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• Addition (236)
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Number Sense

Compare Numbers using Place Value Charts Game

Learn to solve problems through comparing numbers using place value charts.

Compare 3-Digit Numbers Game

Enjoy the marvel of mathematics by exploring how to compare 3-digit numbers.

Check the Number Comparisons within 1000 Worksheet

Boost your child's math skills with this worksheet on comparing 3-digit numbers within 1,000.

Choose the Greatest Number within 1000 Worksheet

This worksheet lets you sharpen your skills to select the largest 3-digit number within 1,000.

Add Multiples of 100 in Unit Form Game

Enjoy the marvel of math-multiverse by exploring how to add multiples of 100 in unit form.

Add Multiples of 100 Using Base-10 Blocks Game

Enjoy the marvel of mathematics by exploring how to add multiples of 100 using base-10 blocks.

Add 3-Digit and 1-Digit Numbers Using Place Value Worksheet

Focus on core math skills by solving to add 3-digit and 1-digit numbers using place values.

Represent and Add Number using Place Value Chart Worksheet

Assess your math skills by representing and adding numbers using the place value chart.

Subtraction

Subtract Using Base-10 Blocks Game

Add more arrows to your child’s math quiver by subtracting using base-10 blocks.

Subtract Using Place Value Chart Game

Let your child see the world through math-colored shades by subtracting using a place value chart.

Find 1 More or 1 Less Worksheet

Put your skills to the test by practicing to find 1 more or 1 less.

Find 10 More or 10 Less Worksheet

Make math practice a joyride by solving problems to find 10 more or 10 less.

Multiplication

Find Equal Groups and Size of Group Game

Practice the superpower of multiplication by learning to find equal groups and the size of group.

Identify Number and Size of Groups Game

Apply your knowledge of multiplication to identify number and size of groups.

Describing Equal Groups Worksheet

Make math practice a joyride by practicing to describe equal groups.

Representing Equal Groups Worksheet

In this worksheet, learners will get to practice representing equal groups.

Represent Division on Number Line Game

Have your own math-themed party by learning how to represent division on number lines.

Identify Division Sentences on Number Line Game

Shine bright in the math world by learning how to identify division sentences on the number line.

Solve Equal Grouping Scenarios Using Number Line Worksheet

Kids must solve equal grouping scenarios using the number line in this worksheet.

Solve Equal Sharing Scenarios Using Number Line Worksheet

Put your skills to the test by practicing to solve equal sharing scenarios using the number line.

Partition into Equal Parts Game

Kids must partition into equal parts to practice fractions.

Partition to Match the Fractions Game

Have your own math-themed party by learning how to partition to match the fractions.

Represent Using Fractions Worksheet

Print this worksheet to practice representing using fractions like a math legend!

Represent the Shaded Part Worksheet

Use this printable worksheet to represent the shaded part to strengthen your math skills.

Identify Kite, Squares and Rectangles Game

Enjoy the marvel of math-multiverse by exploring how to identify kite, squares and rectangles.

Identify Quadrilaterals in Different Orientation Game

Use your geometry skills to identify quadrilaterals in different orientations.

Classifying Shapes Worksheet

Enhance your knowledge of 2D shapes hierarchy with this 'Classifying Shapes' worksheet.

Identify Right Angles and Parallel Sides Worksheet

A worksheet to enhance understanding of 2D shapes by identifying right angles and parallel sides.

Data Handling

Least or Greatest Game

Learn to find the least or the greatest data point with this game.

Read and Compare Data using Bar Graph Game

Unearth the wisdom of mathematics by learning how to read and compare data using a bar graph.

Word Problems on Multiplicative Comparison Worksheet

Assess your math skills by solving word problems on multiplicative comparison in this worksheet.

Interpret the Tally Marks Worksheet

Master data organization and interpretation with our engaging worksheet on tally marks.

Measurement

Measure Length in Centimeters Game

Take a deep dive into the world of math by learning to measure length in centimeters.

Measure Length in Inches Game

Have your own math-themed party by learning how to measure length in inches.

Measure Lengths of Objects Worksheet

Focus on core math skills with this fun worksheet by solving to measure the lengths of objects.

Measuring Lengths of Objects Worksheet

Use this printable worksheet to measure lengths of objects to strengthen your math skills.

Read Time in Different Formats Game

Take the first step towards building your math castle by learning to read time in different formats.

Set the Time Game

Take the first step towards building your math castle by practicing how to set the time.

Write Time to the Nearest 5 Minutes in AM and PM Worksheet

Boost your child's time-telling skills with this AM and PM worksheet on rounding to the nearest 5 minutes.

Write Time Shown by Analog Clock along with AM or PM Worksheet

Boost your child's understanding of time with this AM/PM analog clock worksheet.

Multiply Money Game

Help your child take flight by learning how to multiply money.

Word Problems on Multiplying Money Game

Dive deep into the world of math by solving word problems on multiplying money.

Divide Money Word Problems Worksheet

Practice division skills with this worksheet featuring realistic word problems involving monetary transactions.

Word Problems on Dividing Money Worksheet

An engaging worksheet tackling real-life scenarios through word problems on dividing money.

Complete the Pattern of Tens Game

Dive deep into the world of addition by completing the pattern of tens.

Count by Tens Game

Unearth the wisdom of mathematics by learning how to count by tens.

Convert Sentences Using the Associative Property Worksheet

Explore this worksheet to master converting sentences using the associative property of multiplication in math.

Multiples of 10 Worksheet

A worksheet designed to help students identify and highlight all the multiples of 10.

Word Problems

Solve Word Problems on Put together Scenarios Game

Practice the superpower of addition by learning to solve word problems on "Put together" scenarios.

Solve Word Problems with Add to Scenarios Game

Shine bright in the math world by learning how to solve word problems with "Add to" scenarios.

Identify the Correct Expression for the Addition Scenario Worksheet

Boost addition skills with this worksheet on comparing word problems to find the correct expression.

Identify the Correct Addition Scenario Worksheet

Boost your child's skills with this worksheet on comparing word problems using addition scenarios.

What's the cause? - Part 1 Game

Use your language skills to determine 'what's the cause' (Part 1).

• What's the effect? - Part 1 Game

Determine the answer to 'What's the effect' (Part 1) by playing this game.

Find Cause and Effect with Pictures Worksheet

Enhance comprehension with our picture-based cause and effect worksheet. Explore the relationship between events through visual cues for improved understanding.

Identify the Cause and Effect Worksheet

Dive into cause and effect analysis with our engaging worksheet. Gain insights into interconnected events and improve comprehension. Explore our resources now!

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Find Greater or Smaller Number Game

Kids must find the greater or the smaller number to practice number sense.

Find More & Less Worksheet

Solidify your math skills by practicing to find 'More' & 'Less'.

Represent the Given Situation as Addition Sentence Worksheet

Learners must represent the given situation as an addition sentence to enhance their math skills.

Solve How Many More Word Problems Game

Enter the madness of math-multiverse by exploring how to solve "How Many More" word problems.

Select the Correct Multiplication Expression Game

Select the correct multiplication expression to play this game.

Identify the Correct Expression for the Subtraction Scenario Worksheet

Enhance subtraction skills with this worksheet on comparing word problems effectively.

