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This Week in Third Grade
Week 9
Spelling Patterns
Spelling Patterns
Help your child practice their spelling words by quizzing them out loud. Then, ask them if they can think of other words that fit the same pattern. This will help your child make connections between words and have a deeper understanding of spelling patterns.
Be intentional when choosing your spelling words so students learn to make connections between words with the same patterns. For fun practice in the classroom, play spelling games in small groups or as a class.
Long and Short /oo/ Crossword Puzzle
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Long and Short /oo/ Crossword Puzzle
Children recognize identifying and writing both the long and short /oo/ sound by completing a crossword puzzle.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Word Sort #1: Long and Short /oo/
Worksheet
Word Sort #1: Long and Short /oo/
Children will look at a list of 20 words and sort them according to whether they make a long or a short /oo/ sound.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Word Sort #2: Long and Short /oo/
Worksheet
Word Sort #2: Long and Short /oo/
In this grammar and phonics worksheet, children will identify and sort words with the double oo spelling pattern.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Multiplication and Division Strategies
Multiplication and Division Strategies
It is important that your child knows how to use different multiplication strategies. This foundation will make your child a stronger mathematician as they move into the stage of rote memorization.
Before students reach instant recall of multiplication facts, they must understand how to use different strategies. This will increase their foundational understanding of what the numbers really mean.
Multiplication Strategy Shake Up
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Multiplication Strategy Shake Up
Children practice a variety of multiplication strategies, including skip counting, drawing pictures, repeated addition, and a number line.
3rd grade
Math
Worksheet
Skip Your Way through Multiplication
Worksheet
Skip Your Way through Multiplication
Children use skip counting to solve 10 multiplication problems in this fun worksheet.
3rd grade
Math
Worksheet
Skip Your Way through Division
Worksheet
Skip Your Way through Division
Children use skip counting to solve 10 division problems in this fun worksheet.
3rd grade
Math
Worksheet
Building Vocabulary
Building Vocabulary
Support your child in building a robust vocabulary! The next time your child asks you about a new word, show them how you figured out what the definition is rather than just telling them. Engage your child in conversations about new words and have them talk through the process of figuring out the meanings.
Help your students' develop a robust vocabulary! Model how to identify and understand new vocabulary with your students. Talk about the new words and engage your students in conversations with the new vocabulary.
Graphic Organizer Template: Frayer Model
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Graphic Organizer Template: Frayer Model
Your students will use this resource to analyze their vocabulary words and relate them to other ideas and concepts. It is a great graphic organizer for all content areas.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Vocabulary Practice: A Whale of a Problem
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Vocabulary Practice: A Whale of a Problem
Use this reading comprehension passage with your students to practice determining the meaning of unfamiliar words.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
The Beginnning of the Armadillos
Worksheet
The Beginnning of the Armadillos
Enjoy Rudyard Kipling's story "The Beginnings of the Armadillos", where your little one will answer questions and enjoy some coloring pages!
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Descriptive Writing
Descriptive Writing
For a fun activity that will get your child writing with description, follow these steps! Give your child three pictures of something they are interested in, such as dogs or flowers. Have your child secretly choose one picture and then write a descriptive paragraph about the subject in the photo, using both adjectives and adverbs. Then, have them read the paragraph to you and see if you can guess what picture the paragraph is about.
Teach your students to add details to their writing by first letting them improve yours. Create a list of adjectives and adverbs for them to choose from, and discuss the best placement of the additional words in order to enhance the writing.
Adding Descriptive Details
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Adding Descriptive Details
Learners discover how adjectives can bring writing to life in this fill-in-the-blanks writing activity.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Adding Details with Adjectives
Worksheet
Adding Details with Adjectives
In this worksheet, learners will read eight sentences, then add descriptive adjectives to each of the underlined nouns.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
The Descriptive Detectives
Worksheet
The Descriptive Detectives
Learners will help the detectives complete their crime report and solve a curious case by adding the missing descriptive adjectives!
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
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