“I Can” Common Core!    

 Grade 3 Reading

I Can Read and Understand Third Grade Fiction      3.10

• I can ask and answer questions to show that I understand the stories that I am reading. 3.1
• I can find the answers to specific questions within the stories that I read. 3.1
• I can retell stories from diverse cultures. 3.2
• I can figure out the lessons or morals of the stories that I have read. 3.2
• I can describe characters in stories and explain how their actions affect the story. 3.3
• I can figure out what an author really means by the words and phrases that are written. 3.4
• I can understand the difference between literal and nonliteral language. 3.4
• I can write and talk about fiction by using the words for the different parts (g., chapter, scene, stanza). RL.3.5
• I can describe how new parts of fiction build on previous parts. 3.5
• I can tell the difference between what I think and what the author or characters might think. 3.6

I Can Use What I Know To Understand Fiction

• I can explain how the author uses illustrations to help the meaning in a story. 3.7
• I can compare and contrast stories written by the same author about similar characters. 3.9

I Can Make Connections Between Texts and Ideas to Comprehend What I Read.  RL.3.11

I Can Choose Texts That Interest Me.  RL.3.11a

• I can ask and answer questions to show that I understand the information that I am reading. 3.1
• I can find the main idea of the information I read. 3.2
• I can show how the main idea is supported by details in the text. 3.2
• I can describe the historical events, scientific ideas, or steps in procedures using words to show the sequence. RI.3.3
• I can describe cause and effect in historical events, scientific ideas or steps in procedures. RI.3.3
• I can understand the meanings of words and phrases in science and social studies texts. 3.4
• I can use text features and search tools to find information quickly. 3.5
• I can tell the difference between what I think and what an author writes. 3.6
• I can show what I have learned from nonfiction illustrations and text by answering questions about where, when, why and how. 3.7
• I can describe how the sentences and paragraphs in nonfiction follow a logical sequence. 3.8
• I can compare and contrast the most important ideas and details in two pieces of information about the same topic. 3.9

I Can Analyze Words and Use Phonics to Help Me Read Third Grade Words.  RF.3.3

• I can read and understand words with common prefixes and suffixes. 3.3
• I can read words with more than one syllable. 3.3
• I can read third grade words that are not spelled in a regular way. 3.

I Read Fluently, Accurately and With Expression.  RF.3.4

 Grade 3 Writing

I Can Write Different Types of Writing

• I can write to share my opinion. 3.1
• I can write to inform and explain ideas. 3.2
• I can write to tell a story. 3.3
• I can create and present a personal response to an author or theme studied in class. 3.11

I Can Make My Writing Better

• I can stay focused and organized in my writing. 3.4
• I can write for different purposes, audiences, and topics. 3.4
• I can plan, edit and revise my writing with the help of peers and adults. 3.5
• I can use technology to create pieces of writing and to interact and share ideas with others. 3.6

I Can Use Research to Help My Writing

• I can organize short research projects. 3.7
• I can research and use what I have experienced to gather information. 3.8
• I can take notes to help me organize the research in my writing. 3.8.
• I can write on a regular basis with stamina for different tasks, purposes, and audiences. 3.10

 Grade 3 Language

I Can Use What I Know About Grammar When I Write and Speak

• I can explain how nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs work in different sentences. 3.1
• I can correctly say, write and use all types of plural nouns. 3.1
• I can use abstract nouns (e.g., childhood). 3.1
• I can correctly say, write and use regular and irregular verbs. 3.1
• I can correctly say, write and use different verb tenses. 3.1
• I can make sure that all of my subjects, verbs and pronouns are in agreement in the sentences I say and write. 3.1
• I can use comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs correctly in my speech and writing. 3.1
• I can use conjunctions in the correct way in my speech and writing. 3.1
• I can say and write simple, compound and complex sentences. 3.1
• I can capitalize beginning words and proper nouns, as well as those in titles. 3.2
• I can use commas appropriately in addresses and dialogue. 3.2
• I can use apostrophes appropriately to show possession. 3.2
• I can correctly spell commonly used words, words with suffixes and words with spelling patterns. 3.2

I can use a dictionary to check and correct my spelling. 3.2

• I Can Figure Out What Words Mean and Use Them in Different Situations
• I can choose interesting words and phrases to help others understand my meaning better. 3.3
• I can recognize differences between my speaking language and my written language. 3.3

