Making the Grade

by Pflug, Micki

• ISBN13: 9780764124785
• ISBN10: 0764124781
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-08-01
• Publisher: Barrons Test Prep

Summary

This brand-new and important series give parents easy-to-apply methods for educating their children, whether as home schoolers taking full control of a child's studies, or as parents cooperating with their child's teachers in standard classroom settings.

Author Biography

Micki Pflug has been involved in the educational arena for more than a decade, working with all grade levels, from pre-k to post-secondary. She has developed widely-used third-grade textbooks in reading, language arts, social studies, and math.

Table of Contents

How to Use This Book	vii
For Homeschoolers	xi
Communicating Between Home and School	xvii
Meet Your Third Grader	xix
Promoting Literacy	1	(78)
Lesson 1.1 Reading Fiction	3	(8)
Lesson 1.2 Learning Sentences	11	(4)
Lesson 1.3 Finding Topic Sentences and Supporting Details	15	(1)
Lesson 1.4 Writing Dialogue	16	(7)
Lesson 1.5 Exploring Contractions	23	(4)
Lesson 1.6 Writing Correct Dates and Times	27	(4)
Lesson 1.7 Exploring Science Fiction	31	(8)
Lesson 1.8 Reading Folktales	39	(6)
Lesson 1.9 Discovering Poetry	45	(4)
Lesson 1.10 Reading Biographies	49	(6)
Lesson 1.11 Reading Nonfiction	55	(6)
Lesson 1.12 Taking Notes and Writing Research Reports	61	(6)
Lesson 1.13 Following and Giving Directions	67	(6)
Lesson 1.14 Writing Thank-You Notes	73	(4)
In Your Community	77	(1)
We Have Learned Checklist	78	(1)
Math	79	(76)
Lesson 2.1 Understanding Large Numbers	81	(6)
Lesson 2.2 Using Addition Strategies	87	(4)
Lesson 2.3 Subtracting Whole Numbers	91	(4)
Lesson 2.4 Counting Money	95	(4)
Lesson 2.5 Telling Time	99	(4)
Lesson 2.6 Exploring Measurement	103	(8)
Lesson 2.7 Understanding Multiplication	111	(6)
Lesson 2.8 Multiplying Greater Numbers	117	(4)
Lesson 2.9 Investigating Division	121	(6)
Lesson 2.10 Dividing Greater Numbers	127	(4)
Lesson 2.11 Understanding Fractions	131	(6)
Lesson 2.12 Working with Data, Graphs, and Probability	137	(8)
Lesson 2.13 Understanding Geometry	145	(8)
In Your Community	153	(1)
We Have Learned Checklist	154	(1)
Science	155	(82)
Lesson 3.1 Classifying Animals	157
Lesson 3.2 Classifying Plants	151	(6)
Lesson 3.3 Exploring Plant and Animal Life	157	(14)
Lesson 3.4 Examining Living Things	171	(4)
Lesson 3.5 Learning About People in the Ecosystem	175	(4)
Lesson 3.6 Recognizing Our Changing Environment	179	(8)
Lesson 3.7 Understanding Muscles and Bones	187	(6)
Lesson 3.8 Relating Health and Nutrition	193	(4)
Lesson 3.9 Learning About Safety	197	(4)
Lesson 3.10 Understanding the Five Senses	201	(4)
Lesson 3.11 Exploring Matter, Substances, and Energy	205	(6)
Lesson 3.12 Investigating Light and Sound	211	(4)
Lesson 3.13 Learning About Forces and Simple Machines	215	(4)
Lesson 3.14 Understanding Electricity	219	(4)
Lesson 3.15 Exploring Earth, the Moon, and the Sun	223	(6)
Lesson 3.16 Examining Earth	229	(6)
In Your Community	235	(1)
We Have Learned Checklist	236	(1)
SOCIAL STUDIES	237	(66)
Lesson 4.1 Discovering Community	239	(4)
Lesson 4.2 Discovering North, South, East, West	243	(4)
Lesson 4.3 Comparing Communities	247	(6)
Lesson 4.4 Exploring U.S. Geography	253	(4)
Lesson 4.5 Recognizing the Natural Resources of the United States	257	(4)
Lesson 4.6 Recognizing the Features of a Community	261	(6)
Lesson 4.7 Investigating the Anasazi People	267	(4)
Lesson 4.8 Understanding Jamestown	271	(4)
Lesson 4.9 Exploring a Spanish Mission	275	(4)
Lesson 4.10 Understanding the Beginnings of the United States	279	(4)
Lesson 4.11 Understanding Immigration	283	(6)
Lesson 4.12 Examining the U.S. Capital and Citizenship	289	(6)
Lesson 4.13 Recognizing Our National Symbols and Holidays	295	(6)
In Your Community	301	(1)
We Have Learned Checklist	302	(1)
Assessment	303	(38)
Assessment Answers	341	(4)
Answers	345	(6)
Glossary	351	(2)
Venn Diagram	353	(1)
Comparison Chart	353	(1)
Web	354	(1)
Sequence Chain	354	(1)
Writing Lines	355	(1)
Index	356	(6)
Credits	362