3rd Grade Math Activities
Browse through our third grade math activities. We have many 3rd grade math activities to keep your third grader learning on the fly, all year long. From understanding positives and negatives to practicing multiplication, you'll find our collection of third grade math activities below.
Make a Positive-Negative Space Shamrock
Let your child play with important elements like space and shape! Using a hands-on approach, this art exploration introduces her to positive and negative space.
Find the Lost Leprechaun
Help a lost leprechaun get back to his friends at the end of the rainbow! This cooperative game flexes your child's math and social studies skills.
Noticing 8s and 9s
Compete to create the largest possible answers in this fun addition, subtraction, and multiplication game. Challenge your third grader to "notice 8s and 9s" as he plays, as these larger numbers can help create answers with a higher value.
Sparkle Eggs: Spice Up Easter!
Put some sparkle into your Easter routine by decorating some stunningly sparkly eggs! Your child will get some great pattern and spatial skills practice and she'll love the finished products!
Street Hustler
Probability can be a tough concept to master. Try playing this fun card game and help your child understand it better. Put on your thinking caps and discuss the odds of winning and whether or not the game is fair.
Pitch It!
There has never been a more exciting way to practice multiplication facts! Create three targets and place them nearby. Pitch playing cards at the targets to determine what problems to solve. You'll be awarded points for correct answers, and one step closer to memorizing your times tables!
Come Closer
Critical thinking is an extremely important math skill. Challenge your child to put on his thinking cap in this game! Players may use addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division to arrive at answers. Anything goes, as long as it's mathematical!
Give Me a Clue
Challenge your child to create and solve math riddles! Draw from a deck of playing cards to find your numbers. Then, take turns inventing clues that will help others figure out what cards you have. Use addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division.
Multiples of 7
Memorizing multiplication facts requires a lot of practice! Use a deck of playing cards to help along the way. As you flip over cards in this one-player game, look for multiples of seven. Try adding up different combinations of your cards to create 7, 14, 21, 28, etc.
Name the Operation
Problem solving is an essential math skill, and all you need is a deck of cards to practice it. In this game, you'll flip over cards to determine what numbers you can use. Then, take turns formulating equations and figuring out others players' equations.
