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Preview of Penguin Unit | Research Project | Reading Passages | Student Research Booklet

Penguin Unit | Research Project | Reading Passages | Student Research Booklet

This Penguin unit Research Report contains everything students need to complete a penguin research report project. Penguin reading passages, penguin research report booklet, penguin posters, creative templates, worksheets, graphic organizers, and writing pages are included. 17 different full color penguin classroom posters, featuring different types of penguins, are also included! Little teacher prep is required – just print and teach!!!**********************************************This packa
Preview of Country Research 3rd 4th Grade Math Geography Enrichment Project 7 Continents

Country Research 3rd 4th Grade Math Geography Enrichment Project 7 Continents

Created by
Fishyrobb
This is a cross-curricular learning project that integrates social studies, math, geography, research, and writing. It is a great activity for the end of the year or enrichment any time!To complete this project, students travel to different continents as they take a world tour of six different countries. Through their travels, they will learn the location of these countries along with important facts about the culture. The countries students will visit and learn about include:AustraliaBrazilChin
Preview of Fraction Project- What Fraction of the Day Do Animals Sleep?

Fraction Project- What Fraction of the Day Do Animals Sleep?

Created by
Melissa Shutler
Updated! April 2020 a new look and a digital activity for distance learning on Google slides!Included in this packet are three nonfiction articles on animals that sleep for long and short periods of time and other animals who have a regular sleep schedule. Also included is a digital activity to be used on Google slides!Students are then asked to:- write and sort fractions using the benchmark 1/2 (3.NF.A.3D, 4.NF.A2)- compare and order fractions on a number line (3.NF.A..2B)- simplify fraction
Preview of Vacation Themed Day | End of School Year | Vacation Planning | Travel Fun

Vacation Themed Day | End of School Year | Vacation Planning | Travel Fun

If you are looking for some educational fun, and want to travel the world from your classroom, this resource is for you! This resource is designed to bring some fun into the classroom during the final weeks of school! This resource takes reading, writing, research, creativity, STEM, money, and time and puts them all into a fun bundle of activities! This mini unit will bring lots of learning to your students! You can even dress up as tourists to make the day more fun!This resource includes: Plan
Preview of Area and Perimeter - Create a Zoo

Area and Perimeter - Create a Zoo

Created by
Melissa Shutler
Customary and Metric versions with Canadian spellingKids love this project!In this integrated math and reading project, students are assigned an area of the zoo to design. There are 8 areas of the zoo from which to choose. Each area has 4 animals. They must read about their four animals and create a map of their area, ensuring that the animals have enough space to live comfortably. After planning their zoo area, they must determine the perimeter and area of each animal exhibit.CUSTOMARY MEAS
Preview of Blank Graph Templates: Bar Graph, Pictograph, Line Graph,

Blank Graph Templates: Bar Graph, Pictograph, Line Graph,

Blank Graph Templates: This resource includes 11 blank graph templates: blank Bar Graph template (3 versions, Pictograph template 3 Versions), blank Line Graph template (4 versions).
Preview of Real Word Enrichment Activity

Real Word Enrichment Activity

Enrich your children while they plan a family vacation through research, math enrichment, and more! This enrichment activities integrates all subjects while engaging your students in a real life skill! Students will go through all the steps to plan a vacation. They can then write a letter to their parents talking them into taking the vacation and create a final project that they would show to their "clients"! How will this enrichment product help your classroom?Engagement- Students will LOVE pla
Preview of STEM-Paper Plane Challenge

STEM-Paper Plane Challenge

⭐Looking for a fun STEM challenge for your students?Easy prep and loads of fun!! Take your students on a flight of fun with this exciting STEM challenge! Perfect for teachers looking for an easy-prep and engaging activity that will keep their students entertained and learning for hours.☀️ With this resource, your students will explore the principles of flight, test their design skills, and compete in healthy competitions with their own paper airplanes. Plus, they'll get some sneaky exercise in a
Preview of October Third Grade Spiders Emergency Sub Plans

October Third Grade Spiders Emergency Sub Plans

Third Grade Spiders Substitute Plans! This is a NO PREP October third grade sub plan all about spiders! This pack is perfect for any emergency sub day or a day packed with spider themed activities! This sub pack includes activities for reading, math, writing, social studies, science, and a task card game. If in a pinch, just email this pack to a colleague to print and you are set!This sub pack is NOT month specific! This plan could also be used during October, November, or fall season of the sch
Preview of 100th Day of School 100 years Ago

