Lesson Plans for 3rd Graders

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U.S. Government

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School Facts Book

School pride is enhanced with the creation of a class School Fact Book.

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Social Studies and History

Book Art

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My Community

Have your class create a Community Book to learn about their surroundings.

Subjects:

Community and Ways of Life

Book Art

Writing

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Old Sturbridge Village

Students take a tour of 19th-century Sturbridge Village to learn about life in a typical New England town during that…

Subjects

Social Studies and History

American History/U.S. History

Colonial America

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It's a Storybook Life!

Students use a web resource to explore oral histories as part of the broad tradition of storytelling.

Subjects

Reading and Literature

Literature

Storytelling

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Presenting . . . Me!

To explore personal web pages as forms of self-expression and to give students practice presenting themselves through…

Subjects

Creative Writing

Composition

Writing

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CLASSROOM TOOLS

Country of Origin Comparison

Students will compare data on immigrants and be able to draw some conclusions.

Subjects

Social Studies and History

Community and Ways of Life

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Clay Hanukkah Menorah

Students make a clay menorah as a way of learning about Hanukkah.

Subjects

Social Studies and History

Religion and Philosophy

Arts and Crafts

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Adjective Chains

Students learn to use a thesaurus by making paper chains of synonyms. This is a great arts & crafts activity to help…

Subjects

Creative Writing

Writing

Language Arts and Writing

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Measurement Lab

Students can practice measuring capacity, mass, and length in a measurement lab.

Subjects

Measurement

Mathematics

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MAPS

Jigsaw Puzzle Game

Assembling a United States jigsaw puzzle will test the students' knowledge of geography.

Subjects

Social Studies and History

Geography

Map

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GAMES AND APPS

Vocabulary Building Games

Modify these vocabulary games for any seasonal event, unit of study, or theme.

Subjects

Vocabulary

Language Arts and Writing

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Go on a Building Tour

Take your students on a building tour so that they may know their way around the school.

Subjects

Money

Mathematics

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Desk Barriers

Students will create privacy shields to create barriers between desks.

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Classroom Timesaver: ID Numbers

Assigning students I.D. numbers saves time during assignment collection, field trips, and fire drills.

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The First Winter - Pilgrim Study Unit (Lesson 4 of 7)

The first winter that the Pilgrims spent in Plymouth was extremely difficult. This lesson will give students a chance to…

Subjects

Social Studies and History

Colonization

American History/U.S. History

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The First Thanksgiving - Pilgrim Study Unit (Lesson 5 of 7)

Students will learn about the first Thanksgiving in Plymouth, Massachusetts. It's beneficial for students to understand…

Subjects

Social Studies and History

Native-American History (American Indians)

Colonial America

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Pilgrim Children - Pilgrim Study Unit (Lesson 7 of 7)

Students will learn about Colonial times as they compare present-day children with Pilgrim children in this lesson.

Subjects

Social Studies and History

Colonization

American History/U.S. History

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Mirror, Mirror: The Book of Reversible Verse Educator's Guide

Mirror, Mirror: The Book of Reversible Verse by Marilyn Singer and Josée Masse is more than a picture book! Read each…

Subjects:

Reading and Literature

Poetry

Children's Book

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ACTIVITIES

Loopy Liquids: A Project in Density

Teach your students the concept of density with this hands-on science activity. They explore the density of different…

Subjects

Science Projects

Science

Physics

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Punctuation: Periods

How to use periods properly.

Subjects:

Punctuation

Creative Writing

Grammar

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Estimating Angles, Area, and Length

Math students in middle school will use estimation to approximate values, angle, and area measurements of a triangle.

Subjects

Mathematics

Estimation

Geometry

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Code the News Beginner Hour of Code Lesson Plan from Vidcode

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Hour of Code: Code the News! (Beginner Level)

Students learn to think like programmers with this fun and engaging lesson The big idea of this Hour of Code lesson…

Subjects:

Science

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3rd Grade Lesson Plans