Dictionary for Third Grade

Last week Brigham City Rotary Club graciously donated a Dictionary to each of the third graders at our school. We would like to thank them for their generosity.

And now for a story, I received a similar dictionary from when I was in Elementary school. The thing that I tell the students is that this sits right next to my computer. Why would I do that when there is a spell checker and the internet? Habit, the authentic feel, or (and I emphasize this point), because a dictionary is faster than a computer. Why? Because I know how to use it.  I love showing the comparison to the students, it is beat-up and is actually falling apart in the middle, and it's mine!