100th Day of School 100 years Ago

Celebrate 100th day of school by traveling back in time! What was life like 100 years ago? Includes morning messages, tech connection, and graphing. This packet contains: Morning Work: 3 Morning Messages and answer key about life 100 years ago. These are a great way to review skills. Can also be set up as a writing center. Portrait: Draw what you would look like if you lived 100 years ago. What type of clothes would you wear. What type of hair style did they wear. What type of glasses
Preview of Memorial Day Bulletin Board Branches of the Military Memorial Day Craft Army

Memorial Day Bulletin Board Branches of the Military Memorial Day Craft Army

Created by
Sweet Sensations
Looking for an Memorial Day crafts and writing activities for your students to honor the military services and show their appreciation as part of a bulletin board display? This flip book for the Navy, Army, Coast Guard, Air Force and Marines within the branches of the military, and crafts will enhance any unit to show gratitude on Veterans Day, Memorial Day, remembering 9/11 and any time to honor our military. The five crafts are:army combatarmy formalair forcemarinenavySome of the hats are more
Preview of Penguin Scavenger Hunt with data collection and graphs

Penguin Scavenger Hunt with data collection and graphs

Created by
Ann Fausnight
This scavenger hunt presents facts and fun information about the various penguins species. Students will collect data and complete graphs related to penguins. A Compare/Contrast matrix comparing flightless birds is provided for additional student research.1. Print the Penguins Scavenger Hunt cards on card stock or brightly-colored paper and cut them apart along the dotted lines. 2. Make copies of Penguins Scavenger Hunt data collection sheet. Each student needs a copy. 3. Place the Penguins Sca
Preview of Super Bowl 2024 Trip Budget PBL - (Updated Each Year)

Super Bowl 2024 Trip Budget PBL - (Updated Each Year)

Send your students to the big game with this guided planning sheet. They will be using real life problem solving skills to plan a trip to the Super Bowl using a computer, laptop, or iPad. They will find airfare, hotel accommodations, dining, souvenirs, and game ticket prices. Since it is guided, it also tells them which websites to use and where to click on them. When they are done, they will use math knowledge to find a total amount they would need for a real trip to the Super Bowl. Have
Preview of Student Math Reflection : Outside the Box Project

Student Math Reflection : Outside the Box Project

You have just discovered a hands-on project that is meant to allow students the chance to get to see just how much math they already know and how much math is ingrained into their day!Not only is this project enjoyable to make, but it is stunning to see displayed hanging from your ceiling or bulletin board.Everything you need is included except the students and their fantastic math knowledge!Students will be doing activities that focus on:Daily Use of MathVocabularyStrengthsMath ToolsAND MORE!Wh
Preview of Veterans Day Activities | Branches of the Military | Army Navy Marine Air Force

Veterans Day Activities | Branches of the Military | Army Navy Marine Air Force

Created by
Sweet Sensations
Looking for an activity your students can do to learn about the military services for Veterans Day, Memorial Day or Patriots' Day? This easy to assemble flip book has just the right amount of information to introduce the different branches of the military to enhance any unit and show our gratitude for the army, navy, marines, air force and coast guard.Buy this as part of a VETERANS DAY CRAFT AND FLIP BOOK BUNDLE to save!Included with this hands-on engaging craft: (see the preview for an in-depth
Preview of Lab Report Form, Scientific process, Lucy Calkins Science Labs

Lab Report Form, Scientific process, Lucy Calkins Science Labs

Created by
teachingaimee
I made this lab report to supplement the 2nd grade Unit 2 Science Labs and Informational Writing unit in the Lucy Calkins series. I felt that a form provided a good scaffold for the scientific process to writers who needed it. It follows the format of a good science lab report: 1. Hypothesis 2.Materials 3. Procedure (with space for drawing) 4. Results (with space for drawing) and 5. Conclusion. This fosters inquiry and problem solving skills and is perfect for individual or partner experiments!
Preview of Iditarod Student Packet - Daily Tracking (Data Collection, Map Skills, Research)

Iditarod Student Packet - Daily Tracking (Data Collection, Map Skills, Research)

Iditarod Student Packet - Daily Tracking (Data Collection, Map Skills, Research)This is the page for the previous OLDER version. If you purchase this product you are buying an older version.Click on the link below to be directed to the NEWER, UPDATED, EDITABLE version of this product:https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Iditarod-Student-PktDaily-Tracking-UPDATE-Data-CollectionMap-SkillsResearch-9140503This is a great resource for students who are interested in learning more about The Last
Preview of STEM Challenge Reference Sheet - Catapults - Use with ANY STEM Challenge!

