Third grade students practice language skills covering punctuation, verb tense, conjunctions, word meaning, and more in ten- to fifteen-minute daily lessons. This new edition has been completely updated to support Common Core methodology and skill practice, and includes: Practice of the Conventions of Standard English, Knowledge of Language, and Vocabulary Acquisition and Use for grade 3, Using language in the context of writing and reading, Increased practice of academic and idiomatic vocabulary, and Exposure to sentences from all Common Core writing types (informational, narrative, and opinion/argument). 36 weeks of daily practice activities cover: Grammar and usage, Capitalization and punctuation, Spelling and spelling patterns, Vocabulary word meaning and relationships, and Using acquired vocabulary.