Mark the Correct Expression(s) Worksheet

Be on your way to become a mathematician by practicing to mark the correct expression(s).

Divide Objects into Equal Groups Game

Add more arrows to your child’s math quiver by helping them divide objects into equal groups.

Represent Equal Grouping Worksheet

Reveal the secrets of math wizardry by practicing to represent equal grouping.

Recognize Points, Lines, Line Segments, Rays, Angles Worksheet

A comprehensive worksheet on identifying and understanding key elements of Geometry.

Tell Time in A.M. and P.M. Game

Kids must tell the time in A.M. and P.M. to play this game.

Solve Word Problems on Measurement Worksheet

This downloadable worksheet is designed to help you solve word problems on measurement.

Estimate Time Using the Hour Hand Worksheet

Master the hour hand with this engaging worksheet designed to enhance time estimation skills.

Recognize the Same Amount of Money Game

Shine bright in the math world by learning how to recognize the same amount of money.

Fill in the Correct Number Using Additive Patterns Game

Fill in the correct number using additive patterns.

Word Problems to Count by Tens Game

Shine bright in the math world by learning how to solve word problems to count by tens.

Represent Given Situation in a Bar Model Worksheet

In this worksheet, learners will get to represent the given situations in a bar model.

Dive into Diphthongs

Get started on our delightful phonics practice worksheet for practicing diphthongs and build foundational reading skills!

Compare to Find Greater or Smaller Number Game

Apply your knowledge of number sense to compare to find the greater or smaller number.

Add Multiples of 10 using Visuals Game

Unearth the wisdom of mathematics by learning how to add multiples of 10 using visuals.

Complete More or Less Sentences Worksheet

Pack your math practice time with fun by completing 'more' or 'less' sentences.

Addition Worksheet

Put your skills to the test by practicing the addition worksheet.

Solve How Many Fewer Word Problems Game

Enjoy the marvel of mathematics by exploring how to solve "How Many Fewer" word problems.

Skip Count to Find the Answer Game

Use your math skills to skip count to find the answer.

Identify the Correct Subtraction Scenario Worksheet

Improve subtraction skills with this worksheet on comparing word problem scenarios.

Solve Using Your Own Numbers Worksheet

Print this worksheet to practice solving using your own numbers like a math legend!

Use Models to Relate Multiplication and Division Game

Enjoy the marvel of mathematics by learning to use models to relate multiplication and division.

Representing Equal Groups of Objects Worksheet

Print this worksheet to practice representing equal groups of objects like a math legend!

Match the Tally Marks Worksheet

Enhance data organization and interpretation skills with this engaging worksheet on tally marks.

Word Problems on Measurement Worksheet

Focus on core math skills with this fun worksheet by solving word problems on measurement.

Determine Whether the Given Situations Occur in AM or PM Worksheet

Enhance your understanding of AM and PM with our engaging worksheet on time-based scenarios.

3rd Grade Curriculum and Educational Resources

In grade 3, children around 8 to 9 years old expand their learning beyond basic counting, addition, and subtraction, exploring a variety of new concepts. This grade introduces math and ELA skills like multiplication and its properties, division, fractions, in-depth reading skills, grammar, spelling, vocabulary, and much more. 

• Grade 3 Math Learning : In the grade 3 curriculum for math , students learn concepts like place value of multi-digit numbers, addition with and without regrouping, understanding fractions as numbers, division facts, two-step word problems , understanding the concepts of area and perimeter, 2D shapes and their attributes, time concepts (elapsed time, A.M. and P.M., etc.), and much more. 
• Grade 3 ELA Learning : In the ELA curriculum for 3rd grade, kids learn essential concepts like reading skills (cause and effect, finding inference, identifying the main idea, story elements, etc.), grammar (nouns and pronouns, adverbs and adjectives, etc.), vocabulary, and much more.  

Types of Grade 3 Learning Resources

Let’s explore our third grade educational resources that provide the Math and ELA curriculum for grade 3, featuring fun games, worksheets, detailed lesson plans, and more.

Fun Grade 3 Learning Games

Our curriculum-aligned grade 3 learning games primarily cover two subjects — math and ELA.

• 3rd Grade Math Games : This section features over 500 math games focused on topics like number sense , addition, subtraction , multiplication , division , fractions, geometry, measurement , time, money , and word problems.
• 3rd Grade ELA Games : These engaging games teach essential reading concepts, such as cause and effect, identifying the main idea, etc. in an engaging manner.

Engaging Grade 3 Worksheets

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• 3rd  Grade Math worksheets : There are over 850 math worksheets that offer effective and structured practice.
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Grade 3 Lesson Plans

• Math lesson plans for 3rd graders : These lesson plans include lessons for key topics like number sense, number operations,  fractions , geometry , etc. Each plan includes clear learning objectives, fun activities, common misconceptions, and much more, providing a perfect grade 3 math teaching guide.
• ELA lesson plans for 3rd  graders : This section features lesson plans for language skills such as reading , grammar, vocabulary, etc. Perfect for effective 3rd grade ELA teaching!

Grade 3 Live Classes

• You can join interactive Live Classes on SplashLearn designed for Math and reading. These classes are led by experienced and certified teachers. Parents can choose a convenient time slot for their child. 
• Parents who have an active subscription or trial can effortlessly find the "Live Class" page at the top of the dashboard.
• While our grade-specific apps don't currently have the Live class feature, you can easily participate via our website using laptops, desktops, iPads, Macbooks, or Chromebooks.

What Are the Best Tips for Teaching 3rd Graders?

To learn about some useful and practical teaching tips for 3rd grade, it’s important to understand the curriculum and its objectives for the grade. Here are some blogs that can be helpful:

• 5 Things Kids Learn in 3rd Grade : This blog highlights the key skills and concepts taught in 3rd grade for the subjects math, ELA, Social studies, etc. 
• Most Important Math Concept Kids Learn in 3rd Grade : This blog is focused on math concepts taught to 3rd graders. This will definitely help parents and educators to decide the focus area. 
• How to Homeschool Third Grade Students : For those considering homeschooling, this blog is an essential read. It covers everything from learning objectives to simple practical tips.

What Are the Best 5 Third Grade Learning Resources?

Here are 5 super-fun learning resources for 3rd graders offered by SplashLearn:

• Understand Equal Parts Game
• Write Fraction for Each Part Worksheet
• Vocabulary Worksheet – Compound Word Snowfall
• Math Lesson Plan — Mixed Number Magic: Conquer Addition & Subtraction

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Word Power Vocabulary Worksheet

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"Facts About..." Template

Get a sense of separating fact from opinion in texts with this graphic organizer.

Equivalent Fractions – Mystery Picture Worksheet

Determine equivalent fractions while using the color guide to reveal a mystery image.

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Sort animals according to whether they are classified as predators, prey, or both with this worksheet.

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Practice differentiating between common and proper nouns with this sorting activity.

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Hands-on ideas to engage digital learners in meeting standards and learning goals.

Fifty ideas for using a digital approach to help third-grade students meet standards and learning goals.

1. Design a superhero

Tap into students' passion for comics and superheroes by asking them to share some favorites. Then, ask them what qualities or "powers" make a great superhero.

Use an ID card approach to help them define their hero's identity.

