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8 Awesome Activities for Young Readers and Writers
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Try some of these activities to get your third grader excited about reading and writing.
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Step Inside the Story!
View Full ActivityLet your child step into the main character's shoes as he keeps track of the setting, events, and names of characters in the story by keeping a journal.
Personal Tall Tales
View Full ActivityTurn a real-life hero into a folklore hero. Your child can write a tall tale that makes a Davy Crockett or John Henry out of someone he personally knows.
The Zoo Stories: Imagining Animals at Night
View Full ActivityHere's a fun writing activity that will turn a Saturday trip to the local zoo into an all-out creativity bonanza.
Drawing Characters
View Full ActivityAdd some artsy fun to your child's next reading adventure by letting her draw the characters.
Make a Dr. Seuss Story Box!
View Full ActivityIn the spirit of Seuss and all things creative and silly, celebrate reading and all that it has to offer with this fun and interactive story box.
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Write a Dear Author Letter
View Full ActivityThis third grade writing activity brings home the lesson: it's not only what you write that's important, but how you write it, too.
Play 'I Caught You!' An Early Reading Game
View Full ActivityWork on reading fluency with your child. This fun game will even engage her concentration skills without her knowing.
Fun With Reading
View Full ActivityThis game turns prediction, a major component of third grade reading, into a fun game.
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