Third Grade Writing Activities

Third Grade Writing activities to help show your child the fun side of learning! From easy third grade writing activities to more advanced, we've got you covered! Browse the activities below or use the selector to find similar activities.

Celebrate New Year's with a Time Capsule!

Celebrate New Year's with a Time Capsule!

This New Year, ask your third grader to reflect on the events of 2010, gather her cool stuff, and create a time capsule.

Make a City Guide For Kids!

Make a City Guide For Kids!

Does your child know all the greatest kid-friendly places in town? Here's an activity that lets her make a booklet compiling them all, while working her writing chops.

Make an ID Card for your Pet!

Make an ID Card for your Pet!

People have identification cards, why not pets? Make an ID card for your family pet, a fun activity that also gives your child some writing practice.

The Zoo Stories: Imagining Animals at Night

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.

Write a Dear Author Letter

Write a Dear Author Letter

This letter writing activity gives letter writing an added dimension; it's not only what you write that's important, but how you write it, too. Plus, it's a great way to engage your child in a discussion about his favorite author and books!

Write a "My Trip" Book!

Write a "My Trip" Book!

As any writer will tell you, writing isn't work when it's all about an event that is important to you. Share the secret with your third grader, and end up with a lovely keepsake book when you're done.

Play The Paper and Pencil Travel Game!

Play The Paper and Pencil Travel Game!

Looking for an on-the-go game that can be played anywhere, anytime? Put down the hangman and tic-tac-toe--here's a new one for the family! A great travel game, waiting game, or anytime-you-feel-like-it game.

Step Inside the Story!

Step Inside the Story!

Help your young reader remember the important details from the last book he read. Let your child step into the man character's shoes as he keeps track of the setting, events, and names of characters in the story by keeping a journal. The next book report will be a breeze!

Build Vocabulary with Prefixes and Suffixes

Build Vocabulary with Prefixes and Suffixes

Learning prefixes and suffixes is a great way to boost vocabulary quickly. And these letter combos are best learned in the context of the words that they create. Here's an easy game to get your child thinking about these beginnings and endings, in between a lot of shouting and laughing.

Write a Tall Tale

Write a Tall Tale

As your child learns about tall tales in school, try this wacky writing activity that's sure to bring on the giggles. Encourage him to pen his own tall tale...about his family!

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