syllabus class III - 2025-26
syllabus class III - 2025-26
Mackintosh
Class III
2. English 5
3. Hindi 9
4. Mathematics 12
6. Science 15
7. Social Studies 16
NOTE: The semester system will be followed for all the subjects EXCEPT the
following:
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Truth is a divine word. Duty is divine law. – D. C. Mackintosh
Class III
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
MORAL EDUCATION:
1. To enable the students to develop good habits and character right from childhood.
2. To enable the students to learn basic manners and etiquette.
3. To enable the students to know and practice certain values like caring, sharing,
generosity, friendliness, thankfulness, cooperation etc. during their growing years.
4. To enable them to appreciate the beauty of the creation and to be grateful to its
creator (God).
ENGLISH:
1. To develop in pupils the ability to express themselves in intelligible and acceptable
forms of English.
2. To encourage fluent self-expression – in speech and writing.
3. To develop the habit of micro – skills of listening.
4. To develop the ability to read aloud intelligibly and to read silently with
understanding.
5. To form enduring reading habits and to extend the range of their ideas by the
reading of factual and imaginative writing.
6. To enable the students to appreciate the literary work of various writers.
7. To enable the students to develop their phonetics, pronunciation and voice
modulation skills.
8. To develop an elegant cursive handwriting.
HINDI:
1. To impart the knowledge of the structure of the language.
2. To enable the students to use idioms and phrases appropriately through their
regular use and practice.
3. To develop the ability to use difficult literary terms appropriately and pronounce
them correctly.
4. To enable the students to understand and to speak flawlessly.
SOCIAL STUDIES:
1. To help the children to understand the world they live in.
2. To develop the qualities of cooperation, generosity and sympathetic outlook.
3. To develop the love for nature, travels and knowledge about other countries.
4. To develop international understanding.
5. To provide the learners with an understanding of past events and persons and their
roles in shaping present day lives and a visualisation of future changes.
6. To provide knowledge of human systems in areas of government and culture.
MATHEMATICS:
1. To develop the skills in mathematical computations and calculations.
2. To develop a scientific attitude to analyse any situation logically.
3. To develop the ability of presenting a thought with exactness and brevity.
4. To enable the pupils to put forth arguments when convinced about their
correctness without hesitation.
5. To help the children to appreciate the geometrical and symmetrical shapes of the
natural objects.
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Truth is a divine word. Duty is divine law. – D. C. Mackintosh
Class III
SCIENCE:
1. To develop the child’s creative potential.
2. To enhance the observational and drawing skills of the child.
3. To develop a scientific attitude in the learner.
4. To acquaint the child with the wonderful achievements of science.
MORAL EDUCATION
Name of the Textbook: Moral Education Lessons Grade 3
Author: Dr Foo M Mohajer
Publisher: Royale Publishers
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Truth is a divine word. Duty is divine law. – D. C. Mackintosh
Class III
AUGUST 4 God The All Knowing 17-22
The One Who Saw Sheela Stealing
SEPTEMBER 5 The Oneness of Mankind 23-28
The Black Rose
Memorise - Prayer 28
REVISION
In addition, the following virtues should be discussed while explaining the
chapters: Sharing, Caring, Cooperation, Friendship, Peace, Unity, Creativity,
Helpfulness, Manners, Courtesy, Obedience, Will Power, High Aim / Perfection,
Courage, Perseverance.
Note:
1. Scrap book to be maintained for the project and CMS Philosophy.
2. CMS Philosophy to be taught orally during the prayer assembly.
3. Co-operative games – Two games minimum will be mastered by every child
each month.
4. Flowers of One Garden, CMS song book, prayer book to be carried to the
prayer assembly.
