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.
Is your child a budding writer? Or does he hit a wall when starting a writing assignment? Here's a fun exercise that turns a Saturday trip to the local zoo into an all-out writing frenzy.
A writing project can be a lot of work, but work isn't work when it's all about an event that is important to you. Writing a book about a favorite trip can be fun rewarding and a great way to practice organizational, thinking, and communication skills.
More activities for 3rd grade:
What Doesn't Belong? A Categorization Game
In this outdoor activity you and your child will have fun hunting for objects that have something in common and choosing one that doesn’t belong in the group. The object of the game is to have the other person figure out what item doesn’t quite fit. Your child will have so much fun ...
Write a Diamante Poem
A diamante is a special poem that makes use of a simple structure, resulting in a diamond-shaped poem. Here's how to get started with this creativ and fun writing activity!
Practice Hula Hoop Times Tables!
If you're finding it painful to get your child to practice math lessons learned throughout the school year and her skills are slipping, try this mental and physical multitasking game to get your child back into the swing of things.
Make a Water Magnifier!
Here's an interesting activity that will enable your child to make their own magnifier out of a drop of water!
Play Math Tennis!
Play Math Tennis and hope for long volleys that offer lots of practice! With this fun card game, your child may not even realize she's doing school work.
Find the Math Fact Family
More often than not, practice of math facts is limited to timed drill sheets and flashcards. But third-graders are more likely to tune into math facts if practice is presented as a game!
Knock Off Numbers For Mental Math Practice!
Starting with mental math basics will give your child the confidence to take on longer, more complex problems. This activity is a great starting point because it is quick, easy and involves only simple addition facts.
Math Solitaire for Two
Who doesn't love a good, old-fashioned game of solitaire - especially when you don't have to play alone? Engage your third-grader in this version of the classic game and she will get lots of practice using mental math to solve addition and subtraction problems.
Get on a Roll with Fractions!
Instead of suffering through another worksheet with your child, why not practice improper fractions in a hands-on, interactive way? "Fraction Roll" is a fast and fun activity in which your child uses ordinary dice to identify and compare proper and improper fractions.
Play Domino Deal for Math Review!
"Dominoes" is a classic game that can also be useful for practicing basic math facts. Your child will get a review of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division facts in an interactive game using dominoes she probably has in a toy box.
