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What are you using with your 3rd grader this school year?


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So far, I've settled on:

 

HWT Cursive

Math-U-See

Apologia's Flying Creatures

 

 

I still need a spelling (had settled on AAS, but now can't decide between a phonogram or morpheme approach, ugh) and writing (MAJOR UGH!!!) curr. I have WWE, but am not stoked on the fables and such, but would love something similar and CMish. We're not doing "formal" history and geo. until fourth grade (MFW) or grammar (Shurley) until 5th grade.

 

So, what are you using? I need some ideas! :bigear:

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Materials:

The Phonics Road Level 3

 

Tapestry of Grace (giving upper grammar a try, but willing to drop back to lower if necessary) 3-4 days per week (4th day is Really light); lots of independent reading from literature selections and a monthly book report

 

Singapore Math 2B/3A (2 pages daily); CWP (3 problems daily); Intensive Practice 2 one page daily (all 3 pieces)/Holey Cards/MUS online drill --- I know this looks like a lot, but this one needs the constant practice and application in math.

 

Science unit studies in 7-8 lessons to coordinate with our TOG studies 2 days weekly + nature journal one day

 

Critical thinking Company 1x week

 

Piano daily practice -- 1 lesson per week

 

art - 1 day per week

 

Bible Video (same video 4 days in a row; 5h day write a summary)

 

Praise and worship from church materials

 

SKILLS:

outlining; paragraphs; summaries; book reports; citations (which really practices capital letters)

 

math memorization of facts (and a confidence booster)

 

independent work

 

organization (using personal checklists)

 

faster reading

 

project boards

 

typing

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For 3rd grade this fall, we'll be using:

 

Singapore Math 3 with CWP

Italics D

CM style narrations, dictation, copybook

Imitations in Writing: Fables (some) and Fairy Tales

D'Aulaires Greek Myths/ Golden Bible with guide (Memoria Press)

Latina Christiana I

L'Art de Lire (Levels 4-5)

Many books for history, literature, art, science & geography

piano

ballet (after we get settled)

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I think I posted plans on the linked thread, but who doesn't love typing out their plan again? :D

 

BSF - Acts

Character Literature - Book of Virtues

Grammar - R&S 3

Spelling - R&S 3

History - Memoria Press's American Studies (with a few chapters from CHOW added in where they fit)

Geography - Memoria Press's States and Capitals

Science - BJU 3 (probably won't do "experiments" as she will have a science class at co-op)

Literature - TOG 3

Math - CLE 200

Writing - just working on sentences, paragraphs, narrations, etc.

Latin - GSWL

 

Extras - piano lessons, ballet, and Co-op (P.E., Keepers of the Faith, Science, Fine Arts, Chess Team)

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For 3rd grade, we'll be using:

 

Singapore 3A and 3B

MCT Island

AAS

finishing RSO Earth and Space and starting NOEO Chemistry

La Clase Divertida Levels 1 and 2

Dance Mat Typing

 

We're doing American History using History of US and some projects, books, and History Pockets added in. She'll also be doing swimming and piano lessons.

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With the exception of math and language arts, I started creating my own curriculum this year. We switched into the new school year at the end of May.

 

Math:

 

Miquon + Singapore 3a and 3b, lots of math facts review, Building Thinking Skills 1, living math books

 

Language Arts:

 

Primary Language Lessons

Writing with Ease 3

I have SWO, but there was a mutiny. 8 yro and 9 yro refuse to do this workbook...so we're working thru Webster's Speller until I decide what to do long-term about spelling. :confused:

 

Reading:

 

Hall of Doors: Dragon's Hoard

The Drinking Gourd

Boxcar Children

Peter Pan

Historical fiction to go with our US History studies

lots of space open for him to choose reading

Read-Alouds to go with US History (we're currently reading Carry On, Mr. Bowditch)

 

History:

 

US History up to Civil War

lots of historical reading, want to do some primary source document stuff

I might have them memorize the Preamble

memorizing early presidents

so far, history has been a HUGE hit

 

Foreign Language:

 

Latin and German. I think we are going to start Song School Latin in September. For German, I have a bunch of readers (Tobi Fibel 1 and 2 and Lesemaus).

 

Science:

 

Biology. We're halfway thru Apologia's Botany and Land Animals. We're also going to work thru some dissection kits later this year. Lots of interest-led stuff.

 

Geography:

 

Geography cards, Geography from A to Z, Maps and Globes, etc. We cover some geography as we read, also.

 

Art:

 

Art history book from the library. Doing some Native American art projects. We went to a Native American cultural center, toured the museum, watched Stomp Dancing, singing, etc. My kids did some painting based on that experience. I also might buy Meet the Masters later this year.

 

Religion:

 

Reading through John. I'm going to buy MFW's Hero Tales and Kingdom Tales.

 

Good luck with 3rd grade!

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Here's my curriculum picks for the year. my 3rd grader is at the end of the post. Add in All Ye Lands for history.

I also just nailed down memory work. I'm making my own "world conflict" cards using LM and google images. Also IEW poetry- level 3, science (LM), VP history and Bible, Latin.

For history I'm going to have them listen to MoH (a break from 4 yrs of listening to SOTW- they still love it and have parts memorized- it's mainly more so that they have something new to listen to). We are going to get all 3 levels since we are doing World Hx overview.

