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Connecticut 3rd Grade ELA Curriculum

Lessons and practice for every 3rd grade English topic. Aligned to Connecticut Core Standards so your child keeps up with what their class is learning.

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1.1.1

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.1.A:

1.1.15

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.2.F:

1.3.1

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.4.A:

3.3.3

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.3.9:

4.1.3

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RF.3.3.C:

Connecticut 3rd Grade ELA — What Students Learn

In 3rd grade, Connecticut students develop the reading and writing skills that support all future learning. Under Connecticut Core Standards for ELA, students read fiction and nonfiction texts, identify key ideas and story elements, and begin writing structured paragraphs with a clear topic sentence and supporting details.

Reading Skills in 3rd Grade ELA

Connecticut 3rd graders practice reading comprehension strategies including identifying the main idea, making inferences, and understanding the meaning of new vocabulary words using context clues. Students also work with phonics and word recognition to become more fluent readers.

  • Identifying main idea and key details in fiction and nonfiction
  • Understanding story structure: characters, setting, problem, and solution
  • Using context clues to determine word meaning
  • Comparing and contrasting two texts on the same topic

Writing Skills in 3rd Grade ELA

3rd grade writing in Connecticut focuses on opinion writing, informative writing, and narrative writing. Students learn to organize their ideas, use linking words, and write with a clear beginning, middle, and end.

  • Writing opinion pieces with a clear point and supporting reasons
  • Writing informative paragraphs with facts and details
  • Drafting narrative stories with descriptive details
  • Using correct grammar, capitalization, and punctuation

Grammar and Language in 3rd Grade

Connecticut 3rd graders build grammar skills including noun and verb agreement, forming regular and irregular plural nouns, using adjectives and adverbs, and understanding sentence types. These skills support both reading comprehension and written expression.

How StudyPug Supports Connecticut 3rd Grade ELA

StudyPug provides lessons and practice problems for every 3rd grade English skill aligned to Connecticut Core Standards. Students can work through topics in any order, revisit explanations as many times as needed, and practice with exercises that mirror what is taught in Connecticut classrooms. Parents can track progress and identify topics where their child needs extra support.