GRADE 3 - Living Things and Their Environment FIRST QUARTER/FIRST GRADING PERIOD K to 12 CURRICULUM CHARACTERISTICS OF LIVING THINGS Content

Standards : The learner demonstrates understanding that living things breathe, eat, grow, move, reproduce, and react to light, touch, and temperature. These characteristics distinguish them from nonliving thing Performance Standards: The learner tell whether a thing is living or nonliving given different samples. Learning Competencies: The learner compares characteristics of a living and a nonliving thing. Recognize that animals are living things that come in different kinds, sizes, shapes and colors. (Nursery, Kinder, Prep) Name common animals Identify pet, farm and zoo animals Describe and innitiate how animals move (Nursery, Kinder, Prep) IJA CURRICULUM PROPOSED

PARTS AND FUNCTIONS OF LIVING THINGS Humans Content Standards: The learner demonstrates understanding of the external parts of the body, their functions, and healthful practices to take care of the human body . Performance Standards: Learning Competencies: The learner .. labels the external parts of the human body describes the parts of the human body and their functions identifies the sense organs: parts and functions describes how the sense organs work communicates proper ways and healthful practices to protect the Identify the different body parts. (Nursery, Gr 1, 2) Enumerate the use of the different parts. (Nursery, Gr1, 2) Enumerate the ways and things we use to take care of ones body parts. (Nursery,

The learner living things reproduce and children look like parents .

sense organs and other external parts of the body makes a chart on proper ways of protecting these external parts

Kinder, Prep) Name the big and small parts of the body Identification of the five senses. Importance of the five senses (Nursery, Kinder, Prep, Gr 1) Classifying animals based on presence/absence of backbone (Gr 1, 2) Identify pet, farm, and zoo animals Enumerate the body parts of the animal that makes the movement (Nursery, Kinder, Prep, Gr 1, 2, 3) Tell ways how to show their love and care for their pets(Nursery, Kinder, Prep, Gr 1, 2, 3) Identify the things we do / give to our pet animals for them to grow healthy (Nursery, Kinder, Prep, Gr 1, 2, 3) Identify the things

Animals Content Standards: The learner demonstrates understanding of the external parts and function, uses of animals, and the proper ways of caring for pets and farm animals Performance Standards: The learner demonstrates proper ways of caring for animals chosen as house pets and as farm animals

Learning Competencies: The learner .. describes/draws animals found in the immediate environment observes and asks questions about the functions of the external parts of animals labels the external parts of animals classifies the animals according to the presence/absence/number of certain parts states how animals are useful to humans communicates clearly the uses and the proper ways of caring for the animals functions, their uses to humans, and proper ways of caring for and choosing animals for house pets, farming and livelihood.

animals give / help us. (Nursery, Kinder, Prep, Gr 1, 2, 3) Plants Content Standards: The learner demonstrates understanding of the external parts of plants and the functions of these parts - leaves - stems - flowers - roots - fruits Performance Standards: The learner demonstrates proper care of plants used as food and as sources of materials Learning Competencies: The learner .. labels the external parts of plants observes and ask questions about the functions of the external parts of plants describes special body parts of plants classifies plants according to stem characteristics (tree, shrub, vine, herb) compares and contrasts the structures and habitat of plants predicts the needs of plants communicates clearly the uses and the proper ways of caring for plants Name the different parts of plants / trees (Nursery, Kinder, Prep, Gr 1, 2, 3) Identifying functions of the parts of plants (Nursery, Kinder, Prep, Gr 1, 2, 3) Give ways how to take care of plants (Nursery, Kinder, Prep, Gr 1, 2, 3) Name the different kinds of plants (Prep, Gr 1, 2) Classify or group the kinds of plants (Prep, Gr 1, 2) Tell in what ways plants differ (Nursery) Identify the different things plants need in order to grow healthy (Nursery) Enumerate the different ways plants help people and animals (Nursery, Kinder, Prep)

