Power Standard 2: I can summarize a story, identify the main idea and retell the key supporting details in various texts.
MN Academic Standard - Reading 3.1.2.2, 3.2.2.2
Power Standard 3: I can describe characters in a story and explain how the characters actions affect the order of events.
MN Academic Standard - Reading 3.1.3.3
Power Standard 4: I can describe the relationship between a series of events (historical events, scientific concepts or steps in a process) using keywords to show time, sequence, and cause & effect).
MN Academic Standard - Reading 3.2.3.3
Power Standard 5: I can use context clues, prefixes and suffixes, and root words to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words.
(includes synonyms, antonyms, homonyms, and figurative language)
MN Academic Standard - Reading 3.1.4.4, 3.2.4.4, 3.10.4.4 abcd
Power Standard 6: When writing or speaking about a text, I can use text structures (i.e. section, chapter, scene, stanza, theme, setting, plot and topic) to describe how events in stories, dramas, and poems build upon on each other.
MN Academic Standard - Reading 3.1.5.5
Power Standard 7: When writing or speaking about a text, I can use text features (i.e. photographs, illustrations, captions, headings, graphics, charts, and tables) to locate more information about a topic.
MN Academic Standard - Reading 3.1.7.7, 3.2.5.5, 3.2.7.7
Power Standard 8: I can describe how my point of view might differ from those of the narrators, characters, or authors.
MN Academic Standard - Reading 3.1.6.6, 3.2.6.6
Power Standard 9: I can read with accuracy, appropriate rate and expression.
MN Academic Standard - Reading 3.3.0.3, 3.3.0.4
Power Standard 10: I can prepare for and participate effectively in a group by listening, adding to the conversation, asking questions, respecting other points of view, and collaborate with the group.
Power Standard 1:I can use the writing process to write an opinion paper and an informative paper that has a topic sentence, supporting reasons or details, and a concluding statement. Minnesota Academic Standard - English Language Arts 3.6.1.1, 3.6.2.2, 3.6.4.4, 3.6.5.5, 3.6.6.6, 3.6.10.10
Power Standard 2: I can use the writing process to write a story that has descriptive details, clear sequence of events, and dialogue..
MN Academic Standard - English Language Arts 3.6.3.3, 3.6.4.4, 3.6.5.5, 3.6.6.6, 3.6.10.10
Power Standard 3: I can conduct research about a topic by gathering information from books and the Internet and taking notes..
MN Academic Standard - English Language Arts 3.6.7.7, 3.6.4.4, 3.6.5.5, 3.6.6.6, 3.6.8.8, 3.6.10.10
Power Standard 4: I can use correct grammar when I write and speak.
MN Academic Standard - English Language Arts 3.10.1.1, 3.10.3.3
Power Standard 5: I can use correct punctuation, capitalization, and spelling when writing.
MN Academic Standard - English Language Arts 3.10.2.2, 3.10.3.3
Power Standards 3rd Grade Math
Power Standard 1:I can use place value to read, write, order, compare, and round numbers to the 10, 100, 1,000, 10,000, and 100,000
MN Academic Standard - Math 3.1.1.1, 3.1.1.2, 3.1.1.3, 3.1.1.4, 3.1.1.5
Power Standard 2: I can use patterns to solve real-world mathematical problems.
MN Academic Standard - Math 3.2.1.1
Power Standard 3: I can add and subtract multi-digit numbers.
MN Academic Standard - Math 3.1.2.1, 3.1.2.5
Power Standard 4: I can show that I understand basic multiplication and division facts through various methods and models.
MN Academic Standard - Math 3.1.2.3
Power Standard 5: I can solve word problems using additions, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
MN Academic Standard - Math 3.1.2.2., 3.1.2.4
Power Standard 6: I can find the missing number in a number sentence.
MN Academic Standard - Math 3.2.2.1, 3.2.2.2
Power Standard 7: I can read, write order and compare fractions.
MN Academic Standard - Math 3.1.3.1, 3.1.3.2, 3.1.3.3
Power Standard 8: I can interpret data using frequency tables, bar graphs, picture graphs, and number line plots having a variety of scales. Use appropriate titles, labels, and units.
MN Academic Standard - Math 3.4.1.1, 3.3.3.4
Power Standard 9: I can make change to one dollar in several different ways, including with as few coins as possible.
MN Academic Standard - Math 3.3.3.3
Power Standard 10: I can tell time to the minute, using digital and analog clocks, and determine elapsed time to the minute.
MN Academic Standard - Math 3.3.3.1, 3.3.3.2
Power Standard 11: I can identify parallel lines, perpendicular lines, and polygons.
MN Academic Standard - Math 3.3.1.1, 3.3.1.2
Power Standard 12: I can use half units when measuring, including perimeter and distances.
