3rd Grade English Language Arts Lessons on Reading Informational Text
And that is exactly where most of them get stuck when the text moves from storybooks to facts. We spend so much time in early primary grades focusing on narrative arcs and character motivations that the sudden transition to informational text can throw a student off... read more
Supporting 3rd Grade English Language Arts Character Analysis
This lesson does not try to teach deep literary theory or complex theme analysis. Instead, it sticks to the basics: how a character’s personality and their personal reasons for doing things actually push a story forward. In this Understanding Characters and... read more
3rd Grade English Language Arts Lesson on Text Evidence
How do I get them to stop guessing when they answer questions? A colleague asked me that during a staff meeting last year. It is a common frustration when third graders approach reading comprehension tasks. They often rely on their prior knowledge about the world... read more
Teaching Third Graders to Focus on Facts in Presentations
When I watch my third grade students prepare for a class presentation, I often notice a common habit. They get excited about a topic, stand in front of their peers, and immediately start listing every single thing they know. They confuse their classmates by jumping... read more