicator 3: Students will interpret and respond to a diversity of works representative of a variety of cultures and time periods.

3-5 Benchmarks:

  1. explore various literary works to understand how authors present different viewpoints.
  2. NA
  3. NA

GRADE LEVEL STANDARDS

THE STUDENT WILL:

Third Grade
  1. NA
  2. NA
  3. NA
  4. NA
  5. respond to ideas, attitudes, and feelings expressed in literature by making personal connections.

Indicator 4: Students will access, synthesize, and evaluate information from a variety of sources.

3-5 Benchmarks:

  1. examine numerous information/reference sources for a variety of purposes, e.g., Internet, CD-ROM, print materials, video materials, library.
  2. NA
  3. NA

GRADE LEVEL STANDARDS

THE STUDENT WILL:

Third Grade
  1. NA
  2. use reference tools to locate information, e.g., dictionaries, maps and globes, encyclopedias, periodicals, Internet.
  3. understand commonly used technical terms in informational text.
  4. compare information on the same topic found in several expository selections.
  5. describe how the choice of language and information contributes to the clarity and usefulness of the material.

 

COMMUNICATION/LANGUAGE ARTS STANDARDS
3-5

Goal 2 - WRITING

Students will write effectively for different audiences and specific purposes.

Indicator 1: Students will use appropriate mechanics, usage, and conventions of language.

3-5 Benchmarks:

  1. apply fundamental conventions of language in written work.
  2. use descriptive vocabulary and proper spelling in written work.
  3. revise and edit written work using fundamental conventions of language.

GRADE LEVEL STANDARDS

THE STUDENT WILL:

Third Grade
  1. use vocabulary appropriate for the content.
  2. use grammar concepts and spelling patterns in writing, e.g., verb forms, singular/plural nouns, compounds, blends.
  3. edit final copies for capitalization and punctuation, e.g., proper nouns, end marks, commas.
  4. revise writing for clarity and focus on central ideas.
  5. use complete sentences in writing.

Indicator 2: Students will use appropriate style, organization, and form in technical, transactional, creative, and personal writing.

3-5 Benchmarks:

  1. NA
  2. use appropriate writing style based on the established writing purpose and intended audience.
  3. NA

GRADE LEVEL STANDARDS

THE STUDENT WILL:

Third Grade
  1. NA
  2. compose written work which has appropriate organization and focus, i.e., topic and supporting sentences.
  3. write to share information or inform a specific audience.
  4. write creative short stories, descriptive paragraphs, or narratives.

Indicator 3: Students will use various strategies and techniques to improve writing quality.

3-5 Benchmarks:

  1. NA
  2. NA
  3. write on a routine basis to gain confidence in personal work.

GRADE LEVEL STANDARDS

THE STUDENT WILL:

Third Grade
  1. NA
  2. NA
  3. NA
  4. use various types of technology for sharing, revising, and editing written work.
  5. NA
  6. NA
  7. maintain a personal writing journal or folder.

 

Indicator 4: Students will write to clarify and enhance understanding of information.

3-5 Benchmarks:

  1. NA
  2. write to interpret and use new or unfamiliar information.
  3. NA

GRADE LEVEL STANDARDS

THE STUDENT WILL:

Third Grade
  1. record and write about information gathered from interviews, videos, and cassette recordings.
  2. organize and write about information according to topic.
  3. NA
  4. NA

COMMUNICATION/LANGUAGE ARTS STANDARDS
3-5

Goal 3 - LISTENING AND VIEWING

Students will use critical listening and viewing skills in various situations and for a variety of purposes.

Indicator 3: Students will use various strategies to retain/retrieve critical oral and visual information.

3-5 Benchmarks:

  1. NA
  2. use various questioning approaches to clarify oral/visual information.
  3. determine ways to organize oral/visual information for later recall.

GRADE LEVEL STANDARDS

THE STUDENT WILL:

Third Grade
  1. retell, paraphrase, and explain what has been said by a speaker.
  2. NA
  3. NA
  4. NA
  5. NA

COMMUNICATION/LANGUAGE ARTS STANDARDS
3-5

Goal 4 - SPEAKING

Students will speak effectively in a variety of formal and informal situations.

Indicator 1: Students will use appropriate structure and sequence to best express ideas and convey information.

3-5 Benchmarks:

  1. describe how purpose of an oral presentation influences organization.
  2. present oral information in a clear and organized manner.
  3. NA

GRADE LEVEL STANDARDS

THE STUDENT WILL:

Third Grade
  1. make brief descriptive presentations that use concrete details to describe people, places, things, or experiences.
  2. NA
  3. present brief oral reports/stories that have a beginning, middle, and ending and include concrete details that provide a central focus/impression.
  4. organize and present ideas so that others can understand the message.

SOUTH DAKOTA MATHEMATICS STANDARDS
3-5

Goal 4 - NUMBER SENSE

Students will develop and use number sense to investigate the characteristics of numbers in a variety of forms and modes of operation.

Indicator 3: Develop conjectures, predictions, or estimations to solve problems and verify or justify the results.

3 - 5 Benchmarks:

  1. NA
  2. apply various problem solving rules.
  3. NA

GRADE LEVEL STANDARDS

THE STUDENT WILL:

Third Grade
  1. solve problems using addition, subtraction, and multiplication.
  2. NA
  3. NA

SOUTH DAKOTA MATHEMATICS STANDARDS
3-5

Goal 1 - ALGEBRA

Students will use the language of algebra to explore, describe, represent, and analyze number expressions and relations that represent variable quantities.

 

Indicator 1: Analyze procedures to transform algebraic expressions.

3 - 5 Benchmarks:

  1. explore properties of equality and inequality.
  2. NA
  3. NA

GRADE LEVEL STANDARDS

THE STUDENT WILL:

Third Grade
  1. solve problems involving numeric equations or inequalities.
  2. NA
  3. NA
  4. use appropriate terms in mathematical explanations, e.g., multiple, factor, product.
  5. NA

Indicator 2: Use a variety of algebraic concepts and methods to solve problems.

3 - 5 Benchmarks:

  1. use algebraic expressions to represent problems.
  2. NA
  3. NA

GRADE LEVEL STANDARDS

THE STUDENT WILL:

Third Grade
  1. NA
  2. select appropriate operational and relational symbols to make expressions true, e.g., 4 _ 3 = 12.
  3. NA