English language arts for 3rd grade (page 13)
Reading, writing, phonics and language.
- What is the difference between a single-point rubric and an analytic rubric?Page
An analytic rubric describes every level of every criterion; a single-point rubric describes only what meeting the goal looks like. When to use each.
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- How do I turn a rubric score into a percentage grade?Page
Dividing rubric points by the total can turn "approaching" into a failing grade. What the arithmetic does, and a fairer way to convert.
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- Can I make one part of a rubric count more than the others?Page
Weighting a rubric criterion so content counts more than neatness: how it works, and how to show students which parts count double.
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- Should a kindergarten rubric have points?Page
Why rubrics for kindergarten to 2nd grade often work better without points, and what to use instead: three short levels and an "I can" checklist.
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- How do I get a rubric into Google Docs or Word?Page
Copy a rubric as a real table, with borders, and paste it into Google Docs, Word or a spreadsheet to edit it there.
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- How many answer choices should a multiple-choice question have?Page
Three choices, one right and two believable wrong ones, usually work as well as four or five. What the research found, and how to write good wrong answers.
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- What do I do with exit tickets once I collect them?Page
Sort exit tickets into three piles in two minutes, and use the piles to plan tomorrow's warm-up and small groups.
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- How do I make a fill-in-the-blank worksheet from my own text?Page
Turn any text into a cloze worksheet: blank every Nth word, only the longer words, or the words you choose, with a word bank and an answer key.
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- What should I talk about at a parent-teacher conference?Page
A simple order for a short conference: strengths, what you are working on, work to show, one goal, and how school and home can each help.
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- Stone Soup: read-aloud with discussion questionsReading
Read Stone Soup aloud on the projector: 11 pages of big type with each word lit as it is said, 587 words (about 4 minutes), level 8, grade 3, and 5 questions to talk about.
- The Ugly Duckling: read-aloud with discussion questionsReading
Read The Ugly Duckling aloud on the projector: 15 pages of big type with each word lit as it is said, 894 words (about 7 minutes), level 8, grade 3, and 5 questions to talk about.
- Penguins Up Close: read-aloud with discussion questionsReading
Read Penguins Up Close aloud on the projector: 14 pages of big type with each word lit as it is said, 596 words (about 4 minutes), level 8, grade 3, and 5 questions to talk about.
- Mina and the Eight Planets: read-aloud with discussion questionsReading
Read Mina and the Eight Planets aloud on the projector: 13 pages of big type with each word lit as it is said, 730 words (about 5 minutes), level 8, grade 3, and 5 questions to talk about.
- The Octopus, Master of Disguise: 3rd grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about octopus camouflage for 3rd grade, 153 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Busy Beavers Build a Pond: 3rd grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about beaver dams and lodges for 3rd grade, 167 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Sea Otters and Their Stone Tools: 3rd grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about sea otter habits for 3rd grade, 172 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- How Camels Handle the Desert: 3rd grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about camel desert adaptations for 3rd grade, 163 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- The Honeybee Dance: 3rd grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about how honeybees communicate for 3rd grade, 165 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Penguins Huddle Up for Warmth: 3rd grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about emperor penguin huddles for 3rd grade, 158 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Whales and Fish: Alike but Different: 3rd grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about whales compared with fish for 3rd grade, 170 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- How to Watch Birds in Your Yard: 3rd grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about backyard bird watching for 3rd grade, 191 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- How Bears Get Through the Winter: 3rd grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about bear winter sleep for 3rd grade, 179 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Jobs in an Ant Colony: 3rd grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about ant colony teamwork for 3rd grade, 185 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- The Bagpipe Bag That Never Runs Out of Air: 3rd grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about how a bagpipe works for 3rd grade, 130 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.