Discuss as a class, and then ask each student to design their own superhero and explain how their traits make them a hero.

Explore a Design a Superhero lesson plan

2. Create an animal alliteration

Have students create an amazing animal alliteration - a short sentence in the noun—verb—noun format, such as "Birds build bubbles." Use a digital project tool, like Wixie , to have students illustrate and narrate their sentences.

Explore an Animal Alliteration lesson plan

3. Use emojis to write a story

Emojis started as a time-saving way to communicate emotions without having to type each letter, but have quickly become part of popular culture. Use your student's interest in emojis to encourage creative writing. If needed, provide them with a writing prompt.

4. Homonyms, homophones, and homographs

Homonyms, homophones, and homographs make mastering English difficult, but they are also a fun way to engage students in learning the meaning of different words. Studentes can use a combination of imagery and voice recording in a creativity tool, like Wixie , to help them better remember and cement the meaning of these words.

5. Create an animal riddle

Encourage students to craft riddles that test other students' knowledge about animals. Students can select their favorite animal or use this opportunity to learn more about an unfamiliar animal.

Explore an Animal Riddles lesson plan

6. Create visual arrays

Creating arrays is a great way for students to visualize multiplication and see how it is repeated addition. Have students add or draw images of objects or scenes that have arrays and then create equations for the illustration.

You can also do a multiplication or an array scavenger hunt to capture images and even write word problems.

7. Write a haiku

Combine close reading and descriptive writing with visual haiku. Haiku poems are a 17-syllable verse form consisting of three metrical units of 5, 7, and 5 syllables. Haiku always contain a kigo (season word) to indicate the time of year.

Have students start with a photo as inspiration or write first and add visuals to enhance the meaning.

This spare form of writing forces students to choose words wisely. Share haiku and have students read closely to find the kigo word, as well as identify other highly descriptive words.

Explore a Harmonious Haiku lesson plan

8. Write a letter to or between characters in a story

Taking the perspective of a character in a story can help students understand their motivations and better comprehend their response to events in a story. Have students use stationery to write a letter to or between characters in a story.

Give students a prompt that requires them to use evidence from text to justify their opinion or make an argument about it.

9. Publish fabulous fables

Students learn about beginning, middle, end, and parts of a story as they write, retell, or adapt a fable.

Explore a Fabulous Fables lesson plan

10. Make a map of your room

Combine map making and measurement skills by asking students to design a map of their bedroom or another room in their home. Use a grid background in a paint program so students can use the squares to show size accurately and make editing easier. Bonus if they include a scale!

After students understand how to map their own room, encourage them to design a dream bedroom!

Explore a How Does Your Garden Grow lesson plan

11. Paint with pointillism

Pointillism is a style of painting developed by Georges Seurat and Paul Signac that uses small, individual dots of color to create the illusion of shapes and images.

Challenge students to create paintings with pointillism. Digital art tools make it easy to change the size and color of the paintbrush as well as magnify to help students change the size, spacing and color of small dots to make a larger image.

Explore a Paint with Pointillism lesson plan

12. Design a new book cover

Ask your students to create new covers for the stories they are reading. To design an effective book cover, students need to think about how they can use imagery to share knowledge of characters, setting and events in order to attract new readers.

Go even further, by asking them to design a complete book jacket — including a cover image, a plot summary, a book review, information about the author, and quotes or teasers from the story.

Explore the Design a Book Cover lesson plan

13. Create a memory book

Have students reflect and compile memories of the school year by creating a digital memory book.

Tools like Wixie make it easy to add images, text, voice recording and video to capture experiences, feelings, and achievements.

14. Design an Arcimboldo-inspired self-portrait

Giuseppe Arcimboldo is an Italian Renaissance painter known for his portraits of people that use objects like fruit and books. Challenge students to create Arcimboldo-style self-portraits by combining clip art images in an imaging tool.

Explore an Arcimboldo-Inspired Self-Portraits lesson plan

You can also tie this project to writing by asking students to describe themselves, or a friend, using similes. Then, use the objects in these similes to create the self-portrait.

15. Create a trait map with evidence

Have students recall, retell, and share text, images, and voice narration about a character's physical traits, feelings, and actions using a trait cluster . Students can also connect evidence from the text to each trait.

16. Create a community field guide

Ask students to go outside, or even look out a window, and simply observe the plants and animals there. Have them find a plant they find beautiful or an animal that interests them. Use a digital paint program to have them sketch their object and add text labels and insights about what they notice.

Students can then use their observations and sketches, along with a field guide, to help them identify the species if they don't know what it is. They can add additional information or notes to create a field guide for other species that live nearby.

Explore a Fantastic Field Guides lesson plan

17. Write your own version of A. A. Milne's "When I was One" poem

Read "The End" a poem by A. A. Milne, who you know from Winnie the Pooh.

When I was One, I had just begun. When I was Two, I was nearly new. When I was Three I was hardly me. When I was Four, I was not much more. When I was Five, I was just alive. But now I am Six, I'm as clever as clever, So I think I'll be six now for ever and ever.

Use a "When I was (age)" template and have students finish each line and illustrate their poem.

18. Create a character coat of arms

Small, but mindful, changes can move a task beyond remember and retell. For example, replace a typical character trait cluster assignment with the task of developing a coat of arms for a story's protagonist that represents traits of the main character.

Creating a coat of arms provides students with an opportunity to think about objects, colors, symbols, and mottos that reflect a character's personality, passions, strengths, and experiences.

Wixie has a Coat of Arms template that makes it easy to add color, text, and images to show comprehension.

19. Create a future digital footprint

Have students showcase the digital footprint they want to have in the future.

Let students creatively brainstorm and then show examples of social media posts and headlines they would like others to see when they search for their name in the future.

20. Create a book bento

Have students create a book bento to retell important details about a text or to visually celebrate their favorite title. Find a bento box background, like this one in Wixie . Then, have students arrange images about the book and add hyperlinks for an interactive collage.

21. Craft a concrete poem

Concrete poems are poems where the words are arranged in a shape that reflects the topic of the poem. Because creativity, presentation, and productivity tools let you resize, move, and rotate text easily, they make it easy to move text to create a desired shape.

Ask students to write a poem in small phrases or stanzas. Then, use the font, size, color and rotation options to use it to create a larger image.

22. Design an Animal Diary

Have students use personification to write a diary for an animal that teaches others about its unique physical characteristics, behaviors, and adaptations.

Explore an Animal Diary lesson plan

23. Paint pop art

Share examples of Andy Warhol's work and then discuss the idea that mass-produced products from everyday life can be inspiration for art and the object of art itself. What objects do they find or use today that have their own beauty?

Many art and social media tools have filters or color options. Ask students to use clip art of common objects, like the Wixie example below, or capture a photo with their phone.

Students can then duplicate the image and apply filters and color options as they create Warhol-esque repeating images.

Explore a Pop Art lesson plan

24. Create an ABC's of... 

After researching and learning about a topic, have students use an A-B-C format to share knowledge they have learned.

Assign individual letters to students and combine into a class project.

Explore an ABC Book lesson plan

25. Celebrate culture

Creating a safe and respected community culture in your classroom is essential. Have students complete and share a culture poster about themselves, including where they are from, family traditions, and more.

