Introduction.

1. Getting the Most for Your Third Grader.

Getting the Most from Your School System.

Getting the Most from Your Homeschool Curriculum.

Using Supplemental Materials.

2. Third Grade Development.

Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive Development.

Developmental Goals for Eight-Year-Olds.

Developmental Goals for Nine-Year-Olds.

3. Third Grade Learning.

Learning Styles.

Cognitive Learning.

4. The Standards.

Types of Learning Standards.

Learning Standards Resources.

5. Third Grade Reading.

Beginning of Third Grade Reading Checklist.

The Mechanics of Reading.

Comprehension.

Environmental Learning.

End of Third Grade Reading Checklist.

6. Third Grade Writing.

Beginning of Third Grade Writing Checklist.

Cursive Handwriting.

Grammar.

Spelling.

Environmental Learning.

End of Third Grade Writing Checklist.

7. Third Grade Math.

Beginning of Third Grade Math Checklist.

Number Operations.

Number Sense and Patterns.

Geometry and Measurement.

Probability and Statistics.

Environmental Learning.

End of Third Grade Math Checklist.

8. Third Grade Science.

Beginning of Third Grade Science Checklist.

Science Processes.

Science Concepts.

Environmental Learning.

End of Third Grade Science Checklist.

9. Third Grade Social Studies.

Beginning of Third Grade Social Studies Checklist.

Map Skills.

Geography.

Economics.

Environmental Learning.

End of Third Grade Social Studies Checklist.

10. Teaching Your Third Grader Thinking Skills.

Beginning of Third Grade Thinking Skills Checklist.

Problem Solving.

Concentration.

Comprehension.

Reasoning.

Logic.

Environmental Learning.

End of Third Grade Thinking Skills Checklist.

11. Assessment.

Assessing Individual Student Abilities and Knowledge.

Measuring and Comparing School, School District, Statewide, and National Performance for Broad Public.

Accountability.

12. Third Grade Society.

Birthday Parties.

Catch Me If You Can.

Bullies.

That’s Not Fair!

Extracurricular Activities.

13. Moving On to Fourth Grade.

Ready to Go.

Anxieties.

Minimizing “Brain Drain”.

Appendix A: Literature for Third Graders.

Appendix B: Software for Third Graders.

Appendix C: Third Grade Topical Calendar.

Glossary.

Bibliography.

Index.