Support for long-term classroom planning and professional development. Information covering important topics for today's educators and parents. The grade 3 units are designed to help students examine how to take responsibility for their learning and behavior and to analyze how their behavior affects their group work. In a sample lesson from this resource, pairs of students create a fantasy pet by combining features from three different kinds of pets. Students draw pictures of their fantasy pets, and develop a list of each pet's statistics and special abilities using data collected in a previous lesson.
Pairs then share their fantasy pet drawings and statistics with the class.
The teacher resource books in this set contain complete directions for activities along with open-ended discussion questions, ideas for lesson extensions, informal assessment strategies, and tips for implementing cooperative work. Blackline masters for activities, transparencies, and record sheets are included.