Third Grade Checklist
These Texas-based Checklist, Lesson Plan, and Scope and Sequence work together to support effective instruction aligned with the state’s educational standards.
The Checklist outlines the specific knowledge and skills students are expected to master in each subject—such as reading comprehension strategies, multi-digit multiplication, Texas history, and scientific investigation methods—ensuring nothing essential is overlooked.
Lesson plans are then developed using this checklist to provide targeted, engaging instruction that meets the standards. The Scope and Sequence offers a year-long instructional map, organizing content in a logical, developmentally appropriate order—building foundational skills early and progressing toward more complex concepts.
Together, these tools help educators maintain alignment, track student progress, and deliver consistent, high-quality instruction throughout the school year.
Texas Third Grade Guidelines Checklist
English Language Arts and Reading (ELAR)
Reading
- Decode multisyllabic and irregular words
- Read grade-level texts with fluency and comprehension
- Summarize main ideas and supporting details
- Analyze characters, setting, plot, and theme
- Distinguish between different genres (fiction, poetry, informational)
- Use text evidence to support responses
Writing
- Plan, draft, revise, and edit written work
- Write for different purposes (narrative, opinion, expository)
- Use proper punctuation and capitalization
- Apply correct grammar and sentence structure
- Spell grade-appropriate words correctly
Oral and Written Conventions
- Use and understand parts of speech (nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs)
- Apply correct subject-verb agreement
- Use coordinating and subordinating conjunctions
Research and Inquiry
- Develop research questions
- Gather information from valid sources
- Organize and present research findings
Educational Checklist
Lesson Plans
Scope and Sequence
Curriculum Options
Mathematics
- Represent numbers up to 100,000
- Compare and order whole numbers
- Add and subtract within 1,000 with strategies
- Understand multiplication and division concepts
- Recall multiplication facts (up to 10×10)
- Solve one- and two-step word problems
- Represent fractions with models and number lines
- Measure length, volume, mass, and temperature
- Tell time to the minute and solve elapsed time problems
- Collect, represent, and interpret data
- Classify and sort 2D and 3D geometric figures
Social Studies
- Understand communities, citizenship, and civic responsibility
- Identify key historical figures and their contributions
- Use maps, globes, and tools to locate places
- Analyze the impact of geography on communities
- Explain supply and demand, producers and consumers
- Understand local, state, and national government functions
- Explore diverse cultures and traditions
Science
- Use scientific tools and inquiry skills
- Investigate properties and changes in matter
- Explore force, motion, and energy (light, heat, sound)
- Study Earth’s resources and their conservation
- Observe weather patterns and the water cycle
- Examine life cycles, adaptations, and inherited traits
- Investigate ecosystems and interactions among organisms
Fine Arts, PE, and Health (Overview)
- Create and respond to visual art using elements and principles of design
- Perform and respond to music with rhythm and pitch accuracy
- Participate in physical activities and understand fitness concepts
- Understand personal health, hygiene, and emotional wellness