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Truth is a divine word. Duty is divine law. – D. C. Mackintosh
Class III
ENGLISH
Name of the Textbook: (i) Burlington English (Term 1 and Term 2)
Course book Grade 3
(ii) Burlington English Workbook Grade 3
Publisher: Burlington English
(WORD CLASSES AND READING & WRITING SKILLS)
APRIL – SEPTEMBER (FIRST TERM)
Suggested Serial
Name of the Chapter Page
Months Number
1 Articles: Definite and Indefinite
Nouns: Common, Proper, Collective, Material and
APRIL- MAY 2
Gender
3 Reading Comprehension 1 (Workbook) 45
4 Subject and Object Pronouns
5 Possessive and Reflexive Pronouns
JULY
6 Paragraph Writing (in 40-50 words)
7 Reading Comprehension 2 (Workbook) 46
8 Plural Nouns: Regular and Irregular
Adjectives: Types, Possessive, Comparatives and
9
AUGUST Superlatives
Picture Composition (60-70 words in
10
paragraphs)
11 Reading Comprehension 3 & 4 (Workbook) 47 - 48
Picture Composition (60-70 words in
SEPTEMBER 12
paragraphs)
REVISION
HALF-YEARLY EXAMINATION
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Truth is a divine word. Duty is divine law. – D. C. Mackintosh
Class III
19 Prepositions of Place and Time
20 Subject and Predicate
21 Reading Comprehension 6 & 7 (Workbook) 50 - 52
22 Possessives
23 Punctuations
JANUARY -
FEBRUARY Descriptive Composition (70 – 80 words in
24
paragraphs)
25 Reading Comprehension 8 & 9 (Workbook) 53 - 56
REVISION
REVISION OF THE TOPICS FOR BOTH THE TERMS SHOULD BE DONE
FOR THE ANNUAL EXAMINATION.
MARCH ANNUAL EXAMINATION
Please note:
1. One notebook may be maintained for English Language and Creative Writing.
2. Exercises from the course book and workbook may be done as per the topics
prescribed in the syllabus.
3. All the language topics should be taught through comprehension passages,
stories, poems, songs, etc.
4. In Comprehension Passage, functional grammar questions will be given i.e. pick
out nouns, pronouns, etc.
5. Punctuation and Capital Letters should be practised throughout the year.
6. Synonyms, Antonyms and Homophones will be assessed from the reading texts.
7. The teacher may refer to Wren & Martin to give extra practice for the grammar topics.
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Truth is a divine word. Duty is divine law. – D. C. Mackintosh
Class III
ENGLISH LITERATURE
Name of the Textbook: Burlington English (Term 1 and Term 2)
Coursebook Grade 3
Author: Marcelle Dray
Publisher: Burlington English
APRIL – SEPTEMBER (FIRST TERM)
Suggested Chapter
Name of the Chapter Page
Months Number
2 Kaka and Munni (Written) 26
APRIL – MAY
Afternoon on a Hill (Poem) (Oral) 24
1 Out with the Goats (Oral) 8
JULY
Little White Lily (Poem) (Written) 38
Don't Tell (Poem) (Oral) 84
AUGUST Some One (Poem) (Oral) 54
3 The Reader of Books (Written) 40
4 The Wild Wood (Oral) 56
SEPTEMBER
5 Judy at the Farm (Oral) 70
REVISION
HALF-YEARLY EXAMINATION
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Truth is a divine word. Duty is divine law. – D. C. Mackintosh
Class III
ENGLISH (READING)
APRIL – SEPTEMBER (FIRST TERM)
