Newberry Academy • 3rd Grade
3rd Grade Curriculum
Continue building strong academic foundations with full-year 3rd Grade curriculum designed for homeschool learning. Explore each subject below to learn what students will study before choosing the digital or printed format that works best for your family.
Grow in Skill, Confidence, and Independence
Third grade builds on the foundations established in earlier learning while giving students more opportunities to read, write, solve problems, investigate ideas, and complete increasingly challenging work with growing independence.
Explore 3rd Grade Core Subjects
CORE LANGUAGE COURSE
Reading & Phonics
Strengthen reading fluency, phonics and decoding skills, comprehension, vocabulary, and confidence as students move toward stronger independent reading.
✓ Phonics and decoding skills
✓ Reading fluency
✓ Reading comprehension
✓ Vocabulary in context
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Spelling & Vocabulary
Build stronger spelling habits and expand vocabulary through structured word study, practice, review, and application.
✓ Spelling patterns
✓ Word meaning
✓ Vocabulary development
✓ Practice and review
View Spelling & VocabularyCORE SUBJECT
3rd Grade Math
Strengthen number sense, multiplication and division, place value, fractions, measurement, money, time, geometry, and mathematical problem-solving.
✓ Multiplication and division
✓ Place value and number sense
✓ Fractions and measurement
✓ Geometry and problem-solving
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3rd Grade Science
Encourage curiosity through observation, questioning, clear explanations, hands-on learning, review, and age-appropriate scientific thinking.
✓ Observation and questioning
✓ Scientific thinking
✓ Hands-on learning when appropriate
✓ Review and application
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3rd Grade History
Help students understand people, places, geography, cultures, historical sequence, and connections between the past and present.
✓ People and communities
✓ Geography and maps
✓ Historical sequence
✓ Past and present connections
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3rd Grade Bundles
Keep the core subjects together with a complete 3rd Grade bundle, or choose the Core + Health option.
✓ Reading & Phonics
✓ Spelling & Vocabulary
✓ Math, Science, and History
✓ Core + Health option available
View 3rd Grade Bundles3rd Grade Electives
Add Health, cursive, or Bible curriculum based on your family’s needs and learning goals.
Health 3rd–5th Grade
Help students build practical health knowledge, healthy habits, personal wellness, safety awareness, and responsible everyday choices.
✓ Healthy habits
✓ Personal wellness
✓ Safety and responsibility
View Health 3rd–5th3rd Grade Cursive
Continue developing cursive writing through guided practice designed to improve letter formation, connections, fluency, and confidence.
✓ Cursive letter formation
✓ Letter connections
✓ Guided writing practice
View Cursive Writing3rd Grade Bible
Bible curriculum is available separately for families who choose to include Bible study as part of their homeschool program.
✓ Separate from the secular core
✓ Structured Bible study
✓ Age-appropriate lessons and activities
View Bible CurriculumBuilding Stronger 3rd Grade Skills
Strengthen Core Skills
✓ Develop stronger reading fluency and comprehension
✓ Build spelling and vocabulary knowledge
✓ Strengthen mathematical reasoning
✓ Explore Science and History with growing understanding
Grow in Independence
✓ Follow clear lesson routines
✓ Apply new skills through meaningful practice
✓ Review earlier learning regularly
✓ Build confidence completing more work independently
Secular 3rd Grade Core Curriculum
Newberry Academy 3rd Grade Reading & Phonics, Spelling & Vocabulary, Math, Science, History, and Health curriculum are secular. Bible curriculum is available separately as an elective.
Ready to Explore 3rd Grade?
Visit any subject page above to learn more about the course, or choose a complete 3rd Grade curriculum bundle.
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