STEM Challenge Reference Sheet - Catapults - Use with ANY STEM Challenge!

Created by
Smart Chick
This 2 page reference sheet is perfect for students to use while they are working on any STEM Engineering Challenge for catapults! It gives students information about different types of catapults as well as vocabulary, how they work, and a catapult diagram. You can copy it front to back and laminate it for multiple uses. You could also copy them side by side on a sheet of 11 x 17 papermr. Stay tuned for additional STEM reference sheets for other topics!
Preview of TURKEYS Nonfiction Mini Unit Graphic Organizers & Digital Notebook for Google™.

TURKEYS Nonfiction Mini Unit Graphic Organizers & Digital Notebook for Google™.

Introduce your students to research with this fun unit on turkeys! Great for fall or Thanksgiving week, this resource comes with printable pages or a digital notebook for Google Slides™. Complete the KWL chart first to find out what students already know and want to know, then use books or online information to research some facts! The rest of the pages in the pack can be used to organize and reinforce learning!This pack includes:-KWL Chart-Non-fiction passage and questions-Can - Have - Are Char
Preview of ONE DOLLAR WORDS 2.0 Critical Thinking Because of Mr. Terupt Extension

ONE DOLLAR WORDS 2.0 Critical Thinking Because of Mr. Terupt Extension

Created by
Barbara Evans
ONE DOLLAR WORDS 2.0 Critical Thinking Challenge continues the fun and learning from ONE DOLLAR WORDS Freebie with 45 new clues. One Dollar Words are any words that have a value of exactly $1 when the letters are added together using these values: a = 1¢, b = 2¢, ... z = 26¢. The true value is in all the skills your kiddos will practice while engaged with this unit. ONE DOLLAR WORDS combine computation with vocabulary development, grammar with research, and editing with Higher Order Thinking
Preview of Place Value Extension Activity

Place Value Extension Activity

Created by
Mrs K Kreations
This is an extension/enrichment activity where students research the populations of different cities within the U.S. After researching, students will then use their place value skills to complete a series of tasks which include: ordering/comparing numbers creating number lines rounding This activity is geared towards 4th graders and supports 4.NBT.1, 4.NBT.2, and 4.NBT.3. However, this could be also modified to fit 3rd or 5th grade as well.
Preview of Travel Agency Trip Planner: Research and Budgeting Project

Travel Agency Trip Planner: Research and Budgeting Project

Created by
EDUCATION CHIC
Do your students crave real world experiences? Do you want to use project based learning in your classroom?This activity is great for students to learn basic budgeting opportunities in a real life application. Students will be asked to act as travel agents. Students will be tasked with planning a vacation for the Smith Family. Students will receive a message from the Smith Family detailing their preferences. With that information, students will research the details all while staying within a bud
Preview of My Special Number Math Project

My Special Number Math Project

Created by
Lyon
A highly engaging math project! Always a big hit in my classroom! Students choose a number between 10 and 100, exploring both its mathematical and real-world significance. A great way to extend studies of even and odd numbers, factors and GCF, multiples and LCM, primes, composites, prime factorizations, etc. Also great for making math real, accessible, and interesting! Now includes a grading rubric based upon the Standards Based Grading system (or the Four-Point, A-F scale). Appropriate for thir
Preview of BATS - Science Interactive Lapbook Filled With Templates and Photos

BATS - Science Interactive Lapbook Filled With Templates and Photos

Your students will have fun learning about bats as they create their own lapbook about bats. I've provided lots of templates, photos and directions so students will know exactly how to design their lapbook. The templates can even be used for interactive notebooks.Take a look at my other informational unit about bats and nocturnal animals.Project Based Learning: Hanging Out With BatsBats Bundled Informational Text UnitNocturnal Animals: Reading Informational Text**Bundle Up And SAVE**************
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Importance of learning math skills in 3rd grade

It's no secret that mathematics is a foundational subject for students to learn. Since it forms the basis for many other subjects — like science, engineering, and technology — it's essential that kids develop strong math skills from a young age as it makes them more likely to succeed in other courses in the future.

