The Hero of Third Grade


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When Randall changes to a new school, he pretends to be an anonymous hero until, when his third grade class plans a fundraiser, he finds that being himself is good enough.




Daily Language Practice for Third Grade


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This week of practice pages build third graders' language skills. Each question is tied to a specific grammar, usage, and mechanics concept. Daily practice through these quick activities will help your students. Great formative assessment tool!




The Visual Guide to Third Grade


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The Visual Guide to Third Grade uses bold infographics to present fascinating facts about rainbows, health, nutrition, the moon, hydroelectric power, aviation, and more. Infographics allow students to complete creative challenges while building math, writing, and data-collection skills. When information is presented visually, children are more likely to understand and remember it. The Visual Guide to Third Grade uses infographics to grab young learners' attention with an exciting visual learning technique. Infographics simplify complex information by highlighting key ideas and connections with colorful charts, pictures, and graphs. The perfect at-home resource, this cross-curricular workbook provides comprehension questions, writing prompts, and creative challenges to keep your child engaged in the learning process. Grade-specific and high-interest, the Visual Guide series offers a unique collection of infographics that teach language arts, math, social studies, and science. Your child will grow as a critical thinker; make strides toward learning independently; and improve skills with text, numbers, and data. A way of learning that appeals to today’s youth, the Visual Guide series focuses on building the 21st century skills that lead to school success.




The Hero's Journey


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This is a book about hope. It affirms the power of personal and collective responsibility to enact heroic changes in our schools. Through a shared vision, purpose, and inquiry--and using the collective wisdom of myth, legend, and metaphor from around the world--we can find the inspiration and courage to face the challenges inherent in transforming schools into authentic learning organizations. As the heroes of legend leave the safety of their homes to face dragons and serpents in their quest for treasure and enlightenment, so do modern educators face new practices and confront the barriers to change in education. The authors show how heroic educators can triumph in their journey--and achieve excellence for students. Like both Arthurian and Jedi Knights, the Native American hero Black Elk, and Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz, heroic educators face six stages on their journey: * innocence lost; * chaos and complexity; * the heroic quest; * gurus and alliances; * trials, tests, and initiations; and * insight and transformation. Finally, the heroic educator returns "home" and begins the journey again, with a renewed vision and an enlarged heart, to create a caring community for learners of all ages.




Teaching Literacy in Third Grade


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Provides ideas and activities to assist third graders in building fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, and writing.




Miracle Baby


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Jim and Elizabeth Keys struggle for several years to have children, and then finally have one, but he is premature and has many health difficulties. The extra care and concern Jim feels his son needs eventually costs him his job. However, he is offered another job back in his home state. Not long after moving, his son is killed in a drive-by shooting. After the family recovers from the grief, they try again and lose the next child to miscarriage. Their physician finds out Elizabeth has a condition with her reproductive organs that he corrects which enables her to have a normal baby. This boy is small for his age and suffers a lot of ridicule until his size becomes an asset in rescuing a trapped dog. Meanwhile, Jim’s stepfather, who has been resistant to faith in Christ but more and more addicted to gambling, hits bottom and loses everything. It is then, through circumstances, he learns of another man who spent his life gambling but is now a changed man. He goes to hear the man speak and is convicted and becomes a Christian, the same night Jim’s little boy receives Christ.




Common Core Connections Language Arts, Grade 3


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Common Core Connections: Language Arts is the perfect tool for helping third grade students master Common Core English and Language Arts skills. The Common Core Standards for English and Language Arts in third grade focus on many areas including: reading stories and poems aloud fluently, writing and speaking well, and following rules of punctuation and grammar. This resource provides focused practice pages for targeting and reinforcing these and other third grade language arts skills while helping students connect comprehension with knowledge and application. Connecting the standards to content has never been easier with the Common Core Connections series for Language Arts. The Common Core Connections series provides teachers with the skill assessments to help determine individualized instruction needs. Focused, comprehensive practice pages and self-assessments guide students to reflection and exploration for deeper learning! Grade specific coherent content progresses in difficulty to achieve optimum fluency. It is also an ideal resource for differentiation and remediation. Each 96-page book includes an assessment test, test analysis, Common Core State Standards Alignment Matrix, and answer key.




