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3rd Grade Activities

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Activity3rd GradeDescribing Characters Beginning Middle and End Activity

Using Describing Characters Beginning Middle and End Activity, students describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action.

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Activity3rd GradeDictionary Dive Activity

Using Dictionary Dive Activity, students determine the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning word and phrases choosing from a range of strategies.

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Activity3rd GradeHow Does The Character Respond Activity

Using How Does The Character Respond Activity, students describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.

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Activity3rd GradeReading Questions Camping Activity

Using Reading Questions Camping Activity, students ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.

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Activity3rd GradeResearch It Animals Activity

Using Research It Animals Activity, studentsparticipate in shared research and writing projects to learn about a specific topic.

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Activity3rd GradeWho What When Where Why How Activity

Using Who What When Where Why How Activity, students ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.

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Activity3rd GradeBack to School Adjective Writing Activity

Using Back to School Adjective Writing Activity, students write about the first day of school to including details to describe actions, thoughts, and feelings.

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Activity3rd GradeDescribing Key Ideas Activity

Using Describing Key Ideas Activity,students make up something that the Person on the card might say to show the key idea.

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Activity3rd GradeMain Idea and Details Reading Activity

Using Main Idea and Details Reading Activity,students read any book and respond to the questions to gain a better understanding of the main idea.

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Activity3rd GradeMeasurable Attributes Activity

Using this Measurable Attributes Activity, students use the sample measurement cards to show the difference between short and tall and light and heavy.

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Activity3rd GradePosition Words Butterfly Activity

Using Position Words Butterfly Activity, students choose a word from the box to describe where the butterfly is located in relation to the object to build their positional word vocabulary.

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Activity3rd GradeMemorial Day Multiplication Activity

Using this Memorial Day Multiplication Activity, students crack the secret code by solving multiplication problems to build fact fluency.

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Activity3rd GradeRaking Leaves Verbs Activity

Using Raking Leaves Verbs Activity, studentsplaya match game to match the pictures of verbs to the action word.

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Activity3rd GradeBack to School Vocabulary Matching Activity

This Back to School Vocabulary Matching Activity is a fun addition to your students' back to school experience that can be used to learn key school vocabulary.

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Activity3rd GradeFinal Consonants Activity

Using the Final Consonants Activity, students use the gumball machines to sort picture sounds based on final consonant sounds.

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Activity3rd GradeCompound Words Activity

UsingCompound Words Activity, students match pictures cards to compound word cards to build their reading fluency.

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Activity3rd GradeDon't Break the Ice Long Vowels Activity

Using Don't Break the Ice Long Vowels Activity, students play Don't Break the Ice to practice identifying long vowels in words.

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Activity3rd GradeLong O Matching Puzzle

Using this Long O Matching Puzzle, students match together puzzle pieces showing pictures and long O vowel sounds.

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Activity3rd GradeSyllable Sort Activity

Using Syllable Sort Activity, students practice reading words and identifying the number of syllables.

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Activity3rd GradeBlank Door Hanger

Using this Blank Door Hanger, students can decorate their own door hanger for their bedroom or classroom door.