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Grade 3

• Language

  • 3.L.1.a
  • 3.L.1
  • 3.L.1.b
  • 3.L.1.d
  • 3.L.1.e
  • 3.L.1.f
  • 3.L.1.g
  • 3.L.1.h
  • 3.L.1.i
  • 3.L.2
  • 3.L.2.d
  • 3.L.2.e
  • 3.L.2.f
  • 3.L.2.g
  • 3.L.3.a
  • 3.L.3
  • 3.L.4
  • 3.L.4.a
  • 3.L.4.b
  • 3.L.4.c
  • 3.L.4.d
  • 3.L.5.a
  • 3.L.5.b
  • 3.L.5.c
  • 3.L.5
  • 3.L.6

• Reading: Fluency

  • 3.RF.3
  • 3.RF.3.a
  • 3.RF.3.b
  • 3.RF.3.c
  • 3.RF.3.d
  • 3.RF.4.a
  • 3.RF.4.c

• Reading: Informational

  • 3.RI.1
  • 3.RI.2
  • 3.RI.3
  • 3.RI.5
  • 3.RI.6
  • 3.RI.7
  • 3.RI.8
  • 3.RI.9

• Reading: Literature

  • 3.RL.1
  • 3.RL.2
  • 3.RL.3
  • 3.RL.4
  • 3.RL.5
  • 3.RL.6
  • 3.RL.7
  • 3.RL.9

• Speaking & Listening

  • 3.SL.1.a
  • 3.SL.1.b
  • 3.SL.1
  • 3.SL.1.c
  • 3.SL.1.d
  • 3.SL.2
  • 3.SL.3
  • 3.SL.4
  • 3.SL.5
  • 3.SL.6

• Writing

  • 3.W.1.a
  • 3.W.1.b
  • 3.W.1
  • 3.W.2.a
  • 3.W.2.b
  • 3.W.2.c
  • 3.W.2
  • 3.W.3
  • 3.W.3.a
  • 3.W.3.b
  • 3.W.3.c
  • 3.W.4
  • 3.W.5
  • 3.W.6
  • 3.W.7
  • 3.W.8
  • 3.W.10

CCSS ELA Standard: 3.W.2

Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.

Earth’s Layers: Who Contributes The Most?

Earth’s layers will disagree about which one contributes the most to the planet’s success.

Gr 1-8

An Under-Appreciated Planet

Students write from the point of view of the most under-appreciated planet.

Gr 1-8

Chaos Can Be Positive or Negative

Sometimes we want order, but sometimes we need chaos!

Gr 1-8

Indirect Power – Lighthouse vs Magnetism

Students explore the idea of indirect power – which can be both visible (a lighthouse) or invisible (magnetism).

Gr 1-8

Founding The Colonies

13 colonies activities including a word search and task cards packed with facts. Plus, students will create their own colony with a name, story, and map!

Gr 1-8

Two Animals Switch Biomes

What if a capybara and a kangaroo rat switched homes? Would their adaptations be helpful at all?

Gr 1-8

Mother’s Day Cards

Let’s write the cleverest Mother’s Day cards you’ve ever seen!

Gr 1-8

What If… Unreliable Water?

What would the consequences be if a town’s tap water became… unreliable?

Gr 3-8

What If… No Sleep?

What would the consequences be if no one had to sleep anymore?

Gr 1-8

Zig Zag Cipher (Codes Part 3)

Let’s try a cipher that doesn’t substitute new letters or shapes. We just mix things up.

Gr 1-8

Not Like The Others: Types of Volcanoes

Which of these types of volcanoes is not like the others?

Gr 1-8

Not Like The Others: Deserts

Which of these deserts is not like the others?

Gr 1-8

Create A Civilization: Currency

What type of currency will your civilization use? What symbols will be on it? Why are they significant?

Gr 1-8

Create A Civilization: Design A Flag

What makes for a good flag? What makes a bad flag?

Gr 1-8

Ultimate (or Inception) Tic Tac Toe

What if each square on a Tic-Tac-Toe board had another Tic-Tac-Toe board inside of it?

Gr 1-8

Analyze Paragraphs: Cucumbers

Three paragraphs about cucumbers. They all cover the same topic — so what makes each one different? Now combine them into one super-paragraph.

Gr 1-8

Analyze Paragraphs: Wolverines

Three paragraphs about wolverines. They all cover the same topic — so what makes each one different? Now combine them into one super-paragraph.

Gr 1-8

A Lunar Survival Mission

A favorite of mine! This task is delightfully complex and ambiguous, forcing students to make choices without enough information and with no right answer. How will they survive on the moon for three days?

Gr 1-8

The Pros and Cons of Producers and Consumers

Sure, students might know the difference between a producer and a consumer… but have they considered how they feel about each other? What, in a producer’s opinion, are the pros and cons of a consumer?

Gr 1-8

Holiday vs Holiday (from a Mascot’s Perspective)

Want something to do during the holiday season that is both fun and involves thinking? Get students writing about what a snowman would think about Halloween or what a ghost would think about Thanksgiving.

Gr 1-8

Create A Civilization: A Change In Government

It’s a great moment for your civilization! Power is moving from the hands of a few to a more democratic government.

Gr 1-8

Investigating Christmas Trees

Start with facts about Christmas trees. Group them. Label them. Can you boil it all down to one big idea?

Gr 1-8

Create A Civilization: Calendars

Why 12 months? Why 30ish days? Why 7 days in a week? Your civilization could organize a year in any way you want!

Gr 1-8

A Caffeine Investigation – Part 3

Caffeine is everywhere. But what are the ads really saying? Analyze the claims, then create your own public service announcement.

Gr 2-8

Create A Civilization: From Hunter Gatherers to Farmers

What happens when your civilization suddenly has a surplus of food? Think of the possibilities!

Gr 1-8

Create A Civilization: The River

The Nile, the Tigris, the Euphrates, the Seine, the Thames, and now… your river!

Gr 1-8

Content Imperatives: Contribuition

Pull on one thread and watch the whole topic move. Contribution asks: what single factor is quietly shaping everything else?

Gr 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Create A Civilization Introduction

Your students build a civilization from scratch — rivers, flags, calendars, currency, government. Social studies, science, and writing woven into one year-long project.

Gr 1-8

Creating A Realistic Flower and Pollinator

Your students will create a new flower, designed to attract a specific pollinator.

Gr 1-8

Educational Valentines

Let’s make valentines with an educational twist!

Gr 1-8

How to Play Go

Ready to learn a 2,500-year-old Chinese board game? Let’s… Go!

Gr 1-8

Create A Creature

Create a new creature based on the adaptations of existing creatures from the same biome.

Gr 1-8

Reduce Anxiety: Square Breathing (Tool 1)

Reduce anxiety by breathing in a square pattern.

Gr 1-8

Teach Non-Fiction Writing Structure With Fractals

Did you ever notice that the structure of an essay is very similar to the structure of a paragraph? Hmm…

Gr 1-8