At FreedomHomeschooling.com, we list several free all-in-one-curriculum programs. These programs include every subject your 3rd grader will need. Homeschoolers often choose all-in-one programs because of the simplicity they provide. They take care of the planning and curriculum selection for you.

However, many homeschoolers, myself included, prefer to choose a separate curriculum for each subject. This allows us to customize our children’s education, choosing materials that fit their learning styles and individual needs in each subject area. Also, I’ve always enjoyed the variety that a more eclectic approach provides. Using the same approach and materials for every subject can become monotonous for some students.

If you’d like to piece together your own customized free 3rd grade homeschool curriculum, visit Freedom Homeschooling’s homepage, and choose a subject area to explore from the menu. On that subject’s page, you will find a list of links to free curriculum resources.

Below, I’ve provided a sample free 3rd grade Christian curriculum. This sample curriculum is intended to give you an idea of what a free 3rd grade homeschool curriculum could look like. Feel free to make substitutions as needed. If you have other children, you may prefer to study some subjects, like Bible, history, and science, together as a family.

Language Arts, Geography, and Art

The Good & the Beautiful (TGTB) Language Arts Level 3 covers phonics, reading, writing, spelling, literature, grammar, punctuation, art, and geography in one downloadable course. The course download includes the Course Book, I Sat by the Sea Poetry Collection, and Reader. TGTB recommends that you use their free assessment to determine if Level 3 is the correct placement for your child.

TGTB doesn’t include handwriting instruction. You can print beginning cursive handwriting worksheets at K5 Learning, K12 Reader, and TSL Books.

For additional reading practice, either borrow books from your local library, download some of these vintage readers, or use other free Ebooks. If you would like your child to work on reading comprehension, try Read Theory. This reading practice website starts children out with a placement test. Then, the child is given passages to read at their level. Based on how they answer the questions about the passage, their level will move slightly up or down. The site also keeps track of progress.

 

Math

The Simply Good and Beautiful Math 3 Course teaches math using a 120-lesson downloadable course book. The course book is in a worktext format and includes parent instructions. The Math 3 Box, which includes several math manipulatives, is also required to complete the course. If you don’t wish to purchase the Math 3 Box, The Good and the Beautiful (TGTB) has instructions for creating your own on their Math 3 FAQs page. They provide free printable templates for several of the items, and you may already own some of the other items needed for the math box. The Math 3 FAQs page is also where you’ll find the downloadable answer key for the course, multiplication flash cards, and multiplication practice worksheets. TGTB recommends using their free math placement test to ensure Math 3 is the right level for your child.

For extra practice with math facts, consider having your child use XtraMath. XtraMath’s online facts fluency program helps children master addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division facts. XtraMath tracks progress and generates reports for the parent/teacher. After mastering an operation, the child is awarded a printable certificate.

 

Bible

Free Sunday School Lessons were designed for use in a group setting, but they also work well for homeschoolers. There are 120 Old Testament lessons and 84 New Testament lessons. If your child does two lessons per week, they will complete all 204 lessons over the course of three school years. (We‘ve included these lessons in our curriculum guides for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grades.) Each lesson includes a Bible story, discussion questions, a memory verse, a worksheet, and a craft.

Keys for Kids provides daily devotionals in both text and audio format. Listen to one each day, in addition to the twice-weekly lessons from Free Sunday School Lessons.

This video from Simply Charlotte Mason describes an easy-to-use system for memorizing scripture using index cards to organize Bible verses. You may want to consider using this system with your entire family together, not just your 3rd grader. You can use the system to learn Bible verses from the Free Sunday School Lessons, Keys for Kids devotions, or what your child has learned this week at church.

 

History

U Read Thru History is a Charlotte Mason inspired, literature-based approach to learning history. Each year your child will spend one semester learning World History and one semester learning American History. Year 3 covers Westward Expansion and Dark & Middle Ages. Each weekly lesson includes discussion questions and activities. If you are unable to find the books recommended in your local library, you may substitute any book that covers the same topic. If you choose to buy some of the books, save money by purchasing used books. For more information on how these history courses are set up, be sure to read the teacher’s guide.

 

Science

DIY Homeschooler provides lesson plans to accompany Our Wonderful World by Emery Lewis Howe. This classic nature study book is now in the public domain and available for free download. The book has 32 chapters, and it’s suggested that you cover one each week. The lesson plans for each chapter provide numerous activities, additional reading, and links to investigate the topic further. Some lessons include a video. Every lesson includes scripture related to the topic that’s being studied. Additionally, each lesson links to the corresponding section in The Handbook of Nature Study by Anna Botsford Comstock. This book is also available for free download and will give you valuable information about the week’s topic. It will also give tips on where to find the animal or plant your child is learning about and how to observe it.

If you would like your child to learn more about birds as part of their nature study this year, Learn About Birds With Free Resources lists several resources you can use as part of your free 3rd grade homeschool curriculum. It includes a printable bird watching journal kids can use to keep a record of the birds they’ve spotted and record what they learn.

 

Life Skills

Skill Trek provides a new life skill lesson each week on their Skill of the Week page. Each week’s lesson consists of a video and printable. The lessons cover a wide variety of topics in home maintenance, cleaning, gardening, personal finance, manners, technology, health, cooking, automotive, and more.

Ready…Set…Prepare! is a downloadable activity book that teaches children about disaster preparedness.  The book covers preparing for a disaster, fire safety, floods, tornados, hurricanes, earthquakes, and more.  The book is only about 30 pages, so it won’t take long to complete. If your child is interested in learning more, you may like to borrow books from the library on some of the topics covered.

Computer Skills

Code.org’s Course D teaches visual block-based programming. Your child will develop their understanding of algorithms, nested loops, while loops, conditionals, and events. They will also learn about digital citizenship.

Dance Mat Typing is a gentle beginning typing program. It only has 12 lessons, so it’s not a complete typing course. It is an excellent introduction to typing for younger students, though. The lessons include animated animal characters and provide clear instructions. The lessons are not timed, as they usually are in other typing programs, but this takes the pressure off first-time learners.

 

Physical Education and Health

Easy Peasy All-in-One Homeschool’s PE/Health: Strong & Healthy course covers proper nutrition and safety, including fire safety and the dangers of drugs and alcohol. Your child will develop their strength and endurance while learning the proper way to exercise. They will also complete soccer and volleyball drills. Easy Peasy offers this course at two levels. Your 3rd grader will be in the lower level, which is designed for 1st through 4th graders. The material is scheduled in 36 weekly lessons.

 

Other Grades

I hope this free third grade homeschool curriculum has been helpful. When your child finishes third grade, we have a similar curriculum guide for fourth grade. If you’re looking for guides for other grades, you can find them on our Free Christian Homeschool Curriculum page.

 

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Note: This post was originally published on November 25, 2020, and has been updated for accuracy and comprehensiveness.