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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Multiplication Strategies – Classroom Poster Pack
Use this set of posters when teaching different multiplication strategies.
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Hide the Turkey Template — Thanksgiving Activity
Save Tom the Turkey with a Disguise a Turkey project template for Thanksgiving time in the classroom.
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The Water Cycle – Reading Comprehension Worksheet
Enhance your students’ comprehension and science vocabulary skills with this water cycle worksheet.
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The Middle Colonies - Image Board Worksheet
Create a visual representation of the characteristics of the Middle colonies with an image board worksheet.
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The French and Indian War - Passage and Graphic Organizer
Reveal another chapter in American History with a reading passage and graphic organizer worksheet on the French and Indian War.
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Checks and Balances - RACES Writing Prompt Worksheet
Practice using the RACES writing strategy and unravel the mysteries of the U.S. Government system of checks and balances with a passage, organizer, and prompt.
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World Continents Brochure Template
Replace your continents worksheets with a printable continents brochure project.
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Editable Back-to-School Pamphlet
Share important information with parents and guardians with this back to school printable pamphlet.
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The Pony Express Worksheet- Comprehension Passage
Teach your students how to write a constructed response paragraph and integrate grade level Social studies concepts with a free Pony Express worksheet and ten-question comprehension assessment.
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Subject Verb Agreement Sentences Sort
Get your students sorting subject-verb agreement sentences quickly and effectively with this engaging hands-on activity.
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Third Grade Dolch Sight Words -I Have ,Who Has? Game
Encourage reading fluency with a lively classroom game of I Have, Who Has?, working with third grade high frequency words..
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Things I Can and Cannot Control – Sorting Activity
Help students identify things in life they can and cannot control with this sorting activity.
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American Symbols and Monuments Posters
Promote patriotism, decorate your classroom, and teach your students the beauty of America with a set of 12 American symbol and monument posters.
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Calming Strategies A-Z Poster
Help students find coping methods with our classroom display poster highlighting 26 effective strategies for handling intense emotions.
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All About Me Name Tag Template
Use this All About Me Name Tag Template to have your students design a name tag for their desk on the first day of school.
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Free Map Skills Worksheet- Using Cardinal Directions
A worksheet to practice using cardinal directions.
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Using Words with Prefixes - Worksheet Pack
Practice using the prefixes Un-, Re-, Mis-, Pre-, Dis-, and In- with a pair of printable prefix worksheets.
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Forms of Energy PowerPoint
An editable PowerPoint to use when teaching about the different forms of energy.
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Morning Message Slide Templates - Days of the Week
Start the day off right with this set of editable days of the week PowerPoint slides for a morning message or meeting.
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Text Structures Slide Deck
An editable text structure instructional slide deck to use when teaching text structures to your students.
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"All About ..." - Informational Writing Template
Practice informative writing with this versatile template.
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Make Your Own Paper Fortune Teller Template
Make paper fortune tellers with this multi-use template for teachers and students.
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Digital Learning Background – Holiday Lights
A special virtual background teachers and students can use around the winter holidays.
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2-D Shape Match
A fun match-up activity to consolidate your students’ knowledge of 2-D shapes and their attributes.
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Flip, Draw, Expand! – Place Value Worksheet (5-Digit Numbers)
Build and expand 5-digit numbers using base-10 blocks to strengthen place value skills.
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2-Digit by 1-Digit Multiplication Worksheet
A worksheet for students to practice multiplying 2-digit numbers by 1-digit.
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Nonfiction Text Features: Match It Up!
Download this nonfiction text features game to teach elementary school students about the common text features of informational texts.
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New Year's Goals Worksheet
Use this goal-setting worksheet to get your students excited for the new year.
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Financial Literacy Math Investigation – Pop–Up Shop on Wheels
A mathematics investigation involving financial literacy, embedded in a real-world context.
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Blank Letter and Number Cutouts
A set of printable bulletin board letters and numbers to use when decorating your classroom.
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Picture Graph Templates
A set of blank picture graph templates for students to represent data.
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Goldilocks and The Three Bears - Finish the Story Writing Prompt
Finish the Goldilocks and the Three Bears story in your own words.