Social Studies Grade 3 School Days Comparison
Use this worksheet as a starting point for conducting research on how the school days are similar/different for students in Canada, Ukraine, Peru, India and Tunisia. The document is completely editable so the students can search for their own questions.
Rocks and Minerals Parent Handout
This is a parent handout for the Grade 3 Rocks and Minerals unit. It includes key terms, information about the unit, I can statements and ideas for activities the students can do at home to help them learn the outcomes. It is also completely editable for your classroom!
Hearing and Sound Parent Handout
This is a parent handout for the Grade 3 Hearing and Sound unit. It includes key terms, information about the unit, I can statements and ideas for activities the students can do at home to help them learn the outcomes. It is also completely editable for your classroom!
Building with a Variety of Materials Parent Handout
This is a parent handout for the Grade 3 Building with a variety of Materials unit. It includes key terms, information about the unit, I can statements and ideas for activities the students can do at home to help them learn the outcomes. It is also completely editable for your classroom!
Animal Life Cycles Parent Handout
This is a parent handout for the Science Grade 3 unit Animal Life Cycles. It includes information the parents might want to know, key terms and activities the students can do at home, and is completely editable to suit the needs of your class.
Fishbone graphic organizer template
Idea is taken from Barrie Bennett's graphic intelligence for assessment and instruction. Made for 11"x17"
Ways to Multiply Practice Boards
This page is meant to be photocopied on cardstock and laminated, or placed in a page protector to be used with a dry erase marker. Students can roll dice to get the question and then expand it into: - explain in Words - count in groups - repeated addition - fact families -arrays
What should my teacher be for Halloween?
Find out what your students think you should be for Halloween.
Field Trip Self-Contract
Students can fill this out at the beginning of the day on a field trip and keep it with them throughout the day to help hold themselves accountable during the day. (inspired by - coreinspiration on Instagram)
Answering in Complete Sentences
This worksheet reviews how to answer simple questions in complete sentences (by restating the question).
Word Work Silly Vowel Stories
These are templates for a "silly" vowel story in which students write a story using as many of that vowel type as possible. For example if it was Long A their story might be something like this: I gave my cake on a tray to a baker on skates. It started to rain so he skated away!
Words Their Way Spelling Inventory Blank Test Sheets
These pages can be used with the Words Their Way Spelling Inventories. Students record their responses.
ELA Unit Plan Template
My unit plan template for ELA. I will be using it with the Daily 5 structure. Converted to Doc so hopefully it hasn't messed up the formatting too badly
capture the cards math game
This is a game to help make math fun. This can be used once students have learned concepts and can help with review.
spelling dictionary
full sized spelling dictionary with space for students to write additional words. Includes mostly high-frequency sight words. I use "Fonts4Teachers" in the editable version so you will need it if you want to edit otherwise download the pdf version.
spelling dictionary, editable with Fonts4Teachers
full sized spelling dictionary with space for students to write additional words. Includes mostly high-frequency sight words. I use "Fonts4Teachers" in the editable version so you will need it if you want to edit otherwise download the pdf version.
FP Report Card Comment Bank A-Z
Report Card comment bank for reading based on F&P levels. Customizable and copy-and-paste-able.
BBC Science Characteristics of Materials
This is a worksheet to record information built upon using the link from the Blackgold Engaging Students Website (http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/7_8/characteristics_materials.shtml), as well the BBC link found on it (http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/7_8/characteristics_materials.shtml).
JE PEUX...
I CAN statements in FRENCH for Theme E: Animal Life Cycles
Why Were People Leaving Ukraine 1
A reading activity and worksheet examining the reasons why Ukrainians were leaving their homeland for Canada and other countries in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
What is the Main Idea
This worksheet looks at three hamburger paragraphs (topic sentence, three detail sentences, conclusion sentence) and asks students to pick out the main idea and three details.
My Unique Body
Worksheet for Grade 3 Health Outcome: W–3.4 The student will recognize factors that influence unique body characteristics; e.g., genetics, body type, environment.
Behavior Student Checklist
This is a checklist of behaviors that a student may exhibit throughout the day. Helps keeping track for IPP's and personal student behavior binders. Can be edited to your needs.
my personal dictionary
I gave these to my students. Every time they ask me to spell a word, they have to write it in their dictionaries. *make sure to print back to back, flip on the short edge.*
I Can Statements aligned with Goals in Nelson Grade 3 Workbook
If you're using outcome based reporting and Nelson resource, this has the outcomes aligned with the Nelson Grade 3 workbook.
Business Card Rubric - Social 3
Students create a business card for themselves as if they were from Tunisia, Ukraine, Peru or India. Pick a profession or leadership position that they feel is important or specific to that community and is in demand.
Mission Impossible - Instruction Cards
This is a gymnastics alternative using common equipment found in most schools. Mission impossible has students travel from station to station doing extremely challenging tasks to try to beat their personal record. This version takes students across Canada experiencing provincial and territorial specific tasks.
Common Spelling Rules for Word Work
A list of spelling rules to work through for word work. Developed by a learning coach and literacy intervention specialist.
Leadership Game Project
This project was designed for a grade 5/6 options Leadership class to encourage leadership skills. Rubric for assessing the project is attached.
Coin Chart with Answer Key
Introduce or review pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, toonies, and loonies, along with cents and dollars.
Elementary Physical Education Game Resource
This file is complete with games for every elementary Physical Education class. Included are a variety of warm up and cool down games, tag games, dodgeball variations, parachute games, scooter games, as well as seasonal/holiday themed games.
Weathering and Erosion centres
Students engage in three different experiments that show how rocks and minerals are weathered and eroded.
Narrative Versus Persuasive
A sheet for students to record the difference between narrative and persuasive texts
Sentence Writing Quiz
This quiz assesses using punctuation correctly and writing in full or complete sentences. I use it at the start of the school year as a diagnostic, and before each Parent Teacher Interview time, and again at the end of the year.
Place Value Spinners
Practice standard form, word form, and expanded form of 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 digit numbers. Use a paperclip and pencil to create a spinner. Could be played as a game to see who can create the greatest number and expand/write it correctly, or by itself as a fun worksheet or assessment.
How Many Is That
Hands on place value activity for students in upper elementary. Count grains of rice! Easily differentiated for learners who need more of a challenge... or less.
The Amazing Alphabet Adventure LESSON
This activity is designed for Grade 1 students to demonstrate their phonetic awareness and for Grade 6 students to participate in a guided leadership activity. Teachers using this activity must ensure that the Grade 6 students running each letter station are clear about their role in helping all of the Grade 1 students achieve success. They are NOT grading students. They are checking the student Letter Sound Sheet for completion.
The Amazing Alphabet Adventure MATERIALS
This activity is designed for Grade 1 students to demonstrate their phonetic awareness and for Grade 6 students to participate in a guided leadership activity. Teachers using this activity must ensure that the Grade 6 students running each letter station are clear about their role in helping all of the Grade 1 students achieve success. They are NOT grading students. They are checking the student Letter Sound Sheet for completion.