Books on tape and read-alouds.

Enrichment co-op- art/drama/unit study.

Karate with Dad.

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These are the materials we're going to be working on:

 

Serl's PLL

WWE Complete Writer

Wheeler's Elementary Speller (free!)

Vocabulary Workshop and Spelling City online (free!)

MM 2B and 3A

Singapore MPH Science 3/4

Spanish for Children Primer A

Homemade American History course (with Mara Pratt's American History Stories as spine)

My Catholic Faith Delivered Faith and Life 3

United States: A State By State Guide and online games

2 Progeny Press literature guides

 

Living books to run through it all :)

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Ds 8 ~ 3rd grade :w00t:

 

Saxon Math 54

Rod & Staff English 3

Calvert Spelling & Vocabular Cd-rom (the old version)

Pentime Penmanship 3

Lively Latin 1

McGraw-Hill Science 3

TOG year 2 upper grammar (history, literature, church history, fine arts, geography)

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TOG Year 2

Teaching Textbooks

Writing with Ease

First Language Lessons

Pictures in Cursive

Apologia Science

Sequential Spelling

Foundations Old Testament and daily devotions

Hymn study

Health-The Care and Keeping of You & Journal

We Choose Virtues

Song School Greek

 

Am I missing something?:confused: I hope not, that's quite a list! We don't do all of that everyday. Can you imagine? We'd be up with the chickens!:lol:

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Math: R&S 3, MM 3

Grammar: FLL 3

Writing: WWE 3

Spelling: R&S 3

History/Geography: SOTW 3

Science: Elemental Science Chemistry

Religion: Voyages

Spanish: The Complete Book of Spanish & Salsa Spanish

Art: Usborne Art Treasury

Music: Homeshool Choir group

PE: Homeschool PE group

 

We're pretty much sticking with what's been working, adding in MM as a supplement to our math program to do on Fridays and during the summer, and switching our science. I'm looking forward to starting up in a couple weeks. :)

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Singapore 2B/3A and a Time and Money workbook

WWE 2

FLL 3

Spelling Workout C and Spelling City

Getting Started with Latin

Discovering Great Artist

 

For Science we are doing a Chemistry unit using The Elements by Ellen McHenry and some free resources I found online . Then we are doing a Geology unit.

 

We are doing a 50 state Notebook

 

Reading a variety of books on the Middle Ages

 

Extras : Story/craft at the library ( that I run ), 4 - H ,Soccer,Bowling League , Chess, Cooking and Life Skills. Thankfully not all on the same day.

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Our plan this year:

 

TOG Y1 Ancients

 

Apologia Zoology 3

 

TT 4 and Math Mammoth Light Blue series

 

Rod & Staff 3

 

IEW PAL Writing...not doing Part 1, heavily modifying Part 2, and using Part 3 as is.

 

AAS

 

Sonlight Reading 3 (used to be Intermediate Level2)

 

Extras: Building Thinking Skills, typing, and Brazilian Jui Jitsu :001_smile:

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I think this is the final list. Maybe. :001_huh:

 

Math: Math Mammoth 3

English: All About Spelling, Galore Park Junior English 1, plus a few lit units from Moving Beyond the Page 7-9

Handwriting: Pictures in Cursive

Science: Exploration Education Elementary Physical Science

History: using The Complete Book of United States History as a spine with historical fiction, biographies and hands on projects as it pleases us

Foreign Language: Spanish for Children A

Art: Meet the Masters

Other: Building Thinking Skills, Tin Man Press materials, Dance Mat Typing, piano, horseback riding, and Girl Scouts

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Handwriting Without Tears Cursive

Writing With Ease 2

Story of the World 1 (along with 1st grade sister) with various supp. activities

- 3rd grade reading selections to go with SotW (Maia of Thebes, the Golden Goblet, Roman Mysteries, among many others.)

Real Science 4 Kids - Physics/Chemistry/Biology Pre-Level 1

Hebrew Curriculum (from my local Jewish federation)

 

Teaching Textbooks 4 + XtraMath.com and Times Tales DVD for fact mastery

 

Music Tree Piano

 

Homeschool PE Class at the YMCA

 

Extras: Harcourt Family Learning/Evan-Moor actives (for when all work is done), art instruction (no curriculum. I have a BA in Art with art education coursework), ballet class and FIRST Lego League. :)

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My third grader is continuing with MBTP this year. He will be using Life of Fred for math. He wants to study Latin, but I haven't picked out a program yet. I am thinking of using Lively Latin, but I haven't decided. He will also be taking a LEGO class and piano lessons.

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Dd8 is using this year:

Math: Math Mammoth 3

Grammar: R&S 3

Reading\Comp: CLE Reading 3

Literature: Various classic selections read aloud or on audio

Penmanship: She's gone through italics and traditional cursive so now just practices and refined her own style while she does writing throughout the day.

Writing: IEW TWSS and Killgallon

Poetry: Harp and Laurel Wreath

History: Time Travelers History Guides

 

 

We are also doing Trail Guide to Learning - Paths of Exploration which includes:

 

History, geography, science, word study (phonics, spelling and vocabulary) copywork\narration, light grammar, writing, art, nature study and literature.

 

We also do music appreciation and composer study, art appreciation and artist study occasionally but I've decided that it isn't often enough that I feel honest about including it in my line-up.:tongue_smilie:

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