“Third Grade Curriculum Guidelines” plus 2 more |
- Third Grade Curriculum Guidelines
- BJU Press Unveils Series of New Online Seminars for Homeschoolers
- Homeschool program uses classical education model
| Third Grade Curriculum Guidelines Posted: 11 Aug 2010 06:23 AM PDT Grade three is an integral year for firming up math and language concepts, as well as establishing a love of reading indeopendently. Here are the guidelines for curriculum for your third grade homeschooler. Keep in mind that these can always be adapted as needed, as some students will be ahead in math, but behind in reading, or vice versa. Language Arts and Reading Curriculum Objectives: Distinguish fact from opinion. Use simple similes, metaphors and analogies to expand meaning. Read various genres of literature using an interdisciplinary thematic approach. Use a variety of strategies to read text including phonics, context clues and structural analysis. Demonstrate comprehension of fiction, non-fiction and also poetry. Identify the story elements- character development, setting, problem and solution. Practice the writing process using rough draft, editing, final copy, etc. Understand grammar usage, mechanics and spelling through the writing process. Use journals for reading response and to explore personal feelings and events. Use correct spelling for all published work. Understand the use of reference materials, including dictionary, thesaurus, and encyclopedia. Read and understand at least 15-25 grade-appropriate literature books. Read literally, inferentially and critically. *Some great grade appropriate books are Stellaluna by Janell Cannon, Are We There Yet by Alison Lester, Dare to Dream by Carl Sommer, Judy Moody by Megan McDonald, and Stink by Megan McDonald. Social Studies Curriculum Objectives: Understand the effect history and geography have on the development of communities. Develop map skills, along with geographical vocabulary Recognize basic cultural differences in the United States and the world. Compare and contrast daily life over time. Understand the world through spatial concepts such as location, distance, direction, scale, region and movement. Describe customs of people from different geographic, cultural and racial backgrounds. Science Curriculum Objectives: Develop an awareness and appreciation of the interdependency of organisms. Identify the role of plants and animals in our ecosystem. Demonstrate force in action and magnetism. Develop an understanding of the systems of the body and nutrition. Math Curriculum Guidelines: Recognize and write numbers through the hundred thousands place. Understand the properties of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Use objects to find fractional parts of the whole. Multiply by one-, two- and three-digit numbers. Measure and record in inches and centimeters. Divide using one-digit divisor. Create and interpret data, utilizing simple graphs and charts Use appropriate tools to measure time, money, objects and distances. Analyze the characteristics of solid and plane figures. Estimate answers using mathematical reasoning. Use a variety of problem solving strategies and the four basic operations to solve one-step as well as multi-step word problems. Memorize the multiplication tables. Five Filters featured article: "Peace Envoy" Blair Gets an Easy Ride in the Independent. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| BJU Press Unveils Series of New Online Seminars for Homeschoolers Posted: 11 Aug 2010 03:00 AM PDT CHART, a new homeschool resource from BJU Press, offers free online seminars to home educators. (PRWEB) August 11, 2010 -- BJU Press announced the beginning of CHART (Christian Homeschooling Advancement, Resources, and Training), a series of online seminars that are free to homeschoolers across the country and will cover a wide range of high-interest educational topics and homeschool resources. Each seminar will be presented by speakers from BJU Press who are authors, teachers, and experts in their respective fields. The first several seminars will cover topics such as biblical worldview and teaching for understanding. "These seminars are intended to provide enrichment and training for homeschool parents who would like to improve their teaching skills," says CHART administrator Ben Davis. Davis goes on to explain that CHART seminars will offer training similar to the workshops conducted at homeschool conferences. "Homeschoolers often leave these conferences inspired, full of new ideas to try at home," he says. "The difference with CHART is that parents don't have to travel to access this training. They can listen, participate, and enjoy that same support right in the comfort of their own homes." CHART offers more than many comparable online seminars. "With CHART homeschoolers can choose the topics and rate of their development," says JoEllen DeLuca, manager of BJU Press Marketing Communications. "If they miss a seminar that they were interested in, they can access it from the archives on the CHART webpage." Each seminar is educationally sound and packed with "how-to" tips for home application. But the most significant difference, according to DeLuca, is the Christian worldview. "BJU Press is here to promote and support Christian education," she says. "And that passion shows in everything that we do." The first of the CHART online seminars, Biblical Worldview, is scheduled for September 14, 2010. Those who are interested can visit www.bjupress.com/go/biblical-worldview to sign up for a free login or view information about future seminar topics. ### BJU Press Five Filters featured article: "Peace Envoy" Blair Gets an Easy Ride in the Independent. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| Homeschool program uses classical education model Posted: 10 Aug 2010 02:08 PM PDT MARYVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) -- Home-schooling is one path you could take with your child's education, and one program growing in East Tennessee, is using a classical model to teach area children. Within these four walls, this looks like any class of young students, but they meet once a week at Dotson Memorial Baptist Church in Maryville. Mary Koester is homeschooling her two children and she said, "Through the week we still do our normal program at home, and then we come here and we meet with these families." Mary sits in on the classroom experience, taking home the skills her children get from Classical Conversations. Mary said, "We were looking for a way to interact with other children, and parents, teachers, that hold the same kind of educational philosophy that we have, which is following more of a classical model." Shannon Dennis is one of the Classical Conversations Directors and she said, "The classical model is based on the grammar, the dialectic, and the rhetoric stage." The program is divided into three levels: Foundations, Essentials then Challenge. It is available for pre-school through high school. Director Allison England said Foundations is generally for children preschool to 6th grade. And, she said, "In the Foundations classes they do a lot of memory wok, they do a lot of reciting. They're really learning the key facts in lots of different subject areas." Allison explained the Essentials level is, "Broken down into three different parts. We teach grammar and writing, and then we also do math drills." Shannon said, "And whatever their learning style is they would be able to come to Classical Conversations and fit in." Which is why Renae Feathers took her son out of public school, and is now homeschooling him for First Grade. Renae said, "He was diagnosed over the summer with Asperger's Syndrome. He has fantastic memory but some of the social, I just wanted to be able to control that a bit more." And, Renae hopes her son is more comfortable in a class of less than 10, but still he still has time to socialize with other children. Renae said, "There is, I think, a mindset about what homeschooling is. That you're somewhat isolated, but there is so much out there, there is so many different groups." Classical Conversations has programs in Maryville, Lenoir City, and Knoxville, and enrollment is open year round. They will have an open house on August 31st, for parents to sit in on their classes. It will be at Dotson Memorial Baptist Church, 814 Dotson Memorial Road, Maryville. For more information email Allison England at aenglandcc@gmail.com You can also visit the website for Classical Conversations Inc., for more information on the program. Five Filters featured article: "Peace Envoy" Blair Gets an Easy Ride in the Independent. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
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