What your child learns in Grade 3 in Manitoba
Grade 3 is a bridge year. Students read to learn as well as learning to read, work with numbers to 1000, multiplication, fractions and measurement, and study plants, structures and soils. Social studies looks at communities around the world.
Grade 3 subjects in the Manitoba Curriculum
Math
Big Ideas
- Number: Develop number sense.
- Patterns and Relations: Use patterns to describe the world and solve problems.
- Patterns and Relations: Represent algebraic expressions in multiple ways.
14 units, including numbers to 1000, round & count, facts to 20, add & subtract.
English Language Arts
Big Ideas
- A1 Oral Language Communication: Learners will apply listening and speaking skills to receive, exchange and develop ideas for various purposes and audiences.
- A2 Language as the Foundation for Reading and Writing: Learners will develop and apply the understanding of the system of language (knowledge and skills) and language comprehension for reading and writing.
- B1 Acquire New Information: Learners will activate, acquire and build background knowledge through inquiry of diverse topics and engagement with multimodal forms of text (e.g., visual, oral, print, digital, experts, Elders).
11 units, including read and think, story elements, word jobs, punctuation power.
Science
Big Ideas
- What makes natural and human-made structures strong and stable?
- What are forces and what do they do?
- What kinds of organisms are there and how do they survive?
7 units, including science skills & safety, pushes, pulls & forces, speed & motion, structures & their jobs.
Social Studies
Big Ideas
- Grade 3 Social Studies: Communities of the World
- Cluster 1: Connecting with Canadians
- Cluster 2: Exploring the World
6 units, including canadian citizens, groups, leaders & getting along, maps of our world, communities around the world.
French Immersion
Big Ideas
- French immersion is first and foremost a language program: French is both the language we learn in and the language we learn.
- Listening and speaking in French grow every day, in school and in the francophone community.
- Reading a range of French texts builds comprehension and the habit of reading for meaning.
7 units, including je me, tu te, il se, et, mais, ou, avec, ne… pas, le futur proche.
What to look for on the report card
Look for comments about reading comprehension, paragraph writing, early multiplication and fractions, and working with others. Grade 3 students may take part in a provincial early years assessment.
Manitoba report cards describe learning with Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, Level 4. See what each level means.
Grade 3 students also take the Manitoba provincial assessments. Read the Provincial assessments guide.
Learning skills are reported separately from the subject levels in every grade. Read about learning skills.
Ready for Grade 3?
Grade 3 builds on what your child practised in Grade 2. If a skill feels shaky, a few short practice sessions before or early in the year can help:
- Math: skip counting, even, odd and ordinals, tens & ones, bigger or smaller, facts to 20
- English Language Arts: rhyme time, sound detectives, super sentences, story builders, word power
- Science: think like a scientist, solids & liquids, water world, air and weather, air & water for life
- Social Studies: leaders, rights and responsibilities, canada, languages and symbols, communities in canada, natural resources and caring for the land, then & now
- French Immersion: le, la, un, une, les adjectifs, l'ordre des mots, les contes, d'abord, ensuite, enfin
Common questions
What do kids learn in Grade 3 in Manitoba?
Grade 3 covers math, english language arts, science, social studies, french immersion in the Manitoba Curriculum. Grade 3 is a bridge year. Students read to learn as well as learning to read, work with numbers to 1000, multiplication, fractions and measurement, and study plants, structures and soils. Social studies looks at communities around the world.
How is Grade 3 reported in Manitoba?
Manitoba report cards describe learning with Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, Level 4. Students in Grade 3 also write the Manitoba provincial assessments, which is separate from the report card.
How can I help my Grade 3 child at home?
Short, regular practice works better than long sessions: 10 to 15 minutes a few times a week, on the skills your child's teacher flags. Read together, use math in real life, and praise effort.
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