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Week 29
Abstract Nouns
Abstract Nouns
As your child studies the various parts of speech, emphasize the difference between concrete and abstract nouns. A concrete noun is one that we can see, touch, smell, hear, or taste — an abstract noun is one that we cannot. As your child learns to identify abstract nouns, they will be more mindful of the words they use in their own writing.
As your students study the various parts of speech, emphasize the difference between concrete and abstract nouns. A concrete noun is one that we can see, touch, smell, hear, or taste — an abstract noun is one that we cannot. As students learn to identify abstract nouns, they will be more mindful of the words they use in their own writing.
What Are Abstract Nouns?
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What Are Abstract Nouns?
This worksheet will have young writers identify both abstract and concrete nouns and place them in the correct columns.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Abstract Nouns
Worksheet
Abstract Nouns
Children practice spotting and using abstract nouns in this four-page worksheet series.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Abstract Nouns Practice
Worksheet
Abstract Nouns Practice
This worksheet will help young writers get creative with abstract nouns and learn how they differ from concrete nouns.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Data with Pictographs and Line Plots
Data With Pictographs and Line Plots
Use these worksheets to show how graphs depict real-life scenarios, as well as the ways information can be interpreted from them. Have your child survey family members about their favorite ice cream flavors, animals, or other fun topics. Then, work together to chart the information in the form of a pictograph or line plot.
A variety of types of graphs are used to display data. Teach students about line plots and pictographs, providing examples. Highlight the ways that these graphs depict real-life scenarios, as well as the ways information can be interpreted from them. Once students are comfortable reading and interpreting graphs, distribute some word problems for them to solve.
Pictographs: Say Cheese!
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Pictographs: Say Cheese!
To keep track of his cheese sales, Giovanni uses a pictograph. Kids will figure out how his cheese business is doing by using data in the graph.
3rd grade
Math
Worksheet
Reading Pictographs: Building a New Town
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Reading Pictographs: Building a New Town
In this 3rd grade math worksheet, kids practice interpreting graph data and using information in a pictograph to answer word problems.
3rd grade
Math
Worksheet
Reading Pictographs: Going to the Theater
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Reading Pictographs: Going to the Theater
In this 3rd grade math worksheet, kids practice interpreting graph data as they use the information in a pictograph to answer a set of questions.
3rd grade
Math
Worksheet
Fantasy and Realism
Fantasy and Realism
Good readers analyze the elements of the stories they read, and can identify similarities and differences among texts. As you expose your child to a variety of genres, be sure to highlight the differences between them. Have your child compare and contrast fantasy and realistic fiction, challenging them to identify the elements that make fantasy fiction unique.
Good readers analyze the elements of the stories they read and can identify similarities and differences among texts. As you expose your students to a variety of genres, be sure to highlight the differences between them. Have your students compare and contrast fantasy and realistic fiction, challenging them to identify the elements that make fantasy fiction unique.
Real or Fantasy: The Princess Mouse
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Real or Fantasy: The Princess Mouse
Use this exercise with your students as they work through the realms of realism and fantasy.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Real or Fantasy: The Lion and the Mouse
Worksheet
Real or Fantasy: The Lion and the Mouse
Use this resource with your students to give them practice reading a fable and categorizing sentences as either examples of realism or fantasy.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Sorting it Out: Real or Fantasy?
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Sorting it Out: Real or Fantasy?
With this worksheet, students will practice determining if the sentences fit under the category of fantasy or realism.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
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Short Research Projects
Short Research Projects
Research is a 21st Century skill that will serve your child now and in the future. Not every research project needs to be in-depth or lengthy, however. A quality research activity can even be completed in one day. Teach your child about reliable sources, how to pick out important information, and how to organize their work — but also give them space and time to find information on their own, providing guidance when needed.
Research is a 21st Century skill that will serve your students now and in the future. Not every research project needs to be in-depth or lengthy, however. A quality research activity can even be completed even in one day. Teach students about reliable sources, how to pick out important information, and how to organize their work — but also give them space and time to find information on their own, providing guidance when needed.
Identifying Reliable Sources
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Identifying Reliable Sources
Before your child gets started writing research reports, help them learn that not all sources are created equal.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Research a Famous Inventor
Worksheet
Research a Famous Inventor
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Planet Research
Worksheet
Planet Research
Third grader today, astrophysicist tomorrow! Let your child research their planet of choice, and discover everything from the number of moons to temperature.
3rd grade
Science
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