Standards this week: THEO Bible & Faith Standards (BF.3.1), THEO Life Readiness (LR.3.1), Common Core Grade 3 (RL/RI.3, W.3, 3.OA), NGSS 3-LS, C3 Social Studies. Custom THEO-style hero illustrations, one per subject, aligned to the Teaching Point. Per-lesson resources for Grade 3 Week 1
| Subject | Topic | Learning goal |
|---|
| Bible & Faith | The Fruit of the Spirit — Character That Reflects Christ | Explain that Christian character is a fruit the Holy Spirit grows in us, and identify the nine fruits from Galatians 5:22–23. |
| Math | Multiplication Foundations — Equal Groups and Arrays | Model multiplication as equal groups and as arrays; solve within 5 × 5 fluently. |
| Reading & Phonics | Main Idea and Key Details — What the Passage Is Really About | Identify the main idea of a short paragraph and support it with at least two key details. |
| Science | What Is an Ecosystem? | Define an ecosystem and identify the living (biotic) and non-living (abiotic) parts of a familiar ecosystem. |
| History & Social Studies | What Is a Community? Rights and Responsibilities of Citizens | Describe what a community is and give examples of the rights and responsibilities of citizens within one. |
| Art & Making | Self-Portrait of Character — Draw Who God Made You to Be | Create a portrait that expresses one character trait using symbolic imagery, color choice, and thoughtful composition. |
| EQ & Life Skills | Perseverance — The Muscle of Not Giving Up | Define perseverance and identify one age-appropriate strategy for pushing through a hard task without quitting. |
Standards this week: THEO Bible & Faith Standards (BF.3.2), THEO Life Readiness (LR.3.1), Common Core Grade 3 (RL/RI.3, W.3, 3.OA), NGSS 3-LS, C3 Social Studies. Per-lesson resources for Grade 3 Week 2
| Subject | Topic | Learning goal |
|---|
| Bible & Faith | Daniel's Integrity — Standing Firm When Nobody Else Does | Explain what integrity is, and describe how Daniel chose obedience to God over the easy path in Daniel 1. |
| Math | Multiplication Facts — Skip-Counting the 2s, 5s, and 10s | Fluently multiply within 10 using the 2s, 5s, and 10s facts and connect each to a skip-counting pattern. |
| Reading & Phonics | Character Traits and Motivation — Why Characters Do What They Do | Identify a character trait for a character in a short story, and cite one action from the text that proves it. |
| Science | Producers, Consumers, and Decomposers — Who Eats Whom | Sort common living things into producers, consumers, and decomposers, and draw a simple food chain. |
| History & Social Studies | Local Government — Who Makes the Rules in Your Town? | Describe the basic job of a local government and name three services it provides to a community. |
| Art & Making | Illuminated Letter — Design the First Letter of a Character Word | Design a decorated ‘illuminated’ capital letter in the tradition of medieval manuscript artists, using pattern, color, and one small symbol. |
| EQ & Life Skills | Perseverance — Setting a Small, Finishable Goal | Turn one large, overwhelming task into a small, finishable daily goal you can actually complete this week. |
Standards this week: THEO Bible & Faith Standards (BF.3.3), THEO Life Readiness (LR.3.2), Common Core Grade 3 (RL/RI.3, W.3, 3.OA), NGSS 3-ESS, C3 Social Studies. Per-lesson resources for Grade 3 Week 3
| Subject | Topic | Learning goal |
|---|
| Bible & Faith | The Parable of the Talents — Using What God Gives You | Retell the Parable of the Talents from Matthew 25 and explain what it teaches about stewardship. |
| Math | Multiplication Facts — Skip-Counting the 3s, 4s, and 6s | Fluently multiply within 10 using the 3s, 4s, and 6s facts and connect each to a skip-counting pattern. |
| Reading & Phonics | Story Sequence — Beginning, Middle, and End | Identify the beginning, middle, and end of a short story and retell it in order using sequence words. |
| Science | The Water Cycle — Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation | Describe the three main stages of the water cycle and explain how the same water is used over and over. |
| History & Social Studies | State Government — The Level Between Local and National | Describe the basic role of a state government and name three responsibilities that belong to states. |