26. Write your own word problems

Have students use a paint or image program, like Wixie , to draw models that help the viewer (and themselves) visualize quantities and relationships in word problems.

27. Create comics

Comics and cartoons are a great way to engage students in the stories they are reading and the information they are researching and exploring. Have students create comics for a fun way to practice narrative writing, retelling, sharing understanding, teaching others, raising awareness, and more.

Explore additional ideas and lesson plans for creating comics

28. Create a creature

Ask students to use what they know about plant and animal adaptation to create a new animal species. Combine features from animals you know and use a tool like Wixie to design the animal.

Have students create a report-slideshow-video to introduce the species to the world, sharing its physical adaptations, daily habits (behavioral adaptations), predators, and prey.

Explore a Create a Creature lesson plan

29. Design a habitat snow globe

Most students have, or have seen, a snow globe at home or at a tourist attraction. Ask students to design a snow globe to showcase the animals and plants in a particular habitat.

30. Publish a brochure for your neighborhood

What makes where you live special? Our families choose places to live based on economics, weather, family, geography, and culture.

Have your students talk to their parents about why they chose to live where they do. Encourage students to walk their neighborhood, take pictures, and use what they learn to create a brochure to let others know about the unique place they live.

31. Tell a data story

Read or watch Five Creatures by Emily Jenkins. This story describes a family with five creatures, comparing features between them in many different ways.

Have students collect data for five creatures in their home and use this data to write their own five creatures story!

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32. Draw with symmetry

Challenge students to draw using symmetry options in a paint program like Wixie .

For example, ask them to create a spring scene with different flowers or a butterfly. Students can use both mirror and radial symmetry options.

Explore a Line Symmetry lesson plan

33. Visualize idioms

Ask students to illustrate and translate the meaning of an idiom to apply their learning and help others learn the meaning of this form of figurative language.

Explore an Idiomatically Speaking lesson plan

34. Design a how-to book or presentation

What can your students teach others? Procedural writing is an excellent way for students to become experts in a topic and feel confident about their ability to share the information with others.

To cement learning and inspire others, encourage students to closely examine the parts of a rule they struggle to understand or share the process of doing something they are passionate about. Use a flowchart to help students break down the process into each essential step.

Explore a Procedural Writing lesson plan

35. Give students project choices

When every student completes the same task, like creating a trading card or comic, project work is easier to manage. While this is effective, students also thrive with choice!

Create a choice board or task your students with sharing their learning in the medium they choose.

36. Send a thank you card

Practicing gratitude can have a big effect on our happiness. Empower students to show their gratitude by writing a thoughtful letter to someone for a gift they appreciate. Remind them gifts can be objects like clothing (material), but also things like friendship and support (immaterial).

Students can always print the message, but if they share digitally, they can record their voice and/or create a video, making it even more personal and special.

37. Plan a class party

Planning the details for a party, including needed space (measurement) and a budget (calculations), requires students to practice and apply math and argument skills to a real-life scenario.

Explore a Plan an Event lesson plan

38. Take a brain break

When the mind needs a break, a creative activity can help. Use a digital art tool to sketch or simply play a digital game.

Remember scratch art? Wixie has a collection of pages with a variety of backgrounds students can "scratch" using an eraser tool.

39. Design a school garden

Put students in charge of the design (and maintenance) of your school garden. Give them an empty pre-made bed or the location at your site where one can be constructed.

Students organize the plants into the allotted space, craft a presentation of their garden design, as well as write care and maintenance instructions.

40. Invent it

Many inventions, like Velcro®, mimic nature or apply scientific principles in new ways. After studying simple machines, ask students to take one or more simple machines and combine them as they invent a product that solves an everyday problem.

To help students deepen understanding about how an invention applies a scientific principle, have them pitch their product in an invention ad.

41. Survey peers

Capturing, analyzing, and communicating data is essential for success in our information age. Maximize opportunities for your students to create, give and display the results from surveys they create.

42. Tour the solar system

Plans are already in place for commercial tours into our planet's atmosphere, and the entire solar system is bound to be next.

Have students showcase knowledge of the solar system by creating a virtual tour or promotional materials that describe what one might see on a trip through space.

Explore a Visit Our Solar System lesson plan

43. Create vocabulary trading cards

Have your students create a vocabulary trading card for each new word they learn. Digital tools make it easy to design vocabulary templates for students to combine text, image and voice narration for a multimodal approach.

Tools like Wixie allow you to print multiple pages onto one sheet of paper, so students can cut and share with classmates.

Explore a Visual Vocabulary lesson plan

44. Design a miniature golf hole

One could argue that there is no more authentic math calculation than determining the area and perimeter. Give it a fun spin by asking students to design their own miniature golf holes.

Students need to learn how to partition areas to correctly estimate the cost of wood (to surround the perimeter) and the artificial turf (area of green).

Have students share designs with peers, choose favorites, and work up a course design to present to the parent association for a fun carnival activity.

45. Fracture a fairy tale

Following a model can make writing less intimidating. Read several fairy tales with students discussing common elements like forests, 7's, and magic. Then, have students rewrite, illustrate, and record own version of favorite fairy tale.

Depending on their level, have students retell, modernize, or even write their own original tales.

Explore a Modernize a Fairy Tale lesson plan

46. Become the masked reader

Take a clue from the Masked Singer television show to make reading fluency practice less stressful and way more fun.

This is especially helpful for ELLs and struggling readers since they can practice, record, delete, and try again to produce their best work. Their work can also remain completely private if the reader is not unmasked.

47. Produce safety PSAs

Public service announcements are a great way to get students to back up claims with evidence and practice argument writing without conflict.

Helping other students practice safely crossing the street, eating healthy, and even just acting nice are easily within the reach of emerging writers.

Explore a Halloween Safety PSAs lesson plan

48. Write a cycle story

Science doesn't have to be a list of boring facts or calculations. How does a drop of water feel as it evaporates or plunges down a gully after a fierce rainstorm? How does rock feel when it transforms into a liquid and is ejected from a volcano?

Ask students to craft a digital story that shares a science cycle from a first-person perspective!

Explore a Cycle Story lesson plan

49. Interview an animal

Kids love animals, so use this love to build research, questioning, and communication skills with an animal interview!

Sharing factual information in story form helps students avoid simple repetition of facts or direct copy and paste.

Explore an Animal Interview lesson plan

50. Tell a tangram tale

After students have tried to solve tangram puzzles, read Ann Tompert's Grandfather Tang's Story where the main character rearranges tangram shapes to represent the characters and events as he tells a story.

Ask students to use tangram shapes to create their own tangram shape puzzle and tell a story about the shape. Then, combine into a class book and publish for friends and family!

Once they have experience with digital projects, let students choose the product or way they will demonstrate understanding… simply make them argue their case before they begin. No matter what you or they choose, transfer as much responsibility as possible to students to motivate and empower them to control their own learning.

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Melinda Kolk ( @melindak ) is the Editor of Creative Educator and the author of Teaching with Clay Animation . She has been helping educators implement project-based learning and creative technologies like clay animation into classroom teaching and learning for the past 15 years.

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Summer homework may start as early as elementary school, but you don’t have to do it the way it’s always been done! Veteran educators like third-grade teacher Alycia Zimmerman have spent time thinking about how to make summer homework meaningful and interesting enough that students buy in—and even want to do it.  

