3rd Grade English Language Arts Checklist
RI.3.4 - I can figure out the meanings of words and phrases in science and social studies texts.
RF.3.3.B - I can read words with common Latin suffixes.
RF.3.4.A - I can read and understand third grade books.
RF.3.4.C - I can use what I understand from my reading to help me figure out or correct words I am having trouble with.
RL.3.1 - I can ask and answer questions to show that I understand the stories that I am reading.
RL.3.1 - I can find the answers to specific questions within the stories that I read.
RL.3.2 - I can remember and retell different kinds of stories from many cultures.
RL.3.2 - I can figure out the lessons or morals of the stories that I read and explain that message using details from the story.
RL.3.3 - I can describe characters in stories and explain how their actions affect the story.
RL.3.4 - I can figure out the meanings of words or groups of words in stories by thinking about how they are used.
RL.3.4 - I can tell the difference between literal and nonliteral language when I read.
RL.3.5 - I can write and talk about fiction by using the words for the different parts (e.g., chapter, scene, stanza).
RL.3.5 - I can describe how new parts of fiction build on the parts that have already happened.
RL.3.6 - I can tell the difference between what I think and what the author or characters might think in a story.
RL.3.7 - I can explain how the author uses illustrations to help the meaning in a story.
RL.3.9 - I can compare and contrast stories written by the same author about the same or similar characters.
RL.3.10 - I can read and understand third grade stories, plays and poems independently
RI.3.1 - I can ask and answer questions to show that I understand the information that I am reading.
RI.3.1 - I can find the answers to specific questions within informational text that I read.
RI.3.2 - I can figure out the main idea of information I read.
RI.3.2 - I can talk about the most important details in the information I read and how they support the main idea.
RI.3.3 - I can describe how some historical events are related.
RI.3.3 - I can describe how some scientific ideas are related.
RI.3.3 - I can describe how the steps in a set of directions is related.
RI.3.5 - I can use the parts of a text that stand out to find information quickly.
RI.3.5 - I can use search tools on the computer to find information quickly.
RI.3.6 - I can tell the difference between what I think and what an author writes in informational texts.
RI.3.7 - I can show what I have learned from informational text and illustrations by answering questions about where, when, why and how.
RI.3.8 - I can describe how the sentences and paragraphs in informational text are connected and follow a logical order.
RI.3.9 - I can compare and contrast the most important ideas and details in two pieces of information about the same topic.
RI.3.10 - I can read and understand 3rd grade informational texts independently.
W.3.1 - I can write to share my opinion and give reasons to support that opinion.
W.3.2 - I can write to inform and explain ideas to others clearly.
W.3.3 - I can write organized stories that have lots of details.
W.3.3.A - I can write stories from different points of view that have characters and a plot.
W.3.5 - I can plan, revise and edit my writing with the help of peers and adults.
W.3.7 - I can do short research projects to help me learn more about a topic.
W.3.8 - I can remember what I have learned or find new information from books or technology to help me with my research.
SL.3.1 - I can successfully participate in discussions.
SL.3.2 - I can figure out the main ideas and details of what I see and hear.
SL.3.4 - I can give a report or share a story or experience with important details to help others understand.
SL.3.5 - I can create visual presentations to help me share facts and details better.
SL.3.6 - I can speak in complete sentences to make what I am sharing more clear to others.
L.3.1.A - I can explain how nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs work in different sentences.
L.3.1.B - I can correctly say, write and use all kinds of plural nouns.
L.3.1.C - I can use abstract nouns (e.g., childhood, honesty, courage, faith).
L.3.1.D - I can correctly say, write and use regular and irregular verbs (action words).
L.3.1.E - I can correctly say, write and use different verb tenses (e.g. I walked; I walk; I will walk).
L.3.1.F - I can make sure that all of my subjects and verbs go together correctly in the sentences I say and write.
L.3.1.F - I can make sure that all of my pronouns and the nouns they refer to go together correctly in the sentences I say and write.
