How to read this page
Newfoundland and Labrador publishes its curriculum as long official documents written for teachers. This page is the same content, translated for the fridge door: each subject below shows this year's units and the skills inside them. If a skill sounds unfamiliar, that's the point — now you know what to ask about at dinner.
Mathematics this year
Numbers stop being abstract this year — they become things your child can count, compare, build, and explain. In Newfoundland and Labrador, that's Mathematics, Grade 3 — 10 units, 39 skills.
Counting and Estimating
- Skip counting sequences
- Estimating with groups of ten and hundred
Representing Whole Numbers
- Reading numbers and number words
- Ordering three-digit numbers
Addition and Subtraction
- Modelling and solving problems
- Strategies for adding
Multiplication and Division
- Recognizing multiplication and division
- Solving multiplication and division problems
2-D Shapes and 3-D Objects
- Classifying polygons
- Identifying and describing 3-D objects
Data
- Organizing data with tallies and line plots
- Constructing and interpreting bar graphs
See the full Mathematics, Grade 3 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
English Language Arts this year
Reading and writing grow fast at this age — this is the year the letters turn into stories. In Newfoundland and Labrador, that's English Language Arts, Grade 3 — 3 units, 35 skills.
Speaking and Listening
- Describing experiences with supporting details
- Participating in active conversations
- Communicating with respect and sensitivity
Reading and Viewing
- Choosing texts for specific purposes
- Formulating inquiry questions
- Making connections to texts
Writing and Representing
- Writing feelings and imaginative ideas
- Using different text types and forms
- Using strategies to write effectively
See the full English Language Arts, Grade 3 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
Science this year
Science at this age is guided curiosity — observing, sorting, asking why, and testing ideas hands-on. In Newfoundland and Labrador, that's Science, Grade 3 — 3 units, 22 skills.
Earth and Space Science
- Comparing different soils
- How moving water changes soil
Physical Science
- Shapes and forms in structures
- Judging if a structure works
- Making and using static electricity
Life Science
- Parts of a plant and their jobs
- The life cycle of a flowering plant
See the full Science, Grade 3 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →
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Common questions
What does my child learn in Grade 3 in Newfoundland and Labrador?
Newfoundland and Labrador's official curriculum sets out Mathematics, English Language Arts, Science, Social Studies for Grade 3 — 116 specific skills in total. The big themes: Mathematics covers counting and estimating and representing whole numbers; English Language Arts covers speaking and listening and reading and viewing; Science covers earth and space science and physical science. The full list is on this page.
Is this the official Newfoundland and Labrador curriculum?
It's built from Newfoundland and Labrador's official program of studies, reorganized into plain language — and each subject links to a course page that quotes the ministry's own wording and links to the government source, so you can check our work. One honest caveat: we're not the ministry, curricula do change, and we can't guarantee this reflects the very latest revision, so confirm anything important against the live provincial curriculum data.
My child is finding one of these skills hard. What can I do?
That's normal — every skill on this page is one most kids wobble on at first. MapleMind teaches any of them one-on-one: a short lesson in plain words, a worked example, then solving together. It's free to start, on any device, in 14 languages.
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MapleMind isn't affiliated with any ministry of education. We build these guides from each province's official program of studies and refresh them from time to time — but curricula change, and we can't guarantee this page reflects the very latest revision. Always confirm against the live provincial curriculum data. Last updated 2026-08-15.
Social Studies this year
Social studies starts close to home — family, community, and how people live together. In Newfoundland and Labrador, that's Social Studies, Grade 3 — 7 units, 20 skills.
Social Studies Concepts and Skills - 1. Inquiry and Research
- Using an inquiry model
+ 1 more skill in this unit →Anthropology - 2. Civic Engagement
- Positive interactions and stereotyping
+ 1 more skill in this unit →Anthropology - 3. Culture and Diversity
- Ways people express culture
+ 1 more skill in this unit →Anthropology - 4. People, Place, and Environment
- The various peoples of our province
+ 1 more skill in this unit →Civics - 5. Civic Engagement
- What it means to be an active citizen
- Methods of decision-making
+ 2 more skills in this unit →Politics - 7. Citizenship, Power, and Governance
- The purpose of laws
+ 1 more skill in this unit →Geography - 6. People, Place, and Environment
- Using the concept of location
- Landforms and bodies of water
- Rural and urban communities
+ 3 more skills in this unit →See the full Social Studies, Grade 3 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →