John C. Diehl Elementary School
2327 Fairmont
Parkway Erie, PA 16510 (814) 874-6585
Overview of Core
Knowledge Topics
Taught in 3rd Grade at John C. Diehl Elementary School
(For further content details see Core Knowledge Sequence book available in the school office or bookstores)
Language Arts
I. Reading and Writing
A. Reading Comprehension and Response
B. Writing
C. Spelling, Grammar and Usage
D. Vocabulary
II. Poetry
III. Fiction
A. Stories
B. Myths and Mythical Characters
C. Literary Terms
IV. Sayings and Phrases
History and Geography
World
I. World Geography
A. Spatial Sense
B. Geographical Terms and Features
C. Canada
II. Ancient Rome
A. Geography of the Mediterranean Region
B. Background
C. The Empire
D. The "Decline and Fall" of Rome
E. The Eastern Roman Empire: Byzantine Civilization
III. The Vikings
American
I. The Earliest Americans
A. Crossing the Land Bridge
B. Native Americans
II. Early Exploration of North America
A. Early Spanish Exploration and Settlement
B. Exploration and Settlement of the American Southwest
C. The Search for the Northwest Passage
III. The Thirteen Colonies: Life and Times Before the Revolution
A. Geography
B. Southern Colonies
C. New England Colonies
D. Middle Atlantic Colonies
Science
I. Introduction to Classification of Animals
II. The Human Body
A. The Muscular System
B. The Skeletal System
C. The Nervous System
D. Vision: How the Eye Works
E. Hearing: How the Ear Works
III. Light and Optics
IV. Sound
V. Ecology
VI. Astronomy
VII. Science Biographies
Mathematics
I. Numbers and Number Sense
II. Fractions and Decimals
III. Money
IV. Computation
A. Addition
B. Subtraction
C. Multiplication
D. Division
E. Solving Problems and Equations
V. Measurement
A. Linear Measure
B. Weight (Mass)
C. Capacity (Volume)
D. Temperature
E. Time
VI. Geometry
Visual Arts
I. Elements of Art
A. Light
B. Space in Artwork
C. Design: How the Elements of Art Work Together
II. American Indian Art
III. Art of Ancient Rome and Byzantine Civilization
Music
I. Elements of Music
II. Listening and Understanding
A. The Orchestra
B. Composers and Their Music
C. Musical Connections
III. Songs