These US states and capitals flash cards help 3rd to 5th grade students learn all 50 capitals, with a locator map on every card. Answer key included.
These emotions flash cards help Kindergarten to 3rd Grade students name 18 feelings by reading children's faces. Fold-over cards show the face and the word. Answer key included.
These contractions flash cards help kindergarten to 4th grade students see how two words join to make a contraction, with 24 fold-over cards and a practice page. Answer key included.
These birthday flash cards help preschool to 4th grade students learn 24 party words like cake, candles and presents. Fold-over picture cards, a practice page and an answer key are included.
These US states black and white flash cards help 1st to 5th grade students name all 50 states by their shapes, with easy fold-over cards and an answer key included.
These adjective flash cards help kindergarten through 4th grade children describe 18 bright pictures with fold-over word cards and model sentences. A practice page and answer key are included.
These shapes flash cards help PreK to 3rd grade students name 18 flat and solid shapes with fold-over self-check cards, a practice page, and an answer key included.
These numbers word 0 to 100 flash cards give 1st to 3rd grade students 101 fold-over cards with a word on one side and its numeral on the other, plus a practice page and answer key included.
These measurement flash cards help 2nd to 5th grade students learn customary unit conversions for length, weight and capacity. Fold-over cards, a practice page and an answer key are included.
These prefix flash cards help kindergarten to 4th grade students learn 24 common prefixes, their meanings and an example word for each. Fold-over cards, a practice page and an answer key are included.
These fraction flash cards for 2nd and 3rd grade pair shaded bar models with halves, thirds, fourths, sixths and eighths. Answer key included.
Students learn 24 common suffixes, their meanings and example words with these suffix flash cards for kindergarten to 4th grade. Fold-over cards, a practice page and an answer key are included.
These back to school behavior flash cards show preschool to 3rd grade children twelve classroom expectations with clear pictures and simple words. Answer key included, so every child starts the year knowing what to do.
Matter word wall flash cards with 16 picture cards for solid, liquid, gas, melt, evaporate and more, for 2nd to 5th grade science. Answer key included for easy checking.
These chores flash cards help Preschool through 4th Grade children name 18 everyday chores with picture-front, word-back fold-over cards. Answer key included for quick, independent practice.
These sports flash cards help PreK to 3rd Grade students name 18 sports from pictures of their gear, with an answer key included, to grow everyday vocabulary.
US states and capitals state shape flash cards for 3rd to 6th grade: 50 fold-over cards with a state outline on the front and its name and capital inside. Answer key included.
These consonant blends flash cards give kindergarten to 3rd grade readers 18 picture cards for l, r and s blends. Fold, cut and practice; a worksheet and answer key are included.
Learn fifteen landforms with these landforms flash cards for kindergarten to 4th grade: painted picture fronts, words and meanings inside, a practice page and an answer key included.
These noun flash cards for preschool to 4th grade pair 18 bright pictures with their nouns so children learn people, places, animals, and things. Answer key included.
The year kids level up
Third grade is a big jump! In math, kids learn multiplication and division and aim to know their facts by the end of the year: 7 × 8 = 56. They also add and subtract three-digit numbers with regrouping, work with fractions on a number line, and find area and perimeter. In reading, kids move into chapter books, find the main idea, use context clues and figure out the author's purpose. Grammar gets deeper with parts of speech and prefixes, and science brings forces and motion. For many kids, it's also the first year of state testing.
Third graders are ready for more independence. These moves give them the practice and confidence they need.
Count-by songs give kids a rhythm to hang facts on. Play the Counting By Fours Song before math and have kids skip count along. When they get stuck on 4 × 6, they can sing up to it.
Why it works: a catchy, repeating tune gives the brain a hook to hang words on, so sung text is remembered better (Wallace, 1994).
Try it withCounting By Fours Song (Original Music Video)SongsOpen it →Work one triple-digit subtraction problem on the board, saying every step out loud: "I can't take 8 from 3, so I borrow a ten." Have kids copy your steps, then try the next problem with a partner before going solo.
Why it works: showing first, practicing together, then letting kids try alone is the "gradual release" model teachers have relied on for decades (Pearson and Gallagher, 1983).
Try it withTriple Digit Subtraction Regroup WorksheetWorksheetsOpen it →Once a week, give a mixed multiplication and division practice page instead of a single-skill one. Kids have to decide which operation each problem needs. That decision-making is exactly what state tests ask for.
Why it works: mixing different kinds of problems in one practice set helped students do far better on a later test (Rohrer and Taylor, 2007).
Try it withThird Grade Multiplication and Division Test Practice WorksheetWorksheetsOpen it →Third graders love a challenge. Give them one!
GamesKids practice in, on, under and between in a quick, silly game. Great for grammar warm-ups.
Open Use the Prepositions Game →
WorksheetsKids color and label the US map, then quiz a partner: "Which state is north of Texas?"
Open US Map Worksheet →
WorksheetsPair the forces and motion worksheet with toy cars and a ramp. Kids test, predict and record.
Open Forces Motion Worksheet →Teacher favorites right now: US States and Capitals Flash Cards, Emotions Flash Cards and Contractions Flash Cards.
By the end of 3rd grade, kids should know multiplication and division facts within 100, add and subtract within 1,000, understand basic fractions, and find area and perimeter.
Third graders typically move into early chapter books and read for longer stretches on their own. They are expected to find the main idea, use context clues and explain what the author wants to say.
Practice a few facts a day with flash cards, songs or quick games. Start with 2s, 5s and 10s, then build up to the trickier 6s, 7s and 8s.
In most states, 3rd grade is the first year of state testing in reading and math. Short, low-stress practice in the test format helps kids feel ready.
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