How to Celebrate Everything


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A New York Times Best Cookbook of Fall 2016 • A warm and inviting guide to turning birthdays, holidays, and everyday occasions into cherished traditions, with more than 100 time-tested recipes—from the creator of the popular blog and book Dinner: A Love Story and author of the New York Times bestseller Dinner: The Playbook “Families crave rituals,” says Jenny Rosenstrach, and by rituals she means not just the big celebrations—Valentine’s Day dinners, Mother’s Day brunches, Halloween send-offs, Thanksgiving feasts, holiday cocktail parties—but the little ones we may not even realize are rituals: a platter of deluxe nachos on Super Bowl Sunday, or a bowl of creamy mashed potatoes after every braces-tightening session. Whether simple or elaborate, daily or annual, these rituals all serve the same purpose for Rosenstrach: to bring comfort, connection, and meaning to every day. 100+ recipes, including: • popovers, apple fritters, and golden pancakes, perfect for sleepover mornings or birthday breakfasts • “Interfaith Sliders”: one version with ham and another with brisket • Rosenstrach’s legendary chocolate Mud Cake—plus an entire section on birthdays, including a one-size-fits-all party planner that does not rely on pizza • complete menus for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Eve • and, of course, dozens of Rosenstrach’s signature family dinners: Grilled Soy-Glazed Pork Chops, Harissa Roasted Chicken, Crispy Chickpeas with Yogurt Sauce and Naan, Grilled Spicy Shrimp Tacos with Avocado Butter and Summer Cabbage, and more In this digital, overscheduled age, How to Celebrate Everything helps families slow down, capture the moments that matter—and eat well while doing it. Praise for How to Celebrate Everything “I have been an ardent fan of Jenny Rosenstrach’s beautiful writing for years. I always know that every word of her books will be something to savor, and How to Celebrate Everything will strike a chord with anyone who enjoys family, friends, and delicious food.”—Ree Drummond, New York Times bestselling author of The Pioneer Woman Cooks “Enjoy How to Celebrate Everything for the easy-to-follow recipes. But even more satisfying are the wonderful anecdotes of family life and [Jenny Rosenstrach’s] genial examination of the lasting role that food plays in our lives beyond the plate.”—Family Circle (September “What We’re Reading” Pick) “With characteristic warmth and humor, [Rosenstrach] urges readers to ritualize and celebrate the small moments in family life by sharing stories from her own. . . . Rosenstrach is a skilled storyteller and introduces each occasion with an engaging essay before offering up the much-loved recipes that inspired it. . . . A delicious and delightful ode to the ways family and food intertwine, reinforcing each other.”—Booklist “Featured recipes are proven kid friendly and presented with humorous mommy angst and nostalgic commentary . . . Rosenstrach inspires, reminding us that the real celebration is family itself.”—Publishers Weekly “This well-designed cookbook comes with a side helping of lifestyle inspiration.”—Library Journal




The Hero of Cowpens


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Common Core Connections Language Arts, Grade 3


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A perfect solution to connect the Common Core Standards to comprehension and learning! Common Core Connections series for Math and Language Arts, for kindergarten to grade 5, helps every learner make the connection to success! Provides teachers with the diagnostic tests to help determine individualized instruction needs. Focused, comprehensive practice pages and self-assessments guide students to reflection and exploration for deeper learning! Grade specific coherent content progresses in difficulty to achieve optimum fluency. Connecting the standards to content has never been easier with the Common Core Connections series for Math and Language Arts. Each 96-page book includes an assessment test, test analysis, Common Core State Standards Alignment Matrix, and answer key.