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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Earth's Rotation and Revolution – Instructional Slide Deck
Explore the difference between rotation and revolution while learning about the day and night cycle, what causes the seasons to change, and more with this instructional slide deck.
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History of Black History Month - Brochure Project
Demonstrate learning about the history of Black History Month with a brochure project.
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Valentine's Day Homophones Task Cards
Practice identifying and using different homophones with Valentine’s Day task cards!
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Groundhog Day for Kids - Writing Prompts
Celebrate Groundhog Day and write imaginative stories using a collection of Groundhog Day writing prompts.
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Build-a-Groundhog -Craft and Report Writing Template
Celebrate Groundhog Day with a fun groundhog report and craft template. Students will research, write and create a report on this weather-predicting animal!
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100 Grid Color by Number — 100th Day of School Activities Pack
Follow the color-coded number guides to fill in the hundreds chart square and reveal 3 special 100th Day of School mystery pictures.
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When Winter Comes - Poetry Analysis Worksheet
Printable poem for upper elementary students to practice analyzing poetry.
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Student Differentiation Guide - Data Tracker
Keep track of learning goals, accommodations, and student differentiation strategies with a handy student differentiation guide.
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Three Branches of Government Sort
Learn about the branches of the U.S. government, each branch's responsibilities and those that are involved in each branch using a sorting activity.
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Weather Word Wall Vocabulary
Use this teacher-created weather resource to teach weather vocabulary. Build a word wall with your students during your weather lessons.
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Forms of Energy Sorting Activity
Help students identify the different forms of energy with this set of 24 sorting cards.
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Expanded Form Dominoes (5-Digit Numbers)
Use this set of dominoes when learning how to match 5-digit numbers written in standard form and expanded form.
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Roll It! Operations Game
Use this fun game to practice all four operations and/or order of operations.
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End of Year Project - Lemonade Stand Design
Reap the benefits of STEM education by inviting young entrepreneurs to develop a Lemonade Stand with a STEM education project.
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Persuasive Writing Activity - Dear Mr Groundhog
Write a letter to Mr. Groundhog about the weather using this persuasive writing worksheet.
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Black History Profile: Barack Obama - Comprehension Worksheet
Review our profile on the first African American President of the United States, and answer questions to reinforce understanding.
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Mix It Up Activity
A fun art activity to experiment with the use of specific color schemes.
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Virtual Meeting Icons
A set of flashcards and stickers to use when teaching virtual skills to students.
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Emotion Strategies Wheel
Help your students self-regulate when they experience "big" emotions with this hands-on emotions wheel with accompanying calming strategies.
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Visual Art Elements PowerPoint Presentation
A PowerPoint including eight slides explaining the different visual art elements.
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Organic Shape Search Worksheet
A fun art activity to explore organic shape.
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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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5 W's Graphic Organizer
A blank 5 W's graphic organizer to use when planning a piece of writing text.
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Y-Chart Graphic Organizer
A blank Y-Chart graphic organizer to use in any subject area.
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Introduction to Area Instructional Slide Deck
Introduce the concept of measuring the area of regular shapes with this 22-slide instructional slide deck.
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Black History Profile - Picture Match Activity
Review and complete the defining details of 6 revered Black icons and match their images with each completed biography.
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Music Theory Vocabulary Posters
A set of 7 music posters providing information on musical activities, duration, dynamic, pitch, structure, texture, and tone color.
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5 Expository Writing Prompts
Use this set of 5 writing prompts to assess your students’ expository writing skills.
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Word of the Week (or Day) – Graphic Organizer
Boost your students' vocabulary with this engaging Word of the Week/Word of the Day graphic organizer!
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Classroom Essentials Pack - Lower Grades
80+ pages of classroom essentials, including alphabet charts, vocabulary posters and classroom organization labels.
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Colorful Chameleon Template
A blank chameleon template to practice the art elements of color, pattern, and texture.
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Flip, Draw, Expand! - Place Value Worksheet (4-Digit Numbers)
Build and expand 4-digit numbers using base-10 blocks to strengthen place value skills.