Third Grade: The Medieval Year
St. Francis Preaching to the Birds, Giotto
History, Religion, and Literature Integrated
History and Religion |
Literature |
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Trimester One:
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Teacher Texts *Cambridge Introduction to the History of Mankind (Book 3), Trevor Cairns, ed. *The Old World & America (Unity V), Philip Furlong Teacher Read-Aloud or Student Text *Heroes of the Middle Ages, Eva March Tappan Supplemental Texts St. Patrick & Irish Christianity, Tom Corfe |
Literature Related to History King Arthur & His Knights of the Round Table, Roger Lancelyn Green The Hidden Treasure of Glaston, Jewett & Chapman Son of Charlemagne, Barbara Willard St. Benedict, Hero of the Hills, Mary Fabyan Windeatt Caedmon’s Song by Ruth Ashby The Stories of Roland told to the Children by H.E. Marshall D'Aulaires' Book of Norse Myths |
Trimester Two: Monasteries and Christian Culture |
Teacher Texts *Cambridge Introduction to the History of Mankind (Books 3-4), Trevor Cairns, ed. *The Old World & America (Units V-VII), Philip Furlong *Building the Medieval Cathedrals, Percy Watson; Life in a Medieval Village, Gwyneth Morgan The story of civilization: Volume II the Medieval World by Phillip Campbell Supplemental Texts Medieval Castle, Phil Wilson (3-d castle model) Medieval Life (DK Eyewitness) The Duke & The Peasant: Life in the Middle Ages, Sr. Wendy Beckett Muhammad by Demi |
Literature Related to History *The Chaucer Story Book, Eva Tappan March *Clown of God; The Song of Francis; The Holy Twins, Tomie de Paolo Making of a Knight: How Sir James Earned His Armor, Patrick O’Brien The Big Book of Nobles, Knights & Knaves, Chretien de Troyes (includes abridged versions of Robin Hood & Song of Roland) The Canterbury Tales retold by Geraldine McCaughrean St. Dominic & the Rosary, Catherine Beebe Clare & Francis, Saints of Assisi, Helen Walker Homan The Weight of A Mass, Josephine Nobisso Sir Gawain and the Green Knight as told by Michael Morpurgo |
Trimester Knights and Crusades The University and the Bible |
Teacher Texts *Cambridge Introduction to the History of Mankind (Books 3-4), Trevor Cairns, ed. Medieval Knights, Trevor Cairns The Old World & America (Unit VII), Philip Furlong Read Aloud Text *When Knights Were Bold, Eva March Tappan *St. Thomas Aquinas for Children & the Child-like, Raissa Maritain |
Literature Related to History Angels in Iron, Nicholas Prata Blood Red Crescent, Henry Garnett St. George and the Dragon, Margaret Hodges St. Joan, The Girl Soldier, Louis De Wohl A Door in the Wall, Marguerite De Angeli Johann Gutenberg & the Amazing Printing Press, Bruce Koscielniak Marguerite Makes a Book, Bruce Robertson Thomas Aquinas & the Preaching Beggars, Larnen, Lomask & Fisher |
Language Arts
Shurley Grammar
Cursive handwriting
Latin
Living Latin
Level 1: Animalia Ubique / Animals Everywhere
Religion
Faith and Life
See “History, Religion, and Literature Integrated” above
Nature Studies
Behold and See
The science curriculum is guided primarily by the teacher’s thoughtful integration of various resources in accordance with the general and grade specific objectives for nature study. There are no textbooks. The Delta Science Modules offer a combination of hands-on experiments and related workbook activities. Anna Botsford Comstock’s Handbook of Nature provides an observational and experimental approach to the study of nature that is deeply human.
*Explore: Honey Bees! By Cindy Blobaum
*Explore: Simple machines! By Anita Yasuda
*Explore: Soil! By Kathleen M Reilly
Mathematics
*Math Dimensions
*Beginners Guide to Constructing the Universe, Michael S. Schneider
*Constructing the Universe Activity Book, Volumes 1-6, Michael S. Schneider
Literature Related to History
The Story of Money, Betsey Maestro
The History of Counting, Denise Schmandt-Besserat
Sir Cumference and the First Round Table, Cindy Neushwander
Sir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi, Cindy Neushwander
Sir Cumference and the Sword in the Cone, Cindy Neushwander
Sir Cumference and the Great Knight of Angleland, Cindy Neushwander
Melisande, E. Nesbit
Supplemental Texts
Calculus by and for Young People, Don Cohen
The Confe$$ions and $ecret$ of Howard J. Fingerhut, Esther Hershenhorn
The Phantom Tollbooth, Norton Juster
Alvin’s Secret Code, Clifford Hicks
Math Talk: Mathematical Ideas in Poems for Two Voices, Theoni Pappas
The Adventures of Penrose the Mathematical Cat, Theoni Pappas
Anno’s Mysterious Multiplying Jar, Masaichiro and Mitsumasa Anno
G Is for Googol: A Math Alphabet Book, David Schwartz
Amanda Bean’s Amazing Dream: A Mathematical Story, Cindy Neushwander
The Grapes of Math: Mind Stretching Math Riddles, Greg Tang
One Grain of Rice, Demi
Tiger Math: Learn to Graph from a Baby Tiger, Ann Whitehead Nagda and Cindy Bickel
Wild Fibonacci: Nature’s Secret Code Revealed, Joy Hulme
How Much is a Million, David Schwartz
Math Curse, Jon Scieszka
Math-terpieces, Greg Tang
Beyond a Million: An Amazing Math Journey, David Schwartz
Lewis Carroll’s Games and Puzzles, Lewis Carroll
Math Trek: Adventures in MathZone, Ivars Peterson and Nancy Henderson
Anno’s Math Games, Mitsumasa Anno
** Used with approval from St. Jerome Academy in Hyattsville, MD**