The Common Core Companion: Booster Lessons, Grades 3-5

The Common Core Companion: Booster Lessons, Grades 3-5
Author: Leslie Blauman
Publisher: Corwin Press
Total Pages: 437
Release: 2015-07-14
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1506325009

Skill-building through potent instruction, day by day In these much-anticipated sequels to The Common Core Companion, Janiel Wagstaff and Leslie Blauman provide a collection of connected lessons and formative writing assessments that bring Monday-to-Friday clarity to the task of integrating reading and writing with ELA standards. In each volume, the 50+ lessons are divided into fi ve, week-long learning sequences addressing key literacygoals. A best-practice glossary, If/Then charts, unit-planning calendars, and other tools round out these essential references, both in book and online. Follow each sequence and week by week, you’ll build the instructional potency to help students achieve a year’s worth of growth as you integrate: Writing Narratives with Identifying Sensory Words in Text Research with Identifying Topic and Details Opinion Writing with Close Reading for Text Evidence Comparing and Contrasting with Publishing Using Digital Tools Informative Writing with Use of Text Features

The Common Core Companion

The Common Core Companion
Author: Leslie Blauman
Publisher: Corwin Press
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2015
Genre: Common Core State Standards (Education)
ISBN: 1506332439

Learning Science by Doing Science

Learning Science by Doing Science
Author: Alan Colburn
Publisher: Corwin Press
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2016-12-22
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1506387381

Time-tested activities to teach the key ideas of science—and turn students into scientists! This witty book adapts classic investigations to help students in grades 3 through 8 truly think and act like scientists. Chapter by chapter, this accessible primer illustrates a “big idea” about the nature of science and offers clear links to the Next Generation Science Standards and its Science and Engineering Practices. You’ll also find: A reader-friendly overview of the NGSS Guidance on adapting the activities to your grade level, including communicating instructions, facilitating discussions, and managing safety concerns Case studies of working scientists to highlight specifics about the science and engineering practices

Classroom Connections, Grade 3

Classroom Connections, Grade 3
Author: Thinking Kids
Publisher: Carson-Dellosa Publishing
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2015-05-04
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 148381291X

Classroom Connections brings math, language arts, and science together around a common skill. This book for third graders covers nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, sentences, cause and effect, multiplication, division, place value, fractions, geometry, graphing, and critical thinking. --The Classroom Connections series provides math, language arts, and science practice for children in kindergarten to grade 3. Each page ties three subject areas together around a common skill, giving children a fresh way to look at important concepts. Children are also provided with extension activities, tips, and hints related to the skill to encourage additional learning and real-world application.

Brain Quest Workbook

Brain Quest Workbook
Author: Jan Meyer
Publisher: Workman Publishing
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2008-07-09
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 0761149163

Jam-packed with hundreds of curriculum-based activities, exercises and games in every subject, Brain Quest Grade 3 Workbook reinforces what kids are learning in the classroom. The workbook's lively layout and easy-to-follow explanations make learning fun, interactive, and concrete. Plus it's written to help parents follow and explain key concepts. Includes spelling and vocabulary, parts of speech, reading comprehension, odds and evens, magic squares, multiplication tables, Brain Boxes, and much more.

Hands-On Science and Technology for Ontario, Grade 3

Hands-On Science and Technology for Ontario, Grade 3
Author: Jennifer E. Lawson
Publisher: Portage & Main Press
Total Pages: 361
Release: 2020-09-07
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1553799380

Experienced educators share their best, classroom-tested ideas in this teacher-friendly, activity-based resource. The grade 3 book is divided into four units: Growth and Changes in Plants Strong and Stable Structures Forces Causing Movement Soils in the Environment STAND-OUT COMPONENTS custom-written for the Ontario curriculum uses an inquiry-based scientific and technological approach builds understanding of Indigenous knowledge and perspectives TIME-SAVING, COST-EFFECTIVE FEATURES includes resources for both teachers and students a four-part instructional process: activate, action, consolidate and debrief, enhance an emphasis on technology, sustainability, and personalized learning a fully developed assessment plan for assessment for, as, and of learning a focus on real-life technological problem solving learning centres that focus on multiple intelligences and universal design for learning (UDL) land-based learning activities and Makerspace centres access to digital image banks and digital reproducibles (Find download instructions in the Appendix of the book.)