L.3.1.H - I can use conjunctions in the correct way in my speech and writing.
L.3.1.I - I can say and write simple, compound and complex sentences.
L.3.2.A - I can use capital letters correctly when I write titles.
L.3.2.B - I can use commas correctly in addresses.
L.3.2.C - I can use commas and quotation marks correctly when I write dialogue between two people or characters.
L.3.2.E - I can spell commonly used words correctly and add suffixes to them.
L.3.2.F - I can use spelling patterns and rules to help me spell new words.
L.3.2.G - I can use a dictionary or other resources to check and correct my spelling.
L.3.3.A - I can choose interesting words and phrases to help others understand my meaning better.
L.3.3.B - I can recognize differences between my speaking language and my written language.
L.3.4 - I can figure out what words mean by using the strategies I know and by thinking about what I have read.
L.3.4.B - I can use prefixes and suffixes that I know to help me understand new words.
L.3.4.C - I can use root words I know to help me understand the meanings of new words.
L.3.4.D - I can use print and computer dictionaries to help me find the meanings of new words.
L.3.5 - I can show that I understand figurative language (e.g., busy as a bee; slow as a snail; you are what you eat).
L.3.5 - I can figure out how words are related and how their meanings might be similar.
L.3.5.B - I can find real-life connections between words and the way they are used (e.g., people who are friendly or helpful).
L.3.5.C - I can figure out the small differences in meaning with related words that tell about how people feel or how they are acting (e.g., knew, believed, suspected, heard, wondered).
L.3.6 - I can use the new words and phrases I have learned in different ways to show that I know what they mean.
L.3.1.G - I can correctly use comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs correctly in my speech and writing.
L.3.2 - I can show that I know how to write sentences correctly.
L.3.2.D - I can use apostrophes appropriately to show possession.
L.3.3 - I can write, speak, read and listen by using what I know about the English language.
L.3.4.A - I can use context clues to help me understand new words.
L.3.5.A - I can tell the difference between literal and nonliteral language when I read.
3rd Grade Math Checklist
3.OA.A.1 - I can understand multiplication by thinking about groups of objects.
3.OA.A.2 - I can understand division by thinking about how one group can be divided into smaller groups.
3.OA.A.3 - I can use what I know about multiplication and division to solve word problems.
3.OA.A.4 - I can find the missing number in a multiplication or division equation.
3.OA.B.5 - I can use the Commutative property of multiplication (I know that if 6 x 4 = 24, then 4 x 6 = 24).
3.OA.B.5 - I can use the Associative property of multiplication (to figure out 3 x 5 x 2, I can multiply 3 x 5 = 15, then 15 x 2 = 30 OR multiply 5 x 2 = 10, then 3 x 10 = 30).
3.OA.B.5 - I can use the Distributive property of multiplication (to figure out 8 x 7, I can think of 8 x (5 + 2) which means (8 x 5) + (8 x 2) = 40 + 16 = 56).
3.OA.C.7 - I can multiply and divide within 100 easily and quickly because I know how multiplication and division are related.
3.OA.D.8 - I can solve two-step word problems that involve addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
3.OA.D.8 - I can solve two-step word problems by writing an equation with a letter in place of the number I don't know.
3.OA.D.8 - I can use mental math to figure out if the answers to two-step word problems are reasonable.
3.OA.D.9 - I can find patterns in addition and multiplication tables and explain them using what I know about how numbers work.
3.NBT.A.1 - I can use place value to help me round numbers to the nearest 10 or 100.
3.NBT.A.2 - I can quickly and easily add and subtract numbers within 1000.
3.NBT.A.3 - I can multiply any one digit whole number by a multiple of 10 (6 x 90, 4 x 30).
3.NF.A.1 - I can show and understand that fractions represent equal parts of a whole, where the top number is the part and the bottom number is the total number of parts in the whole.
3.NF.A.2 - I can understand a fraction as a number on the number line by showing fractions on a number line diagram.
