HOMESCHOOLING CURRICULUM CHOICES | Third Grade Homeschool Curriculum - Charlotte Mason Inspired

[@alyssamurchie483]

Would love to see how you fit all this into your weekly schedule (mainly the LA components.)

[@TheHomeschoolConvert]

I plan to share this! I have several pre-recorded videos I’m working through while I’ve been recovering from surgery, but it’s top of my list to film!

[@amandabarber2537]

Me too!

[@angelinacarraway3576]

Yes pls share assigned readers

[@thriftyminia]

Fellow Texan here (DFW) 🤠 I never thought about simple copywork. I’m going to implement that & kill 2 birds by having my child copy from a Children’s Dictionary. She needs additional help with handwriting & spelling. Now to shop for a good dictionary lol! Thanks!

[@HomeSweetHomeschoolLife]

We started using Spelling Wisdom and Using Language Well this year for my 8th grader. He is doing so well with it.

[@TheHomeschoolConvert]

Glad to hear positive feedback and that they’re working well for y’all!

[@annalvollmer]

We’re secular homeschoolers who sometimes adapt religious curricula to our needs. My girls are in 1st and 4th this year and we’re using: Math-U-See Alpha and Delta(though we’ll switch to Beta and Epsilon before Christmas), Curiosity Chronicles Ancient Times for history, Blossom and Root year 1 for my 1st grader, and year 4 for my 4th, we also add in the Bravewriter Darts and Quill for the year. We use Soul Sparklettes for art, and we’re using the Simply Charlotte Mason Van Gogh picture study pack along with a DK book on Van Gogh before we see the immersive Van Gogh experience next month. We also mix in a bit of Exploring Nature with Children for nature study each week. We use handwriting without tears, and a few Evan Moor workbooks, and lots of games!

[@TheHomeschoolConvert]

Sounds like you’ve got a great plan in place! A friend passed on that same Van Gogh study to me, and I plan to use it next year. I’d love to do the immersive experience!

[@kristyjo5745]

We Love gentle grammar, and the McGuffey Readers. Just remember (I'm sure you already know, but for anyone that doesn't!) The McGuffey Readers aren't by grade!!! Primer is for Kinder and 1st grade, the first reader is for 2nd grade, the second reader is for 3rd and 4th grade, the third reader is for 5th and 6th grade, the fourth reader is for 7th and 8th grade, the 5th reader is for 9th and 10th grade, and the 6th reader is for 11th and 12th grade! So no need to rush on any of the readers. They're meant to be split in half for two grades, except the first reader (which is for 2nd grade!) Same for explode the code. 1-2 is for 1st grade, 3-4 is for 2nd grade, 5-6 is for 3rd grade, and 7-8 is for 4th grade. (What they're meant for, but obviously go at the child's pace!) If they need to slow down or speed up! Happy homeschooling!

[@Homeschoolology]

Thank you for sharing your picks! We are sticking with what we love mostly this year for my third graders, but my 7th and preschoolers have some new ones that we are excited to try out. Wishing you guys a wonderful new school year!

[@TheHomeschoolConvert]

Same to you! ❤️

[@beingandrising]

Same here. We started our homeschool journey because of similar reasons.

[@ctaylor7943]

I am thinking of starting our homeschool journey next school year. My Son is struggling in the public school system and it is breaking my heart because I know he is intelligent. He did well during the pandemic although he was in kindergarten. He has been asking me to homeschool him for a while so..... I have watched this video like 10 times. I also hit the like button.

[@jenniferchildress9785]

Rod and Staff and CLE have very good/thorough Phonics, Spelling, and Reading materials. Some of the materials from Rod and Staff would remind you of the old one room schoolhouses.

[@TheHomeschoolConvert]

I know families who love their curriculum!

[@HarvestingFaith]

Curious how you liked Language Lesson for Today. Out of the hundreds of curriculum videos I've watched, I just came across this curriculum a few days ago and now seeing it again. I'll check your channel for a curriculum update but if you haven't done one on this can you let me know how you liked it? Thanks 😁

[@TheHomeschoolConvert]

We really enjoyed its simplicity for this age! It gives a gentle introduction to some concepts but no drilling or lots of worksheets.

