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This Week in Third Grade
Week 16
Adjectives
Adjectives
Be sure to teach your child the spelling rules that accompany correct usage of adjectives, especially comparative and superlative adjectives. This will help them make the connection between spelling and writing skills.
Be sure to teach your students the spelling rules that accompany correct usage of adjectives, especially comparative and superlative adjectives. This will help them make the connection between spelling and writing skills.
More Comparative & Superlative Adjectives
Worksheet
More Comparative & Superlative Adjectives
Children practice working with comparative and superlative adjectives in this hands-on grammar worksheet.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Cool Comparative Adjectives
Worksheet
Cool Comparative Adjectives
Use this grammar exercise to practice using the comparative form of adjectives in sentences.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Superlative Adjectives
Worksheet
Superlative Adjectives
Learn all about superlatives -- words like good, best, yummy and yummiest -- that work great at comparing three or more things.
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Division & Multiplication
Division & Multiplication
Problem solving becomes more complex at this time of year when students are asked to complete multi-step word problems. Begin with problems that have easier numbers, and have your child explain their thought process while working towards a solution. This helps build a foundation for solving more complex word problems with bigger numbers and more operations.
As word problems become more complex, it can be overwhelming for students. Support them by looking at examples with easier numbers to help build confidence in your students as they learn strategies to tackle more complicated word problems. These simpler problems will help build your students' skills as they understand the processes and reasoning involved in solving multi-step word problems.
Two-Step Multiplication Word Problems
Interactive Worksheet
Two-Step Multiplication Word Problems
Learners practice solving word problems in two steps in this two-page worksheet.
3rd grade
Math
Interactive Worksheet
Word Problems in the Arctic: Multi-Step Mixed Operations
Interactive Worksheet
Word Problems in the Arctic: Multi-Step Mixed Operations
Use this Arctic-themed resource with your students to practice multi-step word problems with mixed operations.
3rd grade
Math
Interactive Worksheet
Multiplication & Division Word Problems Practice
Interactive Worksheet
Multiplication & Division Word Problems Practice
This resource gives your students practice with multiplication and division word problems. This worksheet can be used with the Stepping Through Multiplication & Division Word Problems lesson.
3rd grade
Math
Interactive Worksheet
Character Problem Solving
Character Problem Solving
Get your young reader talking about reading! To support your child with reading comprehension, engage them in a conversation about the story elements in their fiction books. Discuss the problems and the ways that the characters try to solve them. Ask your child: What did the character do to solve the problem?
Good readers use reading comprehension strategies throughout the story in order to better understand the important elements of the plot. Get your students talking about the ways the character tried to solve the problem in the stories you read. Then, challenge them to think of other options the character could have explored in order to find a resolution.
Story Rollercoaster
Worksheet
Story Rollercoaster
Use this fun story rollercoaster template to help young readers understand the different elements of a story. After students have finished their story, have them consider these who, what, where, why, and how questions as they relate to the plot.
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
A Motivated Problem Solver
Worksheet
A Motivated Problem Solver
Use this resource with your students to practice not only identifying the problem and solution in a text, but also the character’s attempts at solving the problem.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Graphic Organizer: Problem & Solution
Worksheet
Graphic Organizer: Problem & Solution
Use this resource to organize the different ways a character tries to solve a problem in a fiction text.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Summary Writing
Summary Writing
Have you ever asked your child to tell you about what they're reading, and you unexpectedly get a complete play-by-play instead? Help your child keep summaries short and sweet by showing them how to include only the relevant and most important information about a story. For fun, try summarizing entertainment that you consume with your child, like movies and TV shows. Then, have your child practice this exercise with the texts they are reading.
Have you ever asked for a summary and received a complete play-by-play of the text? Sometimes, students have a tendency to tell every little detail about a story. Guide your students through writing short and sweet summaries by modeling how to include only the relevant information for a text.
Write a Simple Summary
Worksheet
Write a Simple Summary
Teach your students to write a simple summary using an easy-to-follow set of keywords.
4th grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Jackie Robinson Biography
Worksheet
Jackie Robinson Biography
Help your budding reader learn how to spice up a boring biography by asking him to add in the details that make good writing even better.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Make a Summary: Butterflies
Worksheet
Make a Summary: Butterflies
Your students will work together to find new vocabulary words and create a short summary of a nonfiction text related to the butterfly life cycle. Use this worksheet as an introduction to the Create a Nonfiction Text Summary lesson plan.
2nd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
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