TRAITS PASSED ON FROM PARENTS Content Standards : Learning Competencies: The learner demonstrates The learner .. understanding that .. infers which characteristics of living things reproduce children come from each of the and children look like parents parents gives examples of animals that some animals give birth to give birth to live young and that live young while some lay eggs animals lay eggs describe the structure of a seed some groups of plants classify kinds of seeds reproduce through seeds infer different ways of seed dispersal Performance Standards: conduct an investigation on the The learner predicts what factors in the surroundings that children will look like based on affect seed germination traits of parents describe the changes observed in a germinating seed measure changes in height of the growing plant construct a graph showing data gathered while observing a growing plant gives examples of plants that can grow from stem cuttings INTERACTIONS OF LIVING THINGS WITH THE ENVIRONMENT Basic needs Content Standards: The learner demonstrates understanding that plants, animals, and humans have basic needs that come Learning Competencies: The learner .. describes the need of humans for air, food, water, and shelter concludes that these needs come from the environment Identifying basic needs of the body (Nursery, Kinder, Prep Gr 1, 2, 3) Identifying the needs of animals (Nursery, Identify factors affecting growth and development (Gr 3) State factors that affect heredity (Gr 3) Classify animals according to the body covering, food eaten, presence or absence of certain body parts, movement, habitat, birth type and uses (Nursery, Kinder, Prep, Gr 1, 2, 3) Name plants that grow from seeds, stem cutting, leaves, roots (Gr 3)

from the environment. Feeding relationships Content Standards: The learner demonstrates understanding that to meet these basic needs,living things interact with each other and with the nonliving components of the environment.

compare needs of animals with those of people observes and asks questions about what animals eat concludes that animals eat either plants, animals or both observes and asks questions about where animals live describes the needs of plants compare needs of plants with those of animals and people observes and asks questions about food of plants

Kinder, Prep Gr 1, 2, 3)

Performance Standards: The learner engages in activities that promote protection and conservation of the environment that provides for the needs of humans, plants, and animals

GRADE 3 - Matter SECOND QUARTER/SECOND GRADING PERIOD K to 12 CURRICULUM PROPERTIES AND STRUCTURE Characteristics of solids, liquids & gases Learning Competencies: The learner .. recognizes that objects can exist Describe the states of matter and its IJA CURRICULUM PROPOSED

Content Standards: The learner demonstrates ways of sorting materials and describing themas solid, liquid or gas based on properties such as having definite shape and volume, and ease of flow Performance Standards: The learner devises ways of changing the form of a solid object to fit a desired purpose

as solid (S), liquid (L) or gas (G). classifies objects as S, L, G. demonstrates that solids, liquids, and gases have weight. demonstrates that solids, liquids and gases occupy space. differentiates the properties of solids, liquids and gases. recognizes that solids are made of different kinds of materials. recognizes that liquids also consist of different kinds of materials. investigates how different liquids flow

characteristics (Gr 3) dentify the properties of solid, liquid and gas through concept map (Gr 3) Compare the characteristics of solids, liquids, and gases (Gr 3) Classify matter according to their properties (Gr 3) State the characteristics of matter (Gr 3) Observe and report the different characteristics of matter (Gr 3) Differentiate matter according to its characteristics (Gr 3)

CHANGES IN SOLIDS, LIQUIDS, AND GASES Content Standards: Learning Competencies: The learner demonstrates understanding of the effect of The learner investigates some materials temperature on solids and liquids. that can exist as a solid or a liquid depending on the temperature. Performance Standards: The learner suggests ways of controlling temperature that will prevent/allow objects to change from solid to liquid or vice versa. Classify the different changes in matter (Gr 3) Identify the different changes in matter (Gr 3) Describe the phase changes in matter (Gr 3)

