For Third Grade I will be following the Year 3 Ambleside Online Schedule, give or a take some suggestions. I always look over the schedule, pray about the child for that year and then decide what book or subject suggestions I will be using and what I need to find as a replacement if needs be. This is the curriculum plan for my third grader this year.
Personal Scripture Study
 We will be studying the Old Testament this coming year - I love these scripture study guides from Discover the Scriptures |  Old Testament Lapbook. Hands on projects we will add to weekly as we learn from the Old Testament. |  A weekly talk to listen, watch or read from General Conference |  Weekly Friend magazine articles |  Weekly work on Faith in God projects, memorize articles of faith and focus on My Gospel Standards |
Language Arts
My children do most of their book narrations with note booking pages. I love to use notebookingpages.com. Last year I purchased a treasury membership, giving me lifetime access to thousands of notebooking pages, along with the web publisher. The publisher allows the student to create an online notebooking page, she can type her narration, upload a picture, find one on the internet or print out the page without a picture and draw one of their own. It is so cool! I also use notebooking pages for the children's personal daily journal entries. For spelling we will be using All About Spelling 3 and I love First Language Lessons for grammar, my third grader is ready for level 3 this year. For writing I useWriting with Ease level 3 and I will also have her do a daily journal entry, as mentioned above.
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Math
We use MathUSee for our math curriculum. I love it because math is not my area and this program has a DVD where the teacher explains the concept and then I have a book that lays out each problem for me so I can help my student (although they are the ones that are usually helping me:)) Another great thing about MathUSee is they go at their own pace. Last year my little woman made it half way through the Beta book so this year we will be finishing up that book and moving on to Gamma when she is ready.
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Poetry
We focus on one or two poets a term. These are the poets for the year, along with the poems. I like to have the child research each poet at the beginning of the term and fill out a notebooking page on each one. We keep a running notebook of each poet they have studied throughout the years.
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Literature
The great thing about using classic literature is that most of it is in the public domain. This means you don't have to purchase a book if you are on a tight budget. I also find that a child this age still needs many books read to them so I will have them listen to a story online while doing a notebooking/coloring page or drawing a picture about what they are listening to. The important thing for them is to hear the way language is spoken and be able to narrate the story back to you. Here is the literature book list for the year along with links to the online reading of it.
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History/Geography/Science
While these are all history books, many are also living books that teach about geography, science, and even art. We love the hands on activities in the Times Travelers and Project Passport series which makes history our favorite subject around here. I love that they include copy work, writing projects, and note booking pages so the child can use her skills she is learning in the language arts program.
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We start using a Century Book in the first grade and will carry it over through each grade. I use the timeline figures from Homeschool In The Woods, I love her artwork and the captions are already printed with the figures. I purchased the full collection on cd when my oldest was in first grade and we have well gotten our moneys worth from it. I like the timeline and history notebooking pages here.
Reading List
This is the list of books my third grader is required to read or listen to before the next school year begins. She can choose to read these before bed, on her own time, or before she goes out to play for the day, it is up to her.
On the Banks of Plum Creek - Laura Ingalls Wilder
A Little Princess - Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Water Babies - Charles Kingsley
Alices Adventures in Wonderland - Lewis Carrol
Through the Looking Glass - Lewis Carrol
At the Back of the North Wind - George MacDonald
Men of Iron - Howard Pyle
The Bears of Blue River - Charles Major
Swallows and Amazons - Arthur Ransome
Caddie Woodlawn - Carol Ryrie Brink
The Little White Horse - Elizabeth Goudge
The Saturdays - Elizabeth Enright
English Fairy Tales and more - Joseph Jacobs
King of the Wind - Marguerite Henry
The Four Story Mistake - Elizabeth Enright
Then There Were Five - Elizabeth Enright
The Wheel on the School - Meindert De Jon
Unknown to History: Captivity of Mary of Scotland - Charlotte Yonge
On the Banks of Plum Creek - Laura Ingalls Wilder
A Little Princess - Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Water Babies - Charles Kingsley
Alices Adventures in Wonderland - Lewis Carrol
Through the Looking Glass - Lewis Carrol
At the Back of the North Wind - George MacDonald
Men of Iron - Howard Pyle
The Bears of Blue River - Charles Major
Swallows and Amazons - Arthur Ransome
Caddie Woodlawn - Carol Ryrie Brink
The Little White Horse - Elizabeth Goudge
The Saturdays - Elizabeth Enright
English Fairy Tales and more - Joseph Jacobs
King of the Wind - Marguerite Henry
The Four Story Mistake - Elizabeth Enright
Then There Were Five - Elizabeth Enright
The Wheel on the School - Meindert De Jon
Unknown to History: Captivity of Mary of Scotland - Charlotte Yonge
She will also be participating in the family school subjects that include Nature Study, Geography, Science, Art and Composer Study. This should be another exciting year for my eager learner!
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