THIRD GRADE

BIBLE: Growing with God (Positive Action)
The goals of the third grade Bible curriculum are both spiritual and educational. Students learn about Christian living from the stories of Old Testament Bible heroes, Abraham, Jacob, Joseph and Daniel. They will also learn the Old and New Testament books of the Bible and participate in Scripture memory and Sword Drills. 

READING: Readers 3-1 and 3-2 with workbooks (Bob Jones Press)
Third grade students read a variety of stories, enabling them to develop a love for literature. Comprehension skills are stressed. A more comprehensive study of phonics skills helps the students with decoding and dividing longer words into syllables. Vocabulary words are introduced with every lesson, helping the student learn sight words as well as decoding words in context. Dictionary skills are included.

ENGLISH: English 3 for Christian Schools (Bob Jones Press)
Grammar and writing are taught alternately to provide a strong link between these two language arts. The grammar segment focuses on the development and practice of grammar skills. The writing portion addresses the stages of the writing process: planning, drafting, revising, proofreading, and publishing.

MATH: Math 3 (Bob Jones Press)
The third grade math curriculum teaches children strategies for solving math addition problems. Word problem emphasis is given throughout the book. Place value is stressed in early chapters of the book. A chapter is devoted to understanding and using tables and charts to express data in various ways. Multiplication and division facts to 10 are stressed beginning is chapter 6. An intense study of time, measurement and fractions is also presented. Geometry with lines, angles, patterns, perimeter and area is taught within the study of third grade. An introduction to decimals is taught close to the end of the year.

SPELLING AND VOCABULARY: Vocabulary Workshop Level Green (Sadlier-Oxford)
The curriculum provides direct instruction for 160 carefully selected words. These words are introduced in units that give concise definitions and examples of usage and then provide exercise sets that have students see and use words in a variety of contexts.

HISTORY: Our American Heritage (A Beka Book)
For one semester in third grade history students are introduced to American patriots as they study biographical sketches of the men and women who made America what it is today. They are taught about loyalty to God and our country. Map skills are included.

HEALTH: Health Plus Safety and Manners (A Beka Book)
This one-semester class stimulates students' interest in a healthy lifestyle. Safety and manners are also addressed. Students learn about their bodies and how God intends for them to care for them.

SCIENCE: Exploring God's World (A Beka Book)
This one-semester class addresses the foundational study of the human body, plants, vertebrates and invertebrates. Additional Creation topics are covered: the desert, ocean, pond, forest, farmer's field, and weather. Each is taught with a Christian perspective and acknowledges God as the Creator of all.