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3rd Grade Lesson Plans

Third graders benefit greatly from a well-rounded curriculum that builds upon the mastery of the basics, especially with the introduction of more complex mathematics such as fractions, decimals, and division. Give students a head start by constructing upon their strong foundation with the applicable complex skills that Education.com's third grade lesson plans provides!

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All About Nouns

All About Nouns

This lesson incorporates different learning styles to help students get a firm grasp of what a noun is and its function. It even highlights the important tie between grammar and writing.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

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Types Of Sentences

Types Of Sentences

Use this lesson to introduce your class to four kinds of sentences, and how understanding and using different types of sentences allows writers to control the tone of their sentences.

2nd grade

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

The Solar System: Learning about Planets

The Solar System: Learning about Planets

Use this lesson to have your students research about a planet of their choice and present it to the class! This lesson will also give the creative students of your class an opportunity to make their own planets!

3rd grade

Science

Lesson plan

Simple Summaries

Simple Summaries

Keep it simple! Teach your students to write a summary using the Somebody-Wanted-But-So-Then frame for analyzing a story.

3rd grade

Lesson plan

Division and Multiplication Relationship

Division and Multiplication Relationship

Let's better understand multiplication and division concepts! Use this lesson to help students understand inverse operations between multiplication and division.

3rd grade

Math

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Use an Action Verb

Use an Action Verb

Show me some action! Use this grammar lesson with your students to teach them how to identify and use action verbs in sentences.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Pronoun Unit

Use this lesson to introduce, review, and teach pronouns! Your students will get to practice using these words and build their reading and language skills.

1st grade

Reading & writing

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Main Idea: It's in the Bag!

Main Idea: It's in the Bag!

Help your class grasp the concept of "main idea" with this fun, hands-on lesson. Students will dive into mystery bags full of supportive detail clues to determine the main idea of each bag.

2nd grade

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Rounding Whole Numbers

Rounding Whole Numbers

It's rounding time. Help young mathematicians learn to round to the nearest ten and hundred with this teacher-approved lesson.

3rd grade

Math

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Making Predictions Lesson

Making Predictions Lesson

This lesson thoughtfully scaffolds the reading skill of predicting. Students are introduced to the concept and get to practice making predictions. They will apply what they have learned during a focused independent reading activity.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Mindfulness: The Present Moment

Mindfulness: The Present Moment

Mindfulness 101! Students focus on the present moment using their senses to observe what is happening right now. They are introduced to the idea that mindfulness is about paying attention to the present.

Preschool

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Finding the Subject and Predicate

Finding the Subject and Predicate

Help your students avoid the dreaded sentence fragment with this lesson that gives young writers the building blocks they need to succeed in English class.

2nd grade

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Repeated Addition and Multiplication

Repeated Addition and Multiplication

Teach your students how repeated addition relates to multiplication. This lesson builds number sense and supports a conceptual understanding of multiplication.

3rd grade

Math

Lesson plan

All About Landforms

All About Landforms

Through creative and engaging activities, your students will explore and learn about landforms. In this lesson, they will make their own mini dictionary of landforms.

2nd grade

Science

Lesson plan

Subtraction with Regrouping

Subtraction with Regrouping

Help your students subtract with confidence by sharing two different strategies. Use this lesson to build on students’ understanding of subtraction and to evaluate this key skill.

3rd grade

Math

Lesson plan

Narrative Writing: Adding Dialogue

Narrative Writing: Adding Dialogue

This lesson challenges young learners to add dialogue to their writing. Students will love using their creativity to write personal narratives.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Living or Nonliving? How to Tell

Living or Nonliving? How to Tell

One of the basic concepts in science is recognizing that all things can be classified as living or nonliving. In this lesson, your students will explore the characteristics of living and nonliving things with engaging hands-on activities.

2nd grade

Science

Lesson plan

Sub Plans for Third Grade

Sub Plans for Third Grade

Planning for a substitute in the classroom has never been easier than with this third grade, week-long sub packet! Your substitute can supercharge learning with lessons about how we are all connected that will educate and inspire students!

3rd grade

Math

Lesson plan

My Community and I

My Community and I

In this lesson, students will develop an understanding of communities and will learn how to locate their communities on a map.

2nd grade

Social studies

Lesson plan

Asking and Answering Questions

Asking and Answering Questions

This lesson helps students learn about asking and answering questions about a text. It also exposes them to valuable lessons about trying to figure out their dreams and not giving up along the way.

2nd grade

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Identifying Character Traits

Identifying Character Traits

What's your "it"? This lesson incorporates Tony Dungy's You Can Do It! into some hands-on activities that help students learn about different character traits.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Parts of Speech: Breaking Down Sentences

Parts of Speech: Breaking Down Sentences

Let your students find out that the sentences they speak so easily are formed of many different parts. Have them break down sentences to learn the various parts that form a sentence!

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Regular vs. Irregular Verbs

Regular vs. Irregular Verbs

Are you a rule-follower or a rule-breaker? Irregular verbs break all the rules! Use this lesson to teach your students how to use the correct past tense form of regular and irregular verbs.

2nd grade

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Friendly Letters Put Together

Friendly Letters Put Together

Friendly letters are under construction! In this lesson, students will learn the unique parts of a friendly letter as they practice the art of writing their own friendly letters.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Close Reading: Introduction

Close Reading: Introduction

Help your students absorb the details of a text and make inferences about what they read with the strategy of close reading. By reading closely, students will become better able to understand complex themes and nuances in a text.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

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