Learning Like a 3rd, Part I

Though classrooms differ from state to state, your child will learn a lot of universal reading and writing facts, practices, and rules. By the end of third grade, your child should be able to answer the following questions:

• What and where are the title, table of contents, glossary, table of contents, and index? How do I use them?

• What does an author do?

• What is an illustrator?

• What is the setting, main characters, and plot of a story?

• How do I use the dictionary, thesaurus, encyclopedia, almanac, and newspaper, as well as maps?

• What is the difference between nonfiction and fiction?

• What type of sentence uses an exclamation mark? A question mark? A period?

Practice at Home: Read a passage that includes both fact and opinion. Let your child sort the factual statements from opinion.  For fun, give them two different colored bandannas to wave when you read a fact or opinion. 

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