Language Arts – Open Court – 2002 Edition; ACSI Spelling – 1992 Edition; Write Reflection; A Beka Language 3
Students understand the basic features of reading. Our program continues to build on the foundational base of the program. Students have developed the following skills:
Reading- Studentsunderstand the basic features of reading. They read fluently with expression. They use an understanding of antonyms, synonyms, homophones, and homographs to figure out new words. They can use context to figure out the meaning of new words and can use a dictionary to learn about words.
Comprehension – Students read and understand grade-level-appropriate material. They draw upon a variety of comprehension strategies as needed (i.e., generating and responding to essential questions, making predictions, comparing information. Students make the correct response when answering a comprehension question. They can follow written directions with many steps. They are able to use these reading skills: main idea and supporting detail, discussion the selection, drawing conclusions, finding problems and solutions.
Literary Response and Analysis – Students read and respond to a variety of significant works of children’s literature. They understand that there are themes in literature and that the author has a point of view or message.
Writing Strategies – Students use complete and correct declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences when writing and speaking. They use subjects and verbs when writing and speaking. They use correct punctuation in dates, city and state, and titles of books. They use capital letters for proper names, holidays, historical periods and special events. They are able to alphabetize words. Students write clear and coherent sentences and paragraphs that develop a central idea and work through the stages of the writing process, using revision to improve their final product. They write neatly in cursive.
Math – Houghton-Mifflin 2002 Edition
This program deepens the students understanding of place value and skill with addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of whole numbers. Multiplication tables 0-12 are mastered. Fractions are introduced and hands on manipulatives are used. Students estimate, measure, and describe objects in space. They use patterns to help solve problems, and conduct simple probability experiments. Drill and practice on basic facts and multiplication tables are done on a weekly basis.
Bible – Association of ChristianSchools International 1995 Edition, Walk through the Bible, NIV Bible
Third grade students study the Life of Christ, the book of Acts and Missions. Student workbooks along with the New International Version of the Bible are used as resources. Also students learn the books of the Bible and the themes of each book. Students must know the weekly memory verse and explain what the verse means to them. Internalizing God’s word into their lives, how they act and respond, is an integral focus of the curriculum.
Social Studies – Our American Heritage – A Beka 1992 Edition
Students explore basic American History from 1451 through 1935. Students discover their American heritage through the lives of great people, including: Christopher Columbus, Pocahontas, William Penn, Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Noah Webster, Robert E. Lee, Abraham Lincoln, Clara Barton, Louisa May Alcott, Laura Ingalls Wilder and Billy Sunday. Each student prepares a report on a specific American historical figure, complete with display board and historical dress for the annual “Wax Museum”. Students stand with their display in costume and answer questions relative to the person which they are portraying. Additionally students learn major cities and towns, how to read a map, and examine the community in which they live.
Science – Enjoying God’s World – A Beka 1986 Edition, Teacher Created Materials
This course of study includes the following areas of study:
-The Nervous system – eyes and sight; ears and sound, taste and smell, skin and touch
-Seeds; flowers and their parts; root systems, growing plants, spores and mosses
-Mammals, fish, life cycle of the salmon, Amphibians, Reptiles, and Birds
-Invertebrates – earthworms, octopuses, starfish, insects, spiders
-Exploring the Desert – animals, plants, homes and amphibians
-Exploring the Ocean – Minerals, the ocean’s energy, ocean life, tide pools
-The Pond Community
-The Forest Community
-The Farmer’s Field – care of soil, erosion, earthworms, moles, skunks and field mice
-The Weather – the atmosphere, water cycle, evaporation, rain, snow, sleet, hail,thunderstorms, hurricanes, and tornadoes.
-The Solar System – planet names and descriptions, sun, moon, orbits
Energy – from sun, from food, fuel and batteries, 3 forms: solid, liquid, gas
-Light – shadows, mirrors, perception
