Allie Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Does anyone here actually try and follow TWTM closely? If so, what did/do you use for third grade? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momto6inIN Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 I don't think even SWB followed WTM to the letter lol We don't follow it closely. But I do have a 3rd grader next year. If you're interested in what we do, let me know 🙂 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noreen Claire Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 (edited) For the most part, yes, I *try*. For 3rd grade next year, we will use: Beast Academy (math), Spelling Work Out (spelling), Zaner-Bloser (cursive), Story of the World 3 (history), Writing With Ease 3 (writing), First Language Lessons 3 (grammar), and library books for earth science/astronomy and literature. DS7 wants to learn Greek, so probably Song School Greek, though DS10 had used Little Latin Readers in 3rd. Edited March 19, 2020 by Noreen Claire 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2_girls_mommy Posted March 23, 2020 Share Posted March 23, 2020 Yes, we did, though there is no exact way to follow WTM. I definitely used it as our guideline all the way through high school. For third for us the first time through it looked like: English: Rod and Staff English and spelling. Dictation added from other sources. Rod and Staff math Story of the World vol. 3 w/AG, meaning mapwork and narrations, book lists for additional history books, and arts/crafts projects. Memorywork lists, whatever WTM suggested for that year. Science: Chemistry. We used the experiment book listed in 2nd edition. The $8 book had all the same experiments and explanations that the expensive Apologia books had. An outside science fair competition. Notebooking. We later joined a co-op and they often used Apologia, do we used it done too. I much prefered WTM style science for the younger years. We also did some Memoria Press materials at different times. Prima Latina Music, some kind of composer studies. I often used something What Your Third Grader Needs to Know for an idea of art and music to study for the year. That book also gave us poetry and short stories. We did LA and math daily. And one other subject each afternoon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwik Posted March 25, 2020 Share Posted March 25, 2020 Don't try and follow the timetables. They were added at the publisher's insistence and would be very difficult to follow. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classically Minded Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 Yes, we did and I plan to do so with my ds7 as well when he gets to 3rd grade. Here is what we used: Math - Saxon Math 3 Grammar - First Language Lessons 3 Writing - Writing With Ease 3 Latin - Prima Latina Spelling - Spelling Workout C and D (we also added in All About Spelling because my dd had issues with spelling) Science - Chemistry with Usborne Encyclopedia and Adventures with Atoms and Molecules (lots of extra kits) History - Story of the World 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tmhearn Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 We have tried to follow TWTM pretty closely for the last 12 years. My fourth child will be doing 3rd grade next year, so I am planning now. Here is what 3rd grade looks like at our house for next year: Lang. Arts: The Good and The Beautiful 3 and HWOT Cursive (My older two used Writing with Ease and Spelling Workout. My older one used Voyages in English for Grammar. My second used Shurley English. We switched to TGTB with the third kid. She used Level 4 in 3rd grade. Everyone uses HWOT - starting cursive in 2nd grade and then progressing at their pace. Literature is usually planned individually by me in the summer. I pick books based on that kid's reading level/interests and then find activities to go with the books.) Math: Singapore 3 Standards (Everyone has used the same thing.) History: SOTW 3 (Everyone has used different levels at this age depending on who else they were combined with for school. We use the AG. I make a binder for my kiddos over the summer with the maps and any add'l activities I want to use. I get add'l books from the library during the school year). Science: Elemental Science (Again, different topics depending on who is combined for the year. Oldest did Chemistry in 3rd. For next year, my 5th and 3rd grader will combine for Physics.) Latin: Lively Latin (Everyone starts with this and then switches to Memoria Press's Form Series in middle school.) Logic: Mind Benders Geography: Maps, Charts, and Graphs (Usually C or D in 3rd grade) Fine Arts: We have used a few different things: Harmony Fine Arts, COAH World's Greatest Composers and World's Greatest Artists We usually do Lang. Arts, Math, and Latin 4-5 days a week. We do Science and History 2 days a week on alternating days. (So M/W is History and T/Th is Science.) Geography is 2 days a week. Fine Art is 2 days a week. And Logic is 1-2 days a week. A few caveats here... We do start using a hybrid school in middle school. We are planning for everyone to attend college. My oldest will start dual-enrollment for 1-2 classes next year in the 11th grade. We have always homeschooled starting when oldest was in pre-k. I am definitely a type-A list checker, but I only have one kid who is like that. 😉 Hope this helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2_girls_mommy Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 On 3/26/2020 at 2:17 PM, Classically Minded said: Yes, we did and I plan to do so with my ds7 as well when he gets to 3rd grade. Here is what we used: Math - Saxon Math 3 Grammar - First Language Lessons 3 Writing - Writing With Ease 3 Latin - Prima Latina Spelling - Spelling Workout C and D (we also added in All About Spelling because my dd had issues with spelling) Science - Chemistry with Usborne Encyclopedia and Adventures with Atoms and Molecules (lots of extra kits) History - Story of the World 3 Adventures with Atoms and Molecules! Yes, that was the name of the WTM recommended book for third grade science. Worked like a charm. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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