Forever In Third Grade

Teaching cursive this year? Introduce and practice cursive handwriting using these step by step worksheets. These practice papers are designed to help students learn and practice their handwriting of the lower and upper case letters. Each letter is introduced on a separate page which also allows for extra practice. This resource introduces letters not in alphabetical order but grouped by similarity. This way students can practice and master the same type of stroke and then move on. This also al

Practicing Nonfiction text features will be made easier with these worksheets. Each worksheet has a number of text features in the passage. There is a practice page for each passage. There are 8 passages: otters, sea turtles, pumpkins, oceans, hurricanes, bones, monarchs, and fire fighters. Each passage can be printed in color or black and white. Answer keys are included. This resource also includes a digital link for interactive slides to be used in Google Classroom™ or Google Apps™. Check o

This heredity and variation of traits unit is to help cover new standards in third grade for plants and animals. Students will learn about inherited traits, advantage of traits, and how traits can be varied. They will be given examples to look for traits that were passed down from the parents. It has a variety of activities to engage your students along with teaching ideas! Activities included are: Presentation to introduce concept What are traits? - introductory page to the topic What are advan

Ramona Quimby, Age 8 The Ramona books are great to read in class. After reading each chapter, this resource contains one page of practice with 3 vocabulary words and answering text dependent questions. Other reading comprehension skills are also practiced. A booklet cover sheet is also included as well as an extra sequencing page. There is a mini dictionary booklet to help identify the meaning of the three vocabulary words on each page. This resource is perfect for literature groups! I copy the

Celebrate winter sports in your classroom with this area and perimeter problem solving project! Students build a venue called Winter Park for eight winter sports. Students will read a plan for building the venue and make it on grid paper. They will then find the area and perimeter of the venue. Rectilinear figures are used. There is a differentiated project also included that uses rectangles and squares instead of rectilinear figures. This resource includes grid paper, 8 sports cards in color a

These phonics passages are perfect for when you want to add additional practice to your reading and spelling lesson covering the phonetic or spelling skill for the week. These passages work well with older students who need extra phonics practice. Each passage asks students to highlight the phonetic sound in focus throughout the passage. Then, they are asked to sort the words by spelling pattern. Finally, three comprehension questions are asked about the passage. These passages are available in

Many animal adaptations can be reviewed with this I Have... Who Has game with 24 animal adaptations cards and 8 extra plant adaptations cards that can also be used in the game. It be used for the whole class or as a center. It is a great review game or one to be used to start a unit for upper grades. It is available in color and black and white. To play: pass out all the cards to your students. Have one student ask a question from their card. The student with the answer gives the answer from the

Text Structure Practice Informational text structure can be made simpler using this pack that focuses on helping students sort through information by teaching them the structure. Types of text structure in this product: *Cause and effect *Problem and Solution *Compare and Contrast *Sequencing *Description This product contains: *Booklet to make introducing each type using a narrative which is a familiar format to students. Graphic organizers for each structure type are also included and can be

Measuring in inches especially to the 1/4 inch can sometimes be a challenge for my students. So I made this set to help review the quarter inch concept. It contains: *Reference ruler bookmarks in color and black and white. I also have included a pocket if you want to keep the bookmark in an interactive notebook. This reference ruler helps students remember the fractional parts of an inch. *Large rulers and a interactive ruler to help students see the measurements better. *Five

These seven life cycle worksheets with 7 animals are handy to have during the study of life cycles. These seven worksheets (cat shark, frog, ladybug, polar bear, swan, python, and bee) have a passage with questions with a focus on text dependent questioning. This set also includes the digital version created in Google Slides™. An example of the digital version is in the preview. These worksheets are part of a larger bundle: Life Cycle UnitOther parts to this bundle: Life cycle Posters and Sequen

This huge life cycle unit is full of activities with animal life cycle interactive notebook pages, 15 posters, presentation, sorting cards, platypus craftivity, printables, sorting activity, flip booklet and I Have... Who Has Game for the whole class or small group. This unit focuses on the animal groups of amphibians, reptiles, fish, birds, mammals, and insects. There is a flip booklet that is a research project. The booklet is open-ended so it can be used for a variety of learners. Posters, s

Nonrenewable and Renewable Resources are the focus of this resource. Students can complete a hands on sort and a "cut and paste" sort. The preview below shows the two sorts. Other natural resources available: Task CardsI Have... Who Has gameInteractive Notebook activities

Let's Build a Zoo: This hands-on third grade social studies activity is great for a review of the cardinal and intermediate directions. I have included a teacher set of the animals so the teacher can build a zoo along with the class. I put magnets on the back of my animals so I can use the white board as my zoo. Students will practice following directions to build 2 zoos on top of their desks. For the final zoo, students will be given directions to place the animals on to construction paper. Th

Color by Number sheets are a big hit with students. These equivalent fraction sheets can enhance any fractions unit. There are 5 practice sheets. Please see these other resources to practice division facts: Division Color By Number - WinterDivision Color By Number - SummerDivision Color By Number - FallDivision FactsDivision Facts By Family

This resource is great for small groups, literature groups, or large groups in the study of the novel Amber Brown is Not a Crayon. There is a page for each chapter of the book plus a cover page. Copy these into a booklet for a 10 page booklet which focuses on text structure, text dependent questioning and word work. Answer key is included! *Please note the book is not included.

Celebrate the Christmas season with The Twelve Days of Multiplication! There are 12 different worksheets and a Google Slides™ option which feature Christmas multiplication word problems and facts. The first six days focus on regular multiplication facts. The second group of six days have missing factors. The word problems can be solved with a missing factor number sentence or division. Each Day of Multiplication focuses on a different type of activity to get ready for Christmas. Answer keys are

Make teaching and reviewing line plots fun and engaging with this hands-on Line Plot Activities Pack! Perfect for 3rd grade and 4th grade math, this resource helps students build a strong understanding of creating, reading and interpreting line plots, including fractional line plots. This comprehensive set includes whole group, small group, math centers and independent practice to meet all learning needs. Students will love the interactive approach while practicing important data and graphing s

These third and fourth grade social studies projects are a fun way to do a research project. Research these 6 Native American Homes: igloos, longhouse, wigwam, wattle and daub, tepee, and adobe pueblos. Each set includes a research sheet, writing paper and a sequencing paper. Also included is a craft idea for each home. Please note: This set does not include the information but does include some website links to get your class started on their research. These research projects are also available

Explore changes in your local community with this third grade social studies resource. Students can be historians as they look at the history of their own communities to find changes that have happened over time. This product has many open-ended Now and Then activities which provide the format for students to identify the changes in their community. The life people lived in the past and present can be studied with these products: *What are Primary and Secondary Sources? 2 posters and practice sh

Color by Number sheets are a big hit with students. These division sheets have a winter theme. There are 5 practice sheets. Please see these other resources to practice division facts: Division Color By Number - SummerDivision Color By Number - FallDivision FactsDivision Facts By Family