Third Grade

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Directions: 

1. Gather materials using the Booklist (below) for what to teach.
2. Print the 40-Week Schedule PDF for when to teach it.
3. Order the Grade 3 Teaching Guide (optional) with lesson plans, worksheets, tests, and answer key for how to teach it or plan your own lessons using the FREE Student Weekly Assignment Booklet PDF.

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Third Grade
Age 8+
Ancient History from Creation to 500 AD


King James Bible

• The King James Version of the Bible*

Bible Study

• The Wonder Book of Bible Stories*
• Children & Courtesy, 14 lessons*
• ​Children may use Bible Atlas * by Hurlbut, for reference.

Optional Sunday Reading:

• ​Side Lights on the Bible by Mrs. Brightwen*

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Devotions

• Keys for Kids* or Kids 4 Truth Devotionals* or other devotions of your choice

Arithmetic. Choose 1

• CIMT, MEP, Primary Year 3*
• Everyday Arithmetic Book 1* (First Half) with Answers*
• Ray's New Intellectual Arithmetic* and Ray's free video lessons*
• Math program of your choice, purchase separately ❶

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Science

• Enjoying Science Together or

The following:

• Ways of Wood Folk*
• Secret of the Woods*
• Wilderness Ways*
• Squirrels and Other Fur-Bearers*

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​Library Skills

• Learn to use smaller Dictionaries, Card Catalog (computerized or the old fashioned kind, whichever your library uses), & Children’s Magazines
• Begin Keyboarding

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Language Arts

• Phonics: Word Mastery: A Course in Phonics for the First Three Grades*, pp. 101-109
• Reading: McGuffey's Third Eclectic Reader* and Friends in Feathers and Fur* ❷
• Writing: Handwriting Workbook of your choice^, purchase separately
• Spelling: McGuffey's Eclectic Spelling Book, lessons 23-62 (included in Enjoying Penmanship)
• Grammar: Lessons in the Use of English Book 1, Part 2
• Poetry: Poems Every Child Should Know by Mary E. Burt*
  

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If you are using all 3 programs of study, the reading below is optional.
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Literature

• Greek Gods, Heroes, and Men*
• A Story of the Golden Age*
• The Odyssey for Boys & Girls*
• The Iliad for Boys & Girls*
• The Aeneid for Boys & Girls*
• Beowulf*

Optional Reading as desired

• The Water-Babies by Charles Kingsley*
• Voyages of Dr. Dolittle
• The Story of Doctor Dolittle
• Peter Pan
• Black Beauty, Young Folks’ Edition Or, Black Beauty, original edition

The Bobbsey Twins

• The Bobbsey Twins 
• ​Bobbsey Twins at Home
• Bobbsey Twins at Meadow Brook
• The Bobbsey Twins at School
• Bobbsey Twins at Snow Lodge
• The Bobbsey Twins at the Seashore
• The Bobbsey Twins at the County Fair
• The Bobbsey Twins in a Great City
• Bobbsey Twins in the Country
• The Bobbsey Twins in the Great West
• Bobbsey Twins in Washington
• The Bobbsey Twins on a Houseboat

Feminine Alternatives

• Heidi
• Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
• Through the Looking-Glass

History

• On The Shores of the Great Sea*
• Stories of the East From Herodotus*
• Last Days of Jerusalem From Josephus*
• Our Island Saints*
• The Cave Boy of the Age of Stone*
• Stories from Ancient Rome*

Biography

• Tales of the Greeks: The Children’s Plutarch*
• Tales of the Romans: The Children’s Plutarch*
• Our Young Folks’ Plutarch*
• Famous Men of Rome*
• Famous Men of Greece*
• The Spartan Twins*
• Heroes, or Greek Fairy Tales for My Children*

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Geography

• Home Geography for Primary Grades*
• Unit Studies on specific countries of your choice including the Cousins’ stories below plus Encyclopedias Library Books, Foreign Cook Books, Maps, Library Video’s & DVD’s

The Little Cousin Series*

• Our Little Korean Cousin
• Kalitan, Our Little Alaskan Cousin
• Our Little Mexican Cousin
• Hamid, Our Little Arabian Cousin
• Gerard, Our Little Belgian Cousin
• Our Little Dutch Cousin
• Our Little Egyptian Cousin
• Our Little English Cousin
• Our Little French Cousin
• Our Little Scotch Cousin
• Our Little African Cousin
• Our Little Russian Cousin
• Our Little Indian Cousin
• Our Little Servian Cousin

Third Grade Syllabus​

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Have Third Grade questions or comments?  See FAQ's

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Notes
[1] Prefer an updated Christian science reader? We recommend God's World Science Series. 
​[2] Harvey's Elementary Grammar Series is more advanced and should be started in 4th-6th grade, however you could adapt short lessons for the younger student. 
[3] A few details in the geography books are out of date. We recommend that you get a world map and use an ink pen to update the text as needed.
^Consumable books less than 10%