3rd Grade Activities
In third grade, learning gets kicked up a notch, and more complex concepts will land squarely on your child's plate. Want to help, but aren't sure how? From fun activities to learn about place value, to outdoor games that teach parts of speech, we've got the goods to keep your child on track all year long.
Last Draw
Critical thinking is an important skill! Play this card game with your child and practice using a variety of strategies. "Last Draw" will help your child develop decision making and problem solving skills that are necessary to succeed in math!
Put on a Poetry Party!
A poetry party is a fantastic way to bring out the artist in every child! Your little one will be inspired to unleash her creativity in the perfect environment to create and perform poetry in the form of a traditional café setting, complete with music, decorations, and refreshments.
Trust Me Walk
In this exciting trust game, one player, the communicator, must guide her blindfolded partner through a maze of obstacles using only verbal directions. Don't worry if you're afraid of the dark, in this game being in the dark is part of the fun!
Create a Traditional Japanese "Sempuyo"
Hand making books is an traditional Japanese art that has been passed down for hundreds of years. Encourage your child to explore this unique custom by helping her create a "sempuyo," a Japanese book with accordion-style pages.
Play Upsy Daisy and Other Games
The cup-and-ball is a traditional children's toy that consists of a wooden ball attached to a cup with a length of string. In this activity, you'll create your own inexpensive cup-and-ball out of recycled materials from around the house!
Create a Venn Diagram Creature!
Venn diagrams provide a perfect starting point for your child to brainstorm ways that two ideas or objects are similar or different. Introduce your child to this technique by helping her create a Venn diagram fantasy creature!
Design a Chinese New Year Dragon Float
Chines New Year starts with a bang, with firecrackers and parades among the festival's highlights. Teach your child about this custom by creating a dragon float inspired by the brilliant traditional ones seen in Chinese new year parades.
Construct a Weather Spinner!
Tracking the weather serves as a great educational, and entertaining, introduction to the natural sciences. Her weather spinner will help her develop important observation and analysis skills.
Create Clay Idioms
Idioms, words or phrases that have figurative meanings different from their literal ones, can be found everywhere from the books we read to our everyday conversations. Idioms are also inspiration for this fun, hands-on activity!
Play Marble Tag!
Similar to a treasure hunt, this variation on the classic game of tag combines healthy exercise, teamwork, and a little friendly trickery.
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