Third Grade Alphabet Books

The study of China has engrossed our third grade students all year. As one of the culminating ways to reveal their knowledge about China, students have been busily engaged at creating an alphabet book. The first step is to brainstorm topics that begin with each alphabet letter, more than one topic per letter is preferred. Then, students pick a topic for each letter to collect information for that letter page.  The challenge for each student is to write the fact that contains the biggest idea as their first fact. A wide variety of books are available for students to choose from. Students also have a bank of facts now in their memory, after their year long study, that they can draw from as they conduct their research. Listening in on the conversations of students as they collect information is gratifying as we see how they can support each other and reveal the immense knowledge that they now have about China.