building fact fluency, fractions, and comparing geometric attributes. Problem solving is a significant focus of this study, and students are expected to provide evidence of their understanding. The program itself provides opportunities for differentiation at every level while still teaching within the range of one concept or skill. SOCIAL STUDIES Our Social Studies curriculum focuses on the study of world cultures and geography. The students begin the year with a survey of geographical concepts, work on the development and refinement of their map reading skills, and deepen their understanding of landforms. Following our introductory unit, the students receive their passports and “travel” across the world! They study a specific country from each continent throughout the year. Our social studies curriculum challenges students to think critically about world events, celebrate cultural differences, and highlight similarities between themselves and children around the world. Students engage in enriching, experience-based, hands-on activities. At the end of the year, the students create their own country study to showcase their project-based learning skills and reinforce objectives, such as note taking, organizing information, and public speaking. They complete these projects to reflect their learning, develop time management strategies, and take responsibility for their ideas. Our social studies program is a blend of student interests and highly engaging 21st century learning! SCIENCE The science curriculum in third grade is developed around the three main areas of natural sciences: physical, earth, and life. The students attend science class twice weekly. In the science lab third grade students use the knowledge gained during class to develop skills to ask questions, plan and carry out investigations, analyze and interpret data, obtain, evaluate, and communicate information about the core ideas introduced. JEWISH STUDIES/HEBREW CHAVERIMB’IVRIT is a curriculum linguistically sequential both in texts and tasks. The Hebrew language is learned in contexts relevant to the children’s lives and cultural backgrounds. The lessons revolve around themes of interest to children including: birthday, family, friendship, traveling, food, and music. Each theme is presented from three perspectives: Jewish, modern Israeli culture, and general world knowledge. Ivrit Beclick An interactive online resource for the teaching of conversational Hebrew language which helps students progress gradually in all language skills, with grammatical topics integrated in a natural way in the context of the various topics. Migdalor And Italam (Internet Based Multimedia Program) Jewish Holidays programs present major holidays and Shabbat concepts in context (stories, poems and a variety of exercises). Tal Am
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