Read on for Zimmerman’s summer homework game plan and ideas for how to make summer assignments more fun for everyone.

1. Try a New Student Meet and Greet

If possible, meet your incoming students before summer break (even if it’s virtual!) to instill the importance of summer learning.

At the end of the school year, coordinate with the teachers of your incoming students to swap classes for a period. Introduce yourselves to your future students and build excitement for the fun and challenging learning ahead and the very “grown-up” summer homework you will assign.

“We’ve been far more successful in instilling the importance of our summer assignments when presenting about it face-to-face rather than just sending a packet of directions home cold,” says Zimmernan. “The students sit on the edges of their seats as we talk about the importance of summer reading and our certainty that they will do everything they can to 'keep their brains healthy, pink, and strong’ over the summer.”

2. Emphasize the Importance of Summer Reading

Talk about the best summer assignment of all: diving into books!

Reading should be a treat, not a menial assignment, so Zimmerman doesn’t feel guilty about making reading the bulk of her summer homework. Here are some of her most effective strategies for promoting summer reading:

Have students fill out a log  to keep track of the books and other texts they read over the summer. It isn’t necessary to require a certain number of books or specific titles. Simply ask that they find books they love and spend lots of time reading them.

Have your current students write book reviews of their favorite titles to send home with your rising students. Invite your current students to serve as reading ambassadors and speak to the younger students about the importance and joys of reading. When coming from slightly older peers, the message is very well received.

And of course: Sign your students up for the Scholastic Summer Reading Program ! From May 9 to August 19, your students can visit Scholastic Home Base to participate in the free, fun, and safe  summer reading program . As part of the program, kids can read e-books, attend author events, and keep Reading Streaks™ to help unlock a donation of 100K books from Scholastic – distributed to kids with limited or no access to books by Save the Children. 

3. Share Fun and Educational Activities

Direct your students to fun (and educational) activities.

When considering other homework, the best options are activities that students will be motivated to do because they’re entertaining. 

Give your incoming students the “everything is better in moderation” speech so they understand that they shouldn’t play hours of computer games every day this summer. If possible, send them home with printable and book-based packs to polish their skills for the year ahead (you can even pair these with your own assignments): 

4. Connect Through the Mail 

Stay connected with your students over the summer through cards.

Giving incoming students the opportunity to connect with you and with each other can motivate them to complete summer assignments. Here’s one plan for connecting via letters:

Have your incoming students mail you a letter of introduction. Explain that you want to hear about their summer activities, their hobbies, their families, and anything special they want you to know before the school year begins.

When you receive letters from your students, send a postcard back with a brief response. Tell them a bit about your summer plan, and let them know you can’t wait to see them in the fall. 

Encourage them to write again!

You can also pair up students and have them write to each other over the summer. In September, they can bring their pen pal letters to class to display on the bulletin board.

Take advantage of everyone’s increasing familiarity with virtual resources by connecting online, too! Post a short video, article, or question once a week on your classroom's online platform, and invite both incoming students and rising former students to write their thoughts in the comments section. Be sure to moderate their comments and enjoy their back-and-forth dialogues as they engage with each other.

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Need some ideas for spelling homework? Check out the gigantic list below of great ideas! You'll find the first 20 ideas here, and the remaining ones here . Each idea can be used with any list of weekly spelling words. Choose the ones that work best for your grade level. Vary the activities frequently.

Note: You might also want to consider our new  AnyWord Spelling Practice eBooks . They are full of ideas for lots of spelling practice with any spelling words. The 3 eBooks provide practice with creative writing, word play, and partner games.  Check them out !

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1. Write each word 5 times, using a different color each time.

3. Create a comic strip. Add captions that use 5 of your words.

7. Find each word in the dictionary. Copy a definition for each one.

Remember: Spelling homework not only prompts students to practice their spelling words. It can also help engage family members in the learning process.

10. Find each word in the dictionary. Write the page number on which it appears and the guide words at the top of the page.

12. Write your spelling words. Add a rhyming word next to each one.

14. Scramble each spelling word. Have a family member unscramble the words and sign your paper.

15. Spell your words with alphabet pasta. Glue them onto paper.

17. Make a word search puzzle in which you hide all of your spelling words. Give it to a family member to solve and sign.

18. For a different type of word search, draw a Boggle-type game board. Make sure it contains at least 5 of your spelling words. See if a family member can find the spelling words.

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At the beginning of the week , give students a written list of 5 of these  ideas. Ask them to complete them in any order throughout the week.

Or, make a monthly spelling calendar. Write a different idea on the calendar for each school day in the month.

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Homework Ideas for Elementary Teachers: Save Time and Make Learning More Purposeful for Students in 2024

What’s the first word you think of when I say “homework?” It’s one of those hot topics that people feel very strongly about one way or another. However, more often than not, it’s a requirement. As a result, I am here to share homework ideas that will make your life as an elementary teacher a little bit easier.

I used to send homework home nightly, but found it to add chaos to each and every day. I would spend many lunch periods copying an assignment for that night. Kids would forget to take their copy home. Parents would call or email to get clarification on what the assignment was for that night.

Then I switched to a weekly packet. The packet included all of the pages for the week along with a cover sheet that listed spelling words and assignments. This was an improvement, but still not ideal.

Last year, I started using a separate folder just for homework. This is one of the best homework ideas I have come up with. The folder includes the homework calendar and all of the printables they will need for the week. I sent home a Paragraph of the Week assignment each week. The consistency was outstanding. We really felt like we hit gold because the kids were all working on something meaningful with a purpose. The parents liked it because it was easy for them to understand and help with. I began experimenting with a monthly homework packet. And let me tell you…

It. Was. Awesome! 

We placed everything into a homework folder for the month and included an assignment calendar. The folder stayed at home and the students returned their completed work each morning in the communication folder . Learn about some of my best homework ideas for elementary teachers below!

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Do you question the importance of homework? Are you one of the many teachers or parents who feel homework should be banned? The idea of homework just doesn’t make sense to you. If you are part of the growing number of people questioning if the reasons homework is bad outweigh the benefits to homework, then you might find this to be helpful. 

I’m going to be honest, as a teacher (and especially as a parent), I am in the camp of not liking the idea of homework at the elementary level. However, each of the districts I have taught in has required teachers to assign nightly homework in addition to reading for 20 minutes. It often felt like a waste of time and paper.

For some teachers, the word HOMEWORK brings about pangs of dread. Others see it as a necessary evil of learning. For many, it merely represents having to fulfill a district requirement. In many districts these days, homework is not counted towards a student’s overall grade. The debate over homework has been waged for years. The question is: What’s a teacher to do?

No matter where you stand on the topic of homework, here are some ideas related to homework that will make you feel better about assigning homework. They may even make you feel good in some cases! I am hoping the 7 benefits listed below will ease the guilt some teachers feel about burdening their students and their families with tasks to complete at home.

1. Prepares Students for the Next Day’s Learning

A great way to use homework is preparation for an upcoming lesson, whether it’s doing some reading ahead of time, or looking over other assigned material, there’s no doubt that preparing for an upcoming lesson is a beneficial way to assign homework.