Informational Texts in Pre-Kindergarten through Grade-Three Classrooms

Informational Texts in Pre-Kindergarten through Grade-Three Classrooms
Author: Elaine M. Bukowiecki
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 269
Release: 2016-11-14
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1442235152

This book presents a myriad of instructional techniques and critical literacy strategies while serving as a professional resource for inservice and preservice primary-grade teachers as they include informational texts in their classrooms. In each of the nine chapters, there is a particular topic that guides the focus of the chapter. These themes include: a rationale for incorporating informational texts in the primary-grade classroom; a discussion of the unique features of informational texts; the selection of high quality informational materials for primary readers; critical literacy; prereading, during reading, and post reading strategies; the writing of informational texts; and inquiry projects for the primary classroom. This book also contains a preface; an introduction; and an afterword, in which the controversy regarding the Common Core State Standards is discussed. Unique features of each chapter are specific standards reflecting the Common Core State Standards; strategies for all students to be successful with the Standards; transcriptions of lessons from primary-grade classrooms; examples of pupils’ work as they interact with informational materials; and a “Give It a Try” section, where a lesson plan or a pedagogical suggestion is presented for the reader to try out in his/her own classroom.

SCHOLASTIC SUCCESS WITH 3RD GRADE(WORKBOOK)

SCHOLASTIC SUCCESS WITH 3RD GRADE(WORKBOOK)
Author: Terry Cooper
Publisher: SCHOLASTIC
Total Pages: 416
Release: 2003-06-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780439569712

From Scholastic, the most trusted name in educational excellence, a new workbook series! Hundreds of practice pages to help your child succeed in school. Topics and skills covered include multiplication and division, problem solving, grammar, cursive handwriting, writing, reading comprehension, maps, and lots more! Pages are reproducible.

Daily Science, Grade 5 Teacher Edition

Daily Science, Grade 5 Teacher Edition
Author: Evan-Moor Corporation
Publisher: Daily Science
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010-05
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781596739291

Help your grade 5 students explore standards-based science concepts and vocabulary using 150 daily lessons A variety of rich resources including vocabulary practice, hands-on science activities, and comprehension tests in multiple-choice format help you successfully introduce students to earth, life, and physical science concepts. 30 weeks of instruction covers many standards-based science topics.

Spectrum Science, Grade 3

Spectrum Science, Grade 3
Author: Spectrum
Publisher: Carson-Dellosa Publishing
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2014-08-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1483815218

Third Grade Science Book for kids ages 8-9 Support your child’s educational journey with Spectrum Grade 3 Science Workbook that teaches basic science skills to 3rd grade students. 3rd Grade Science Workbooks are a great way for students to learn essential science skills surrounding space, life science, Earth science, science and technology, and more through a variety of activities that are both fun AND educational! Why You’ll Love This Science Book Engaging and educational activities. “An underwater world”, “Rocks from space”, and “Movie magic” are a few of the fascinating lessons that help inspire learning into your child’s curriculum. Testing progress along the way. Chapter reviews, a mid-test, and a final test are included to test student knowledge. An answer key is included in the back of the 3rd grade book to track your child’s progress along the way before moving on to new and exciting lessons. Practically sized for every activity The 144-page science workbook is sized at about 8 inches x 10 1⁄2 inches—giving your child plenty of space to complete each exercise. About Spectrum For more than 20 years, Spectrum has provided solutions for parents who want to help their children get ahead, and for teachers who want their students to meet and exceed set learning goals—providing workbooks that are a great resource for both homeschooling and classroom curriculum. The 3rd Grade Workbook Contains: 7 chapters and bonus research extension activities Chapter reviews, mid-test, a final test, and an answer key Perfectly sized at about 8” x 10 1⁄2”