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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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Vocabulary Practice

Vocabulary Practice

Use this lesson to help your ELs learn about words and what they mean. This lesson can stand alone or be used as a pre-lesson for the *Vocabulary Flash Cards* lesson.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

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Finding the Area of a Rectangle

Finding the Area of a Rectangle

Let your students learn how to find the area of rectangular objects by doing hands-on activities. Your students will love finding the area of various rectangular objects around the classroom!

3rd grade

Math

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Narrative Writing: Transition Words

Narrative Writing: Transition Words

First, get your students ready to learn. This lesson will keep students engaged as they learn about using the correct transition words when writing personal narratives.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Gram I Am

How do your students measure up when it comes to metrics? This lesson introduces young mathematicians to grams and kilograms and allows them to explore the units' real world applications.

3rd grade

Math

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Boom, Clap! Patterns in the Multiplication Table

Boom, Clap! Patterns in the Multiplication Table

BOOM! Have a blast teaching your students how to find and use patterns within the multiplication table to increase fluency with multiplication and build number sense.

3rd grade

Math

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Reading Fluently

Reading Fluently

Use this lesson to help your ELs gain confidence as they read aloud texts. They will practice decoding strategies that will help improve fluency. It can be a stand-alone lesson or a support lesson for the Picture Book Pacing lesson.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Synonyms: Using Shades of Meaning

Synonyms: Using Shades of Meaning

Why walk when you can mosey? In this lesson, students will learn how to use synonyms to express shades of meaning in their writing. Introduce the topic with a book, then brainstorm descriptive options for overused words.

2nd grade

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Fractions as Part of a Whole

Fractions as Part of a Whole

In this lesson, students will learn how to understand that a fraction is a number that describes the relationship between a part and a whole.

3rd grade

Math

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Multiplication with Area Models

Multiplication with Area Models

Teach your students to use an area model to solve multiplication problems with a two-digit factor.

3rd grade

Math

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Animal Life Cycles, All Around

Animal Life Cycles, All Around

Life cycles go around and around! In this arts-integrated lesson, students will research various animal life cycles and create a tableau as the final product.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

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Multiplying by Multiples of 10

Multiplying by Multiples of 10

10, 20, 30, and up! In this lesson, students learn strategies for multiplying one-digit numbers by multiples of ten (10 through 90) through practice problems and playing a fun, hands-on game.

3rd grade

Math

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Are You a Producer or a Consumer?

Are You a Producer or a Consumer?

In this lesson, your students will learn about their roles as consumers and producers in a community through engaging activities and discussion.

2nd grade

Science

Lesson plan

Multiplication Stories

Multiplication Stories

Math can be made into short stories! Inspire your students to get creative with this lesson plan that will help them practice making and solving word problems.

2nd grade

Math

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Missing Numbers: Math Review

Missing Numbers: Math Review

Help! The numbers in our equations have run away and left their answers alone! In this lesson, students will review their math facts and knowledge to solve Ken Ken like puzzles and bring the numbers back to their places.

3rd grade

Math

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Finding the Five Themes of Geography

Finding the Five Themes of Geography

Students journey on a scavenger hunt around the school to put their knowledge of the Five Themes of Geography to the test!

3rd grade

Social studies

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The Language of Landforms

The Language of Landforms

Kinesthetic and visual learners will greatly enjoy this playful lesson. Using symbols and gestures, students explore the characteristics of various United States landforms.

3rd grade

Social studies

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

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A Solid Investigation

A Solid Investigation

In this lesson, your students will explore the properties of solids and learn to describe them in various ways.

2nd grade

Science

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Answering "Why" Questions

Answering "Why" Questions

Teach your students how to use specific vocabulary as they answer questions. This lesson can stand alone or be used as a pre-lesson for the *Questions that Gauge Comprehension* lesson.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Fill Your Bucket

Fill Your Bucket

Are you a bucket filler? Children with good social skills lift each other up with compliments and praise, instead of put downs and negative comments. Use this lesson to teach your students about bucket filling and how to compliment others.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Asking and Answering Questions While Reading

Asking and Answering Questions While Reading

Maximize your students' engagement when reading by teaching them how to ask and answer questions along the way. Use this as a stand alone lesson or as a pre-lesson for the *Asking and Answering Questions* lesson.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Supply and Demand

Supply and Demand

Do you want an interactive lesson that puts all the decision making in the palm of your students' hands? Supply and demand is a fun, interactive, and hands on activity that will help your students understand economics on a smaller scale.

3rd grade

Math

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Skip Counting to Understand Multiplication

Skip Counting to Understand Multiplication

Teach your students to use skip counting as a strategy to multiply two single-digit factors.

3rd grade

Math

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Parts of a Set: Fractions

Parts of a Set: Fractions

Get your students excited to learn about fractions with this hands on lesson. Working in groups will help students learn from each other and share ideas.

3rd grade

Math

Lesson plan

Mindfulness: A Home Inside

Mindfulness: A Home Inside

We all have our own home of feelings inside, like a shell that we can tuck into when needed. This we learn from turtles, and now your students can too. This lesson helps students access that place inside full of feelings, emotions, and thoughts.

Preschool

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