| Art & Making | Watercolor Landscape — Painting the Water Cycle in the Sky | Paint a simple watercolor landscape with a sky, mountains, and water — practicing wet-on-wet and layering techniques. |
| EQ & Life Skills | Responsibility — Owning Your Actions (Even the Mistakes) | Explain what it means to take responsibility, and practice a simple three-step apology when you have made a mistake. |
Standards this week: THEO Bible & Faith Standards (BF.3.4), THEO Life Readiness (LR.3.3), Common Core Grade 3 (RL/RI.3, W.3, 3.OA), NGSS 3-PS/3-2, C3 Social Studies. Per-lesson resources for Grade 3 Week 4
| Subject | Topic | Learning goal |
|---|
| Bible & Faith | Daniel in the Lions' Den — Courage That Prays | Retell the story of Daniel from Daniel 6 and explain what it teaches about quiet, faithful courage. |
| Math | Multiplication Facts — Skip-Counting the 7s, 8s, and 9s | Fluently multiply within 10 using the 7s, 8s, and 9s facts and use finger and pattern strategies to build confidence. |
| Reading & Phonics | Main Idea & Supporting Details | Identify the main idea of a short nonfiction passage and list at least three details that support it. |
| Science | States of Matter — Solid, Liquid, and Gas | Describe the three main states of matter and explain how heat causes matter to change from one state to another. |
| History & Social Studies | The Three Branches of Federal Government | Name the three branches of the U.S. federal government and describe the main job of each. |
| Art & Making | Value Study — Light, Shadow, and the Shape of a Pear | Draw a simple still life using pencil to show three levels of value: light, midtone, and shadow. |
| EQ & Life Skills | Courage — Doing the Right Thing When You're Scared | Define courage in your own words, and practice a simple three-step tool for choosing courage in a hard moment. |
Standards this week: THEO Bible & Faith Standards (BF.3.5), THEO Life Readiness (LR.3.4), Common Core Grade 3 (RL/RI.3, W.3, 3.OA), NGSS 3-PS, C3 Social Studies. Per-lesson resources for Grade 3 Week 5
| Subject | Topic | Learning goal |
|---|
| Bible & Faith | The Good Samaritan — Who Is My Neighbor? | Retell the parable of the Good Samaritan from Luke 10 and explain who Jesus says our neighbor really is. |
| Math | Introducing Division — Sharing Equally into Groups | Understand division as fair-sharing and as the inverse of multiplication, and solve simple division facts within 100. |
| Reading & Phonics | Cause and Effect — Why Things Happen in a Story | Identify at least three cause-and-effect relationships in a short passage and explain them using ‘because’ and ‘so’. |
| Science | Simple Machines — Making Work Easier | Identify the six simple machines and describe how each one makes work easier for people. |
| History & Social Studies | How a Bill Becomes a Law | Describe the main steps a bill takes to become a federal law in the United States. |
| Art & Making | Color Theory — The Color Wheel, Primary and Secondary Colors | Identify the three primary colors and the three secondary colors, and mix your own secondary colors from primaries. |
| EQ & Life Skills | Kindness in Action — Small Deeds, Big Impact | Define kindness as an action word and practice a simple daily kindness routine. |
Standards this week: THEO Bible & Faith Standards (BF.3.6), THEO Life Readiness (LR.3.5), Common Core Grade 3 (RL/RI.3, W.3, 3.OA), NGSS 3-ESS, C3 Social Studies. Per-lesson resources for Grade 3 Week 6
| Subject | Topic | Learning goal |
|---|
| Bible & Faith | The Unforgiving Servant — Forgiven Much, Forgive Much | Retell the parable of the unforgiving servant from Matthew 18 and explain why Jesus tells us to forgive from the heart. |
| Math | Division with Remainders — When It Doesn't Divide Evenly | Solve division problems that leave a remainder and explain what the remainder means in a real-world story. |
| Reading & Phonics | Compare and Contrast — How Things Are Alike and Different | Compare and contrast two things using a Venn diagram and identify at least three similarities and three differences. |
| Science | Our Solar System — The Sun and the Eight Planets | Name the eight planets of our solar system in order and describe two facts about the sun and Earth's place in it. |