2. Increases Responsibility

When a student has a task that they MUST do rather than WANT to do, they learn to be responsible. Homework is the “You do” in the learning model of “I do, We do, You do.”.  It gives the learner a chance to practice what was covered in class and take responsibility for their own learning.

3. Advances Problem-Solving Skills

If the student can’t find an answer to something in their homework, (or even where to look for information to find an answer), what steps will they take to solve this problem? Will they look in a dictionary, online, ask a friend, or go to a library? Homework gives students a chance to flex their problem-solving muscles.

4. Offers Review Practice

Whether it’s a new math skill, or spelling/vocabulary words, homework that involves reviewing material covered in class will help students to remember it and is a very useful assignment.

5. Teaches Time Management

For students with an active extra-curricular life, homework teaches them how to manage their time. This helps them learn to prioritize schoolwork.

6. Strengthens Persistence and Grit

There have been many studies done recently that show a lack of persistence and grit in today’s students. Developing the fortitude to complete homework assignments also helps develop a student’s capacity for grit and persistence. These are necessary for success in many areas of life, not just academically.

7. Promotes Self-Esteem

Students will develop a sense of pride when they learn the value of a job well done and take ownership of their work. This carries over into their personal development as well. It is for this reason that homework should always be a review of skills already taught.

5 Problems with Assigning Traditional Homework

These were five of the problems I faced in my 3rd grade classroom. No matter which grade you teach I’m pretty sure you can relate. The good news is I managed to find a solution that saved me time and reduced my stress each day. Not only that, but my students’ math skills were strengthened and their families were less burdened with random assignments each night. Read on to learn about the problems I had and how I solved them.

1. Mandated to Give Homework

My school required we give homework 4 nights per week. It was a mandate, so my personal feelings made no difference. I had to send it nightly.

2. Emails and Calls from Parents

I often received emails and phone calls from confused parents. They often said they didn’t understand the homework or told me that their child said that they had “never seen this stuff before”. Let’s be honest, our time is so limited. We do not want to spend the afternoon or start the morning returning messages explaining directions or convincing someone that you did, in fact, teach it in class.

3. Wasted Class Time Every Day

I needed to spend some of our instructional time every afternoon going over the instructions because each assignment varied.

4. Drop-In Visits from Parents

I frequently had a parent and child return to my classroom because the homework never made it into the backpack. This often resulted in an unplanned conference at a time when I needed to prepare for the next day.

5. Students Forgot what was Taught

Unrelated to homework, I consistently faced a different problem. I often would teach a concept, the students would demonstrate proficiency…and then they didn’t.

How often do you have students who forget what odd and even (or a prime and composite if you teach higher grades) numbers are, not remember how to round to the nearest 10, 100 or 1000, or sit like a deer in headlights when asked to write a number in expanded form in the spring when they were rock stars of that skill in the fall when it was taught.

This is especially troublesome if you teach in a grade that takes standardized testing at the end of the year because you then need to set aside a lot of class time for review and test prep.

How to Grade Homework

Determine if correcting homework is an effective use of your time. Teachers don’t know how much assistance a child had with an assignment so it isn’t always an accurate representation of their abilities. Checking the homework for effort and general understanding may be sufficient. If you are assigning worksheets, consider selecting a few questions to go over in class.

Homework Incentive Ideas

Homework should be completed because it is an expectation and not to receive a trinket. However, some teachers do find that extrinsic rewards are motivational to their students. If you choose to make those a part of your homework procedure, here are a few easy-to-manage suggestions:

Students earn a ticket when they complete an assignment. Have them place the tickets into a container. Draw one ticket a week to win a No Homework Night Coupon.

Certificate

Honor perfect homework efforts with a certificate. This could be done monthly or by marking period.

Offer a “No Homework Coupon.” These are like gold!

Ideas for Homework Consequences

First, check with your school and district to see if there is a policy in place. Next, determine a plan for how you will handle homework that is incomplete, missing, poor quality, etc. and be consistent. Be cautious about using recess as a punishment for not doing homework. Often the kids who are not doing their homework are the ones who most need recess .

10 Homework Tips for Elementary Teachers

Below are homework tips for elementary teachers to consider. You are bound to find some helpful homework ideas on this list that you can implement.

1. Assign Tasks Students can do Independently

The first tip on this list of homework ideas is to strive to find easy-to-manage, yet effective assignments. Although it is true that you shouldn’t be sending home tasks that students can’t complete on their own, you also need to be careful not to give them “busy work” either.  Having them complete an assignment for a skill they are proficient in also creates unnecessary work for the teacher. Time is a teacher’s greatest obstacle so be careful not to spend it copying, correcting, managing, chasing, etc sheets of paper that students are not gaining anything from. 

2. Keep Homework Assignments Consistent Across the Grade Level

The second tip on this list of homework ideas is to strive to be consistent with your grade level colleagues. Ideally, the assignments and policies should be identical.

3. Collaborate with Your Team

The third tip on this list of homework ideas is to save time by teaming up with the other teacher(s) at your grade level. Alternate prepping the packet for the week or designate different subjects to different teachers.

4. Communicate Expectations with Your Students’ Families

Communicate your expectations with parents from the beginning. Discuss them at open house and make a hard copy available for students who may transfer in later in the year.

5. Change the Way you See Homework

Use homework as an opportunity to teach organization and responsibility. While homework may not always be a reflection of a student’s abilities, it can be a valuable learning tool for time management and work habits.

6. Keep a Simple and Consistent Format

Design a simple and consistent format for homework. It could be reading and a math page every night or you may have students work on a different subject each night.  When I taught 2nd grade I used to do Math Monday (computation), Teacher Choice Tuesday (a spelling activity), Word Study Wednesday, Thinking Thursday (word problems).

7. Create a System for Collecting It

The seventh tip on this list of homework ideas is to create a system for collecting it. It’s important to have some sort of turn-in system and procedure so students know what to do with their homework each morning.

8. Implement an Efficient Routine for Checking Homework

Consider implementing an efficient routine for checking homework. If you are just going to check for completion and spot check the homework you could have students place it on their desk while they do morning work and you can circulate and check the pages.

9. Communicate Homework Progress with Parents

Determine how you will communicate homework progress with parents. In general, no news is good news, but I do have a homework alert that gets sent home as needed. It needs to be signed by an adult at home so the families know if they are not meeting the expectations.

10. Consider Creating a Menu of Optional Homework Activities

The last tip on this list of homework ideas is to create a menu of optional homework activities. Some parents find homework to be a burden and others want more. One way to make everyone happy is to send home a basic assignment that is required for all students and a list of optional enrichment choices for those who want additional assignments.

How I Implemented Homework in My Classroom

There are tons of homework ideas out there, but this is what worked for me.

As a public school teacher, I was required to give out nightly homework to my third graders. I found myself spending a lot of time picking out assignments, making copies, communicating directions, answering emails and phone calls from parents who did “not understand the new math” (aka the math workbook pages), distributing, collecting and correcting what essentially was just busy work sent home to meet a requirement I did not agree with. 

My biggest concern was (and continues to be) that many of the assignments from the workbook included 10-20 of the same type of problem. That meant that if a student was struggling with subtraction with regrouping and completed 20 problems incorrectly, that misconception and error became so much harder to fix. 

