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Week 7
Proper Nouns
Proper Nouns
Proper nouns are specific people, places, and things. Pick out proper nouns in your everyday lives by pointing out titles of movies, books, and stories. Give your child a common noun, such as "city." Have them give you a proper noun, such as "San Francisco."
Proper capitalization comes with understanding the appropriate times to use capital letters. Teach your students to correctly identify proper nouns so that they can transfer that knowledge to their writing. Proper Nouns are specific people, places, and things. Engage your students in picking out proper nouns in their everyday lives by pointing out titles of movies, books, and stories.
Fishing for Proper Nouns
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Fishing for Proper Nouns
Young learners take a metaphorical fishing trip for proper nouns in this grammar worksheet.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Nouns: Make It Proper
Worksheet
Nouns: Make It Proper
On this third grade reading and writing worksheet, kids learn about common and proper nouns, then write a proper noun to go with each common noun.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Nouns: Common or Proper?
Worksheet
Nouns: Common or Proper?
This common and proper nouns worksheet guides kids to improve their writing skills. Try a common and proper nouns worksheet with your kid.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
More Multiplication Strategies
More Multiplication Strategies
Your child may have a favorite math strategy to use, and that's great! Challenge your child to use new and different strategies when working through multiplication problems.
Challenge your students to find a multiplication strategy they love! Make practice fun by including some colorful and seasonal worksheets, games, and exercises.
Multiplication Strategies: Multiplying by Multiples of 10
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Multiplication Strategies: Multiplying by Multiples of 10
Dive into multiplication with this worksheet that introduces the multiplication strategy of multiplying one-digit numbers by multiples of ten.
3rd grade
Math
Worksheet
Multiplication Strategies: 6, 7, 8, and 9
Worksheet
Multiplication Strategies: 6, 7, 8, and 9
Children discover useful and memorable strategies for solving multiplication problems with specific factors in this math worksheet.
3rd grade
Math
Worksheet
Multiply by 11 Trick
Worksheet
Multiply by 11 Trick
The 11s times tables are fairly simple. Review the pattern for 11s, and then learn a cool new strategy for multiplying bigger numbers by 11!
3rd grade
Math
Worksheet
Making Inferences
Making Inferences
An author does not tell the reader every little detail about a character or situation. Help your child make inferences by asking them information about the characters and story. Ask them how they figured out that information.
Good readers make inferences in all texts they read. Use a formula to teach your students to put what they know about the world together with what the text says. When they do this, they make an inference. Background Knowledge + Text Evidence = Inference.
Making Inferences: Where Are They?
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Making Inferences: Where Are They?
This reading resource gives your students practice using text clues and background knowledge to make inferences about characters.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Inference Task Cards
Worksheet
Inference Task Cards
Use these task cards with your students to practice reading short passages and making inferences about character, setting, and plot.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Can You Make an Inference?
Worksheet
Can You Make an Inference?
Students will practice making inferences about the characters, setting, and events based on clues in the passage.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Improving Drafts with Details
Improving Drafts with Details
Revising can be overwhelming for a young writer. Give your child one or two goals at a time, such as adding descriptive details and removing sentences that don't make sense.
Revision is a powerful part of the writing process, but it can be daunting for young writers. Give your students one or two goals each time they revise their work. Gradually add goals as you progress throughout the year.
Identify Supporting Details: The Weather
Worksheet
Identify Supporting Details: The Weather
Children read about the weather as they identify supporting details in this science and literacy worksheet.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Identify Supporting Details: The Sun
Worksheet
Identify Supporting Details: The Sun
Children read about the sun as they identify supporting details in this science and literacy worksheet.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Adding Relevant Supporting Details
Worksheet
Adding Relevant Supporting Details
Students will practice identifying the supporting details for three different main idea statements.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
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