Lotus & Ivy
Waldorf-Inspired Virtual Classes
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Expanded CurriculumClass3

Lotus & Ivy provides live, interactive Waldorf math classes online for 1st grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th grade, 5th grade, 6th grade, 7th grade, and 8th grade. We follow the Jamie York Math Academy curriculum for our live math classes. Third grade topics: Place value with larger numbers ,Fluency with numbers up to 1000 and comfortable with numbers into the millions, Number games, Review of addition and subtraction facts (mastery this year), Proficiency with multiplication and division facts, Vertical multiplication, Division problems with remainders, Linear measurement, Simple unit conversions, Time & clocks, Distance, Weight , Volume & liquid measurement, Money, Estimation, Mental arithmetic, Simple word problems

 

Class 3 Skills Practice

Our Class 3 Math Skills and Language Arts Skills Lessons are live, interactive, and each meet twice per week for 50 minutes with the teacher.  During these lessons, the teacher will provide instruction and practice following a Waldorf-inspired math and language arts curriculum.   Skills practiced are introduced in the Main Lesson Blocks before being practiced in Skills.

Practicing and gaining mastery in Language Arts and Math Skills is an essential component of third grade.  Many skills such as spelling sight words (words that are difficult to spell phonetically), math times tables, and addition and subtraction facts take daily practice for mastery.  You and your child will learn a variety of strategies for each concept to continue the practice at home.

Concepts Reviewed in Class 3 Math Skills

Place value with larger numbers
Fluency with numbers up to 1000 and comfortable with numbers into the millions
Mental math
Review of addition and subtraction facts (mastery this year)
Regrouping (carrying and borrowing)
Proficiency with multiplication and division fact

Measurement Skills
Vertical multiplication practice
Short Division problems
Word Problems
Games and Puzzles

Concepts Reviewed in Class 3 Grammar, Composition, & Vocabulary Skills

Spelling and Vocabulary Word Lists
Phonics: Including short and long vowels, digraphs such as “ph”, “wr”, “tch”
Sentence dictation

Editing your own work
Grammar: noun, verb, adjective, adverb, pronoun
Complete Sentence Structure
Types of sentences
Parts of a paragraph
Reading and writing prompts

Each class may include:

  • Opening movement activity or song

  • Mental math

  • Review/Introduce the day’s concept

  • Practice the concept Individually or in small groups

  • Games/puzzles

  • Assignment

  • Closing verse

Expectations

Class 3 students will be assigned required math skills and language arts skills homework to work on outside of class time every week.  Students can expect to spend an average of 1 hour each week on individual homework outside of class time for each skills class.

Students do not need to be enrolled in Lotus & Ivy Main Lesson Class to enroll in Lotus & Ivy Math & Language Arts Skills Practice. However, most concepts are introduced in the main lesson and practiced in the skills class.  If registering a la carte for Math & Language Arts Skills, we recommend you follow the same Main Lesson block rotation at home.

Please Note:  The academic goals of the Waldorf third grade curriculum include independent reading of early chapter books and paragraph writing by the end of the year.  Math goals include the mastery of multiplication tables and vertical addition and subtraction. Such foundational skills will be needed as the children move out of their early childhood years.

The Skills Classes are offered to support your family with the daily practice needed to gain these academic skills.  Main Lesson and Skills Classes together offer an opportunity for working towards mastery in these areas.  Additional at-home work and practice may still be necessary for your child to gain these skills.