[@jaimiekight]

Ive heard so many good things about math mammoth recently!

[@TheHomeschoolConvert]

It’s been a really great fit for us!

[@LifeathomewithJoanne]

I'm definitely going to try Math Mammoth for my rising 3rd grader, thank you for the recommendation!

[@TheHomeschoolConvert]

You're so welcome!

[@aperezjordan]

We are using Fix it Grammar for 8th grade. It covers vocabulary. I will use dictation with it to cover spelling. We use oral and written narration for all readings for my 2nd and 8th grader. Know and Tell by Karen Glass is a great resource for this. For my second grader we will use McGuffey readers for reading and copywork and All about spelling 1. I am switching my 2nd grader to mostly Spanish and French instruction. My 8th grader will be taking my High School Spanish course at our co-op. We use Ambleside Online, Abeka Math 2, and Saxon 8/7 for all other subjects.

[@TheHomeschoolConvert]

Sounds like you’re ready for a great year! Know and Tell is sitting on my nightstand ready for me to dig in. 😁 We do narration for our “extra” subjects.

[@Oevuh8]

Would you consider doing a video on narration? By this I mean what it looks like/how much detail you expect from them during a narration, when and how you have them narrate….every few page? every chapter? Every book?) etc. We’ve been working on this for months and my oldest always just says she doesn’t know what happened or she gives one small meaningless detail.

[@TheHomeschoolConvert]

I’m not an expert by any means, but I can add it to my list! Kennedy’s narration skills have really improved with time.

[@Oevuh8]

@@TheHomeschoolConvert Thank you! I actually prefer that you aren’t an expert! It feels like your experience with it will be more real-life application and genuine, where as what I’ve read online about Charlotte Mason feels more idealize.

[@laurensmith8432]

Check out the book “Know and Tell”, by Karen Glass. It’s all about narration and what to expect at certain ages. Also, she’s been on Cindy Rollins’ podcast (The New Mason Jar) talking about narrations, among other things. I highly recommend her podcast for all things CM!

[@NC-Mama]

Thanks for this! I have a rising third grader in the fall and will be homeschooling ❤

[@woveninstory1290]

We lean towards Charlotte Mason style as well and use some of the same great resources you’ve shared! ☺️ with a high schooler and two younger kids I’m excited to incorporate more family style/unit studies this year! We plan to do this by using Layers of Learning as our core for history, science, geography & art.

[@TheHomeschoolConvert]

That sounds great! Have you used Layers of Learning before? I don’t know much about it. My younger two will have shared family subjects, but my high schooler has her own work load.

[@hannahgravelle]

Great video! I always love to see what everyone loves to use and what works for their kiddos!

[@TheHomeschoolConvert]

Thank you! This year is going to be quite a bit different for Keira from last year, but I’m really optimistic about it.

[@craftylittleteapot4829]

Love the name of your channel. We started homeschooling because of the pandemic too and have stuck with it! I've been thinking about making videos but they will never be this beautiful ❤️

[@TheHomeschoolConvert]

Thank you! You should totally make videos! Go for it!

[@roonie85]

We are using a lot of the same this year: McGuffey's readers with The Lesson Book, Gentle Grammar & Explode the Code :).

[@TheHomeschoolConvert]

Hope y’all have a great year!!

[@christinasabo3617]

We are doing The Good and The Beautiful language arts for my 3rd and 11th graders this year. We actually started it the last month of last school year and love it so far. We are doing Life of Fred: Butterflies (3rd grade) and Statistics (11th grade) for math, Mystery of History, and Apologia Health and Nutrition as our core subjects.

[@TheHomeschoolConvert]

Hope y’all have a wonderful school year! How does it work using Life of Fred as your math curriculum?

[@christinasabo3617]

@@TheHomeschoolConvert we supplement with worksheets I make myself or find online to reinforce concepts, but overall, it works great. Now, it's not the learning style I would prefer, but it makes sense to my girls and keeps them interested because they want to know what silliness will happen next in the story. My 3rd grader says it is challenging, but not so hard that she feels stressed.

