A rich third-grade year built around literature and poetry
Short lessons, parent read-alouds, oral narration, and beautiful books — all ready to open and teach.
Grade 3 — English Language Arts
A full third-grade year built around Tales from Shakespeare, The Pilgrim's Progress, and poetry by William Blake and Sara Teasdale. Living books, oral narration, copywork, and gentle grammar noticings — all fully scripted and open-and-go.
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What's inside each lesson
Every lesson follows Charlotte Mason's method — living books, oral narration, and gentle grammar.
Read Aloud
Exact passage marked — just open and read. Parent reads aloud while child listens.
Narration
Child tells back what they heard in their own words. Prompt provided for each lesson.
Grammar Noticing
Short, conversational observations on punctuation, names, questions, and quotation marks. Never drilled.
Copywork
One beautiful sentence or line per lesson — copied slowly and carefully.
Lesson 1 — Tales from Shakespeare
Term 1 · Week 1
Open to
"A Midsummer Night's Dream" (pages 4–9)
Vocabulary
compelling, disobedience, affliction
Read Aloud
Pages 4–9
Narration Prompt
"Tell how the lovers and the fairies set the trouble in motion in this story."
Grammar Noticing — Capital Letters for Names
"These pages are full of names: Hermia, Lysander, Demetrius, Helena, Oberon, Titania, and Puck. Can you find several names that begin with capital letters?"
Copywork
"Ill met by moonlight, proud Titania," said the fairy king.
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Required books
This curriculum is a teacher's guide. You'll need these books to read from, purchased separately.
Tales from Shakespeare
Charles and Mary Lamb · Living Book Press edition linked in curriculum
The Pilgrim's Progress
John Bunyan · Amazon edition linked in curriculum
William Blake
Songs of Innocence and of Experience · Any complete edition is fine
Sara Teasdale
Any complete edition, or selections from Love Songs, Rivers to the Sea, and Flame and Shadow