I Can Figure Out What Words Mean and Use Them in Different Situations

• I can use clues in sentences to help me understand new words. 3.4
• I can figure out meanings of words when prefixes and suffixes I understand are added to words I already know. 3.4
• I can use root words that I know as a clue to help me learn the meanings of new words with the same root. 3.4
• I can use print and computer dictionaries to help me find the meanings of new words. 3.4
• I can understand figurative language. 3.5
• I can find real life connections between words and their use (g., describe people who are friendly or helpful).
• I can figure out the small differences in meaning with related words that tell about how people feel or how they are acting (g., knew, believed, suspected, heard, wondered).
• I can figure out and use words that are appropriate for third grade. 3.6

 Grade 3 Math

I Can Use Multiplication and Division to Help Me Understand Math

• I can understand multiplication by thinking about groups of objects.  OA.1
• I can understand division by thinking about how one group can be divided into smaller groups.  3.OA.2
• I can use what I know about multiplication and division to solve word problems. OA.3
• I can find the missing number in a multiplication or division equation. OA.4
• I can use the Commutative property of multiplication. (I know that if 6 x 4 = 24 then 4 x 6 = 24.)  3.OA.5
• I can use the Associative property of multiplication. (To figure out 3 x 5 x 2
• I can multiply 3 x 5 = 15, then 15 x 2 = 30 OR multiply 5 x 2 = 10, then 3 x 10 = 30.) 3.OA.5
• I can use the Distributive property of multiplication. (To figure out 8 x 7, I can think of
• 8 x (5 + 2) which means (8 x 5) + (8 x 2) = 40 + 16 = 56.)  3.OA.5
• I can find the answer to a division problem by thinking of the missing factor in a multiplication problem.  (I can figure out 32 ÷ 8 = because I know that 8 x 4 =32.)
• I can multiply and divide within 100 easily and quickly because I know how multiplication and division are related. OA.7
• I can use addition, subtraction, multiplication and division to solve all kinds of word problems and then use mental math to decide if my answers are reasonable.  3.OA.8
• I can find patterns in addition and multiplication tables and explain them using what I know about how numbers work. OA.9

I Can Use Number Sense and Place Value to Help Me Understand Math

• I can round numbers to the nearest ten or 100. NBT..1
• I can add and subtract numbers within 1000. NBT.2
• I can quickly and easily multiply any one digit whole number by 10. NBT.3

I Can Use Fractions to Help Me Understand Math

• I can show and understand that fractions are equal parts of a whole. NF.1
• I can label fractions on a number line because I know the space between any two numbers can be thought of as a whole. NF.2
• I can explain in words or pictures how two fractions can sometimes be equal. 3.NF.3
• I can compare fractions by reasoning about their size. NF.3
• I can show whole numbers as fractions. (3 = 3/1) NF.3
• I can recognize fractions that are equal to one whole. (1 = 4/4) NF.3

I Can Use Measurement and Data to Help me Understand Math

• I can tell and write time to the nearest minute. MD.2
• I can measure time in minutes. MD.1
• I can solve telling time word problems by adding and subtracting minutes. MD.1
• I can measure liquids and solids with liters, grams and kilograms. MD.2
• I can use addition, subtraction, multiplication and division to solve word problems involving mass and volume. MD.2
• I can create a picture or bar graph to show data and solve problems using the information from the graphs. MD.3
• I can create a line plot from measurement data, where the measured objects have been measured to the nearest whole number, half or quarter. MD.4
• I can understand that the area of plane shapes can be measured in square units. MD.5
• I can measure areas by counting unit squares. MD.6
• I can measure area by using what I know about multiplication and addition. MD.7
• I can solve real world math problems using what I know about the perimeter of shapes. MD.8

I Can Use Geometry to Help Me Understand Math

• I can place shapes into categories depending upon their attributes. G.1
• I can recognize and draw quadrilaterals such as rhombuses, rectangles and squares, as well as other examples of quadrilaterals.  3.G.1
• I can divide shapes into parts with equal areas and show those areas as fractions. G.2

 Grade 3 Speaking & Listening

I Can Understand and Talk About What I Hear

• I can effectively participate in discussions. 3.1
• I can come to discussions prepared to share my ideas. 3.1
• I can follow appropriate rules for discussions, such as taking my turn. 3.1
• I can ask questions to help me understand discussions and stay on topic. 3.1
• I can explain my own thinking and ideas after a discussion. 3.1
• I can effectively engage in discussions with diverse partners about third-grade topics and texts. 3.1e
• I can figure out the main idea and details of what I see and hear. 3.2

I Can Share What I Know

•  I can report on a topic or tell a story with correct and appropriate facts. 3.4
• I can speak clearly and at a good pace. 3.4
• I can create engaging audio recordings to show fluency in my reading. 3.5
• I can create visual displays to help others understand what I am sharing. 3.5
• I can speak in complete sentences to make what I am sharing more clear to others. 3.6