Third Grade

The Eight Year Old...

• Full of energy
• Needs physical release
• Prefers same gener activities
• Talkative
• Exaggerates
• Works quickly
• Likes to work cooperatively
• Resilient
• Trouble with limits and boundaries
• Vocabulary expanding
• Basic skills begin to be mastered
• Begins to feel competent

Some Favorite Books...

• Charlotte's Web by E.B. White
• The Great Brain at the Academy by John Fitzgerald
• James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl
• The Littles and the Terrible Tiny Kid by John Peterson
• Midnight Express by Margaret Wetteren
• Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary