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3-1, Elementary English & Writing (Grammar): The Power of Naming & Actions (Nouns & Verbs)
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Discover the power of English and writing with your third-grade student through engaging, joyful learning lessons introducing nouns and verbs! In this must-have foundational writing course that is fully recorded, go beyond “typical” English and writing courses with practical videos, games, crafts, pages, and more! This course is taken alongside the 3-1-Lab Writing course, where students develop and practice their essential writing skills. Both courses together earn one semester’s credit in English and Writing. Advanced second graders through fourth graders are welcome.
This course uses two workbooks available for purchase on Amazon. Each workbook has almost 600 pages and is consumable. All Answer Keys for this course are provided FREE. Click each image to order the books.
Instructor: Erin M. Brown, MA, MFA, Director and Creator of Aquinas Writing Advantage
Course Description: Give your third-grade student the most essential keys and skills to master beginning English and writing with this 12-week Language Arts course, especially designed for the homeschooling family! Here, your student learns significant ideas and practical how-tos that will develop a strong understanding of nouns and verbs – the foundational building blocks of language and writing. This instructional course explains how language works with weekly learning that includes what a noun is, pronouns, places, things, ideas, and proper names; what a verb is; writing action words with pronouns; actions/verbs around the house and town; “person verbs” with being and thinking; and writing actions with “ing” words.
Students learn through hands-on, sensory-based, easy-to-follow activities that develop beginning-level creativity and critical thinking, making learning fun for both children and parents. For a complete, well-rounded 3rd-grade fall semester of learning, sign up for both this course and its concurrent companion course, 3-1-Lab, Composition: The Wonder of Writing with Naming and Action (nouns and verbs), to start your journey with mastering grade school English and Writing!©2025-2026 Homeschool Connections and Erin M. Brown, MA, MFA (aka author Erin Brown Conroy/E. B. Conroy) All rights reserved.
This course is designed by Erin M. Brown, MA, MFA.
This material is only to be used for its intended purpose by active subscribers of Homeschool Connections. Any other use without explicit permission is in violation of the seventh commandment (yes, the 7th commandment) and in violation of US and International copyright laws.
You may print or download to local hard disk extracts for your personal homeschool and non-commercial use only. This is not to be used for homeschool co-ops without express written permission from Homeschool Connections.
REQUIRED BOOKS (2): Before your first class, get Elementary English & Writing: The Power of Nouns, for 3rd-6th grade students - BOOK 1, which covers weeks 1-6. Before Class 7, get Elementary English & Writing: The Power of Verbs, for 3rd-6th grade students - BOOK 2, which covers weeks 7-12. Click on each book below to go to Amazon and purchase.
Crafting supplies “from around the home” will be suggested. All Answer Keys for the coursework are provided FREE for you in this course!A “Bulletin Board” for parents with weekly information to guide your student
A “60-Second Snapshot” quick review of the previous week’s learning
“Direct Instruction Video(s)” to learn new concepts
“Learning Center Activities,” with hands-on, sensory-based, easy-to-do and straightforward activities developing beginning-level creativity and critical thinking, including workbook pages, hands-on activity sheets, games, crafts, and listening-responding activities to help your student remember what they’re learning. NOTE: Each week, at least five simple, quick games will be provided (both independent and parent-led) to reinforce what is learned through fun, engaging time together.
A “Memory Game” with the parent to apply what was learned and show progress
“Resources” for further exploration, if desired
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3-1, Elementary English & Writing (Grammar): The Power of Naming & Actions (Nouns & Verbs)
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Erin M. Brown, MA, MFA
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Writing ➤ 3 Series
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Grade School
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Aubrey Heki, Sharon Hamric-Weis, Bonnie Donlon, Donna Graziose
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Recorded, free with subscription
- Relative due dates
- Enhanced quiz security
- Enhanced assignment security
Special notes
Students should sign up for both this course and the 3-1-Lab, Writing Lab (Composition): The Wonder of Writing with Naming and Action (Nouns & Verbs, a companion practicum course)
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Course Outline:
Class 1: What is a noun? Definition/introduction (living and non-living things; things you can touch or think) and people (family and community)
Class 2: Pronouns (I, we, you, he/she, and they/them)
Class 3: Places (home, community, country, and the global natural environment)
Class 4: Things (objects in and outside the home: vehicles, plants, animals, insects, land, weather, events, and pluralization of nouns)
Class 5: Ideas (things you can’t touch: thinking, learning, faith, friendship, love)
Class 6: Proper Nouns (special names for people, places, and things)
Class 7: What is a verb? (definition/introduction and the five senses)
Class 8: Moving with Me (things we do using active verbs)
Class 9: Moving Around the House (household tasks)
Class 10: Moving Around Town (community, country, and the global natural environment)
Class 11: Actions with "ed" Endings (past tense)
Class 12: Action with “ing” Endings (action words from previous weeks with the “ing” ending, present tense)
Homework
Each week, the class will have…
Please note! Parents will complete all work with the student. All content is laid out in a way that will be easy to follow and teach, with special instructions and tips for engaging with your student.
Erin M. Brown, MA, MFA
ebconroy@homeschoolconnections.com
About Erin M. Brown, MA, MFA
Erin M. Brown, MA, MFA, is the creator and Director of the Aquinas Writing Advantage program. She is the author of 22 books (including Simplified Writing 101: Top Secrets for College Writing Success) and has been a professional author, editor, and university professor for over 30 years. Professor Brown has been coaching professional authors and writers worldwide, speaks at conferences and webinars often, and is a writing judge for multiple fiction writing/novel writing contests each year.
Professor Brown has been designing online writing courses for students of all ages since the 1990s and has designed the online writing program for three universities. She taught at two universities for 17 years (writing courses, interpersonal communication, management and leadership, and critical thinking). Professor Brown was also the General Education Communications curriculum development lead (writing, communications, critical thinking) for Western Governors University and served almost 20 years as a Senior Global Strategist in writing and as a marketing director.
Professor Brown has a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Creative Writing/Genre Fiction from Western Colorado University, a Master of Arts (MA) degree in Rehabilitation, and a Bachelor of Music (BM) degree in Education from Western Michigan University. Professor Brown was a homeschooling parent for 34 years and homeschooled 10 children. She lives in Michigan and enjoys writing Science Fiction and Fantasy books in coffee shops, speaking online and at conferences, and walking her dogs.