3.NF.A.2.A - I can label fractions on a number line because I know the space between any two numbers on the number line can be thought of as a whole.
3.NF.A.2.B - I can show a fraction on a number line by marking off equal parts between two whole numbers.
3.NF.A.3 - I can understand how some different fractions can actually be equal.
3.NF.A.3 - I can compare fractions by reasoning about their size.
3.NF.A.3.A - I can understand two fractions as equivalent (equal) if they are the same size or at the same point on a number line.
3.NF.A.3.B - I can recognize and write simple equivalent (equal) fractions and explain why they are equal using words or models.
3.NF.A.3.C - I can show whole numbers as fractions (3 = 3/1).
3.NF.A.3.C - I can recognize fractions that are equal to one whole (1 = 4/4).
3.NF.A.3.D - I can compare two fractions with the same numerator (top number) or the same denominator (bottom number) by reasoning about their size.
3.NF.A.3.D - I can understand that comparing two fractions is only reasonable if they refer to the same whole.
3.NF.A.3.D - I can compare fractions with the symbols >, =, < and prove my comparison by using models.
3.MD.A.1 - I can tell and write time to the nearest minute.
3.MD.A.1 - I can measure time in minutes.
3.MD.A.2 - I can measure liquids and solids with grams (g), kilograms (kg) and liters (l).
3.MD.A.2 - I can use addition, subtraction, multiplication and division to solve word problems about mass or volume.
3.MD.B.3 - I can make a picture or bar graph to show data and solve problems using the information from the graphs.
3.MD.B.4 - I can create a line plot from measurement data, where the measured objects have been measured to the nearest whole number, half or quarter.
3.MD.C.5 - I can understand that one way to measure plane shapes is by the area they have.
3.MD.C.5.A - I can understand that a "unit square" is a square with side lengths of 1 unit and it is used to measure the area of plane shapes.
3.MD.C.5.B - I can cover a plane shape with square units to measure its area.
3.MD.C.6 - I can measure areas by counting unit squares (square cm, square m, square in, square ft).
3.MD.C.7 - I can understand area by thinking about multiplication and addition.
3.MD.C.7.A - I can find the area of a rectangle using square tiles and also by multiplying the two side lengths.
3.MD.C.7.B - I can solve real world problems about area using multiplication.
3.MD.C.7.C - I can use models to show that the area of a rectangle can be found by using the distributive property (side lengths a and b + c is the sum of a x b and a x c).
3.MD.C.7.D - I can find the area of a shape by breaking it down into smaller shapes and then adding those areas to find the total area.
3.MD.C.8 - I can solve real world math problems using what I know about how to find the perimeter of shapes.
3.G.A.1 - I can place shapes into categories depending upon their attributes (parts).
3.G.A.1 - I can name a category of many shapes by looking at their attributes (parts).
3.G.A.1 - I can recognize and draw quadrilaterals (shapes with four sides) including rhombuses, rectangles and squares.
3.G.A.2 - I can divide shapes into parts with equal areas and show those areas as fractions.
3rd Grade Science Checklist
3-LS1-1 - I can describe the life cycles of different animals and flowering plants. I can talk about similarities and differences in the life cycles of different animals and flowering plants.
3-LS2-1 - I can give examples of animals that form groups that help members survive.
3-LS3-1 - I can provide evidence that plants and animals have traits inherited from parents. I can give examples of how these traits can be similar or different in siblings.
3-LS3-2 - I can provide examples of traits that are influenced by the places that plants and animals inhabit.
3-LS4-2 - I can explain how similarities and differences in characteristics among animals of the same species provide advantages for the survival of the species.
3-LS4-3 - I can give reasons for why some organisms survive well in an environment while others do not.
3-LS4-4 - I can discuss solutions to problems caused by environmental changes. I can talk about how environmental changes can cause problems for animals and plants that live in the environment.
3-ESS2-1 - I can use tables and graphs to represent typical weather conditions for a given season.