Benefits of learning 3rd grade math

Learning math in 3rd grade has many benefits. It helps students:

  • Begin to develop problem-solving, logical reasoning, and critical-thinking skills
  • Grow their understanding of numbers and basic operations
  • Understand how math is used in real-life situations

By ensuring that children have a solid foundation, teachers can help set them up for future success

The key concepts for 3rd grade math

Third grade math is an essential component of a child's education, as students will build upon these concepts and skills in subsequent grades. Third grade math covers a wide range of topics, from basic arithmetic to more complex concepts like fractions.

Addition and Subtraction

In 3rd grade, children are expected to build upon and practice the knowledge they learned in the 1st and 2nd grades about addition and subtraction. As 3rd graders, they'll focus on learning how to add and subtract two and three digit numbers.

Multiplication and Division

In 3rd grade, students will start to learn how to multiply and divide numbers up to 100, and begin to learn about the relationship between multiplication and division.

Fractions

Children in 3rd grade will also learn about fractions including how to compare, order, and add and subtract fractions with like denominators.

Geometry

In 3rd grade, students will learn about two-dimensional and three-dimensional shapes, and be taught how to solve for a shape's perimeter, area, and/or volume. They'll also learn to identify lines of symmetry in shapes and understand basic transformations like reflection and rotation.

Measurement and Data

Measurement and data are another key concept students will explore in 3rd grade. They'll learn to measure the length, weight, and volume of objects using inches, pounds, and gallons. They'll also learn to interpret and create basic graphs and charts.

Common challenges students face in 3rd grade math

This grade can be challenging for some students. Common challenges include:

  • Difficulty understanding basic math facts
  • Trouble with memorizing multiplication tables
  • Difficulty with word problems
  • Lack of confidence in math abilities

How to find 3rd grade math resources

Educators can save time preparing math lessons with resources created by experienced teachers. Simply search the TPT marketplace for "3rd grade math," and filter by grade level, price, and/or resource type to find print and digital materials that've been proven to work in classrooms around the country. No matter what you’re teaching, there are plenty of math worksheets, lessons, and activities sold by Sellers on TPT that are tailored to meet your students' skill levels.

Frequently asked questions

What types of math resources are available on TPT?

There are many different types of math worksheets, lessons, and activities sold by Sellers on TPT. Some popular math worksheets and resources can be found on topics like: addition and subtraction, multiplication and division, place value, geometry, measurement, fractions, and much more.

What are some good resources for practicing 3rd grade math?

Websites like TPT offer free and paid resources for practicing 3rd grade math.

Why is 3rd grade math important?

Math in 3rd is important because students learn the foundational knowledge they need for future academic success. Additionally, they'll learn the key concepts and skills that are necessary for solving more complex math problems in the future.

What are some common challenges in 3rd grade math?

Common challenges in 3rd grade math include difficulty with basic math facts, struggles with word problems, trouble with memorization, and lack of confidence in math abilities.

How can teachers effectively teach 3rd grade math?

Teachers can effectively teach 3rd graders by providing plenty of opportunities for practice, encouraging student collaboration, making teaching math fun and engaging, and providing regular feedback and recognition.

What are some key concepts taught in 3rd grade math?

Some key concepts taught to 3rd grade students include multiplication and division, fractions, geometry, measurement, and data.

How can I help my students overcome math anxiety?

You can help students overcome math anxiety by providing a supportive and positive environment, breaking down math concepts into manageable chunks, and using real-world examples.

What should I do if my child is struggling with a specific math concept?

If your child is struggling with a specific math concept, you can provide extra support and resources such as worksheets, tutoring, or online educational tools.

Sometimes, visual aids like charts, graphs, and manipulatives can help children understand abstract concepts better. The use of visuals can help explain math concepts to kids and better engage them in their learning.

How can I make math fun for students?

Children learn best when they're engaged! Sprinkle a little fun into your math lessons by using games, videos, puzzles, and real-life scenarios. If a child in your class seems to find math boring or uninteresting, you can also try connecting it to their interests or hobbies.