Getting Started with Hearth & Story Complete 3rd Grade

A big welcome to all those who are using Hearth & Story Complete 3rd Grade in their homeschools! We've pulled together some tips and resources to help you and your student have the best possible year.

Click here to see what a typical week in the life is like for students using this level of Hearth & Story.

Click here to see one way you can set up your Hearth & Story Complete 3rd Grade binder.

Below are a few tips and tricks to help you get started.

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Supplies

You will need the following books to complete this level:

The Lost Library by Rebecca Stead and Wendy Mass

The Umbrella Maker’s Son by Katrina Leno

Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White

The Last Last-Day-of-Summer by Lamar Giles

Printing

Some families print their Hearth & Story curriculum at home, while others use one of the homeschool-focused printing companies. We strongly recommend printing in color.

If you're looking for a quality color inkjet printer that doesn't use up too much ink, we recommend the Epson Ecotank. In our house, we were able to print two full grade levels of Hearth & Story plus many other items without running out of ink!

If you want to kick it up a notch and buy a color laser printer for your homeschool, we recommend this Brother version.

Optional But Awesome

Homeschool Art: We’ve partnered with Soul Sparklettes Art, the creators of the beloved Glitterbombers art membership, to bring Hearth & Story’s novels, poetry, and short stories to life in the most colorful way imaginable.

Students using Glitterbombers for their art curriculum will:

• Create a watercolor secret library with The Lost Library

• Use tempera to paint a troll with “The Three Billy Goats Gruff”

• Work with pastels and India ink to illustrate “When I Rise Up”

• and much more!

  
  

Learn more about Glitterbombers membership plans and sign up by clicking here. Disclosure: If you sign up through our link, we earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. Thank you for supporting Hearth & Story!)

Homeschool Music: For your homeschool music class, we recommend online piano lessons from Hoffman Academy. We started using Hoffman Academy way when back when it was still just a YouTube channel! What began with free online lessons later grew into a full music curriculum perfect for homeschooling. The free lessons are great, and the premium membership adds printable sheet music, music theory, and practice games that turn short daily lessons into a full curriculum.

If you’ve been thinking about adding piano to your homeschool, we can’t recommend it enough! You can use the coupon code LEARN for 10% off Hoffman Academy Premium, and if you sign up through our link, you’ll help support our small family business too.

Any Questions?

The families in our private Facebook group are incredibly helpful and kind! Feel free to drop a question there. We love seeing everyone's gorgeous artwork and delicious food creations, too!

Happy Homeschooling!