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.
This game helps children learn directions in a fun way. The object of the game is to find the hidden teddy bear by using only cardinal directions and coordinates.
Mosaics are great fun for the part of the brain that recognizes patterns, and can help build geometrical awareness in your child. Introduce your young artist to this art form with this fun and creative activity, which blends arts and crafts with patterning for hidden math practice!
More activities for third grade:
Explore the Phases of the Moon
Try this activity to see how the Moon's phases really work!
Throw a P.E. Party
There's no need to spend the big bucks on a party package at your local kids' gym; you can throw a P.E. party in your own backyard that'll make fitness fun!
Engage Your 3rd Grade Traveler!
If you're planning a trip with a third grader, consider this: with a few simple tools - a road map, a highlighter, and pencil and paper, you can harness your child's impatience and reinforce some solid academic skills while you're at it.
Make Your Own Cloud!
As they say, a picture's worth a thousand words. Rather than tell your kids how clouds are formed when warm and cold air meet, show them.
Morse Code Messaging
Kids and codes go together like dashes and dots. Teach your child Morse code, a little bit of history that she'll pick up in a flash!
Pop Bottle Science
Teach your kids about entropy with this fun, easy exercise, and teach your money to dance while you're at it!
Storyboarding: Using Pictures to Teach Words
Third graders have to develop whole ideas and write them down in a logical way. And you can help! Here's a technique called "storyboarding."
Make a Sub in Your Tub!
Has your child ever asked you how a submarine works? Here's a simple bathtub project that will make for a hands-on answer.
The Guess-timation Game
Few kids would say no to a pocketful of cash. (Even if it's fake!) Gather a gaggle of friends from the neighborhood and challenge them to a game of Guess-timation.
Tick-tack-toe with an Added Twist
Math and fun go together like, 7 + 3 + 5? In this new take on tick-tack-toe, players add it all up to equal a win!