Name of the Supplementary Reader: The House of Arden
Author: E. Nesbit
Publisher: Burlington English
HALF – YEARLY EXAMINATION
BREAK UP OF MARKS
Half Yearly/Annual Examinations:
Written Paper 45 Marks
Reading 10 Marks
Recitation 5 Marks
Spoken English 5 Marks
Dictation 5 Marks
Total 70 Marks
MIDTERM ASSESSMENTS I / II 30 Marks
GRAND TOTAL 100 Marks
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Truth is a divine word. Duty is divine law. – D. C. Mackintosh
Class III
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Name of the Textbook: lqanj fganh O;kdj.k rFkk fuca/k jpuk Hkkx&1
(ONLY FOR TEACHERS)
Publisher: osn izdk’k ,.M lUt+
MARCH – SEPTEMBER (FIRST TERM)
Suggested
Name of the Topic
Months
MARCH – MAY laKk & ifjHkk"kk rFkk mlds eq[; rhu Hksn ¼mnkgj.k lfgr½
fxurh & bdrkyhl ls ipkl ¼41&50½ rd dh fxurh fgUnh ds vadksa
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AUGUST vuqPNsn ys[ku ¼50 & 60 'kCnksa esa½
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REVISION
HALF-YEARLY EXAMINATION
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Truth is a divine word. Duty is divine law. – D. C. Mackintosh
Class III
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FEBRUARY iz’u iwNs tk,¡xsA vr% nksuksa l=ksa ¼Term I and Term II½ dh
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ANNUAL EXAMINATION
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2. ,sls Fks gekjs iwoZt&3
(TERM I and TERM II)
Authors: 1. _rq flag
2. d`".k xksiky vkfcn
Publications: 1. fdMyoYMZ ifCyds’kUl izk- fy-
2. U;weSu ifCyf’kax gkml
MARCH – SEPTEMBER (FIRST TERM)
Suggested Chapter
Name of the Chapter Page
Months Number
MARCH – MAY 6 cw<+k cjxn vkSj fVefVe ¼dgkuh½ 51
14 gj cPpk lqanj ¼dfork½ ¼ekSf[kd½ 114
1 ,sls Fks gekjs iwoZt & egkRek cqn~/k 5
JULY 4 lkglh fj;k ¼f'k{kkizn dgkuh½ 35
x/ks dh le> ¼ekSf[kd½ 43
2 ,sls Fks gekjs iwoZt & egkohj 14
AUGUST 13 jk"Vªh; i{kh eksj ¼ys[k½ 107
,sls Fks gekjs iwoZt & jktk iksjl]
3, 4 21, 27
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SEPTEMBER 7 LokLF; dh f[kpM+h ¼ekSf[kd½ 60
5 ,sls Fks gekjs iwoZt & pUnzxqIr ekS;Z 34
REVISION
HALF-YEARLY EXAMINATION
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Truth is a divine word. Duty is divine law. – D. C. Mackintosh
Class III
OCTOBER – FEBRUARY (SECOND TERM)
Suggested Chapter
Name of the Chapter Page
Months Number
OCTOBER –
NOVEMBER
2 ty gh thou ¼ys[k½ 19
9 dkukQ+l w h ¼ekSf[kd½ 76
6 ,sls Fks gekjs iwoZt & v’kksd egku 41
DECEMBER 11 mM+us dk lq[k ¼dgkuh½ 92
7 ,sls Fks gekjs iwoZt & rqylhnkl 49
JANUARY 10 Lokeh foosdkuan ¼thouh½ 85
12 jghe ds nksgs ¼ekSf[kd½ 102
8 ,sls Fks gekjs iwoZt & jkuh in~feuh 57
FEBRUARY 3 lwjtdq.M esyk ¼ekSf[kd½ 28
phafV;ksa dh vuks[kh nqfu;k ¼dfork½
5 44
¼ekSf[kd½
9 ,sls Fks gekjs iwoZt & i`Fohjkt pkSgku 66
REVISION
ANNUAL EXAMINATION
BREAK-UP OF MARKS
Half Yearly/Annual Exam = 70 marks
Mid Term Assessment I / II = 30 marks
Grand total = 100 marks
MATHEMATICS
Name of the Textbook: SMILE – MATHS -3 (Coursebook & Workbook)
(Term I & Term II)
Publisher: SAAR Education (I) Pvt. Ltd.