Parents were signing reading logs, but the kids weren’t actually reading.

I was frustrated by feeling like my time, the students’ time, and the parents’ time was being wasted. I knew there had to be a better option, so I set out to fix the problem. I’m thrilled with the results I must say.

I began creating spiral review math pages for each day for my own 3rd graders. These pages proved to be important and meaningful work. This resource is best if not one of the best homework ideas I have ever come up with.

What are the Spiral Review Math Pages?

The spiral review math pages are a tool for teachers to use to ensure students are having continued practice with previously taught skills. They are available for 1st-5th grade. The spiral review packets were designed to have 25 pages per month, which gives you the flexibility to assign them for homework every night plus have extras. The 1st grade version is set up a little differently, but still has 180 pages so you’ll be covered for the year.

Each of the spiral review pages follow the same daily format, cover skills from each area (e.g. computation, measurement, geometry, data, and word problems) and continuously spiral previously taught skills. This consistent format of 10 standards-based questions focused on topics we’d already covered provides an important spiral review of all the grade-level skills. This helped students to retain previously taught skills. The added benefit was that students who had not demonstrated proficiency earlier in the year had the opportunity to do so over time through repeated practice and instruction.

Using these spiral review math pages makes homework more purposeful and easier to manage. My students became much stronger in all math concepts, the parents expressed gratitude for the consistent format, and the phone calls and emails asking for assignment clarification completely stopped. It was so effective that it completely eliminated the need for any test prep in the spring. My students’ test scores were even much higher than previous years.

These worked so well for myself and the other 3rd grade teachers who were using them, that (by request) I created them for 2nd, 4th, and 5th grade too. Each was designed in consultation with and piloted by experienced teachers in those grade levels. They have since been used the past few years by thousands of teachers who have reported great success as well. I most recently added first grade.

This is one of my favorite ideas for homework of all time!

What’s Included in the Spiral Review Math Resources?

The 2nd-5th grade packets all have monthly/seasonal themes. September targets many of the skills that were required at the end of the previous grade level. It was designed to be used as a review for the new year and to pinpoint important foundational skills that your students must be proficient in before moving on to new standards. The following months build in a systematic, sequential order with lots of spiral review built in so that students retain important concepts. They include the following resources:

• 250 print and go pages (plus 10 bonus pages) that will cover you for the full school year
• answer keys to make grading quick and easy for you
• 2,500 review problems (plus 100 bonus problems) based on the Common Core, which will help you rest easy knowing your students are practicing the math concepts and skills they need to
• 250 Google Forms so students can access them digitally from home or in school
• Recording sheets for students to show their thinking
• Item analysis data trackers to make it easy to see which students need to be pulled for small groups or if it would be beneficial to reteach the concept to the entire class
• Projectable answer keys so students can check their own work

The first grade version is a little different. It’s format has only 5 problems to better meet the developmental needs of our younger learners. It has 180 printable pages instead. In addition, this resource does not include seasonal pages, which allows you to use them at any time of the school year.

Learn more about the spiral review math resources for your grade level below.

• 1st grade spiral review math activities
• 2nd grade spiral review math activities
• 3rd grade spiral review math activities
• 4th grade spiral review math activities
• 5th grade spiral review math activities

Where Can I Learn More about Spiral Review Math?

You can learn more about spiral review in this post: Spiral Review Math .

The Benefits of Using Spiral Review Math Pages

There are tons of benefits to using the spiral review math pages for homework.

• The spiral review pages provide multiple opportunities for students to become proficient in a skill instead of just teaching it and forgetting it
• The repeated spiraling practice of foundational grade level skills ensures they were ready to build upon them when y ou introduce new skills.
• You’ll no longer need to waste hours of valuable class time on standardized test prep in the spring because the spiral review throughout the year ensure your students are always ready for the exam.
• It constantly shows you if there are skills you need to reteach either to the whole class or to a small group of students. 
• Students complete them with ease because the skills and the format of the pages are familiar to them.
• The variety of 10 different problems eliminates the risk of students cementing a misconception into their minds.

Why You’ll Love it as a Teacher

Not only will the nightly spiral review math pages provide your students with meaningful practice of important skills, increase their confidence as learners and make them stronger math students, they will also solve many of the problems you face as a teacher and make the parents’ lives easier too. It’s one of the best homework ideas I have ever come up with!

• You’ll longer needed to scramble to find homework for each night. Instead, simply print each month’s pages at the start of the new month and copy them all at once into weekly packets for the students.
• Your lesson planning will become much more intentional and focused because you are able to easily identify which skills your students need to work on more.
• You will no long waste valuable time correcting busy work. Instead, you’ll go over these important skills as a class.
• Parents will feel better about being able to help their students and became true allies and partners in their learning.
• Students and their families will be able to better enjoy their evenings together as a family because they know what to consistently expect for homework each evening.
• Distributing the week’s packet all at once enables students’ families to support my goal of teaching time management because they can work ahead when they know there is a busy night coming up on their calendars.
• Homework will be easier for you and more meaningful for your students.
• The homework assignments will be systematic and routine so parents and students will always know exactly what the expectations are and understand the instructions.
• You will constantly review all prior skills so that your student reach mastery over time. This will prevent students from forgetting what they learned earlier in the year.

How to Implement them in Your Classroom

I used a separate folder just for homework. It included the homework calendar and all of the printables they will need for the week. We placed everything into a homework folder for the month. The folder stayed at home and the students returned their completed work each morning in the communication folder .

I assembled the homework packets for the entire year in one afternoon and didn’t have to think about it again the rest of the school year. I sent them home on Friday afternoons.

The students simply completed one page each night beginning on Monday afternoons and returned only that one page to class in the morning. The other nightly pages remained at home. 

This meant I no longer needed to take any class time to explain the directions or check to make sure the papers made it into the backpacks.

The next morning I projected the answer sheet onto my smart board and reviewed each problem with them. This daily quick review made them accountable and reinforced all of the math skills regularly. Going over it in class sent the message that the work they did outside of school was purposeful and they would be accountable for it. They no longer felt homework was a waste of time so they demonstrated increased effort.

I also created data collection sheets to use either with one specific student’s page, or to examine the class as a whole. The pages were so easy to use and let me see at a glance where I needed to focus future instruction. 

How Can I Use the Extra Spiral Review Pages in the Packet?

There are 25 pages per month in each of the spiral review resources. Since you’ll never need to use all 25 for homework purposes, consider using the extra pages in the following ways:

• formative assessment to monitor progress
• morning work
• math center activity (“at your seat” activity during Guided Math Workshop )
• Emergency sub plans  activity

Where Can I Buy the Math Spiral Review Pages?

You can purchase the math spiral review pages from my Teachers Pay Teachers store . They are also available in my Elementary Math Resource Collection and grade level math clubs, which you can find below.

What Teachers Who Used these Packets Have Said

Thousands of teachers have used this homework idea in their classroom. Read some of the reviews below!

