Third Grade Overview
Bible
Third grade Bible is a course designed to present the gospel of Jesus Christ to each student, and to give each student the opportunity to accept Christ as his or her personal Savior. Students are taught that the Bible is God’s Word and is an intricate part of our daily lives and spiritual growth. Students are taught and tested on applicable memory verses weekly. Lessons are taught to help the student interpret values in the lives of Abraham, Jacob, Joseph, and Daniel. Students also enjoy a weekly chapel service consisting of singing, reciting of memory verses, and Bible stories.
Book - Growing with God - Positive Action for Christ Curriculum
Reading
Narration reading is a method in teaching reading skills and comprehension. Narration holds students accountable for the story as a whole. They are not just required to recall the plot, the characters, or the setting; they are accountable to create the same mental pictures the author did through retelling. Narration is not memorization or parroting. It is not word to word, but point to point. It is a type of essay response-broad, open-ended, questioning with a recall of certain information. Narration maximizes the process of comprehension and meaning. Studies show that children who narrate comprehend far better than those who do not. This method also challenges students to strengthen their reading skills in areas of finding the main idea, sequencing the steps in a story, drawing conclusions, categorizing, inference questioning, and expanding their vocabulary. Mr. Popper Penguins, Secrets in the Maple Tree, Owls in the Family, Little House in the Big Woods, The Best Christmas Pageant, and Swiss Family Robinson are several of the novels read using the method of narration in 3rd grade.
Spelling
Third grade spelling is a course designed to teach students to spell new words using the phonics rules. These rules will teach them to learn to spell any new word they may encounter. These rules aid in the spelling of words that the students use in their everyday writings.
Book: Spelling and Poetry - ABEKA Curriculum
Penmanship
The Cursive Writing Skill Book offers a variety of fascinating exercises for instruction and practice of the penmanship skills. These skills include a review of letter formation with emphasis on correct slant, spacing, and proportion. Activities include phonics review, dictionary skills, and creative writing.
Language
Third grade teaches the following concepts dealing with the eight parts of speech: noun-common and proper, singular and plural, and abbreviations; verbs – action, linking, helping, present, past, and future tenses; pronouns- subject, object, and possessive; adjectives and adverbs. Sentence structure and mechanics of writing using capitalization and punctuation skills are taught. They implement these skills in writing friendly letters, persuasive essays; make believe stories, book reports and compare-contrast essays. Students are taught to expand, improve, and edit their writing; which leads them to express their ideas through formal and creative writings.
Book - English 3 - Bob Jones Curriculum
History
This course is designed to survey American history with a Christian perspective through the biographies of great Americans. The emphasis is on patriotism, character development, and the variety of contributions made by Americans to this country. In this course, students learn to read a map by being exposed to map grids, the compass rose, and identifying the fifty states. Great American Day is a highlight of the year as the students dress as their favorite American Hero. This course is designed for one semester.
Book - Our American Heritage - ABEKA Curriculum
Science
Beginning with the most special part of God’s creation, man, third graders learn about the human body, with an emphasis on the sense organs and how they work. Students explore the world of plants, and later, the world of animals, becoming familiar with invertebrates and vertebrates and how to classify them. Students, through their readings, will visit the ocean, desert, pond, and forest and will observe plants, vertebrates, and invertebrates in these environments from a Christian perspective. A study of weather is also included. This subject is designed for one semester.
Book - Exploring God's World - ABEKA Curriculum
Math
The spiral review method continues as students review and build on concepts learned in first and second grades. Excellent problems guide the students as they practice new and old concepts. Extensive work is provided in multiplication with carrying; division with remainders; English and metric measures; Roman numerals; 1-1,000; using a ruler; solving story problems up to four steps; averaging numbers; converting measures and solving measurement equations; finding the unknown number in an equation; and adding, subtracting, and reducing fractions.
Book - Arithmetic 3 - ABEKA Curriculum
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