Third Grade

Third grade is a transitional year for students moving from HLN’s Primary program into the Grammar School. Students begin the four-class Monday schedule continued through high school: Latin, Classical Studies, Literature & Poetry, and Composition.

Parents will purchase curriculum (see below) for the four HLN classes and are encouraged, but not required, to use the full Memoria Press Accelerated Third Grade package* at home. This will provide some latitude for parents who would like to tweak things at home in the non-Monday subjects as their children grow.

*N.B. If purchasing the Accelerated Third curriculum, parents will need to ask for two adjustments:

  • SUB: Intro to Composition Student and Teacher manuals should be substituted for the IEW:Adventures in Writing (AIW) Program.
  • SUB: Prima Latina should be substituted for Latina Christiana, if not already owned. The DVD/streaming video is not needed. Latina Christiana is taught at HLN in fourth grade.

Monday Schedule:

  • Latin – Prima Latina & English Grammar Recitation
  • Greek Myths
  • Literature A (Farmer Boy, Charlotte’s Web, The Moffats) and Poetry for the Grammar School
  • Intro to Composition – N.B. This is a substitute for the IEW Adventures in Writing that comes in the Accelerated Third package.
  • Students will have both morning and afternoon play breaks in the gym and a 30 minute lunch with the rest of the school.

Parents will receive weekly work assignments by email for these four courses to be completed Tuesday-Friday at home. Parents may work from the Accelerated Third Grade MP Package, or select their own studies for math, science, spelling, Christian studies, cursive, and history/geography.

For links to complete class materials, see HLN’s Book List. 

For students who plan to attend at HLN long term, we recommend staying on tracks with yearly math during the grammar school years. This will enable students to join in the Thursday HLN offerings of math (Rod and Staff Math 6, Understanding Math) and science (Book of Trees/Exploring the World of Biology) in 6th grade with their peers. Additionally, it will ensure that students are prepared in both skills and content to meet the academic challenges that lie ahead with confidence.

Recommended sequence (optional):