LAN0300: 3rd Grade Language Arts
05/01/2023 to 04/30/2024 • Modified 06/08/2023Course Description
This language arts course utilizes engaging activities and technologies to help students learn new spelling, vocabulary, correct word usage, punctuation, capitalization, and the utilization of the parts of speech. The entire language arts course is interwoven with God’s truths and principles. The students benefit from literature selections that help develop strong reading comprehension and fluency skills. Additionally, creative writing strategies are used in this course to assist students in expressing their thoughts effectively through various writing styles.
Prerequisite
Second Grade Language Arts
Schedule
Module 1: The Chalk Box Kid
- Week 1: Types of Sentences and The Chalk Box Kid, Chapters 1-3
- Week 2: Capitalization and The Chalk Box Kid, Chapters 4-6
- Week 3: The Chalk Box Kid, Chapters 7-9 and Punctuation
Module 2: Flat Stanley
- Week 4: Flat Stanley, Chapters 1-2 and Pronouns
- Week 5: Flat Stanley, Chapter 3 and Subject Pronouns
- Week 6: Flat Stanley, Chapters 4-15 and Object Pronouns
Module 3: The Boxcar Children
- Week 7: The Boxcar Children, Nouns, Verbs, and Setting
- Week 8: The Boxcar Children, Chapters 5-8, Adjectives
- Week 9: The Boxcar Children Project and Review Week
Module 4: A to Z Mysteries – Detective Camp
- Week 10: Detective Camp, Chapters 1-3 and
- Week 11: Detective Camp, Chapters 4-6 and Pronoun-Verb Agreement
- Week 12: Detective Camp, Chapters 7-10 and Pronoun-verb contractions
- Week 13: Grammar Review and Project
Module 5: The Courage of Sarah Noble
- Week 14: The Courage of Sarah Noble, Chapters 1-3, Common and Proper Nouns
- Week 15: The Courage of Sarah Noble, Chapters 4-7, Singular and Plural Nouns
- Week 16: The Courage of Sarah Noble, Chapters 8-11 and Possessive Nouns
- Week 17: The Courage of Sarah Noble, Project, Review, and Tests
- Week 18: Quarter Review
Module 6: Henry Huggins
- Week 19: Henry Huggins, Chapters 1-2 and Action Verbs
- Week 20: Henry Huggins, Chapters 3-4 and Past Tense Verbs
- Week 21: Henry Huggins, Chapters 5-6 and Present Tense Verbs
- Week 22: Henry Huggins, Project, Review, and Tests
Module 7: Poetry
- Week 23: Cinquain Poetry and Prepositions
- Week 24: Acrostic, Alliteration, Listing Poetry, and Conjunctions
- Week 25: Haiku Poetry, Limerick Poetry, and Interjections
- Week 26: Poetry Project and Test
- Week 27: Quarter Review
Module 8: Charlotte’s Web
- Week 28: Charlotte’s Web, Chapters 1-3 and Adjectives
- Week 29: Charlotte’s Web, Chapters 4-7 and Articles
- Week 30: Charlotte’s Web, Chapters 8-9 and Adjectives that Compare
Module 9: Charlotte’s Web Continued
- Week 31: Charlotte’s Web, Chapters 10-13, Main Idea, Fact, and Fiction
- Week 32: Charlotte’s Web, Chapters 14-20 and Adverbs
- Week 33: Charlotte’s Web, Chapters 21-22, Project, and Test
Module 10: Story Elements & Book Report
- Week 34: Story Elements – Plot, Conflict, and Short Stories
- Week 35: Story Elements – Rising Action, Falling Action, Climax, Summary, and Nonfiction
- Week 36: Student Selection Book Report Project and Quarter Review
