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Third Grade
Students learn phonics, reading, language, handwriting, poetry, numeracy, history and geography, science, health, Bible stories, music, and arts and crafts.
Language
Students will continue their study of English, building in the foundational language concepts learned in second grade. They will expand their understanding and knowledge of the language as they apply the following concepts: recognizing and correctly punctuating four kinds of sentences; identifying and correctly using nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, subject and predicate of sentence; using and identifying compound words, rhyming words, antonyms, synonyms, contractions, and singular possessive words; forming plural nouns by applying spelling rules.
History & Geography
A biographical study of the people who made an impact on American history through the character, contributions, and courage are taught. Students will be inspired to learn about these great Americans. This chronologically arranged introduction to American history makes it easier for students to remember important events and provides them with valuable heroes and role models.
Arithmetic
A thorough review of the facts and concepts learned in first and second grade provides the foundation for new material in the third grade. Extensive work if provided in multiplication, long division, and multi-step story problems. Students will tackle fractions, equations, measurement conversions, graphs and simple geometry.
Bible
Students will learn more about the character, strengths, and weaknesses of men and women from the Bible.
By studying the lives of Bible characters, students will learn practical truths to apply their own lives, such as our actions will bring about either rewards or consequences.
Spelling
Third graders will increase their spelling and vocabulary skills as they study the words in the curriculum. Each list contains words from everyday life and "content words" from other academic areas. Lists are organized according to spelling rules and patterns to help students recall and apply their learning.
Health
The curriculum teaches students about the body God has given them and to encourage them to practice good health, safety, and manners and habits each day. Students will enjoy learning about good posture, healthy habits, exercise, nutrition, first aid, personal health, public, recreational, and home safety, manners, and courtesy.
Arts & Crafts
Students are encouraged to express their own creativity and find beauty in the world around them.
Creative Writing
Creative writing skills are taught in a sequence that prepares students to write their own stories incorporating higher level thinking skills into imaginative writing.
Poetry
The poetry section acquaints students with a wide variety of good poetry through classroom recitation. By discussing the meaning and purpose of each poem, students will develop their comprehension skills.
Cursive Writing
Students continue to develop their cursive writing with continued instruction and practice. Students receive a thorough review of letter formation, spacing and proportion.
Science
Students increase both their reading comprehension and their knowledge of scientific concepts while learning about matter and energy, the earth's atmosphere and surface, the plant world, the solar system, animals and their habitat, and the human body from God's viewpoint. Through the "how" and "why" questions that are answered in this curriculum, students will learn about the world around them while developing their thinking skills.
Reading
Third graders will develop an enjoyment for reading and advance comprehension of literary concepts through a variety of literature including children's classics, biographies, realistic fiction, fantasy, poetry, Scripture, and much more. They will also deepen their comprehension of the written word through character analysis, setting and plot recognition, cause/effect and problem/solution charting, summarization, and creative writing and other enrichment activities.