| History & Social Studies | State and Local Government — Government Close to Home | Describe the three levels of government (federal, state, local) and give one job each level is responsible for. |
| Art & Making | Warm Colors and Cool Colors — Making Feelings with Paint | Identify warm and cool colors on the color wheel and create a painting that uses one family to set a mood. |
| EQ & Life Skills | Forgiveness — Letting Go So You Can Move Forward | Define forgiveness in your own words and practice a simple three-step process for letting go of a hurt. |
Standards this week: THEO Bible & Faith Standards (BF.3.7), THEO Life Readiness (LR.3.6), Common Core Grade 3 (RL/RI.3, W.3, 3.NF), NGSS 3-ESS/1-ESS, C3 Social Studies. Per-lesson resources for Grade 3 Week 7
| Subject | Topic | Learning goal |
|---|
| Bible & Faith | Nehemiah Rebuilds the Wall — Finishing What God Starts | Retell how Nehemiah led the people to rebuild Jerusalem's wall in 52 days and explain how prayer and perseverance work together. |
| Math | Introduction to Fractions — Equal Parts of a Whole | Identify halves, thirds, and fourths as equal parts of a whole and write simple fractions using a numerator and denominator. |
| Reading & Phonics | Sequence of Events — Telling a Story in Order | Identify the BEGINNING, MIDDLE, and END of a story and use time-order signal words (FIRST, NEXT, THEN, AFTER, FINALLY) to retell events in order. |
| Science | The Moon and Its Phases — Why the Moon Changes Shape | Name the eight phases of the moon in order and explain that we see different phases because of how sunlight hits the moon as it orbits Earth. |
| History & Social Studies | Rights and Responsibilities — What Citizens Do | Name three rights protected by the Bill of Rights and three responsibilities that come with being a citizen. |
| Art & Making | Complementary Colors — Opposites That Pop | Identify pairs of complementary colors on the color wheel and create a small artwork using one pair to make a subject POP. |
| EQ & Life Skills | Perseverance — Keep Going When It's Hard | Define perseverance in your own words and practice a simple three-step ‘Pause · Pray · Push’ rhythm for hard moments. |
Standards this week: THEO Bible & Faith Standards (BF.3.8), THEO Life Readiness (LR.3.7), Common Core Grade 3 (RL/RI.3, W.3, 3.NF), NGSS 3-ESS/5-ESS, C3 Social Studies. Per-lesson resources for Grade 3 Week 8
| Subject | Topic | Learning goal |
|---|
| Bible & Faith | The Ten Lepers — One Who Came Back to Say Thank You | Retell the story of the ten lepers Jesus healed and explain why gratitude is a right response to God's mercy. |
| Math | Comparing Fractions — Which Piece Is Bigger? | Compare two fractions with the same denominator or the same numerator and explain which is larger using pictures and reasoning. |
| Reading & Phonics | Making Inferences — Reading Between the Lines | Use CLUES from the text plus what you already know to make a smart inference about what the writer is really saying. |
| Science | The Sun and the Seasons — Why Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring | Explain that seasons are caused by the TILT of Earth's axis (not by distance from the sun) and name what happens in each of the four seasons. |
| History & Social Studies | How a Bill Becomes a Law — The Journey of an Idea in Congress | Trace the main steps a bill takes to become a law — from idea, to Congress, to the President — and explain what a veto means. |
| Art & Making | Tints and Shades — Making a Color Lighter and Darker | Mix TINTS (a color plus white) and SHADES (a color plus black) of one base color and paint a small monochrome scene using them. |
| EQ & Life Skills | Gratitude — Training a Thankful Heart | Explain what gratitude is and practice a simple daily habit for noticing and naming things to be thankful for. |
Standards this week: THEO Bible & Faith Standards, THEO Life Readiness (LR.3 · Accountability), Common Core Grade 3 (RL/RI.3, 3.OA), NGSS 3-LS/4-LS (Body Systems), C3 Social Studies (Geography). Per-lesson resources for Grade 3 Week 9
| Subject | Topic | Learning goal |
|---|
| Bible & Faith | Nehemiah Rebuilds the Wall — Seeing a Need and Getting to Work | Retell how Nehemiah led God's people to rebuild the wall of Jerusalem and explain what it means to take godly INITIATIVE. |
