3rd & 4th Grade
🧠 Academic Excellence in 3rd & 4th Grade
At EDUPRIZE, our 3rd and 4th grade programs are structured to provide the rigor of the Arizona College and Career Ready Standards while maintaining the hands-on, differentiated approach that defines our school.
Students begin to take on greater academic responsibility with opportunities for critical thinking, independent work, and collaborative learning—setting a strong foundation for upper elementary success.
➗ Math That Builds Thinkers
Our students don’t just solve problems—they understand the “why” behind them.
🧮 Eureka Math provides manipulative-based instruction that ensures deep understanding of core concepts.
🗣️ Number Talks allow students to verbally explain their thought process, improving comprehension and transfer of skills.
📈 Math fact fluency, timed practice, and computer-based diagnostics are used to personalize instruction and monitor growth.
✏️ Students describe their own strategies, helping them move from computation to confident application across all subjects.
📚 Language Arts & Writing Across the Curriculum
Reading and writing instruction is both rigorous and deeply engaging in 3rd and 4th grade.
📖 Benchmark Advance offers vertically aligned reading units that promote deep comprehension and vocabulary development.
✍️ Lucy Calkins’ Writers Workshop and Six Traits of Writing allow students to write for a variety of audiences and purposes.
🎯 All students are pre-tested and grouped according to their needs, with flexible instruction that adapts as they grow.
📊 Benchmark assessments guide teachers and inform families on student progress throughout the year.
Writing is fully integrated into all subject areas, giving students frequent opportunities to express ideas, support opinions, and reflect on their learning.
🔬 Cottage Learning, Technology & Whole-Child Growth
Our Cottage-based science program continues in 3rd and 4th grade, diving deeper into Earth, life, and physical sciences each quarter.
🧪 Cottages & Integrated Projects:
Students apply what they’re learning in reading, writing, math, and social studies to create projects and products
Projects are shared during our quarterly Cottage Fairs, celebrating student creativity and academic mastery
Learning is cross-curricular, hands-on, and focused on real-world application
💻 Technology for the Future:
Students use Chromebooks, iPads, and desktop applications daily
Classrooms are technology-rich, supporting research, collaboration, and digital literacy
Diagnostic tools allow teachers to differentiate instruction and ensure students get the right level of challenge and support
By combining strong academics, integrated technology, and meaningful project work, EDUPRIZE students in 3rd and 4th grade grow into curious, capable, and confident learners—ready for what’s next.
3rd Grade Cottages
Students develop an understanding of the sources, properties, and characteristics of energy along with the relationship between energy transfer and the human body.
Students develop an understanding of the flow of energy in a system beginning with the Sun to and among organisms. They also understand what plants and animals do to increase survival.
Students develop an understanding of how the Sun provides light and energy for Earth systems.
Students will study Arizona focusing on: contributions of various cultural/ethnic groups; economic, political, and geographic elements; structure of governments; roles of citizens of Arizona.
4th Grade Cottages
Students will learn how Earth’s resources can be transformed in energy and develop a better understanding of electricity and magnetism.
Students develop an understanding of the diversity of past and present organisms, factors impacting organism diversity, and evidence of change of organisms over time.
Students develop an understanding of Earth systems and how they interact with each other. They also understand how weather, climate, and humans can impact the environment.
Students will study the Americas theories and development, exploration and colonization, roles and responsibilities of members in a society.
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