Homeschool Plans - Meghan's 3rd Grade Year

 Here's the plan, as we start the year, for Meghan! 

She's beginning 3rd grade - and is both gifted and has dyslexia/dysgraphia and ADHD. Thus, this is not a list of all material that is "typical" for third grade. Much is above and some is below grade level - but that's the beauty of homeschooling! 

Here are the resources we will be using this year: 

Bible:

• Daily Bible/Bible Storybook Reading
• Catechism Work 
• Awana Scripture Memory

Math:

• Saxon Math 5/4
• Prodigy Math Game
• Times Tales DVD

Language Arts:

• Dictation Day-by-Day 
• Daily Copywork
• The Rhythm of Writing Cursive
• English from the Roots Up 1
• The Good & The Beautiful Language Arts 4

Reading:

• McGuffey Alternate Third Reader
• Thinking Tree: Dyslexia Games Series B
• Required Reading List (at bottom of post) 
• Any additional books she desires (and there will be many!)

Science & Engineering:

• A Drop of Water
• A Ray of Light
• Christian Liberty Nature Reader 3
• Easy Peasy Zoology 
• Happy Atoms and Periodic Table Cards/Books
• Robotis Dream Level 1 & Erector Sets
• Coding in Scratch
• ALL the Horse Books

History & Geography: Family Read Alouds During Morning Time

• 50 Famous Stories Retold
• Story of the World I
• Story of the World II
• Famous Men of Rome
• Around the World With Picture Books 1
• Around the World With Picture Books 2 (if we get there....)

Arts: Family Subject During Morning Time + Read Alouds

• Memoria Press Art Cards
• Learning Hymns and Worship Songs from Church
• So many handwork projects

Required Reading List: 

• Black Beauty
• The Happy Hollisters
• The HH and the Indian Treasure
• The HH at Mystery Mountain
• The HH at Sea Gull Beach
• The HH on a River Trip
• Happy Little Family
• Schoolhouse in the Woods
• Up and Down the River
• Schoolroom in the Parlor
• Peter Pan
• The Voyages of Dr. Dolittle
• Alice in Wonderland
• Through the Looking Glass
• Caddie Woodlawn
• The Little White Horse
• Betsy-Tacy
• Betsy, Tacy, and Tib
• Betsy & Tacy Go Over the Big Hill
• The Green Ember
• On the Banks of Plum Creek
• A Little Princess
• Brighty of the Grand Canyon
• Swallows & Amazons
• Heidi
• Rosi and Scamper
• The Princess and the Goblin
• A Question of Yams
• The Tale of Miss Kitty Cat
• In Grandma’s Attic
• Treasures from Grandma’s Attic
• More Stories From Grandma’s Attic
• Still More Stories from Grandma’s Attic
• Free & Treadwell Literature 3
• The Adventures of Robin Hood
• Homer Price
• Charlotte's Web
• Stuart Little