| Math | Equivalent Fractions — Different Names for the Same Amount | Recognize and generate equivalent fractions using pictures and simple multiplication, and explain why 1/2, 2/4, and 4/8 all name the same amount. |
| Reading & Phonics | Author's Purpose — Persuade, Inform, or Entertain? | Identify why an author wrote a piece of writing — to PERSUADE, INFORM, or ENTERTAIN — and give clues from the text that support your answer. |
| Science | The Skeletal System — The Frame God Built You On | Name the main parts of the skeletal system, explain what bones do, and identify at least four major bones in the human body. |
| History & Social Studies | Continents and Oceans — Reading a Map of the World | Name and locate the seven continents and five oceans on a world map and use compass directions to describe their positions. |
| Art & Making | One-Point Perspective — Making Flat Paper Look 3D | Use a horizon line and a single vanishing point to draw a road, hallway, or street that looks like it stretches back into the distance. |
| EQ & Life Skills | Taking Initiative — Being Part of the Solution | Define INITIATIVE, explain what it looks like at home and school, and practice a three-step habit for taking action when you see a need. |
Standards this week: THEO Bible & Faith Standards, THEO Life Readiness (LR.4 · Wise Decision-Making), Common Core Grade 3 (RL/RI.3, 3.MD.C — Area & Perimeter), NGSS 3-LS/4-LS (Body Systems), C3 Social Studies (Geography — Landforms). Per-lesson resources for Grade 3 Week 10
| Subject | Topic | Learning goal |
|---|
| Bible & Faith | Solomon Asks for Wisdom — What Would YOU Ask For? | Retell how young King Solomon asked God for wisdom instead of riches, and explain the difference between being SMART and being WISE. |
| Math | Area & Perimeter — Measuring the INSIDE and the OUTSIDE | Find the AREA of a rectangle by counting square units or multiplying length × width, and find the PERIMETER by adding all four sides. |
| Reading & Phonics | Fact & Opinion — What Can Be Proven and What Someone Thinks | Tell the difference between a FACT (something that can be proven true) and an OPINION (what someone thinks or feels), and find signal words that give each one away. |
| Science | The Muscular System — The Movers of Your Body | Describe what muscles do, name at least four major muscles, and explain how muscles and bones work together as a team. |
| History & Social Studies | Landforms & Bodies of Water — The Shapes of God's Earth | Name and describe the main LANDFORMS (mountain, valley, plateau, plain, hill, island, peninsula) and BODIES OF WATER (ocean, lake, river, bay) and identify them in pictures. |
| Art & Making | Symmetry & Balance — Designs That Feel Steady | Identify SYMMETRICAL, ASYMMETRICAL, and RADIAL balance, find a line of symmetry, and create a symmetrical design of your own. |
| EQ & Life Skills | Wise vs. Smart — Making Wise Choices | Explain the difference between being SMART (knowing facts) and being WISE (doing right with what you know), and practice a three-step ‘Stop · Ask · Choose’ habit for hard decisions. |
Standards this week: THEO Bible & Faith Standards, THEO Life Readiness (LR.2 · Integrity), Common Core Grade 3 (RI/RL.3.4 — Context Clues, 3.MD.A.1 — Time & Elapsed Time), NGSS Human Body Systems (Digestion), C3 Social Studies (Economics). Per-lesson resources for Grade 3 Week 11
| Subject | Topic | Learning goal |
|---|
| Bible & Faith | Zacchaeus — The Man Who Made It Right | Retell the story of Zacchaeus and explain how honesty means both telling the truth AND making wrong things right. |
| Math | Telling Time & Elapsed Time — How Long Did That Take? | Tell and write time to the nearest minute, and find ELAPSED TIME between a start and end time using a number line or counting on. |
| Reading & Phonics | Context Clues — Figuring Out a Word You Don't Know | Use CONTEXT CLUES in the surrounding sentences — definition, example, synonym, antonym, and inference clues — to work out the meaning of an unfamiliar word. |
| Science | The Digestive System — The Journey of Your Food | Trace the path food takes through the digestive system and name the job of the mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, and large intestine. |
