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Grade 3: Open Ocean

Open Ocean Zone ยท Scuba Bob Age 8

The biggest academic leap in elementary school. Children transition from addition/subtraction to multiplication/division, from basic fractions to fractions on number lines, and from simple comprehension to citing text evidence.

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Math Concepts
50
ELA Concepts
10
Stories
50
Pages
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Scuba Bob, Age 8

Scuba Bob is 8 years old โ€” lankier, more confident, and starting to ask ‘why’ instead of just ‘what.’ He wears a proper dive mask with integrated snorkel and carries a hardbound expedition journal. He’s becoming a leader on missions.

What Your Child Will Learn

๐Ÿงฎ Mathematics

  • Multiplication and division within 100
  • Multiplication facts fluency (all facts to 9ร—9)
  • Understand fractions as parts of a whole
  • Place fractions on a number line
  • Compare fractions with same denominator/numerator
  • Calculate area (length ร— width) and perimeter
  • Tell time to the nearest minute
  • Round whole numbers to nearest 10 and 100

๐Ÿ“– English Language Arts

  • Cite text evidence to support answers
  • Determine central message/moral of stories
  • Describe character traits and motivations
  • Distinguish literal from figurative language
  • Write opinion pieces with organized reasons
  • Write narratives with dialogue and description
  • Regular and irregular verb tenses
  • Use dictionaries and glossaries for word meaning

The Open Ocean Zone

The Open Ocean is vast and exciting โ€” deep blue water stretching to the horizon, dolphins leaping in the distance, and sunlight shafts penetrating from the surface. The royal blue palette conveys depth and possibility.

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10 Adventure Stories

10 adventure stories, each approximately 9,000 words. Scuba Bob ventures into the vast open ocean โ€” swimming with dolphin pods, navigating ocean currents, and encountering larger marine life including rays and sea turtles on epic migrations.

Story 1
The Pod Patrol
Story 2
The Current Highway
Story 3
The Sharing Reef
Story 4
The Open Water Challenge
Story 5
The Fraction Islands
Story 6
The Deep Survey
Story 7
Mapping the Ocean Floor
Story 8
The Supply Run
Story 9
The Time Keeper
Story 10
The Open Ocean Expedition

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