Third Grade captures students' energy and imagination and focuses attention on gaining competence and mastery of academic and life skills. Teachers begin each lesson by modeling the reading and writing strategy that is the focus of the lesson.
Students practice the strategy by reading text independently and in a whole group. During the literacy time, teachers model and explicitly teach the skills and strategies of good readers and writers. Third grade readers will develop skills in comprehension, accuracy, fluency, phonics/word study, and vocabulary.
The third grade uses The Everyday Mathematics program as the foundation of its math curriculum. The program teaches a realistic approach to problem solving in everyday situations and uses a spiral approach to teaching with a focus on the concrete to the abstract.

The Everyday Mathematics series empowers students to learn through self- discovery, the use of manipulatives, partner and group discussions, and teacher- directed lessons. Basic skills are frequently practiced through routines and mathematical games.
Furthermore, the program teaches the students to be strong mathematical listeners and communicators. The use of technology plays an important role in allowing students to have a multi­-sensory math experience. In addition, math is incorporated into the entire day through activities such as interactive whiteboard tasks, cooking, gardening, literature, and art activities. In grades one through four, students are placed into one of the five fluid, homogeneous math groups.