| History & Social Studies | Needs, Wants, Goods & Services — How Communities Trade | Tell the difference between NEEDS and WANTS, between GOODS and SERVICES, and explain what producers, consumers, and scarcity mean. |
| Art & Making | Texture in Art — Making a Flat Drawing Feel Real | Explain the difference between TACTILE and VISUAL texture, and use hatching, stippling, and rubbings to create texture in a drawing. |
| EQ & Life Skills | Telling the Truth When It's Hard | Explain why honesty is worth the cost, identify the ‘small lies’ people excuse, and practice a three-step ‘Own It · Say It · Fix It’ habit. |
Standards this week: THEO Bible & Faith Standards, THEO Life Readiness (LR.4 · Stewardship), Common Core Grade 3 (3.MD.A.2 — Mass & Liquid Volume, RL.3.6 — Point of View), NGSS 3-LS1-1 (Life Cycles) and 2-LS2-1 (Plant Needs), C3 Social Studies (Chronological Thinking). Per-lesson resources for Grade 3 Week 12
| Subject | Topic | Learning goal |
|---|
| Bible & Faith | Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand — What a Small Lunch Can Do | Retell the feeding of the five thousand and explain what STEWARDSHIP and GENEROSITY mean when you only have a little. |
| Math | Measuring Mass & Liquid Volume — Grams, Kilograms, and Liters | Estimate and measure MASS in grams and kilograms and LIQUID VOLUME in milliliters and liters, then solve one-step word problems using those units. |
| Reading & Phonics | Point of View — Who Is Telling This Story? | Identify FIRST-PERSON and THIRD-PERSON point of view in a text, and explain how the narrator's view changes what the reader knows. |
| Science | Plant Life Cycles & Photosynthesis — How a Seed Becomes Food | Describe the stages of a plant's life cycle and explain how PHOTOSYNTHESIS lets a plant make its own food. |
| History & Social Studies | Timelines & Chronology — Putting History in Order | Read and build a TIMELINE, place events in chronological order, and use the vocabulary of decades, centuries, B.C., and A.D. |
| Art & Making | Positive & Negative Space — Seeing the Shape of the Empty Parts | Define POSITIVE and NEGATIVE space, and create a cut-paper artwork where the empty space is as important as the object. |
| EQ & Life Skills | Generosity — Giving Before Anyone Asks | Explain what generosity costs and gives back, and practice the ‘Notice · Decide · Give’ habit with time, words, and things. |
Standards this week: Cumulative Term 1 review of THEO Bible & Faith, THEO Life Readiness, Common Core Grade 3 (RL/RI.3, W.3, 3.OA, 3.NF, 3.MD), NGSS Grade 3, C3 Social Studies. Every item on this page comes from material actually taught in Grade 3 Weeks 1–12. Nothing new is introduced. Formation over information: the student reviews, demonstrates, applies, and reflects
| Subject | Topic | Learning goal |
|---|
| Bible & Faith | Twelve Weeks of Character in Scripture | Retell the Bible stories of this term and say what each one teaches, then name where you have seen those same choices in your own days. |
| Math | Multiplication, Division, Fractions, and Measuring | Show multiplication and division as equal groups, compare fractions, find area and perimeter, and solve time and measurement problems. |
| Reading & Phonics | Reading Like a Detective | Find the main idea with details, explain why characters act, follow sequence and cause and effect, infer, and tell fact from opinion. |
| Science | Ecosystems, Matter, Space, and Your Body | Explain how ecosystems work, describe matter and simple machines, account for the water cycle, moon phases and seasons, and name what your body systems do. |
| History & Social Studies | Community, Government, and the Map of the World | Explain the three levels of government and the three branches, describe how a bill becomes a law, name citizen responsibilities, and read a world map. |
| Art & Making | Learning to See | Use value, the color wheel, warm and cool colors, complements, tints and shades, perspective, symmetry, texture, and negative space on purpose. |
| EQ & Life Skills | Character in Real Life | Show what perseverance, responsibility, courage, kindness, forgiveness, gratitude, initiative, wisdom, honesty, and generosity look like in real decisions. |
