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 [...]
Categories: Books |
Tags: Clementine, Marla Frazee, read-alouds, reading with children, Sara Pennypacker, The Talented Clementine, third grade, third graders | 
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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: The School Year |
Tags: Developmental Needs, observing children, The School Year, third grade, third graders | 1 Comment »
Posted by Chip on February 21, 2008
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. As always, please feel free to leave your comments, impressions, and [...]
Categories: Developmental Education, Developmental Needs, Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum, Parent Questions and Concerns, Positive Attributes |
Tags: 8-year-olds, children’s positive attributes, Developmental Education, Developmental Needs, developmental teaching, Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum, eight-year-olds, Parent Questions and Concerns, Positive Attributes, social-emotional development, third grade, third graders | Post a Comment »
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