Play the Bag Game: Learn Parts of Speech
Parts of speech can be a difficult and dreary concept for many kids, but you can quickly turn that feeling around by creating this fun, easy learning game that your child will enjoy playing!
Play Sentence Scramble
Third graders have learned to construct simple sentences, but they are still exploring ways to make their writing more interesting and effective. This hands-on family activity gives your child practice creating compound sentences, a classic part of third grade curriculum.
Go Fishing for Grammar!
Remember the classic card game, Go Fish? Here's a fun twist on it that will help your third grader learn her grammar terms in a fun way! She'll learn to recognize the different parts of grammar and speech in a fun game that can be played at home or school!
Write a Collaborative Story
This fun writing activity takes a regular task--writing a story--and transforms it into a collaborative writing experience that's sure to reveal hilarious results!
Craft Personalized Postcards
Making personalized postcards is the perfect rainy day project--especially when your child gets to decorate the photos and write meaningful messages. And while it feels like a craft, it also gives kids a chance to hone writing skills-- key to third grade.
Wax Paper Heart Valentines
We love this snappy, fresh Valentine note project for third graders. Try it and see!
Write a Pet Sitter Guide
Vacation can be stressful for your child, especially if her pet will be left with a sitter. Encourage her to write a pet care manual so she can rest easy (and build her writing skills while she's at it).
The Zoo Stories: Imagining Animals at Night
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.
Count Up to a One Dollar Word
Celebrate the 100th day of school by counting (and spelling) your way to a "$1.00" word!
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 creative and fun writing activity!
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