• “WOW! I’ve been teaching for 16 years and this has been the most useful thing I have used. My students really understand all of the skills and I loved knowing I wasn’t moving on without all my kids being proficient. The beautiful layout, structured format, and clear expectations made it so easy to make these become part of our daily routine. I highly recommend them to everyone.” (Thank you Jocelyn P.!)
• “I started using your monthly spiral review pages in October and never looked back. Not only did they provide us with quality daily work, but I just got my end of year scores back for the district math assessments and my entire class crushed it. I attribute their success 100% to these pages combined with your guided math book that opened my eyes to a whole new way of teaching. I can’t thank you enough. My administration has taken notice. I’m so proud of what we’ve done.” (Thank you Kerri K.!)
• My teammates and I had the opportunity to see you present about guided math and math workshop and excitedly jumped right in with your guided math format the next week! We have been using the spiral review pages as homework and in the “at your seat” station during our daily math workshop. OMG!!! We ALL agree that between the new teaching routines and the use of these pages, our students are consistently performing above average and truly understand the math. It’s not just our opinion either because we just received our test scores from last year and they were not only MUCH higher than ever before, but we outscored the district and student growth from the previous year was amazing. That was what prompted me to finally leave a review. I/we can not recommend these enough. Thank you for not only making our jobs easier, but so much more enjoyable as well. (Thank you Jessica R.!)
• These are absolutely wonderful for my students! I use them for a variety of things including review and homework. (Thanks Tony C.!)
• “Love the data sheets! Great way for me and my students to monitor their learning.” (Thanks Kelsey!)

In closing, we hope you found these homework ideas for teachers helpful! If you haven’t already checked out this post about spiral review math , please be sure to do so!

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The Cleverest Third Grade Classroom Management Tools and Ideas

Everything you need for a smooth school year.

By third grade, classroom routine and behavior expectations have become very familiar for students. They might be encountering new concepts like switching classes (departmentalizing) for the first time, and they’re definitely becoming more independent in their work. They still need a lot of guidance in some areas, though, like social-emotional learning. Here are some of our favorite tips and tricks for your third grade classroom management playbook.

1. Set expectations, not rules.

These kids have been in a classroom setting for years, so they know how it works. They don’t need rules—they just need to be reminded of what you expect from them. Talk about these in your first week of class, and discuss examples of what each one looks like (or doesn’t look like!). Then, refer them back to those expectations throughout the year when they’re struggling with good behavior.

Learn more: Miss V in 3

2. Encourage a growth mindset.

Social emotional learning is an important component of third grade classroom management. Help kids develop a positive way of approaching tasks, and teach them to be gentler with themselves when they make mistakes.

Learn more: Third Grade Thoughts

3. Create a morning cart and routine.

Get your mornings off to a strong start by establishing routines, even before the bell rings. A morning cart is a good way to organize all those housekeeping tasks like collecting homework and taking lunch counts. Once kids have put away their things and settled in, set bell ringer tasks they can work on while others are still arriving and you’re finishing up your morning minutiae. Once everyone is ready to go, hold your morning meeting to set expectations for the day.

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4. Assign class jobs with detailed cards.

Class jobs can feel overwhelming, but avoid the temptation to skip them. They’re not so much about getting things done around the classroom as giving students a sense of ownership and responsibility. Some teachers use a “classroom economy” system where kids earn “money” for their jobs, which they can then spend on prizes or rewards like a homework pass. There’s no need for a complicated system, though; just make sure your third grade classroom management strategy includes ways for kids to participate in making your school a clean and comfortable place to learn.

Learn more: Core Inspiration

5. Try a group points system for behavior management.

Every teacher has their own behavior management system, and there are tons of great ideas to try . One that works well with older primary kids is a group system. This encourages them to work as a team and hold each other accountable. Try group seating with a points system to reward good behavior. Don’t forget to change up your groups every so often (quarterly or monthly both work well).

Learn more: Proud to Be Primary

6. Curb the blurting.

Nothing derails a class faster than kids who can’t stop blurting out. Classroom participation is good, but for those who just can’t remember to raise their hand or wait their turn, try the blurt box. Kids get a red ticket each time they interrupt. They write their name and the date on the ticket, and drop it in the box. This allows you to track repeat offenders. You can send these tickets home to let parents know their student needs to work on this skill.

Learn more: All About 3rd Grade

7. Encourage collaboration and participation.

Part of third grade classroom management is making sure everyone participates as equally as possible. That’s where the Two Cents Cup comes in. Each kid starts an activity with two pennies. When they offer an answer or participate in the discussion, they drop in a penny. When they’re out of pennies, they have to sit quietly until others have used up their pennies too. It’s a fun way to draw some kids out and teach others to listen a bit more.

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8. Manage behavior with student data notebooks.

By third grade, kids know what good classroom behavior looks like. Give them more ownership with data notebooks. These build self-evaluation skills and teach students to recognize their own challenges and successes. They take a bit of time, but once you (and they) learn how to use them, data notebooks may just become one of your favorite classroom tools.

Learn more: Adrienne Teaches

9. Pass out reward tags.

Rewarding individual success is so important in any classroom. Reward tags are a super-inexpensive way to appeal to kids’ love of collecting—they’ll want to get them all! The concept is very simple, and you can find lots of reward tag packs available on places like Teachers Pay Teachers if you don’t want to create your own. Give kids a chain to hang them on, and watch their behavior improve as they try to earn each and every one.

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10. Create a While You Were Out folder.

It’s surprising just how much kids can miss when they’re absent for even one day. Make up a few “While You Were Out” folders that you can use to collect worksheets and other handouts for their return. Bonus tip: Make one side a wet-erase page (just apply some clear contact paper) and write in any special instructions they need to know.

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11. Prepare for fast finishers.

Some kids are just always done before others. That’s why you need to keep a selection of activities on hand for fast finishers. Make sure they’ve completed any learning activities that might be leftover from other days first, then let them choose something from your “I’m Done” choice board. These options are usually fun, but with a meaningful learning component too.

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12. Teach them clever call-backs.

Chances are good your third graders already know a bunch of good attention-getter call-and-responses, but they’ll always be up for some new ones. Use these when you need to bring their focus back to you after independent or group work.

13. Invest in a classroom doorbell.

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If you buy just one thing for your classroom this year, make it a doorbell. You’re going to love having one of these as part your third grade classroom management toolkit. Use them to get students’ attention (without yelling!) to signify time is up on group work, to transition from one activity to another, and so much more. Learn more about using classroom doorbells here.

14. Give kids a safe space.

Even little kids are full of big feelings. Managing those feelings in a classroom full of your peers can be a real challenge. That’s where a Safe Space or Calm Down Corner comes in. Set aside a place where kids can go to cool off. Stock it with fidget toys, calming books, a stuffed animal or two, and helpful ideas for getting their emotions back under control. You can send kids here as needed, or they can take a few minutes here on their own if they ask you first.

Learn more: Teaching With Jillian Starr

15. Send home fix-it tickets.

Even with the very best third grade classroom management strategies, some kids are going to have bad days. When they do, try the Fix It Ticket system. Send one home with a student (you can follow-up with an email or phone call if necessary to explain the problem). Ask them to talk things over and return the ticket the next day with a plan for how to make things better.

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16. Carry everything you need to know.

We love the idea of these little laminated cards attached to your key lanyard. Keep anything you might need with you at all times, and make a bonus set you can leave for a substitute!

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For more third grade classroom management suggestions, check out these 50 Tips, Tricks, and Ideas for Teaching Third Grade .  

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