Do you have what it takes to be a good leader? Students examine leadership roles and the presidents, queens, or trailblazers in those positions. Read about backgrounds and specific traits of leaders to compare them and determine what you would do if you were in charge.
This third grade class describes some of the amazing parts of the human body. You?ll learn what those body parts do and and why they are important. After reading this book, you?ll learn: How many stomachs do I have?
Imagine that you can go anywhere in the world. Where would you go? This third grade class took an adventure to learn about the many amazing landforms in the world, how they formed, and what they're like. Join them on their travels, and then decide whatÿ you would pack for an adventure.
What's in a community? Find out by reading where in the world?
What features make informative/expository writing strong? How do writers craft informational text to make them powerful? This Big Book and supporting mentor texts provide many examples of strongly crafted informational texts to help students answer these questions. With all the small books written by students, these texts tackle topics, such as "What if dinosaurs lived today?" and "Do I need a car?" An informative piece in the Big Book includes call-outs to help students remember what features are important in crafting informational texts. Use these student-written mentor texts to help learners analyze informative/expository texts and to identify features of these texts before they write their own.
We want lots of things, but do we really need them? Read this books to learn about wants and needs, and how they are different. Then decide: Do I need a car?
A symbol, such as a flag, stands for something. Read this book to learn about symbols from around the world. Then decide, what's your symbol?
Find out about the roles of family members around the world and in history. Fourth graders describe the important jobs each member of a family has both in today's society and long ago. After reading this book, you'll be able to answer, which family member would you want to be?
Imagine that you could have dinner with someone famous! This third grade class tells us who they would invite to dinner and why. Read on to find out who's coming to dinner!
Do you look like your mom or your dad? This third grade class explains heredity and genes, the building blocks of life. Read on to find out how we get our physical features from our parents. Then decide whether you get your traits from your mother!