Grade Three

Grade Three is a study of the world at large. Students begin with local geography (Arizona) and then begin an exploration of the continents, oceans, landforms, climates, peoples, and cultures of the world. The year is to be an overview for the emphasis upon history in later grades. By this time, the student has gained some proficiency and independence in the core subjects of reading, language arts and writing, and mathematics. At this point, students are exposed to literature which integrates with their geography studies (e.g., Brighty of the Grand Canyon, Heidi, Swiss Family Robinson). Students are introduced to basic research techniques and complete copybooks revealing their growing understanding and assimilation of the world about them. Map-reading and map-making, weather and climate, and the properties of air will bring science into the Grade Three curriculum. Art, music, nature studies, recitations, and Shakespeare studies continue as with other grades. Latin studies also begin in Grade Three.

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