School and Academics
Third Grade Summer Reading List
Stumped on where to find engrossing books for your burgeoning reader? We've got you covered. We've combed the shelves for new summer titles. Here are the ones that really knocked our socks off.
3rd Grade Writing: What Happens
In third grade, writing becomes more complicated. Not only will your child be writing book reports, he will learn to do research papers. Third graders are asked to respond in writing in almost every subject, even math, so they need to know how to write their thoughts and ideas. Third graders will ...
3rd Grade Science: What Happens
In third grade, science moves out from the wings. What should your child know at the beginning and end of third grade? Read on.
3rd Grade Reading: What Happens
Most parents think of reading as something that percolates in kindergarten and first grade. But in third grade, it takes on added significance. Here's a cheat sheet on where your child should be at the beginning and end of third grade.
Social and Emotional
According to the School Psychologist: 3rd Grade
Expert advice from a school psychologist on how parents can better understand their third grader.
Your 3rd Grader's Social Life
It's easy to see how third grade spells new social challenges: smack-dab in the middle of elementary school, third graders are eager to be bigger, older, and cooler than can be. Third grade is the time when the social attitudes that will characterize the years to come, are defined.
Social Graces: What to Expect in 3rd Grade
By third grade, children are more confident in settings away from their parents. Even though he's more independent, your third grader still needs you to guide him on some of the finer points in life, including good manners.
How to Talk to Your 3rd Grader
"I wont hit him anymore." Sound familiar? So, don't just let your child say he'll change, have him change! Talk to your child when he says he wants to change bad behavior.
Milestones and Development
Gender Differences: 3rd Grade
Expert parenting advice on keeping boys and girls fit and healthy in the third grade.
Physical Development Milestones: 3rd Grade
Third graders are ready to really learn about physical education. They continue to test their abilities and display an intense curiosity as to how it all works. Here are some examples of third grade movement milestones:
How a 3rd Grader Thinks
When your child hits third grade, homework kicks in in earnest. Despite the increase in workload, your child still has a lot of growing up to do. You can help her make the transition, by understanding what she is and is not capable of absorbing.
Helping Your Third Grader Get Organized
Starting around third grade, and increasingly in every grade thereafter, teachers want kids to take independent responsibility for their stuff. And for most kids, that's not so easy. The National Association of Professional Organizers feels that pain--and it has some answers, too.
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