Scope and sequence · Languages
Grade 3 Greek
A treasure hunt through the whole Greek alphabet, from the two letters Jesus named himself by in Revelation to the secret fish sign of the early church: ten gentle lessons of stories, songs and crafts, until the student can chant all twenty-four letters, sound out real Greek words, and spot Alpha and Omega wherever Christians have painted them for seventeen hundred years.
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What to cover
10 of 10 lessons are MUST COVER. They are tested on the unit tests and exams, or are skills the SAT/ACT relies on. OPTIONAL lessons are enrichment. Do them if time allows. The course is complete when the MUST COVER lessons are done.
Unit 1: A Treasure Called Greek
- MUST COVER 1.1 The Language of Alpha and Omega · unit test
- MUST COVER 1.2 English Speaks Greek · unit test
Unit 2: The First Letters (α–θ)
- MUST COVER 2.1 The Phoenician Gift · unit test
- MUST COVER 2.2 Writing Like a Greek · unit test
Unit 3: The Middle Letters (ι–π)
- MUST COVER 3.1 One Little Iota · unit test
- MUST COVER 3.2 Letters That Unlock · unit test
Unit 4: The Last Letters (ρ–ω)
- MUST COVER 4.1 The Secret Sign of the Fish · unit test
- MUST COVER 4.2 The Whole Song · unit test
Unit 5: Reading Real Words
- MUST COVER 5.1 Names That Mean Things · unit test
- MUST COVER 5.2 Alpha and Omega · unit test
36-week pacing calendar
This is a 10-week course. Pair it with another course in the same subject, or spread it over the year at a lighter pace.
| Week | Plan | Done | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | Session 1: Lesson 1.1 The Language of Alpha and Omega: warm-up, video, story and picture study Session 2: Lesson 1.1 activity (the Alphabet Treasure Box and the first two letter cards) and Greek notebook Session 3: Worked examples, practice, and the first recitation out loud | ||
| Wk 2 | Session 1: Lesson 1.2 English Speaks Greek: warm-up, video, story and picture study Session 2: Lesson 1.2 activity (the Word Detective poster) and Greek notebook Session 3: Worked examples, practice and recitation Session 3 (end of unit): Unit 1 review and unit challenge (presenting the treasure box) | ||
| Wk 3 | Session 1: Lesson 2.1 The Phoenician Gift: warm-up, video, story and picture study Session 2: Lesson 2.1 activity (five letter cards and dough letters) and Greek notebook Session 3: Worked examples, practice and recitation | ||
| Wk 4 | Session 1: Lesson 2.2 Writing Like a Greek: warm-up, video, story and picture study Session 2: Lesson 2.2 activity (the homemade wax tablet) and Greek notebook Session 3: Worked examples, practice and recitation Session 3 (end of unit): Unit 2 review and unit challenge (the wax tablet show-and-chant) | ||
| Wk 5 | Session 1: Lesson 3.1 One Little Iota: warm-up, video, story and picture study Session 2: Lesson 3.1 activity (the Jot Hunt) and Greek notebook Session 3: Worked examples, practice and recitation | ||
| Wk 6 | Session 1: Lesson 3.2 Letters That Unlock: warm-up, video, story and picture study Session 2: Lesson 3.2 activity (the Secret Message) and Greek notebook Session 3: Worked examples, practice and recitation Session 3 (end of unit): Unit 3 review and unit challenge (the Secret Message decoded) | ||
| Wk 7 | Session 1: Lesson 4.1 The Secret Sign of the Fish: warm-up, video, story and picture study Session 2: Lesson 4.1 activity (the ΙΧΘΥΣ plaque) and Greek notebook Session 3: Worked examples, practice and recitation | ||
| Wk 8 | Session 1: Lesson 4.2 The Whole Song: warm-up, video, story and picture study Session 2: Lesson 4.2 activity (the Alphabet Scroll) and Greek notebook Session 3: Worked examples, practice and recitation Session 3 (end of unit): Unit 4 review and unit challenge (the scroll presented with the full chant) | ||
| Wk 9 | Session 1: Lesson 5.1 Names That Mean Things: warm-up, video, story and picture study Session 2: Lesson 5.1 activity (My Name in Greek) and Greek notebook Session 3: Worked examples, practice and recitation | ||
| Wk 10 | Session 1: Lesson 5.2 Alpha and Omega: warm-up, video, story and picture study Session 2: Lesson 5.2 activity (preparing the Greek Letter Feast) and Greek notebook Session 3: Worked examples, practice and recitation Session 3 (end of unit): Unit 5 review and unit challenge (the Greek Letter Feast) | ||
| Wk 11 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 12 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 13 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 14 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 15 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
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| Wk 17 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 18 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 19 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 20 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 21 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 22 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 23 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 24 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 25 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 26 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 27 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 28 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 29 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 30 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 31 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 32 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 33 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 34 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 35 | Open week: second course, project or review | ||
| Wk 36 | Open week: second course, project or review |
Grading: Recitation and letter cards (daily chanting, card reviews, reading aloud) 30%, Greek notebook (dated pages, letter practice, copied words) 25%, Practice exercises (matching, sounding out, spotting, corrected together) 15%, Unit reviews 15%, Unit challenges 15%. Scale: A 90–100, B 80–89, C 70–79, D 60–69. Below 60: slow down, chant more, and repeat the letters with help. An alphabet cannot be rushed and cannot be failed by a student who keeps singing it.