My Side of the Mountain Reading comprehension is encouraged through oral and silent reading, questions answered in texts and workbooks, summary writing, and discussion. Critical thinking skills include content and comprehension of reading, identifying the main idea, understanding cause and effect, distinguishing fact and fiction, and prediction. Book reports encourage the expression of the skills. Grammar skills include the review and expansion of parts of speech, capitalization, punctuation, and sentence structure. Vocabulary and spelling are taken from the readings and from Wordly Wise.
Students identify multiple meanings of words and their usage.
Students also write from dictation. Writing skills are enhanced through journal entries, writing letters and stories, poetry, and independent projects on novels. Speaking skills are developed in the class play for the entire school, presentation of reports, poetry presentations, discussion groups about literature and group projects. In Grade Three, math comprises many different concepts. Some were previously learned or introduced and are reviewed for mastery.