This Pathway Reader Christian home school curriculum includes the third grade student textbooks along with complete home school teacher lesson plans.
The Pathway Reader program makes teaching your reading lesson easy. This 96 page workbook has been prepared especially for third graders in a home school, parochial, or other small classroom environment. Specifically designed to accompany the MORE NEW FRIENDS reader, this workbook was prepared not only with the children in mind, but their teacher was also considered. This workbook has been designed to train the children to work independently with a minimum of teacher assistance. If the children are aquainted with the first and second grade readers, they will be ready to meet NEW FRIENDS and MORE NEW FRIENDS in the third grade readers.
The MORE NEW FRIENDS Reader can be purchased separatley 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.
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.
Looking for a good, clean, wholesome reading curriculum for 3rd grade readers?
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. | 
