Click the book for a list of books that are suggested for a range of readers. There is a range of books including informational text, poetry, chapter books, and picture books with rich detail or vocabulary.
Books for Boys!
Click this link for a reccommend reading list especially for boys.
Books for Girls!
Click here for a good book list for girls
Suggested Reading list of books by strategy
Click the book for a list refers books by learning strategy. They are mostly short picture books, but are rich in content or detail.
How to help your child with Common Core Language Skills
Click here for a list of Common Core reading and literacy objectives. There is also a good explaination of how to work with your child and talk to him or her about books.
Common Core Literacy Skills Help
This is related to the Common Core and is grade level specific. This site has great short reading passages, analysis, and practice worksheets for the new literacy skills. It is McGraw Hill's Literacy eHandbook. Go to the table of contents and start clicking!
Family Book Club
Click here to find links to book club information.
What is a literature circle? How will my child learn from it?
Click here to find out.
Multiplication and Division Strategies
Click here for strategies we use in class to guide our thinking with mulitplication and division.
Family Tool Kit
This is an excellent site with information for helping your child at home with Common Core learning.
Helping your child with the Common Core
Parents' guide to Common Core for the third grade
Click here to find fun daily math problems.
Grade 3 Mathematics SMART Page.
This site helps parents understand what their students will learn and what optional things they can do at home to support their student.