MARCH – SEPTEMBER (FIRST TERM)
Suggested Chapter Name of the Hands-on apparatus
Page
Months Number Chapter that may be used
Quantification and
Number Sense up
1-7, Dice, Ice cream sticks,
1 to 1000
10-12 Number cards
(excluding
MARCH – Roman Numerals)
MAY
Cups and beans, Paper
2 More on Numbers 13-27
tiles, Ice cream sticks
Numbers up to Cups and beans, Paper
3 28-42
10,000 tiles, Ice cream sticks
Operations on Cups and beans, Paper
JULY 4 43-59
Large Numbers tiles, Ice cream sticks
Multiples and
5 60-68 Dice, Ice cream sticks
AUGUST- Products
SEPTEMBER Factors and
6 69-78 Dice, Ice cream sticks
Multiplication
REVISION
Tables 2 to 12*
HALF-YEARLY EXAMINATION
Syllabus for Mid Term Assessment I:
Quantification and Number Sense upto 1000 (excluding Roman Numerals), More on
Numbers, Numbers upto 10,000
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Truth is a divine word. Duty is divine law. – D. C. Mackintosh
Class III
OCTOBER – FEBRUARY (SECOND TERM)
Suggested Chapter Name of the Hands-on apparatus
Page
Months Number Chapter that may be used
7
OCTOBER Fair Share (Term I) 79-86 Paper Tiles
(Term I)
8 Division 1-8 Clock, Calendar
Ruler, Measuring tape,
Beam balance, Weights,
11 Shapes and Patterns 48-58
Weighing machine,
Measuring cans
NOVEMBER 10 Time and Calendar 33-47 Clock, Calendar
Measurements: Ice cream sticks, 2D and
DECEMBER 9 Length, Mass and 9-32 3D shapes, Real objects,
Capacity Isometric sheets
Ice cream sticks,
JANUARY 13 Lists and Tables 69-75 Colours, Toys, Real
objects
FEBRUARY 12 Symmetry 59-68 -
REVISION
REVISION OF THE TOPICS FOR BOTH THE TERMS SHOULD BE DONE FOR THE
ANNUAL EXAMINATION.
Tables 2 to 15*
ANNUAL EXAMINATION
Syllabus for Mid Term Assessment II:
Topics: Fair Share, Division, Shapes and Patterns, Time and Calendar
BREAK-UP OF MARKS
Half Yearly Examination / Annual Examination = 70 marks
Mid Term Assessment I / Mid Term Assessment II = 30 marks
Total = 100 marks
Note: 1. *Tables should be done orally in the class.
2. Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) questions will be tested in the Mid
Term Assessments as well as in the Half-Yearly and Annual Examinations.
3. Previous knowledge of the students may also be tested.
4. Book of Tables (Future Kids Publications): Relevant pages of the book may
be done as per the prescribed syllabus for both the terms.
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Truth is a divine word. Duty is divine law. – D. C. Mackintosh
Class III
Name of the Textbook: SMILE 3 – MATHS WORKBOOK
(Term I & Term II)
Publisher: SAAR Education (I) Pvt. Ltd.
MARCH – SEPTEMBER (FIRST TERM)
Suggested Chapter
Name of the Chapter Page
Months Number
Quantification and Number Sense up to 1000
1 1-3, 5-11
MARCH – (excluding Roman Numerals)
MAY 2 More on Numbers 12-17
3 Numbers up to 10,000 18-22
JULY 4 Operations on Large Numbers 23-28
Assessment 1 29-30
AUGUST - 5 Multiples and Products 31-38
SEPTEMBER 6 Factors and Multiplication 39-44
Assessment 2 50-51
REVISION (Term I) 52-57
HALF-YEARLY EXAMINATION
Syllabus for Mid Term Assessment I:
Quantification and Number Sense upto 1000 (excluding Roman Numerals), More on
Numbers, Numbers upto 10,000
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Truth is a divine word. Duty is divine law. – D. C. Mackintosh
Class III
REASONING & APTITUDE
Name of the Textbook: Junior Thinkers
Author: Hritik Aggarwal
Publisher: Focus Learning
MARCH – SEPTEMBER (FIRST TERM)
Suggested Chapter
Name of the Chapter Page
Months Number
MARCH – 1 Series 5
APRIL
5 Alphabet Test 22
MAY 9 Ranking 39
JULY 8 Coding and Decoding 34
AUGUST- 11 Money 47
SEPTEMBER
SCIENCE
Name of the Textbook: Let’s Master Science
(TERM I and TERM II)
Author: Dr Pramod Mahajan, Sujit Kumar Jana
Publisher: Arya Book Depot
MARCH – SEPTEMBER (FIRST TERM)
Suggested Chapter
Name of the Chapter Page
Months Number
MARCH – 1 Living and Non-Living Things 9
MAY