GRADE 3 - Force and Motion THIRD QUARTER/ THIRD GRADING PERIOD K to 12 CURRICULUM MOVING OBJECTS Reference point Indicators of motion Content Standards: The learner demonstrates understanding of position of people and objects as well as the factor that may cause change in their position. Performance Standards: The learner .. provides accurate description of ones position/location with respect to a reference points constructs a toy that can be moved by winds, humans, water, or magnets (example: pinwheel, paper boat, toy car) Learning Competencies: The learner .. describes the position of a person or an object in relation to a reference point (e.g., chair, door, another person) infers occurrence of movement due to a change in position compares and contrasts the movements of objects Identify the forces that make objects move (Gr 1, 2, 3) Define force (Gr 1, 2, 3) Explain how force makes things move (Gr 1, 2, 3) Discuss how force can make things speed up, slow down, stop, or change direction (Gr 1, 2, 3)
Describe how balance and unbalanced force takes place (Gr 2, 3)

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SOURCES AND USES OF LIGHT, HEAT, SOUND, AND ELECTRICITY Content Standards: The learner demostrates that .. Light, heat and sound come from different sources Some objects produce their own light while others reflect light from other sources Some objects (e.g., toys, appliances) need electricity to work Learning Competencies: The learner .. observes and asks questions about sources of light, heat, sound, and electricity identifies various sources of light/heat based on pictures or actual sample of objects identifies examples of natural and artificial sources of light/heat distinguishes between objects that produce their own light and those that reflect light from another source produces various sounds using available materials improvises musical instruments (e.g., tambourine, musical bottles) using indigenous materials identifies the sources by the quality of sounds produced constructs a peephole to demonstrate that light is needed to see objects identifies toys that are run by electricity orbattery identifies various uses of light, heat, sound, electricity, and magnets (e.g., light is needed to see objects, sound is needed for

Performance Standards: The learner practices safe and wise use of light, heat, sound, and electricity in daily life

communication) identifies things or appliances at home and in school that needed electricity to work practices safety procedures when handling electrical appliances constructs toys that make use of magnets gives examples on the uses of magnets in daily-life activities discusses safety precautions related to the use of light/heat/sound/electricity/mag nets

GRADE 3 - Earth and Space FOURTH QUARTER/FOURTH GRADING PERIOD K to 12 CURRICULUM THE SURROUDINGS People Animals Plants Lakes, rivers, streams, hills and mountains Content Standards: The learner demonstrates understanding of the importance of things found in the surroundings. Learning Competencies: The learner .. observes and asks questions about the surroundings at home, in school, in the community, in the locality (town,city, province) describes the landforms and bodies of water in the community recognizes the importance of IJA CURRICULUM PROPOSED

Performance Standards: The learner gets involved in taking care of his/her surroundings WEATHER Types of weather Changes in weather Effects of weather changes on activities in the community Safety measures during different types of weather Content Standards: The learner demonstrates understanding of the types of weather, characteristics of weather changes and how these relate to daily activities, health and safety. Performance Standards: The learner decides what to wear and what to do during different types of weather to protect and care for oneself.

people, animals, plants, lakes, rivers, the sea, hills, and mountains in the surroundings.

Learning Competencies: The learner .. describes the weather for the day describes the changes in the weather over a week communicates how different types of weather affect activities in the community demonstrates safety measures during certain types of weather

NATURAL OBJECTS SEEN IN THE SKY During daytime During nighttime Content Standards: The learner demonstrates understanding of natural objects seen in the sky during day time and night time and how these Learning Competencies: The learner .. describes the natural objects that are found in the sky during daytime and nighttime. communicates how the natural Identify the things they can see up in the sky during daytime or night time (Nursery) Enumerate the things we do during daytime

affect the activities of people and the community Performance Standards: The learner .. plans activities that he/she can do during day and night that make him/her healthy and useful to his/her family and/or community demonstrates ways to protect himself/herself in doing these activities.

objects in the sky affect daily activities. practices precautionary measures to avoid the harmful effects of the Sun's heat and light.

and night time (Nursery)