YEAR 3 WRITING CURRICULUM
 
A Gentle, Christ-Centred 40-Week Writing Program for Homeschoolers
Give your child confidence, joy, and clarity in writing with this beautiful 40-week, full-year writing plan.

Designed specifically for Australian Christian homeschool families, this program teaches writing through a step-by-step, open-and-go approach that is simple to teach and enjoyable for children.
Across the year, your child will complete four carefully sequenced mini-units that build real writing skills while keeping lessons short, meaningful, and peaceful.
 
What’s Included
✔ A complete 40-week writing program
✔ Three gentle lessons per week
✔ Clear, open-and-go teaching instructions
✔ Student pages and teacher notes included
✔ Christian worldview woven naturally throughout
✔ Models, examples, templates, planners, diagrams
✔ Integrated grammar taught in context
✔ Beautiful end-of-term projects
✔ Low-prep, low-cost, family-friendly design
Everything comes ready to teach—no extra planning, no overcomplicated worksheets, and no stress.
 
What Your Child Will Learn Across 40 Weeks
 
This full-year plan uses four connected mini-units to build skills gradually and confidently.
 
Weeks 1–10 — Narrative Writing
Created to Imagine
Using Aesop’s Fables and The Storm Whale, students learn:
story structure
character and setting
problem and solution
simple dialogue
writing with a Christian message
End product: Published short story.
 
Weeks 11–20 — Information Reports
God’s Amazing Creatures
Using God’s Big Book of Animals, your child learns:
fact gathering
paragraph structure
diagrams and labels
glossaries
present tense
scientific vocabulary
Includes a Bible-animal mini report.
End product: Information Report Booklet.
 
Weeks 21–30 — Persuasive & Opinion Writing
Speaking Truth in Love
Students learn:
stating an opinion clearly
giving reasons and examples
linking words (because, also, therefore)
writing with kindness, honesty, and Christian values
End product: Persuasive letter or poster.
 
Weeks 31–40 — Poetry & Creative Writing
Praising God With Words
Using A Child’s Garden of Verses and Psalms, students learn:
rhyme
rhythm
imagery
sensory detail
simple figurative language
End product: Poetry & Praise Booklet.
 
Designed for Homeschool Families
This 40-week plan is:
✔ easy to teach
✔ gentle and achievable
✔ rich in meaning
✔ fully Christian
✔ structured but not overwhelming
✔ child-friendly
✔ beautiful for portfolios and samples
Your child will see progress every week—slowly, steadily, confidently.
 
Minimal Resources Needed
All you need this year:
Aesop’s Fables
The Storm Whale
God’s Big Book of Animals
A Child’s Garden of Verses
Children’s Bible
Basic stationery
Everything else is included in the curriculum.
 
What Makes This Program Special
Christian worldview woven naturally into lessons
Beautiful, living-book style writing tasks
Gentle teaching for all learners
Gradual skill-building from Week 1 to Week 40
Final projects children are proud to share
Encouraging tone that reduces writing anxiety
Real writing skills—not worksheets
 
By the End of 40 Weeks Your Child Will Have:
A published narrative
A published information report booklet
A persuasive piece
A full poetry collection
Strong paragraph-writing skills
Clear grammar foundations
A folder of beautiful writing samples
Confidence as a young writer
A deeper appreciation for God’s creativity
 
A Writing Curriculum You Will Love Teaching
This 40-week program brings structure, peace, and beauty to your homeschool writing time.
You simply open the lesson and begin—no prep required.

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Creativity becomes joyful.
Learning becomes worship.