Welcome to ​Old Fashioned Education's FREE online curriculum.
Before you begin, please read the introduction and license agreement. 

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 Teacher Manual (optional, when available) 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.

Key:  *Free online   ❶  Our Pick!   ❷ Christianbook

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

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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​

coming soon

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%