3rd Grade

ARITHMETIC

• Ray's Primary Arithmetic (1855) by Joseph Ray - Grades 1-2
  
• Ray's Intellectual Arithmetic (1860)- Grades 3-4
• Time & Money

BIBLE STUDIES

• Daily Devotionals is a great way to start the day!
  
• Daily Bible Reading We use the 1 year reading plan from Bible Gateway.

COMPUTER & INTERNET

• Computer Basics
  
• Computer Science
  
• SpongeBob Squarepants Typing
  
• The Head of the Class
  
• Internet Basics

FINE ARTS

• ART
  - Exposure to various artists, Landscapes, Abstract art, Architecture
  
  
• MUSIC
  - Recorder

LANGUAGE ARTS

Foreign Language Skills:
• American Sign Language: Basic ASL: First 100 Signs
  
• Spanish
  - GoGoLingo
  - Boca Beth Videos, Music, and Watch Fiesta Fun on Tuesdays at 10:00 AM.
  - Inernet4Classrooms
  
  
• Grammar
   - Spelling & Dictionary Skills
  
• McGuffey's Eclectic Spelling Book, starting at lesson 14.
  
• SpellingCity.com
  
• Spelling Connections workbook by Zaner-Bloser in .pdf format
  
  - Vocabulary:
  
• Word Mastery: A Course in Phonics for the First Three Grades , pp 65-109
  
  
• Library Skills
  - Learn about using the library as a source of information. Learn how to use dictionaries, encyclopedias, etc. Some helpful websites can be found under Library Skills in this blog.
  
  LITERATURE
  
• Biography:
  - Bio4Kids
  - Garden of Praises
  - Open Directory - Kids and Teens: People and Society: Biography

• Reading
  - McGuffey's Second Eclectic Reader by William Holmes McGuffey (1879)
  
  - McGuffey's Third Eclectic Reader, Revised Edition (5th & 6th graders)
  
  - Extra reading fun with Scott Foresmen Reading. Grades K-6
  

HEALTH & SAFETY
Character
 - Cronet Instructional Videos

• - Physical Exercise 
• Playgroundg
• Physical Therapy Exercises
• Circusfit

• Bicycle Safety
  
  
  
  SOCIAL STUDIES
  • Kids.gov
    
  • "A History of Florida, the Panhandle and Okaloosa County"
    
    
  • Geography
    - Little Lucy's Wonderful Globe" by Charlotte M. Yonge (Click here for Audiobook) - Home 
    - National Geographic Kids
    
    
  • History
    - "American History Stories - Volume 1" by Mara L. Pratt in audio or ebook Recommended for ages 8-12
    
    
    This lesson covers early American history from the Norsemen to the Revolution. The Norsemen were the first Europeans to reach North America and the first Europeans to come to Canada by historians around the 1000 A.D time period, but it seems they didn't stay permanently according to Time Toast. See more about Norsemen at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norsemen
    
    - Colonial Williamsburg - History for Kids
    - PBS History Detective
    - The History Channel (THC) Classroom
    - White House History
    - World History: Prehistoric Man
    Early Humans
    PreHistory
    Mapping the Human Journay
    
    
  • Science
    - Kids.gov
  Helpful Links
• Sample Curriculum
  
• Internet4Clssrooms
  
• Classic Encyclopedia - 1911 Edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica
  
• Webster's Dictionary (1913 Edition)
  
• A 19th Century Education For Free! (using 21st Century Technology)
  
• Recordings of Books on the Ambleside List on LibriVox
  
• Third Grade Links
  
• HS Treasures has links to probably all the homeschooling resources you will ever need.
  
• CALENDAR: We use calendars.net to keep track of what we have going on. Our calendar is http://my.calendars.net/ihomeschool/ and password protected.
  
• GRADES: We use Homeschool Skedtrack, an online planner, scheduler, and tracker. It prints your report card for you.

A balanced schedule might look something like this:
Daily

• Bible Studies
  
• Arithmetic
  
• Reading
  
• Spelling
  
• Writing
  
• Physical Education
  
  Monday
  
• History
  
• Literature
  
  Tuesday
  
• Geography
  
• Art
  
• Social studies
  
  Wednesday
  
• Biography
  
• Music
  
  Thursday
  
• Science
  
• Grammar
  
  Friday
  
• Character
  
• Social Studies