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Massachusetts History and Social Science Curriculum Framework
Massachusetts and its Cities and Towns > History and Geography (Gr. 3)
Massachusetts and its Cities and Towns > Economics (Gr. 3)
Massachusetts and its Cities and Towns > New England and Massachusetts (Gr. 3)
Massachusetts and its Cities and Towns > Cities and Towns of Massachusetts (Gr. 3)

Massachusetts English Language Arts Curriculum Framework
Language Strand > Standard 1: Discussion (Gr. 3-4)
Language Strand > Standard 2: Questioning, Listening, and Contributing (Gr. 3-4)

Massachusetts Science and Technology/Engineering Curriculum Framework
Technology/Engineering > Engineering Design (Gr. 3-5)

Massachusetts Arts Curriculum Framework
Connections Strand > Standard 6: Purposes and Meanings in the Arts (Gr. preK-4)

Massachusetts Mathematics Curriculum Framework
Geometry (Gr. 3)

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Massachusetts History and Social Science Curriculum Framework

Massachusetts and its Cities and Towns > 1 History and Geography (Gr. 3)
Explain the meaning of time periods or dates in historical narratives (decade, century, 1600s, 1776) and use them correctly in speaking and writing.

Massachusetts and its Cities and Towns > 2 History and Geography (Gr. 3)
Observe visual sources such as historic paintings, photographs, or illustrations that accompany historical narratives, and describe details such as clothing, setting, or action.

Massachusetts and its Cities and Towns > 10 Economics (Gr. 3)
Define barter, give examples of bartering (e.g., trading baseball cards with each other), and explain how money makes it easier for people to get things they want.

Massachusetts and its Cities and Towns > 3.7 New England and Massachusetts (Gr. 3)
After reading a biography of a person from Massachusetts in one of the following categories, summarize the person's life and achievements.
            E. political leadership

Massachusetts and its Cities and Towns > 3.9 Cities and Towns of Massachusetts (Gr. 3)
Identify historic buildings, monuments, or sites in the area and explain their purpose and significance.

Massachusetts and its Cities and Towns > 3.12 Cities and Towns of Massachusetts (Gr. 3)
Explain how objects or artifacts of everyday life in the past tell us how ordinary people lives and how everyday life has changed. Draw on the services of the local historical society and local museums as needed.

Massachusetts English Language Arts Curriculum Framework

Language Strand > Standard 1: Discussion (Gr. 3-4)
Students will use agreed-upon rules for informal and formal discussions in small and large groups.

Language Strand > Standard 2: Questioning, Listening, and Contributing (Gr. 3-4)
Students will pose questions, listen to the ideas of others, and contribute their own information or ideas in group discussions or interviews in order to acquire new knowledge.

Massachusetts Science and Technology/Engineering Curriculum Framework

Technology/Engineering > Engineering Design (Gr. 3-5)
Engineering design requires creative thinking and strategies to solve practical problems generated by needs and wants.
       2.1 Identify a problem that reflects the need for shelter, storage, or convenience.

Massachusetts Arts Curriculum Framework

Connections Strand > Standard 6: Purposes and Meanings in the Arts (Gr. preK-4)
Students will describe the purposes for which works of dance, music, theatre, visual arts, and architecture were and are created, and, where appropriate, interpret their meanings.

By the end of grade 4, students will:
6.1 When viewing or listening to examples of visual arts, architecture, music, dance, storytelling, and theatre, ask and answer questions such as, “What is the artist trying to say?” “Who made this, and why?” “How does this work make me feel?”

Massachusetts Mathematics Curriculum Framework

3.G.1 Geometry (Gr. 3)
Compare and analyze attributes and other features (e.g., number of sides, corners, diagonals, and lines of symmetry) of two-dimensional geometric shapes.

3.G.2 Geometry (Gr. 3)
Describe, model, draw, compare, and classify two-dimensional shapes, e.g., circles, triangles, and quadrilaterals. Identify and describe simple three-dimensional shapes, e.g., cubes, spheres, and pyramids.

3.G.6 Geometry (Gr. 3)
Identify and draw lines of symmetry in two-dimensional shapes.

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