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What your third grader needs to know : fundamentals of a good third-grade education / edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr.
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- ISBN: 9780553394665 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: xxxv, 489 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.)
- Edition: Revised and updated.
- Publisher: New York : Delta Trade Paperbacks, 2001, c2015.
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| General Note: | Includes index. |
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| Subject: | Third grade (Education) > United States > Curricula. Curriculum planning > United States. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | PC 372.241 Wha 2015 | 31681002850188 | NONFICPBK | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
A guide for parents and teachers on the material third grade-age children should be learning, including such subjects as literature, language arts, history and geography, music, math, and science. - Baker & Taylor
"A revised and updated edition of the bestselling definitive Core Knowledge guide for parents and teachers of third grade-age children, featuring all new full-color photographs and illustrations and revised material"-- - Random House, Inc.
Give your child a smart start with the revised and updated
What Your Third Grader Needs to Know
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What should your child learn in the third grade? How can you help him or her at home? This book answers these important questions and more, offering the specific shared knowledge that thousands of parents and teachers across the nation have agreed upon for American third graders. Featuring sixteen pages of full-color illustrations, a bolder, easier-to-follow format, and a thoroughly updated curriculum, What Your Third Grader Needs to Know is designed for parents and teachers to enjoy with children. Hundreds of thousands of children have benefited from the Core Knowledge Series. This edition, featuring a new Introduction, gives todayâs generation of third graders the advantage they need to make progress in school and to establish an approach to learning that will last a lifetime. In this book youâll discover
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⢠Favorite poemsâold and new, from the traditional rhyme âFor Want of Nailâ to Lewis Carrollâs whimsical poem âThe Crocodileâ
⢠Literatureâincluding Native American stories, African folktales, European fairy tales, classic myths from ancient Greece, stories from ancient Rome, and more
⢠Learning about languageâthe basics of written English, including sentence structure, parts of speech, and a first look at writing a report or letter
⢠World and American history and geographyâjourney down the great rivers of Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia, visit ancient Rome, and experience the earliest days of America with the Pilgrims and Native Americans
⢠Visual artsâan introduction to masterworks by Rembrandt, Henri Matisse, Mary Cassatt, and others, with full-color reproductions and fun, do-it-yourself activities
⢠Musicâthe fundamentals of appreciating, reading, and making music, plus great composers, instruments, and sing-along lyrics for songs such as âBicycle Built for Twoâ and âHeâs Got the Whole World in His Handsâ
⢠Mathâstimulating lessons ranging from counting money to solving division problems, numbers through 100,000, graphs, and the metric system
⢠Scienceâfascinating discussions on the natural world, the cycles of life, the human body and its systems, and the environment, with accompanying activities and stories about famous scientists such as Copernicus and Alexander Graham Bell
