The Yellow Book - 3rd Grade Skills
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THE Yellow BOOK
3rd Grade Skills
36 lessons include dictation or copying of literature passages from great books your children will love. The Tale of Benjamin Bunny (Beatrix Potter), Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll), and The Tale of Jeremy Vole (Stephen Lawhead), poetry selections and much more! The updated third edition is even easier to use with new lessons, journaling, and more. Includes all the language arts skills: reading, spelling (with suggested lists included), grammar, higher order thinking skills, creative writing, and handwriting in an easy-to-use format. For your convenience, Teacher Notes and answers are right in the margin of the teacher book. The Skills Index provides an easy reference.
Four Literature Links encourage students in vocabulary building, reading for content, and comprehension. Exciting activities bring each story to life and give your student many opportunities to be creative.
The Yellow Student Activity Book is the perfect companion for the Yellow Teacher Book! Everything in one book: student instruction, a place for writing, and a tool for easy record keeping. Allows for more independent work, a BONUS for teachers. The Yellow SAB provides Enrichment Activities such as word puzzles, analogies, logic/reasoning activities and more found ONLY in the SAB. (Answers are found in The Teacher Book.) Please note: The Student Activity Book cannot be used independently.
Four Literature Links encourage students in vocabulary building, reading for content, and comprehension. Exciting activities bring each story to life and give your student many opportunities to be creative.
- 36 weekly lessons (which includes 4 Literature Links) divided into easy-to-use daily plans.
- The following 4 books may be used for the Literature Links or you may use other stories which are included in the book:
- The White Stallion, by Elizabeth Shub
- Madeline, by Ludwig Bemelmans
- Meet George Washington, by Joan Heilbroner
- The Courage of Sarah Noble, by Alice Dalgliesh
- Integrated language lessons include: phonics, reading, spelling, grammar, phonics review and higher order thinking skills.
- Focus on Spelling tips help with memorization of spelling rules. Suggested spelling lists are included for each lesson!
- Handwriting Instructions and work pages for cursive writing included!
- Teacher friendly, with little or no preparation needed!
- Phonics Facts, Grammar Guides, and Punctuation Pointers keep students on track.
- Review Activities follow most lessons providing additional skill practice.
- Assessments help teachers to evaluate student's progress.
The Yellow Student Activity Book is the perfect companion for the Yellow Teacher Book! Everything in one book: student instruction, a place for writing, and a tool for easy record keeping. Allows for more independent work, a BONUS for teachers. The Yellow SAB provides Enrichment Activities such as word puzzles, analogies, logic/reasoning activities and more found ONLY in the SAB. (Answers are found in The Teacher Book.) Please note: The Student Activity Book cannot be used independently.
The language arts homeschool curriculum from Common Sense Press has been such a breath of fresh air for this homeschool family!
- Chellie Haight, Hip Homeschool Moms
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I really enjoyed exploring Common Sense Press and The Yellow Book. It is a great fit for third grade because it involves enough work to be challenging without becoming overwhelming. I love the focus on classic literature throughout the year.
- Emily, Intentionally Well
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Every day he’s doing copy work, spelling, punctuation, editing, reading and more. This is an all-in-one reading curriculum. There is no need for anything else – it’s one and done!
- Aurie, Our Good Life
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On the first day of each lesson, Kendra copies a literature passage in her workbook and checks it over for any errors. This copywork is an ideal way for kids to learn proper grammar and punctuation in a “real” setting—so much more effective than isolated exercises on a worksheet.
- Judy Hoch, Meaningful Homeschool
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Between the all-in-one factor, open-and-go layout, and the affordability of the curriculum, I feel that LLATL is an excellent way to cover the language arts bases in your homeschool. It’s definitely worth checking out!
- Sarah, My Joy-Filled Life
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Each week, there's a short portion of text from a book, poem, letter or dictionary entry. Throughout the week, activities center around the text. The activities are engaging and to the point. Each of the following areas are addressed in the yellow book in a variety of ways, making it feel less systematic than other curricula.
- Leah B. Martin, My Little Robins
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Video Reviews
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The following reviews are for the 2nd edition of the Yellow Book. Some changes have been made in the 3rd edition.
