3rd Grade

Language Arts, Foreign Language: Latin, Science, and History

Language Arts

Grammar & Spelling

• Well-Ordered Language 1A by Classical Academic Press

• Well-Ordered Language 1A Revised Teacher’s Edition by Classical Academic Press

• Well-Ordered Language 1B by Classical Academic Press

• Well-Ordered Language 1B Teacher’s Edition by Classical Academic Press

• Traditional Spelling III Student Workbook by Memoria Press

Cursive

• “A Child’s Garden of Verses” cursive copywork sheets provided by Peace Hill

Writing

• Fables, Myths & Fairy Tales Writing Lessons by Institute for Excellence in Writing

Literature

*Listed in the order they will be read

• Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White

• Homer Price by Robert McCloskey

• Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry

• The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

• The Random House Book of Fairy Tales by Brothers Grimm

• Stuart Little by E.B. White

• The Dragon of Lonely Island by Rebecca Rupp

• At Home Free Read Suggestions:

  • The Magician’s Nephew (or other books in the Narnia series) by C.S. Lewis

  • Little Britches by Ralph Moody

  • The Story of the Treasure Seekers by E. Nesbit

  • Pinocchio by Carlo Collodo

  • Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

  • Pollyanna by Eleanor H. Porter

  • Lassie Come Home by Eric Knight

  • All-of-a-Kind Family by Sydney Taylor

  • Chitty-Chitty Bang Bang by Ian Fleming

Foreign Language - Latin

Primary Stage Latin 2

• Song School Latin Book 2 by Amy Rehn (Classical Academic Press)

Science - Ancients Era

Includes discoveries, scientists and related experiments from the ancient era. Core curriculum provided by Peace Hill. All materials are included in the materials fee. “At-Home” nature study supplies can be found on the supplies list.

• 3rd Grade At-Home Living Science Read-Aloud Books: 

  • The Story Book of Science by Jean Henri Fabre (not charter approved) (free version here)

  • Paddle-to-the-Sea by Holling C. Holling (borrow for free here)

  • Seabird by Holling C. Holling (borrow for free here)

History - Ancients Era

• Story of the World Volume 1: Ancient Times

• Story of the World Volume 1 Activity Book: Ancient Times

• Historical fiction (read-aloud) books - choose 4: Students will have a fun assignment on a historical fiction book each quarter, so plan ahead. 

  • Tirzah by Lucille Travis

  • Lysis Goes to the Play by Caroline Dale Snedeker

  • Theras and His Town by Caroline Dale Snedeker

  • A Triumph for Flavius by Caroline Dale Snedeker

  • The Golden Sandal (A Middle Eastern Cinderella Story) by Rebecca Hickox

  • The Coat of Many Colors by Jenny Koralek

  • Gilgamesh the King by Ludmila Zeman

  • The Revenge of Ishtar by Ludmila Zeman

  • The Last Quest of Gilgamesh by Ludmila Zeman

  • One Grain of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale by Demi

  • Once a Mouse by Marcia Brown

  • Anansi an the Magic Stick by Eric Kimmel

  • Tutankhamen’s Gift by Robert Sabua

  • Moses: The Long Road to Freedom by Ann Keay Beneduce

  • The Legend of the Persian Carpet by Tommy dePaola

  • The Hero and the Minotaur: The Fantastic Adventures of Theseus by Robert Byrd

  • D’Aulaire’s Book of Greek Myths by Edgar Parin d’Aulaire

  • The Trojan Horse by Emily Little

  • The Librarian Who Measured the Earth by Kathryn Lasky

  • Cupid and Psyche by Charlotte Craft

  • Thirteen Moons on Turtle’s Back: A Native American Year of Moons by Joseph Bruchac

  • See You Later, Gladiator by Jon Scieszka

  • Ten Suns: A Chinese Legend by Eric Kimmel

  • Cleopatra: The Queen of Dreams by Haydn Middleton

  • Pompeii…Buried Alive by Edith Kunhardt

  • Mystery of the Roman Ransom by Henry Winterfeld

  • Celtic Fairy Tales by Neil Philip

    
    NOTE: If your student is with a charter that will not accept the historical era we are in this year for this grade, consider using your funds to purchase California Third Grade Community Studies Weekly for $29.95, a simple, weekly magazine-style curriculum that can be completed at home on the side and will provide weekly options for samples.

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