JULY 2 Food We Get from Plants 22
AUGUST 6 Cleanliness, Health and Hygiene 72
SEPTEMBER REVISION
HALF-YEARLY EXAMINATION
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Truth is a divine word. Duty is divine law. – D. C. Mackintosh
Class III
OCTOBER – FEBRUARY (SECOND TERM)
Suggested Chapter
Name of the Chapter Page
Months Number
OCTOBER-
1 Human Body 9
NOVEMBER
NOVEMBER- 4 Some properties of water 46
DECEMBER
JANUARY 3 Forms of Matter – Solids, Liquids and Gases 36
FEBRUARY REVISION
ANNUAL EXAMINATION
BREAK-UP OF MARKS
Half Yearly/Annual Exam = 70 marks (Textbook)
Mid Term Assessment I & II = 30 marks each
Total = 100 marks
Syllabus for Mid Term Assessment I: July
Topic: Living and Non-Living Things
Syllabus for Mid Term Assessment II: December
Topic: Human Body
SOCIAL STUDIES
Name of the Textbook: Let’s Master Social Studies-3
(TERM I and TERM II)
Author: Dr (Fr) Thomas T O, CMI, Dr Seema Negi,
Bineesh K S
Publisher: Arya Book Depot
MARCH – SEPTEMBER (FIRST TERM)
Suggested Chapter
Name of the Chapter Page
Months Number
MARCH – 3 Safety Rules 30
MAY
Map Work – States (Nos. 1 to 10 from the
list given below)
JULY 1 Changes in Transport System 9
Map Work – States (Nos. 11 to 20 from the
list given below)
AUGUST 4 National Heritage 43
Map Work - Neighbouring Countries
SEPTEMBER REVISION
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Truth is a divine word. Duty is divine law. – D. C. Mackintosh
Class III
HALF-YEARLY EXAMINATION
Map Work: Political Map of India
States:
1. Punjab 2. Uttar Pradesh 3. Uttarakhand, 4. Himachal Pradesh 5. Haryana 6. Bihar
7. Jharkhand 8. Chhattisgarh 9. Odisha 10. West Bengal 11. Maharashtra 12. Madhya
Pradesh 13. Goa 14. Kerala 15. Karnataka 16. Tamilnadu 17. Telangana 18. Andhra
Pradesh 19. Rajasthan 20. Gujarat
Neighbouring Countries:
Afghanistan, Pakistan, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, China
Please note:
Latest map should be used for marking the States.
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Truth is a divine word. Duty is divine law. – D. C. Mackintosh
Class III
Please note: *(i) The learners will also be tested on previous knowledge (MAP WORK
on States taken up in the first term) in the Annual Examination.
(ii) Latest map should be used for marking the States and Union Territories.
BREAK-UP OF MARKS
Half Yearly/Annual Exam = 70 marks (Textbook) (includes Map work)
Mid Term Assessment I / II = 30 marks (includes Map work)
Grand total = 100 marks
Mid Term Assessment I: July
Syllabus: Topic – Safety Rules
Map Work: States - Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana,
Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, West Bengal
Mid Term Assessment II: December
Syllabus: Topic - Knowing Our Earth
Map Work: Neighbouring Countries
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Truth is a divine word. Duty is divine law. – D. C. Mackintosh
Class III
AUGUST 3 More Features of Paint I 36
1 Knowing a Computer II 1
SEPTEMBER REVISION
HALF-YEARLY EXAMINATION
After First Mid Term (JULY), Logical Reasoning will be tested in all the examinations.
Note:
1. Exercises are to be done in the textbooks.
2. Written work in the notebooks may be covered ONLY in the form of Competency
/Programming Based questions or Formative Assessment.
3. For chapters which are to be tested practically:
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Truth is a divine word. Duty is divine law. – D. C. Mackintosh
Class III
- written work will be covered ONLY in the textbooks
- descriptive answers are not to be done compulsorily
- exercises may be given as homework
- peer checking may be utilised to do the correction work for these chapters.
BREAK-UP OF MARKS
Half Yearly / Annual Exam = 50 marks
= 20 marks (Practical)
Total = 70 marks
Mid Term Assessment I / II = 30 marks
Grand total = 100 marks
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