Expand third grade students' knowledge base and prepare them for Next Generation Assessments by incorporating these engaging, rigorous practice exercises into their daily learning. Higher-level questions, multi-step problems, and higher-order thinking skills required on these tests will take a lot of practice before students can become comfortable with them. By implementing this resource into instruction, students will expand their skill set and be given the necessary tools to excel on these assessments.
Featuring TIME for Kids content, this resource offers ten high-interest informational texts, four engaging literature passages, three poems, and three reader's theater scripts; 16 as standalone exercise texts and two sets of paired exercise texts. Each text incorporates: questions for key ideas and details, craft and structure, integration of knowledge and ideas, and one or two constructed response questions based on technology-enhanced questions on the real tests. Not only will students enjoy preparing for assessments through these exercises, educators will feel fulfilled knowing they're setting their students up for 21st century success.
Tomar fotos desde el espacio (Taking Photos from Space) (Spanish Version)
Grade: 3
Price: $9.99
Learn how Landsat satellites use heat to take images, and how they are helping save the planet! This Spanish STEAM book uses real-world examples to give insight into how the engineering design process is used to solve problems.
Una ayuda para ver mejor (Helping People See) (Spanish Version)
Grade: 3
Price: $9.99
Learn about the enlightening world of optics, where light bends to help us see the sights! This Spanish book features a hands-on STEAM challenge and gives insight into how the engineering design process is used to solve real-world problems.
Puentes hechos de pasto (From Grass to Bridge) (Spanish Version)
Grade: 3
Price: $9.99
The Inka Empire's grass suspension bridges were engineering marvels. Learn how they were made with this Spanish book that features a hands-on STEAM challenge and details how the engineering design process is used to solve real-world problems.
Predecir terremotos (Predicting Earthquakes) (Spanish Version)
Grade: 3
Price: $9.99
Learn about seismology and the men and women who study earthquakes! This Spanish book features a hands-on STEAM challenge, and uses real-world examples to give insight into how the engineering design process is used to solve problems.
Mapas de la Vía Láctea (Mapping the Milky Way) (Spanish Version)
Grade: 3
Price: $9.99
Learn about our galaxy, the Milky Way, and the methods that scientists use to study it. This Spanish book features a hands-on STEAM challenge and uses real-world examples to give insight into how the engineering design process is used to solve problems.
El regreso del cangrejo azul (Blue Crab Comeback) (Spanish Version)
Grade: 3
Price: $9.99
Learn how scientists and watermen are working together to save the fishing industry This Spanish book features a hands-on STEAM challenge, and uses real-world examples to show how the engineering design process is used to solve problems.
Al rescate de los anfibios (Amphibian Rescue) 6-Pack
Grade: 3
Price: $43.99
Find out why frogs are so amazing, and why they need our help to survive! This Spanish 6-Pack features a hands-on STEAM challenge, and uses real-world examples to give insight into how the engineering design process is used to solve problems.
Recuperar el arroyo Muddy (Restoring Muddy Creek) 6-Pack
Grade: 3
Price: $43.99
Learn about the efforts to restore Muddy Creek in Maryland with this Spanish 6-Pack that features a hands-on STEAM challenge and uses real-world examples to give insight into how the engineering design process is used to solve problems.
Cómo se hace una momia (Making a Mummy) 6-Pack
Grade: 3
Price: $43.99
Created in collaboration with Smithsonian, this Spanish 6-Pack discusses the science behind mummification and uses real-world examples to give insight into how the engineering design process is used to solve problems.
Navegar por el mar (Navigating at Sea) 6-Pack
Grade: 3
Price: $43.99
Learn how modern technology allows navigation to be more precise than ever. This Spanish STEAM 6-Pack features a hands-on STEAM challenge, and uses real-world examples to give insight into how the engineering design process is used to solve problems.
Entrenamiento bajo el agua (Underwater Training) 6-Pack
Grade: 3
Price: $43.99
Learn how astronauts, doctors, and athletes use swimming pools for aquatic therapy and training! This Spanish 6-Pack features a hands-on STEAM challenge that guides students through each step of the engineering design process.
La ilustración botánica (Botanical Illustration) 6-Pack
Grade: 3
Price: $43.99
Learn how the detailed drawings of botanical illustrators help science--and scientists! This Spanish 6-Pack uses real-world examples to give insight into how the engineering design process is used to solve problems and includes a hands-on STEAM challenge.
Creating Social and Emotional Learning Environments
Grade: K-12
Price: $29.99
This resource defines social and emotional learning and digs into the real work of incorporating SEL in K-12 schools. It makes the connection between research and practical application through real-life examples and testimonials of SEL in the classroom.
Using Primary Sources in the Classroom, 2nd Edition
Grade: K-12
Price: $39.99
Turn your classrooms into primary source learning environments! With more than 100 digital primary sources, fun activities, and model lesson plans, this resource contains everything needed to successfully teach with primary sources.
Document-Based Assessment Activities, 2nd Edition
Grade: K-12
Price: $49.99
Today's students need opportunities to evaluate sources and use evidence to support their conclusions. This K-12 resource provides both instructional support for teachers as well as a myriad of differentiated learning opportunities for students.
Get the Picture: Visual Literacy in Content-Area Instruction
Grade: K-3
Price: $45.99
This resource equips teachers with innovative strategies to develop students' visual literacy skills, teach students to analyze visual texts, comprehend both explicit and implicit messages, and engage in meaningful discussion.
