What Your Third Grader Needs to Know, Revised and Updated: Fundamentals of a Good Third Grade Education (Core Knowledge Series) - Hardcover

Hirsch Jr., E.D.; Core Knowledge Foundation

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9780385497190: What Your Third Grader Needs to Know, Revised and Updated: Fundamentals of a Good Third Grade Education (Core Knowledge Series)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0385497199 ISBN 13: 9780385497190
Publisher: Doubleday, 2001

Synopsis

With thirty-two pages of full-color illustrations, a bolder, easier-to-follow format, and a thoroughly updated curriculum, What Your Third Grader Needs to Know, Revised Edition, reflects the Core Knowledge Foundation’s ongoing commitment to providing a solid educational foundation for today’s elementary school students.

What Your Third Grader Needs to Know, Revised Edition, covers the basics of math, language arts, science, geography, art, and technology. A collection of American speeches, tales from around the world, math problems, and more, add to the book’s usefulness and enhance the pleasure of both adult and child as they work together. Hundred of thousands of children have benefited from the Core Knowledge Series. This revised edition gives a new generation of third graders the advantage they need to make progress in school today, and to establish an approach to learning that will last a lifetime.

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About the Author

E. D. Hirsch, Jr., is a professor of English at the University of Virginia and the author of The Schools We Need, The Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, and the bestselling Cultural Literacy. He lives in Charlottesville, Virginia.

From the Back Cover

Praise for the Core Knowledge Series:

“A new vision for the education of America is being tested in Florida; and it works.”
--Life magazine

“The Core Knowledge curriculum gave all students in our school, regardless of their background, an equal opportunity to excel; and they did! The excitement of learning could be felt in every classroom.”
--Constance Jones, Principal, Three Oaks Elementary School, Fort Myers, Florida

“E. D. Hirsch’s Core Knowledge has changed the lives of our children and teachers forever. After searching for more than twenty years, I have found a new and imaginative educational program with an incredible impact. Core Knowledge is not only exciting, but relevant to our children’s needs.”
--Jeff Litt, Principal, The Mohegan School, Bronx, New York

From the Inside Flap

With thirty-two pages of full-color illustrations, a bolder, easier-to-follow format, and a thoroughly updated curriculum, What Your Third Grader Needs to Know, Revised Edition, reflects the Core Knowledge Foundation s ongoing commitment to providing a solid educational foundation for today s elementary school students.

What Your Third Grader Needs to Know, Revised Edition, covers the basics of math, language arts, science, geography, art, and technology. A collection of American speeches, tales from around the world, math problems, and more, add to the book s usefulness and enhance the pleasure of both adult and child as they work together. Hundred of thousands of children have benefited from the Core Knowledge Series. This revised edition gives a new generation of third graders the advantage they need to make progress in school today, and to establish an approach to learning that will last a lifetime.

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Publisher
Doubleday
Publication date
2001
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0385497199
ISBN 13 
9780385497190
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
400
Rating
  • 4.02 out of 5 stars
    309 ratings by Goodreads