How to read this page
Prince Edward Island 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 Prince Edward Island, that's Mathematics, Grade 3 — 4 units, 34 skills.
Number
- Skip-counting by 5s, 10s, and 100s
- Showing numbers to 1000
- Mental math for adding two 2-digit numbers
Patterns and Relations
- Describing and comparing decreasing patterns
- Solving one-step equations with a symbol
Shape and Space
- Time for everyday activities
- Referents for centimetres and metres
- Measuring mass in grams and kilograms
Statistics and Probability
- Collecting and organizing first-hand data
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 Prince Edward Island, that's English Language Arts, Grade 3 — 3 units, 18 skills.
Reading and Viewing
- Reading widely and integrating cueing systems
- Figurative language, character, and plot
- Personal connections and explained opinions
Writing and Representing
- Writing to formulate ideas and make notes
- Prewriting and drafting
- Punctuation and capitalization
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 Prince Edward Island, that's Science, Grade 3 — 4 units, 55 skills.
Life Science: Plant Growth and Changes
- Grouping seeds
- The life cycle of a plant
Earth and Space Science: Exploring Soils
- Questions about soil composition
- Predicting water absorption
Physical Science: Invisible Forces
- Magnet poles
- Producing static charges
Physical Science: Materials and Structures
- Identifying building problems
- Using tools safely
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 Prince Edward Island?
Prince Edward Island's official curriculum sets out Mathematics, English Language Arts, Science, Social Studies for Grade 3 — 121 specific skills in total. The big themes: Mathematics covers number and patterns and relations; English Language Arts covers speaking and listening and reading and viewing; Science covers life science: plant growth and changes and earth and space science: exploring soils. The full list is on this page.
Is this the official Prince Edward Island curriculum?
It's built from Prince Edward Island'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 Prince Edward Island, that's Social Studies, Grade 3 — 3 units, 14 skills.
Place
- Locating our province with cardinal directions
- Physical features, climate, and vegetation of the Island
- Rural and urban communities on the Island
+ 2 more skills in this unit →Peoples
- Who lives on the Island: Mi'kmaq, Acadians, and more
- How Island peoples express their culture
- Taking action for positive interactions
+ 1 more skill in this unit →Citizenship
- The purpose and structure of provincial government
- Rights and responsibilities of citizens
- Majority vote and consensus
+ 2 more skills in this unit →See the full Social Studies, Grade 3 curriculum, with the ministry's own wording →