Lesson Plans for 3rd Graders

Subjects:

Social Studies and History

Religion and Philosophy

Food

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NSTA Convention Newcomers' Page

A guide to attending the NSTA's outstanding regional and national conventions.

Subjects:

Science

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Visit the White House via the Internet

Students use the Internet to complete a scavenger hunt of the White House in this classroom computer activity. In…

Subjects:

Social Studies and History

U.S. Government

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School Facts Book

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

Subjects:

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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The Moon in Motion

Students make a flipbook of the moon to view the various phases.

Subjects:

Science

Space and Astronomy

Moon

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The Big Bear

Use a lesson that explains how stars form constellations.

Subjects:

Stars

Space and Astronomy

Science

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Scale Model of the Solar System

Students learn the distances between the planets in our solar system.*This activity includes Pluto as a planet, even…

Subjects:

Solar System

Space and Astronomy

Science

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Reading Books Poetry Pack

Teach students about the difference between fiction and non-fiction.

Subjects:

Reading and Literature

Fiction

Nonfiction Literature

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Very Lovely Poetry Pack

In this poetry activity, students will be asked to demonstrate their knowledge of cause and effect.

Subjects:

Poetry

Writing

Reading

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Baby Sister Poetry Pack

In this activity, students explore the possibilities for nonverbal communication and emotion.

Subjects:

Poetry

Nonverbal Communication

Reading

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Our Flag Poetry Pack

Explore an activity that incorporates reading, drawing and critical thinking into a poetry lesson.

Subjects:

Reading and Literature

Reading

Poetry

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This Is Your Heart

Through a series of activities, students will learn how their heart functions.

Subjects:

Human Body and Anatomy

Human Biology

Biology

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Where Does Food Go?

Students will take a walk through the digestive system to see how food passes through the body.

Subjects:

Science

Human Body and Anatomy

Digestive System

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Making Pictures from Seeds

In this art activity, students use a variety of seeds to make pictures.

Subjects:

Science

Biology

Plants and Botany

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What's Inside a Seed?

Teach students about plants by dissecting a seed in this science activity.

Subjects:

Science

Biology

Plants and Botany

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How Do Seeds Grow?

Students will plant various seeds to observe them grow.

Subjects:

Science

Biology

Plants and Botany

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Leaf Rubbings

Enjoy an art activity that teaches students about the shape and function of leaves.

Subjects:

Science

Biology

Plants and Botany

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Cloning Plants

Show students how new plants can grow from a parent plant without the need of a seed.

Subjects:

Plants and Botany

Biology

Science

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Taking in Water and Minerals

Use these experiments to teach students about the process which carries liquid into a plant.

Subjects:

Plants and Botany

Biology

Science

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Little Joey Poetry Pack

Teach students about story sequence by rearranging the lines of the stanzas in correct order.

Subjects:

Poetry

Animals (Zoology)

Reading

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Amazing, Bending Wood

Use popsicle sticks to show students how wood bends without breaking.

Subjects

Sculpting

Visual Arts

Art, Music and Drama

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Book Snake

Reward students for reading by adding to the "Reading Snake".

Subjects

Reading Instruction

Reading

Reading and Literature

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ACTIVITIES

Decoupage

Cover a surface with pasted paper cutouts, creating an old fashioned decoupage.

Subjects

Mixed Media

Collage

Visual Arts

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3rd Grade Lesson Plans