Yay Third Grade

I created this multiplication monster activity as a quick review for my 3rd grade students. The instructions are simple: students roll a dice twice to determine the multiplication number sentence that will help them create the parts of their monster. Then they'll roll the dice once to figure out their monster's body shape, and with that they'll be ready to create! My students kept track of their answers on the record sheet I created, and then they made their monsters on construction paper. You c

These labels pair perfectly with student-created models of the solar system. Students must match the distances from the sun listed at the bottom of the page to the planet labels above. But, the distances aren't in order (the planet labels are) - students will need to use their knowledge of place value to help them match the distances to the correct planets! (For example, students should know that Mercury is the closest planet to the sun, so therefore, the distance that matches Mercury must be th

I created this fraction activity to use as morning work for my third graders. We have been learning about fractions of a group and fractions of a whole, and this helped reinforce how to split a whole number into fractional parts. My students enjoyed the opportunity to be creative with their flag creations, and they were very interested to see how different each person's flag turned out, even though they all followed the same directions! Find this freebie on my blog! Fraction Freebie from Yay

Shake your tail feathers! This activity is a fun way to incorporate Thanksgiving turkeys into a math lesson about money! First, your students will need to create turkey tail feathers by using colored pattern blocks.* Then, they'll use this tracking sheet to help record the total number of each shape they used as well as to calculate the total value of their turkey's tail! (I had my students color in each pattern block shape as we went through the directions together, so that's why the shapes are

All you’ll need to accompany this packet are individually wrapped packages of Halloween-shaped marshmallows, pretzels, and fun sized packages of M&Ms and a few scales or balances for measuring weight - the questions in the packet are pretty self-explanatory! Your students will love this hands-on, treat-filled activity on the day after Halloween (or at any time!*). As much as I hate the waste of individual packaging, it does make for a much easier hands-on math lesson, in this case. However, if