Third grade projects

On my way in to school this morning, IT SNOWED! Well...it "snowed" Tennessee style. It looked like a blizzard of dandruff bits but for us in the South, that means a lot! It put me in the mood for all things winter and so I thought I'd put together a list of my Top Ten Favorite Winter Art Lessons. If you follow the link on each of these, you'll find a video for most and a lesson for all. Let's go! SNOW GLOBE CITIES! This lesson was a hit with my fourth graders last year. They really loved…

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.

Get math project inspiration and check out this camping themed multiplication project! This project using arrays is a great fit for 3rd grade and 4th grade math. Make it a part of guided math, math workshop, or as a stand alone lesson! Project based learning is a great way for kids to make connections between math and the real world. Read more here!

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 […]

This Animal Report can be used for ANY animal. It is a great way to help elementary students research and write about animals. Students participate in

4 easy STEM challenges for 3rd grade that are cheap, easy to set up, and engaging for students. Get started with the engineering design process, and have FUN, with these hands-on science challenges!

You're helping your third grader with a science project? Check out our article on how to do 3rd grade science projects.

Wondering how to teach informational writing effectively? These ideas will show you how to use Time For Kids to teach kids to conduct research and write expository pieces.

Everything you need for a smooth school year.