[@nancyfowler165]

Thank you so much for this informative video. Yes, please give us a list of 3rd grade reading books. My grandson is a rising 3rd grader. He is wanting to HS for 3rd 😊 I have really no idea about grade level books. Again, thank you. Blessings

[@kdmail1989]

Could you do a day in a life? A full day of homeschool?

[@TheHomeschoolConvert]

I hope to have the capacity to post regularly again. We’ve had a very full year!

[@jerilyn-ourhomeschooltable]

I love your built in bookshelf behind you. ❤️

[@TheHomeschoolConvert]

Thank you!

[@malynptrp2005mc]

Will try to finish reading and spelling that we left prior to vacation...All about Reading level 2 and Spelling U See B. I got science video lessons that we got from Science Shepherd that we will try this yr and History curriculum from Blossom and Root. Doing HSA with my kid this yr for more motivation. Hopefully this yr will be good to us. 👍

[@TheHomeschoolConvert]

Hope you have a wonderful school year! Have you used Blossom and Root before? I’ve heard great things.

[@alyssamurchie483]

I cannot wait to see how you like Spelling Wisdom! That's my vision for the future but I have a couple years to get there. Lol

[@TheHomeschoolConvert]

Haha! I’ll definitely report back with how it’s going!

[@jennifersanchez4245]

Yes, would like a flip thru of spelling u see. Thank you

[@famousflowerofaustin]

Would love to see a spelling you see flip through!

[@bostelmanfamily]

We are trying a couple subjects in the Good and Beautiful and doing unit studies with Gather Round. I have a 4th, 1st, Prek and 2 year old. New baby due in October so we started school this week! I wanted to have built in time off school when she’s born.

[@TheHomeschoolConvert]

That sounds like smart planning! I’m intrigued by Gather Round and would like to vibe it a try at some point.

[@bostelmanfamily]

@@TheHomeschoolConvert it’s the best for this phase of life with different levels of students. Otherwise I don’t think I’d have down time with my younger kids.

[@DanaK817]

I just had this conversation with my 5th grader....she wants to learn French, I told her that's fine later on but she HAS to learn Spanish. I want her to be fluent in Spanish. I've never heard of that Spanosh Curriculum...I'm going to check it out!!

[@TheHomeschoolConvert]

Rowan is obsessed with France and I’m sure will want to learn French at some point too! Spanish really does make the most sense for us geographically though, and the girls are always asking how to say things in Spanish, haha.

[@AllAboutE1128]

I would love to know more about spelling wisdom

[@TheHomeschoolConvert]

Do you have any specific questions? 😁

[@samanthagraveswalters8443]

Mom delights is my favor. Her lesson books go with the original McGuffey

[@TheHomeschoolConvert]

She has such great resources for homeschool mamas!

[@simplylearningtogether651]

Loved seeing what you’ve put together for language arts! Blessings on your year! ❤️ also - super excited to find out your a fellow Texan! 😉

[@TheHomeschoolConvert]

Thank you so much! Same to you! ❤️ And we’re in DFW. 😁

[@patriciajackson346]

@@TheHomeschoolConvert hey I'm in DFW too! We just moved from OKC 2 months ago

[@thriftyminia]

Omg, I’m in DFW & I have a 3rd grader too

[@lifewithginab]

Wishing you a great new school year... I also have a 3rd grader ❤️

[@TheHomeschoolConvert]

Thank you, Gina! Same to you! ❤️

[@sheralysvelez3384]

Love your channel and absolutely love your resources💞 Had to check out Mom Delight’s page and so far I love what I see! I have a coming 2nd grader and Kindergartener. For my 2nd grader I am using First Language Lessons for grammar, Writing with Ease for copywork, Lightning Literature mainly for reading comprehension and their composition work and their grammar will be practice. My kids’ first language is spanish because we’re puertorricans and I feel the repetition of First Language Lessons will help establish the concepts lol. But I like to keep the lessons really short. No more than ten minutes. We will use All About Spelling and All About Reading. And finally Story of the World for history and God’s Design for Life for science. For my Kindergartner we’ll be using Simply K from Masterbooks and Math with Confidence. History and Science will be group subjects we will be doing as a family! I’m so looking forward to this new homeschool year. We also started homeschooling because of the pandemic and just fell in love❣️

[@TheHomeschoolConvert]

Thank you so much! ♥️ So glad you’ve found resources that work well for your family! I think it’s so awesome that we get the choice as homeschooling parents to tailor our children’s educations. Wishing you a wonderful school year!

