3rd Grade Teaching Resources
Explore free worksheets for 3rd graders, 3rd-grade math worksheets, spelling words, games and so much more! This collection of printable and digital teacher resources was created by elementary school teachers for teachers just like you.
You'll find thousands of 3rd-grade activities aligned with Common Core ELA and math standards, as well as state-level guidelines.
Best of all? Each resource in this collection has been rigorously reviewed by the expert educators on our team to ensure it's ready for your classroom, your lesson plans and your students!
Our 3rd Grade Teaching Resources
The third-grade worksheets, activities, games, instructional slide decks, and more have been created and designed to enable students to successfully transition into the middle years of their elementary school education. Each resource design features engaging layouts, grade-level appropriate text, appealing images, and interactive elements that captivate young minds.
You'll find printable worksheets, digital downloads, and more for the third-grade curriculum. Develop your students’ math skills like patterns and places value, number operations, problem-solving, and reasoning across 3 content strands. Explore English language arts with immersive resources for listening to, reading, and interpreting a diverse range of text types.
Download these resources plus thousands of science, art, social studies, and more activities below!
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Cooperative Language Poster
Teach cooperative language to help students build essential communication skills with this easy-to-read classroom poster.
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Subjective vs. Objective Language Matching Game
Teach subjective vs objective language with this hands-on matching game designed to help students identify facts and feelings in sentences.
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What Is Inclusive Language? Teaching Slides
Teach inclusive language to help your students embrace diversity with this engaging slide deck packed with examples and review activities.
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5 Paragraph Essay Graphic Organizer
Use this 5 paragraph essay graphic organizer to help your students correctly structure their expository writing.
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Bubble Map Template - Graphic Organizer
Support student thinking and vocabulary development with a printable bubble map template!
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Multiple Choice PowerPoint - Google Slides Trivia Template
Create an interactive warm-up, review, or assessment activity for any subject area with this Google Slides Trivia Template.
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Student Biography Template - Get to Know Me Worksheet
Use this student biography template as a handy Get to Know Me Worksheet to kick off a new school year.
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Cursive Alphabet Poster - Wall Display
Display this cursive alphabet poster pack with upper and lowercase cursive letters and directional markings to help students easily write the cursive alphabet.
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Objective Language Worksheet Pack
Use these objective language worksheets to teach your students about the specific language features found in neutral, factual writing.
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Inclusive Words Matching Game
Help your students recognize and replace exclusive language with respectful, inclusive words using this engaging matching card activity.
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Subjective and Objective Language Teaching Slides
Teach your students how to confidently identify subjective and objective language in texts with this engaging, age-appropriate slide deck.
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Adventure Storytelling Cubes & Writing Templates
Use our Adventure Storytelling Dice templates to create an engaging Narrative Writing Station in your classroom.
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Roll an Adventure Story - Storytelling Dice Game
Roll and write an adventure story using our Roll An Adventure Storytelling Dice Game.
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Reading Adventure Tri-Fold - Book Report Brochure Template
Download a book report brochure template and create a fun reading adventure-themed travel brochure.
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Inclusive Language Poster
Foster a welcoming classroom environment with an inclusive language poster that helps students understand respectful and inclusive communication.
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Reading Log Bookmark Templates
Motivate and track your students’ reading habits with our printable Reading Log Bookmark Templates.
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About Me Hexagonal Thinking Activity
Start the school year with an engaging Hexagonal Thinking Activity to help students see the connections between themselves and their new classmates.
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Six Thinking Hats Poster and Worksheet Pack
Promote deeper thinking with a set of De Bono’s Six Thinking Hats posters and worksheets.
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Back to School Icebreakers Board Game
Kick off the school year with some fun using a printable Icebreakers board game for kids.
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Roll & Read - Icebreaker Card Game
Help students get to know each other by playing an exciting Icebreaker Card Game.
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Funny Icebreaker Jokes - Task Cards
Start each day with funny icebreaker jokes with a set of printable Back to School Joke cards for kids.
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Write An Adventure Story – Digital Writing Activity
Teach your students to plan and write an adventure story with an interactive digital writing activity.
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Investigate the Teacher Activity
Help your students learn all about you with an engaging Investigate the Teacher Activity.
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Wheel of Story Ideas
Download this wheel of story ideas to give your students access to dozens of fun story starters.
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Sentence Starters for Writing Slides
Spark creativity with our sentence starters for writing slides that provide your students writing prompts across three writing genres.
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Vowel Digraph Bingo
Play our vowel digraph bingo game to engage your students while increasing their reading confidence.
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Idioms Poster
Hang this idioms poster in your classroom to give your students a reference for this important piece of figurative language.
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Elements of Visual Literacy Worksheets
Teach the elements of visual literacy with this engaging worksheet pack designed to help elementary students analyze images and deepen their critical thinking skills.
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Public Speaking Skills Teaching Slides
Support students to develop public speaking skills like volume, pace, intonation and eye contact using this engaging slide deck designed for 3rd- and 4th-graders.
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Visual Literacy Analysis Slide Deck
Teach visual literacy analysis using this comprehensive slide deck featuring 20 stimulus images, each accompanied by thought-provoking question prompts.
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Visual Text Techniques Teaching Slides
Teach your students about visual text techniques with this engaging presentation, which features elements like layout, gaze, salience, angle and shot.
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Visual Literacy Worksheets
Enhance critical thinking with visual literacy worksheets that guide students to analyze images, infer meaning and explore how pictures tell powerful stories.