Spanish Translation

What Your 3rd Grader Needs to Know

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Illustrations are not included in the translations. Please use the page number references in the margin to find the pictures in the English book.

• Introduction

1. Language and Literature

• Reading, Writing, and Your Third Grader
• Literature; Poetry
• Stories
• Mythology
• Learning About Literature
• Sayings and Phrases
• Learning About Language

2. Geography and History

• Introduction 
• World Geography
• World History:  Ancient Rome
• World History:  The Vikings 
• American History
• Early Explorers in North America 
• English Colonies in North America

3. Visual Arts  

• Introduction and Visual Arts

4. Music  

• Introduction
• Elements of Music
• Composers and Their Music
• Some Songs For Third Graders

5. Mathematics  

• Introduction
• Multiplication-Part One
• Division-Part One
• Numbers Through Hundred Thousands
• Working With Numbers 
• Addition and Subtraction 
• Sums and Differences of Four-Digit Numbers 
• Time, Money, and Graphs 
• Geometry 
• Measurement 
• Multiplication-Part Two 
• Division-Part Two 
• Roman Numerals 
• Fractions 

6. Science  

• Introduction 
• Classifying Animals
• The Human Body:  The Skeletal and Muscular Systems
• The Human Body:  The Brain and Nervous System
• Light and Vision
• Sound and Hearing
• Astronomy
• Ecology
• The Lives of Famous Scientists

Last updated: Fri, May 23 2008