MN Academic Standard - Math 3.3.1.1, 3.3.2.1, 3.3.2.2, 3.3.2.3
Power Standards 3rd Grade Social Studies
Power Standard 1:I can identity and examine the rights, privileges, and responsibilities in becoming an active citizen.
MN Academic Standard - Social Studies 3.1.1.1
Power Standard 2: I can identify civic values, the principles of democracy, and the principles of majority rule and minority rights.
MN Academic Standard - Social Studies 3.1.2.3.1
Power Standard 3: I can identify the three branches of government, their primary functions, and the importance of the governments provided services MN Academic Standard - Social Studies 3.1.4.6.1, 3.1.4.6.2
Power Standard 4: I can identify possible short and long term consequences, the costs and benefits of different choices and budget for personal finances.
MN Academic Standard - Social Studies 3.2.1.1.1, 3.2.2.2.1
Power Standard 5: I can state that a market occurs when buyers and sellers exchange goods and services.
MN Academic Standard - Social Studies 3.2.4.5.1, 3.2.4.5.2
Power Standard 6: I can use map legends, scale, and distance to answer geographic questions and create simple maps.
MN Academic Standard - Social Studies 3.3.1.1.1, 3.3.1.1.2
Power Standard 7: I can identify the geographic features common to areas where human settlements exist and explain how the environment influenced ancient settlements. I can use map features to make logical inferences and describe relationships between human settlement and physical geography (eg. population, density in relation to latitude, cities, proximity to water, utilization of natural resources). I can compare the shapes and purposes of natural and human-made boundaries of cities, countries, and states.
MN Academic Standard - Social Studies 3.3.3.6.1, 3.3.3.8.1, 3.4.3.7.1
Power Standard 8: I can create timelines and use varied time periods like decade, century, and millennium to explain past events.
MN Academic Standard - Social Studies 3.4.1.1.1, 4.4.1.1.2
Power Standard 9: I can use primary resources to answer basic questions about history. I can compare and contrast two different views of an event and different cultures’ concepts of time and space.
MN Academic Standard - Social Studies 3.4.1.2, 3.4.1.2.2, 3.4.1.2.3
Power Standard 10: I can explain how inventions, individuals, and groups have impacted world history.
MN Academic Standard - Social Studies 3.4.1.3.1, 3.4.2.5.1
Power Standard 11:I can identify methods of communication and compare and contrast the daily life of three ancient civilizations.
Power Standard 1:I can work alone and in groups to discover important facts and communicate their results as well as question them.
MN Academic Standard - Science 3.1.1.1.1
Power Standard 2: I know that scientists use many approaches to investigate and solve problems. I can create questions, investigate them, and have similar results.
MN Academic Standard - Science 3.1.1.2.1, 3.1.1.2.2, 3.1.1.2.3, 3.1.1.2.4
Power Standard 3: I can identify different ways people of all ages, genders, cultures, and backgrounds use science in their careers and in daily life.
MN Academic Standard - Science 3.1.3.2.1, 3.1.3.2.2
Power Standard 4: I know that tools and instruments have helped scientists do things that would otherwise not be possible. I can use many different tools to improve my observations and keep a record of them.
MN Academic Standard - Science 3.1.3.4.1
Power Standard 5: I know that energy appears in many different forms and that light and sound energy can be changed in different ways. I can describe how changing the rate of vibration will change the pitch of sound. I know that light energy travels in straight lines until it is absorbed, reflected, or refracted. MN Academic Standard - Science 3.2.3.1.1, 3.2.3.1.2, 3.2.3.1.3
Power Standard 6: I can observe and describe the daily and seasonal changes in the position of the sun and describe how the sun’s position changes the number of hours of daylight per day, causes shadows to change, and causes day and night. I can recognize the pattern of the apparent changing of the moon’s shape (phases) and describe its rotation around the Earth. I can identify and describe how stars differ based on their distance from Earth, dimmer vs. brighter. I am able to identify and describe Earth as one of the planets that orbit the sun and can compare how different planets rotate/revolve compared to Earth, based on their location. I can describe the pattern of changes that cause the seasons, based on the Earth’s tilt and revolution MN Academic Standard - Science 3.3.3.1.1, 3.3.3.1.2, 3.3.3.2.1, 3.3.3.2.2
Power Standard 7: I know the different structures of plants and animals and how they serve various functions of growth, survival, and reproduction. I can identify common groups of plants and animals using observable physical characteristics and structures. I can compare similarities and differences between adult plants and animals and their offspring. I know that offspring of animals and plants resemble their parents and that these traits can often give them advantages in survival and reproduction..
MN Academic Standard - Science 3.4.1.1.1, 3.4.1.1.2, 3.4.3.2.1, 3.4.3.2.2