Third grade crafts activities

This DIY kaleidoscope using a toilet paper roll is a fun science activity and craft that teaches all about light, symmetry and reflection in a hands-on way. Younger children might need help with this STEAM activity, while second grade, third grade, fourth grade and up can do this STEM activity on their own. #stem #steam #scienceforkids #lightscience #craftsforkids #kidscrafts #handsonlearning

One of my favorite things about back to school, is knowing that I get to meet and love on a brand new bunch of kids for the school year. I’m sure you feel the same way, and have your lesson planner packed to the max with different “get-to-know-you activities.” I want to share with you […]

These fun fall writing activities are perfect to use in September and October. Students can create the writing craftivity to go along with a fall read aloud, or use them to write about fall writing prompts.

5 fall activities for the upper elementary & middle school classrooms. From writing units to picture books, fall awakens a love of learning.

Engage kids in art projects in a variety of media, with many based on famous artists or art movements.

Easy Frankenstein Craft for Kids - This monster tarsia puzzle is great for autum fall or harvest festivals for Halloween in October. Add an academic twist with these hands-on math puzzles! Choose from addition, subtraction, division, multiplication, adding and subtracting within 100, or addition and subtraction within 1000. A great craftivity for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th grade students! (first, second, third, fourth graders, Year 1, 2, 3, 4)

Our principal has really been encouraging us to add more writing into our daily lesson plans. "They should be writing all day long" he tells us. The research is there to back him up. I bumped into this Roll and Retell page from Fun In First on Pinterest awhile back and finally figured out how to add it to our learning day. I printed and laminated four copies of the Roll and Retell page to hand out to each of my four table groups. After a round of Daily 5 I handed them out. I also gave each…

Third grade is a super important year for a kid’s school life. When you look into 3rd grade, you’ll see that this is the year kids move from just learning how to read to using reading to understand more things. During this time, your child is probably getting better at schoolwork, growing physically, and fitting in with friends.

Visualizing the text is such an important reading strategy used for building your students’ reading comprehension. This reading teacher's blog post shares teaching tips, strategies, activities, and resources for teaching visualizing in your classroom (reading crafts, posters and graphic organizers). Helpful for second grade, third grade, fourth grade, and fifth grade teachers.