Make a "When I Grow Up" Poster
Everyone's favorite question for your third grader is probably, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" This activity will get her thinking about the future, doing research, and will let her practice her artistic and writing skills by making a poster about her future!
Foil Embossing: "Popping" off the Page
Create interesting art that "pops" off the page! Foil embossing uses simple materials and tools to inspire your child to create an intricate and illuminating design filled with patterns, shapes, and pictures.
What's a Zipper? A Writing Game
How would you explain how to make a sandwich to aliens from outer space? Teach your child the power of a good explanation with this writing activity.
Author an Acrostic Poem for Valentine's Day
Show your little poet how to create a beautiful acrostic poem for someone special this Valentine's Day. A personalized poem is the perfect way for him to show how much he cares.
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."
Race for Spelling Patterns!
In this high energy, interactive game, third graders are challenged to a race involving spelling patterns in words. This is one race your child will want to run again and again! And it will do wonders for her reading fluency.
Compose a Lovely Valentine's Day Limerick
Help your child create a lovely limerick in celebration of Valentine's Day! He'll be introduced to the specific rhythm, rhyme, and structure of these catchy, upbeat poems.
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.
Create a Postcard From Africa
Let your imagination take flight as you explore the beautiful continent of Africa! Celebrate African heritage by discovering a new and exciting place in Africa and writing a postcard to a friend, pretending you are in Africa.
"Quotation" Thank You Cards
Any time your child receives a gift of any size, you've got a great opportunity to help your child master a classic writing form: the thank you letter. Next time your third grader has a thank you note to write, try blending in a classic third grade writing skill: quotations!
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