[@maisieliberty1319]

Interested in seeing more about brighter day press. I found her Instagram and website but not seen anyone talk about it otherwise. It looks really nice. :)

[@TheHomeschoolConvert]

Whitney, the creator, has a heart of good and has some really beautifully done resources!

[@amandab.6815]

I would love a mid year update!

[@TheHomeschoolConvert]

I keep hoping to creat the space to post regularly on here again! 2022 has been a very full year for us.

[@courtneysimon444]

I just stumbled onto the Mcguffy readers and I’m so excited! How are those reading lessons going for you guys? I also got Sherry’s lesson book to go with it 😃

[@TheHomeschoolConvert]

I love the simplicity of the McGuffey’s! I’ve learned that reading/phonics lessons are one area where I prefer simplicity.

[@courtneysimon444]

@@TheHomeschoolConvert yes! Reading and LA have been majorly overcomplicated.

[@millyg226]

We love math mammoth. we are doing 7A/B and 4A/B. Unfortunately they don't go past the 7.

[@TheHomeschoolConvert]

I hope Maria releases curriculum for the higher levels at some point! What do you plan to use after 7?

[@millyg226]

@@TheHomeschoolConvert Not sure. Still researching since I thought we were set with MM.

[@maryanngill3576]

Could you let us know what the assigned reading books are? Thanks!

[@TheHomeschoolConvert]

I plan to do so!

[@sarasveggiekitchen]

Lol. I also like too many things. I don't think I have a subject where I am not using more than one curriculum.

[@TheHomeschoolConvert]

There are so many great choices! 😆

[@silverbeowulf5601]

I stay as secular as I can... I am using a little of kindergarten math from the good and the beautiful..I like i havent had to clean it out of indoctrination at all. Why I will not use LA any more.. we have math you see..and I like it..I wanted math mammoth but was too much. My youngest is using Prenda Treasure Hunt Reading and various inforcement/practice worksheets. It's all free. My middle kid is using easy grammar. We have explode the code and im good at finding free resources for any needed extra practice.

[@silverbeowulf5601]

And everything as changed 😄

[@paaitje]

Hello. My name is Anne-Lies and I'm trying to get pregnant with my partner. Our goal is to raise our kids bilingual (Dutch and English). We live in Belgium and I'm really interested in homeschooling because I can't work outside of my home (I have a couple of chronic illnesses), and I would've loved to be homeschooled as a kid. I'm autistic and school was overwhelming for me, so I wanna give my children the opportunity to learn at home.

[@TheHomeschoolConvert]

Hello, Anne-Lies! 😁

[@samanthagraveswalters8443]

Spelling wisdom is meant to be paired with Using language well

[@TheHomeschoolConvert]

From my understanding from looking over the materials on the SCM website, it can be used as a stand alone curriculum or alongside Using Language Well.

[@samanthagraveswalters8443]

@@TheHomeschoolConvert oh. That’s not what Sonya Shaffer said. But I guess you could use it alone but it’s def meant to be paired with it. :)

[@TheHomeschoolConvert]

Spelling Wisdom doesn’t need Using Language Well in order to be used, but Using Language well relies on Spelling Wisdom as its companion in order to be used. The website lays out how to use SW for transcription and then eventually studied dictation, which is how I intend to use it. Several of the language arts topics covered in book one of ULW Kennedy already has an understanding of, so I wanted to pull from other resources and really liked the layout of Language Lessons for Today so decided to go with that. Hope that makes sense!

[@michellecalais2482]

Did I miss history and science?

[@TheHomeschoolConvert]

Those will be part of our family subjects that I mentioned I'd do another video on. :)

[@michellecalais2482]

@@TheHomeschoolConvert yay!