3rd Grade Writing 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.
A great way to teach children the power of a good explanation.
With this activity, your third grader will get experience with informational writing, and your Thanksgiving guests will leave with a keepsake to cherish!
More writing activities for third grade:
Play Word Bags to 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!
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.
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.
Get Some Punctuation Practice
Knowing when to use a period or a question mark is important in third grade reading. Here is a fun activity that will give your child some punctuation practice.
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.
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!
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."
The Zoo Stories: A Fun Writing Activity
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.
What's a Zipper? A Writing Game
A great way to teach children the power of a good explanation.
