3rd Grade Reading 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.
While there are many ways to learn about character traits, representing the information in a visual way makes it easier for your child to compare the traits of various characters.
Delay your child's sugar overload, and develop his critical thinking skills, by doing some "sweet sorting" of his Halloween treasures!
More reading activities for third grade:
3 Ways to Practice Getting the Main Idea
Understanding the main idea of a paragraph is an important part of the third grade language arts curriculum, but if can be tough for beginning readers. Here's three exercises you can do at home to help your child to see the forest through the trees!
Learn to Read with Expression
Your child nailed reading fluency in the lower elementary grades. Now it's time to work on expression! Here's a fun way to practice good oral reading skills, and get your child to express herself at the same time.
Be an Adjective Detective!
Not only will this game hone your third grader's comprehension skills, but it will also help her learn how to identify adjectives.
Make a Father's Day Trivia Poster!
This activity will help to develop your child's research abilities, which in turn strengthens analytical, reading, and writing skills. But, this isn't just a boring exercise, it's a chance to entertain Dear Old Dad.
Make a Freedom Kite!
Making a Freedom Kite is a great way to show appreciation for independence on this special day, and enjoy the summer sunshine with family.
Be a Reading Detective
Inferring meaning is an essential third grade skill, and basically asks your child to "fill in the blanks" of what he is reading.
Throw a Post-It Party
While there are many ways to learn about character traits, representing the information in a visual way makes it easier for your child to compare the traits of various characters.
Stop, Drop, and Read
Today, many kids are so plugged-in and over-scheduled, they have little time to simply kick back and lose themselves in a good book. But parents can help a child get hooked on reading.
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!
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