3rd Grade Opinion Writing Resources

Penmanship Practice: Cursive

This workbook focuses on penmanship practice. In the process, she’ll also get a head start on composition by using her new handwriting skills to write short stories and paragraphs.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Workbook

Halloween Sentences

Worksheet

Halloween Sentences

Before your third grader puts on a costume, have him practice writing sentences that support a single topic. The topic of this worksheet? The fun of Halloween!

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Reading Skills: Sentences to Stories

Workbook

Reading Skills: Sentences to Stories

The reading and writing practice in this workbook will get kids thinking about all the different parts that go into a good story, like vocabulary, structure and sequencing.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Workbook

Fact or Opinion: Part 1

Lesson plan

Fact or Opinion: Part 1

Cats are the best! Pizza is better! My teacher rules! In Fact or Opinion: Part 1, your students will combine reading and writing to learn about the differences between facts and opinions and how those differences are communicated.

2nd grade

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Tell Me About It! Writing Opinion Essays

Lesson plan

Tell Me About It! Writing Opinion Essays

Do your students have strong opinions? This lesson, which features a bunch of fun essay-building exercises, provides an outlet for young writers to express their opinions.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Writing an Opinion

Worksheet

Writing an Opinion

Challenge your outspoken third grader to put his opinions down on paper, and practice writing persuasive text while he's at it.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Fact & Opinion Worksheet

Worksheet

Fact & Opinion Worksheet

This fact and opinion worksheet guides your child to learning the difference between facts and opinions. Try this fact and opinion worksheet with your student.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Autumn Activity Book

Workbook

Autumn Activity Book

Autumn is a time for many changes, especially in nature. Explore the best of the fall season with this collection of paper projects, puzzles, crafts, journal prompts and science experiments!

3rd grade

Social studies

Workbook

Opinion Writing: Brainstorming to Establish Credibility

Lesson plan

Opinion Writing: Brainstorming to Establish Credibility

Opinion writers need to establish credibility so that their audience will value their opinion. In this lesson, your students learn how to establish themselves as authorities on their chosen writing topics.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Teaching Expression with Music

Lesson plan

Teaching Expression with Music

In this lesson, your students will use music and art to visualize emotions and express feelings. They will love using music to practice writing!

2nd grade

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Thanksgiving Writing Ideas

Worksheet

Thanksgiving Writing Ideas

Get Thanksgiving writing ideas with this exercise. Try these Thanksgiving writing ideas to get your creative juices flowing.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Opinion Writing Check-Up

Worksheet

Opinion Writing Check-Up

Use this resource to assess your students’ writing skills when it comes to responding to opinion writing prompts.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Fact or Opinion: Part 2

Lesson plan

Fact or Opinion: Part 2

My dog is better! In this lesson, your students will combine reading, writing, and movement to practice distinguishing and supporting facts and opinions.

2nd grade

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

The Big Book of Book Reports

Workbook

The Big Book of Book Reports

Make book reports a breeze with this workbook that contains plenty of pages for kids to thoroughly investigate and write about a book.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Workbook

Writing Workout: Supporting the Main Idea

Worksheet

Writing Workout: Supporting the Main Idea

Help your third grader stretch his writing muscles by selecting sentences that support a main idea, then penning a few of his own.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Fact or Opinion: Part 3

Lesson plan

Fact or Opinion: Part 3

In Fact or Opinion: Part 3, your students will take what they learned from the previous lessons and apply it by writing their own personal opinion essays.

2nd grade

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Opinion Paragraphs

Worksheet

Opinion Paragraphs

Let your voice be heard! Prepare students for essay writing with these fun prompts that encourage them to express their opinions.

4th grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

My Teacher for President!

Lesson plan

My Teacher for President!

Need a promotion? Then have your students participate in a writing lesson that will have them voting for you! Give students the opportunity to place teachers in the spotlight, as they persuade others why teachers make the best presidents.

2nd grade

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Friendship Writing Prompt

Worksheet

Friendship Writing Prompt

Hold on to your extra eyes and slimy green ooze -- this isn't your average creative writing prompt!

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Writing for an Audience

Worksheet

Writing for an Audience

Get to know your readers with this practice prompt, to help kids learn the importance of writing for an audience.

4th grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

G or PG? Persuade Me!

Lesson plan

G or PG? Persuade Me!

Does your class enjoy watching movies? In this action-packed lesson, students will state their opinion on G vs. PG-rated movies in schools, and share three reasons to support it. No silent films here, as students will have a lot to say.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Opinion: Should Students Wear School Uniforms?

Worksheet

Opinion: Should Students Wear School Uniforms?

Students love to share their opinions, especially about topics that matter to them. Use this resource to give your students practice responding to an opinion prompt that will surely get them buzzing about what they think, school uniforms!

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Fact or Opinion? #1

Worksheet

Fact or Opinion? #1

Learn the difference between fact and opinion! Your child will build basic logic skills as she decides which statements are facts and which are not.

2nd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

What's On Your Mind?

Lesson plan

What's On Your Mind?

What’s on their minds? In this lesson, students will have the opportunity to creatively express their opinions in the context of a "letter to the editor." Students will make connections between real social issues and writing!

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Letter to the Editor

Worksheet

Letter to the Editor

Help your little journalist use her voice and write a letter to the editor of a local newspaper. She'll get writing practice and learn about her community.

3rd grade

Social studies

Worksheet

3rd Grade Opinion Writing Resources

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