Form 1A, Second Year
(3rd Grade)
Welcome to Form 1A, Second Year!
Form 1A, Second Year is the equivalent of 3rd grade.
The following course consists of one school year, designed to be spread out over three terms. Many Charlotte Mason homeschoolers complete a 36-week academic year. This typically includes 10 or 11 weeks of lessons plus an exam week for each term with three terms per year.
In this form, most lessons are 10 to 20 minutes each.
Please note, some books are spread out over multiple years.
For the previous few years, I noted to focus primarily on faith, reading, and math-related subjects. If you haven’t yet, this is the year to be sure to widen your child’s academic feast!
Faith
Protestant
The Gospel Story Bible by Marty Machowski (New Testament)
In the Word, Book 1 by Simply Charlotte Mason
Wonderfull: Ancient Psalms Ever New by Marty Machowski
Trial and Triumph: Stories from Church History by Richard M. Hannula
Truth and Grace Memory Book One
Our Hymns, Our Heritage: A Hosanna Hymnal
Catholic
Story of the Bible: The New Testament from TAN Books
Our Holy Faith, Vol. 3: Prince of Peace from TAN Books
Receiving Jesus: My Guide to the Mass from Ascension Press
57 Stories of Saints by Anne Eileen Heffernan
Daily Truth for Kids: Scripture for Every Circumstance Set 2 from Ascension Press
Real Music: A Guide to the Timeless Hymns of the Church
Literature, Fairy Tales & Myths
Literature (Read Aloud)
Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery
King of the Golden River by John Ruskin
The Trumpet of the Swan by E. B. White
Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren
Independent Reading
Stewart Little by E. B. White
A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond
The Cricket in Times Square by George Selden
Recommended Reader
Choose the McGuffey reader that fits your child’s reading level.
Original McGuffey readers can be found on Project Gutenberg.
Rainbow Resources provides excellent grade level equivalents that can serve as a good starting place if you are new the the readers. Original and revised editions are available there too.
Fairy Tales & Myths (Read Aloud)
Read from Lang’s fairy books, beginning with the Blue Fairy Book
D’Aulaires' Norse Myths by Ingri and Edgar D'Aulaire
Grammar & Spelling
Using Language Well, Book 1 from Simply Charlotte Mason
The Grammar of Spelling, Grade 3 by B. J. Loyd and Matt Whitling
Poetry
The Harp and Laurel Wreath (The Early Years)
Choose three poets and read from one each term
World History
The Middle Ages (Cycle 2)
Spines
Story of the World, Volume 2: The Middle Ages
DK Eyewitness Medieval Life
Chapter Books
The Sword in the Tree by Clyde Robert Bulla
Viking Adventure by Clyde Robert Bulla
Eagle Drums by Nasuġraq Rainey Hopson
Son of Charlemagne by Barbara Willard
Castle Diary: The Journey of Tobias Burgess by Richard Platt
Fine Print: A Story about Johann Gutenberg by Johann Johansen Burch
Picture Books
Sundiata: Lion King of Mali by David Wisniewski
Chinese History Stories Volume 2: Stories from the Imperial Era
The Pied Piper of Hamelin by Rober Browning
A Medieval Feast by Aliki
Marguerite Makes a Book by Bruce Robertson
Chanticleer and the Fox by Geoffrey Chaucer and Barbara Cooney
Red Butterfly: How a Princess Smuggled the Secret of Silk Out of China by Deborah Noyes
The Bard of Avon: The Story of William Shakespeare by Diane Stanley
The Lost Colony of Roanoke by Jean Fritz
American History
Biographies
Liberty! How the Revolutionary War Began by Lucille Recht Penner
Paul Revere’s Ride by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
They Called her Molly Pitcher by Anne Rockwell
The Boy who Drew Birds by Jacqueline Davies
Abe’s Fish: A Boyhood Tale of Abraham Lincoln Jen Bryant
Science & Nature Study
Science Spine
Burgess Sea Shore Book for Children by Thornton S. Burgess
A Drop Around the World: The Science Of Water Cycles On Planet Earth For Kids by Barbara Shaw McKinney
Science Supplements
Secrets of the Sea: The Story of Jeanne Power, Revolutionary Marine Scientist by Evan Griffith
An Illustrated Coastal Year by Celia Lewis
Curious Kids Nature Guide: Explore the Amazing Outdoors of the Pacific Northwest by Fiona Cohen
The Octopus Scientists by Sy Montgomery
What Do You Find in a Tide Pool? by Megan Kopp
Water: A Deep Dive of Discovery by Christy Mihaly
Nature Lore
Parables from Nature by Margaret Gatty
Mathematics
The Charlotte Mason Elementary Arithmetic Series: Book 4 from Simply Charlotte Mason
Foreign Language
French
Continue working through Speaking French with Miss Mason and François from Cherrydale Press
Begin working through French through Nature and Art
Optional Addition for Pronunciation Practice:
Pimsleur French
Latin
Getting Started with Latin by William Linney
Latin Hymns, Prayers & Verses
Physical Education
Swedish Drill Revisited