Grade Three is a special situation. As with a lot of parents, I felt pressure to start my child in Grade One at the age of 6. However, in Waldorf education, Grade One is begun when a child is 7. The Grade Three curriculum is then specifically designed to meet the developmental needs of children who are 9, which is a milestone called the Nine-Year Change. So what to do?
What I did is that I slowed down the Grade Three curriculum and we spent two years on Grade Three blocks. This actually works out perfectly for Grade Three, since this year is all about hands-on life skills. It's really nice to have enough time for a project like a Three Sisters Garden or a Cob Bread Oven!
Grade Three Main Lesson Blocks (Year I)
Sep - Cordage
Oct - Clocks & Calendars
Nov - Shelters
Dec - Class Play - Legends of Mongolia
Jan - Story of Written Language (4th G.L.)
Feb - Early Humans (3rd G.L)
Mar - Currency
Apr - Gardening (Three Sisters Garden)
May - Baking (Cob Bread Oven)
Jun - Stories of Household Items
For Science Club that year, we did Building projects and participated in the Great Carbondale Pumpkin Race and the Great Cardboard Boat Regatta!
Grade Three Main Lesson Blocks (Year II)
Sep - Fibers & Clothing
Oct - Stories of Creation
Nov - Grammar
Dec - Class Play - Grammar's Garden
Jan - Old Testament Stories II
Feb - Foods of the World I
Mar - Planting a Dye Garden (Cotton, Flax, Indigo)
Apr - Old Testament Stories III
May - Building a Tree Squirrel Playground
Jun - Foods of the World II
The Science Club theme was Spy Science & Magic Tricks! We also visited a small local farm each month, which I prefer over a traditional Farming block.
If you're lesson planning, don't forget that I have Ruzuku courses for many of these main lesson blocks (linked above) PLUS an Immersive Experience which contains all of my notes for the year (and you can ask me questions) here:
Third Grade Immersive Experience
$375.00
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Immersive Experience
Immersive Experience
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