Language Arts, Grade 3 (Spectrum)

As a homeschool mom, i love Spectrum books and have used them for years as seatwork books, curriculum back-up/reinforcement books, etc. Very understadnable directions, grade appropraite, and even fun to use.

Wonderful book for supplementing students work either at school or with a home school curriculum. Use it as extra practice or as a independent work to see exactly where my students are.

Spectrum has worked really well for our homeschool so far (though when you get into the upper level geography, the updated reading and some of the science, it gets weirdly political so be careful) but when it comes to the L/A, spelling and writing they are AWESOME! and I couldn't be happier with them. It is an inexpensive way to do homeschooling and is very thorough. and can also be a good tool for review.

Lots of writings that I had to erase before I could have my third grader work on it. The content is great for a third grader and so is the answer key.

I love spectrum books. I am a homeschooling my girls. And for my younger girls I needed these books for the summer to prepare them for their next grades. The books have great pages, good directions and easy to make lesson plans using these books. Well packed and good enough shipping time.

As a teacher, I found this book to be very helpful in the classroom to supplement the curriculum. Definitely a keeper!!! I recommend to al regular and special education teachers a the 3rd grade instructional level!!!

All contents are interesting. Book quality is good. It s a brand new one. I can recommend to share my friends for their children.

Each topic of study has a two-page spread. Today my son is studying statements and commands, sentences that start with a capital letter and end with a period. The first page has a brief overview and some instructions, and then a paragraph which kids must edit for capitalization and periods. On the second page, children decide whether sentences are statements or commands, and then at the bottom of the page they write one statement and one command of their own. Both pages are about a lemonade stand. There is a color graphic of lemonade in the corner. While these activities do give kids practice with the target skill, they are not at all interesting. Amazon here has an "about the author" saying that the author is Mercer Mayer. He is no longer the author. He had clever, witty paragraphs, poems, stories that kids could work with. Now the topics are somewhat boring for kids. My son has trouble telling where one section ends and another starts; there is no demarcation between directions and activities. This workbook will help kids prepare for standardized tests, but it will not give kids a love for language. Come back, Mercer Mayer!