Posted by Chip on November 7, 2011
When eight-year-olds wake up in the morning, new plans for adventure are percolating before their feet hit the floor. These plans usually involve a friend, or better yet, a group of friends to share adventures with in the neighborhood or at school. JOIN THE CONVERSATION! Ask Chip a question or share your own thoughts! —If [...]
Categories: Children's Positive Attributes, Thinking Developmentally |
Tags: children's positive attributes, children's strengths, developmental changes, eight-year-olds, Thinking Developmentally, third grade | 
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Posted by Chip on October 27, 2011
I recently started a series of posts talking about the normal developmental characteristics of children as discussed in my book Yardsticks: Children in the Classroom Ages 4–14. In this post I’ll describe some of the characteristics of younger, on-age, and older third grade students. JOIN THE CONVERSATION! Ask Chip a question or share your own [...]
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Tags: 8-year-olds, children’s positive attributes, developmental teaching, eight-year-olds, social-emotional development, third grade, third graders | Post a Comment »
Posted by Chip on March 23, 2011
Three years ago, almost to the day, I wrote a short blog post about an amazing third grader named Clementine. JOIN THE CONVERSATION! Ask Chip a question or share your own thoughts! —If you’re reading this entry on the blog site, click “Post a Comment” or the word “Comments” below the entry —If you’re reading [...]
Categories: Books |
Tags: Clementine books, great children's books, Marla Frazee, read-alouds, Sara Pennypacker, third grade, third graders | 1 Comment »
Posted by Chip on March 27, 2008
While I’m on the subject of third grade… well, sort of, if you read my last blog post… you won’t want to miss the amazing read-aloud chapter book just made for third graders that I can’t wait to read to one of our classes myself. (My third grade grandson found it hilarious, even if it [...]
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Tags: Clementine, Marla Frazee, read-alouds, reading with children, Sara Pennypacker, The Talented Clementine, third grade, third graders | Post a Comment »
Posted by Chip on March 25, 2008
Here in New England we call it Mud Season or Sugaring Season, depending on how hard the sun is shining or the snow or rain is falling in mid-March. The other day, at the end of what looked like a long afternoon in one third grade class being led by a substitute (or what we [...]
Categories: Schoolwide Issues |
Tags: observing children, Schoolwide Issues, Thinking Developmentally, third grade, third graders | 1 Comment »
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