The third grade reading comprehension lessons in this Pathway Readers home school curriculum are filled with wholesome traditional values.
Enjoy third grade reading comprehension with these 5.5 X 8 inch Pathway readers that are just the right size for little hands. This 288 page third grade level reader contains 29 stories that relate true-to-life incidents your students will be able to identify with, making the corresponding lessons in the student workbook interesting and fun. By working with stories they can relate to, your students focus on English grammar, reading, spelling, writing, thinking skills, penmanship, and more. A child has the best advantage for learning language arts skills in this effective and lasting manner.
The MORE NEW FRIENDS Reader can be purchased separately here or as part of the MORE NEW FRIENDS 3rd Grade Set or the Pathway Readers 3rd Grade Complete Set which includes workbooks, readers, and teachers' manuals, for NEW FRIENDS and MORE NEW FRIENDS!
You can also purchase the 3rd grade readers as a set without the Teacher Books or Workbooks.
No teacher should try to teach the lessons in this book without the help of the Teacher's Edition containing the detailed instructions and suggestions, plus many supplementary exercises.
NEW FRIENDS and MORE NEW FRIENDS and their accompanying workbooks follow the same pattern as those in the second grade reader. There are always at least three workbook pages that go with each story. Before the story is read, the "Working with Words" should be done. The children should be encouraged to do these on their own as much as possible but it is important that the children should know how to pronounce each new word before they attempt to fill any blanks.
The "Learning through Sounds" pages may be assigned any time the children need extra work or have time to do them. There is no connection between these pages and the stories in the textbooks.
The 'Thinking about the Stories" pages should be done after the story has been read in class. The children should again be encouraged to do all the work on their own, using their textbooks whenever they are needed.
It is important to discuss the stories and the morals in them with the children. Always be sure the lesson is clear to the children.
Please note: We made a few minor changes in both the pupils' and teachers* editions of this workbook, such as numbering some questions to make it more convenient and correcting some mistakes. If you should happen to be using pupils' books from an older printing, you will notice these differences. Hopefully, they will all be the same in the future.
The teacher will find tests in the back of this workbook. One test should be given each time the pupils complete the work in one unit. We suggest the teacher remove the tests before handing out the workbook to the students.
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Parents appreciate the Pathway reading curriculum for its' wholesome stories based on strong moral principles and traditional Christian values. The Pathway curriculum is published by an Amish farming community, and used for teaching in their community. The Pathway curriculum is of excellent quality and very affordable making it a great bargain.
TO THE TEACHER:
The following are some general suggestions given on teaching this curriculum.
Enthusiasm is your keyword
The attitude with which children tackle their lessons is often a reflection of their teacher's attitude. Therefore the importance of showing enthusiasm can not be overstressed.br>
Learning should be an interesting, challenging experience that lasts even beyond the time the pupil attends school. If the interest and ambition to learn is not instilled into the child when he is young, there is a danger that he will never really enjoy learning. Though a child's education begins long before he starts to school, you must remember that his first actual experience in book learning lies in his teacher's hands. How she guides him could very easily determine the type of pupil he will be throughout his years in school. And it does not stop there. One writer said, "As the morning is to the day, so is the child to the man." As we can expect a bright, sunny morning to turn out to be a nice day, an industrious, willing pupil can be expected to become just that type of grown-up.br>
Since a teacher's enthusiasm rubs off on her pupils, you should never be afraid to say, "This page looks interesting. You'll like doing it." Never, never tell students their work isn't hard or it isn't important. Let them feel as if they have accomplished something, even if it is only a simple lesson. In order to teach young children, the teacher must see the lessons through their eyes. She must imagine herself in their place and take an interest in the things that interest them. It is only when children have gained confidence in their teacher and confidence in themselves that they are ready to enjoy school. And only when they enjoy school will they tackle their lessons with enthusiasm. | 