3-ESS2-2 - I can describe climates in different regions of the world.
3-ESS3-1 - I can discuss solutions to dangers caused by extreme weather conditions. I can examine different solutions to the dangers and figure out whether or not they are good solutions.
3-PS2-1 - I can show the effects of balanced and unbalanced forces on the motion of an object.
3-PS2-2 - I can use my observations of an object's motion to make predictions about the object's future motion.
3-PS2-3 - I can give examples of cause and effect relationships of electric interactions between two objects that are not touching. I can give examples of cause and effect relationships of magnetic interactions between two objects that are not touching.
3-PS2-4 - I can solve a problem using magnets.
3-5-ETS1-1 - I can find a design that needs to be fixed. I can define what a successful design would involve. I can plan the amount of materials, time, or money that it would take to complete the fix.
3-5-ETS1-2 - I can evaluate possible solutions to a problem when presented with more than one solution. I can discuss which solution would work best and tell you why.
3-5-ETS1-3 - I can test a model or prototype so that I can figure out what improvements are needed.
3-LS4-1 - I can describe the information that I gather by looking at fossils. I can give information about organisms and their environments based on what I learn from looking at fossils.
3rd Grade Social Studies Checklist
3.1 - I can use physical geography and human geography to tell about people, places and environments. I can use maps, tables, graphs, pictures, and charts to organize information about people, places and environments.
3.1.1 - I can locate deserts, mountains, valleys, hills, coastal areas, oceans, and lakes in my region.
3.1.2 - I can talk about the ways in which people have used local resources and changed the local physical environment.
3.2 - I can talk about the American Indian nations in my region from long ago and in the recent past.
3.2.1 - I can talk about the national identities, religious beliefs, customs, and traditions of American Indian nations in my region.
3.2.2 - I can talk about the ways in which physical geography influenced the ways that the local Indian nations collected materials for food, clothing, and tools.
3.2.3 - I can talk about the ways that American Indian nations were governed and how they traded goods and services. I can talk about how the American Indian nations worked with the United States government.
3.2.4 - I can talk about the ways that new settlers and the American Indian nations interacted with each other.
3.3 - I can talk about local historical events and talk about how each event changed the community.
3.3.1 - I can find information about explorers and settlers who visited my community in the past, and the people who come to my community now. I can find information about their cultural and religious traditions. I can talk about how they have contributed to our community.
3.3.2 - I can tell you about the goods, services, and trades of settlers of my community. I can tell you how the economies that they created have influenced our present-day economy.
3.3.3 - I can talk about why people first settled in our community. I can talk about some of the important settlers and families that contributed to the growth of our community. I can show how our community has changed over time with maps, pictures, oral histories, and primary sources.
3.4 - I can talk about the role of rules and laws in our daily lives and the basic structure of the U.S. government.
3.4.1 - I can talk about the reasons for rules and laws. I can tell you why the U.S. Constitution is important. I can talk about why it is important for citizens to follow the laws and what happens when citizens break the laws.
3.4.2 - I can talk about the importance of being a good citizen in class, in the community, and in government.
3.4.3 - I can tell you about local and national landmarks, symbols, and national essential documents. I can tell you why they are important and how they create a sense of community.
3.4.4 - I can talk about the three branches of government.
3.4.5 - I can tell you how California, the other states, and American Indian tribes contribute to our nation and participate in the federal system of government.
3.4.6 - I can describe the lives of American heroes who took risks to secure our freedoms.
3.5 - I can use basic economic reasoning skills. I can show understanding of the economy of the local region.
3.5.1 - I can describe the ways in which local producers have used and are using natural resources, human resources, and capital resources to produce goods and services in the past and the present.
3.5.2 - I can talk about how some goods are made locally, some elsewhere in the United States, and some in other countries.
3.5.3 - I can talk about how individual economic choices involve trade-offs and the evaluation of benefits and costs.
3.5.4 - I can describe the relationship of students' "work" in school and their personal human capital.