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Phonics
root words - sounds of: igh, ed, er, ar, or, le, el, al, ng, tion, kn - suffixes - syllables
Spelling
copy words - how to study words - review activity - spelling tips: al, ai, ar, ay, ea, ear, ee, el, er, ew, ie, igh, ir, kn, le, oi, oo, or, ou, ough, ow, ue, ur, wh, wr - weekly word lists
Reading
base or root words - biography - cause and effect - characters - chart reading - choral reading - compare and contrast - compound words - comprehension - discussion of content - fact and opinion - fiction - figurative language - lines of play - main idea - non-fiction - optional literature links on: The White Stallion, Madeline, Meet George Washington, The Courage of Sarah Noble - plays - poetry - predicting outcome - recalling detail - rhyme - similes - suffixes - syllables - vocabulary
Grammar
antonyms - adjectives - adverbs - antonym - apostrophes - articles - capitalization - colon - commas - comparative adjectives - complete sentences - compound subjects - conjunctions - contractions - declarative sentences - determiners - homonyms - irregular words - nouns - parentheses - past tense - periods - plural nouns - plural possessive nouns - possessive nouns - predicate - present tense - pronouns - proper nouns - quotation marks - quotations - singular nouns - singular possessive nouns - subjects - suffix: ed, er, ful, ing - synonyms - verbs
Composition
copying literature - descriptive writing - editing - envelope - friendly letter - indentations - journaling - list making - main idea - paragraph - phrases - report - sentences - similes - title - verse - writing from dictation
Research and Study Skills
alphabetical order - charts and graphs - dictionary - encyclopedia - library - map skills - newspaper - telephone book - research skills - thesaurus - time line
Higher Order Thinking Skills
alphabetical order - cause and effect - compare and contrast - directions (N,S,E,W) - drawing conclusions - following directions - graphs and charts - listening skills - matching - memorization - reporting - retelling a story - same and different - sequencing
Creative Expression / Games
choral reading - codes - collage - drama - illustrating - match-ups - oral presentation - pantomime - plays - poetry - puzzles - riddles
Penmanship
beginning cursive—lower case letters - beginning cursive—upper case letters - connecting cursive letters
root words - sounds of: igh, ed, er, ar, or, le, el, al, ng, tion, kn - suffixes - syllables
Spelling
copy words - how to study words - review activity - spelling tips: al, ai, ar, ay, ea, ear, ee, el, er, ew, ie, igh, ir, kn, le, oi, oo, or, ou, ough, ow, ue, ur, wh, wr - weekly word lists
Reading
base or root words - biography - cause and effect - characters - chart reading - choral reading - compare and contrast - compound words - comprehension - discussion of content - fact and opinion - fiction - figurative language - lines of play - main idea - non-fiction - optional literature links on: The White Stallion, Madeline, Meet George Washington, The Courage of Sarah Noble - plays - poetry - predicting outcome - recalling detail - rhyme - similes - suffixes - syllables - vocabulary
Grammar
antonyms - adjectives - adverbs - antonym - apostrophes - articles - capitalization - colon - commas - comparative adjectives - complete sentences - compound subjects - conjunctions - contractions - declarative sentences - determiners - homonyms - irregular words - nouns - parentheses - past tense - periods - plural nouns - plural possessive nouns - possessive nouns - predicate - present tense - pronouns - proper nouns - quotation marks - quotations - singular nouns - singular possessive nouns - subjects - suffix: ed, er, ful, ing - synonyms - verbs
Composition
copying literature - descriptive writing - editing - envelope - friendly letter - indentations - journaling - list making - main idea - paragraph - phrases - report - sentences - similes - title - verse - writing from dictation
Research and Study Skills
alphabetical order - charts and graphs - dictionary - encyclopedia - library - map skills - newspaper - telephone book - research skills - thesaurus - time line
Higher Order Thinking Skills
alphabetical order - cause and effect - compare and contrast - directions (N,S,E,W) - drawing conclusions - following directions - graphs and charts - listening skills - matching - memorization - reporting - retelling a story - same and different - sequencing
Creative Expression / Games
choral reading - codes - collage - drama - illustrating - match-ups - oral presentation - pantomime - plays - poetry - puzzles - riddles
Penmanship
beginning cursive—lower case letters - beginning cursive—upper case letters - connecting cursive letters
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