3rd Grade Week 1 Learning Opportunities
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3rd Grade Week 1 Learning Opportunities
*** These are educational opportunities offered to allow your child to keep working on skills. They are not mandatory or graded.
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Choose any TV show or movie. Write the title,
characters, setting,
beginning, middle, and
end.
Use things you can find in your house to invent something new. Illustrate and label it. Write
about how you would use this
invention to solve a
problem.
Write a letter to your
teacher about what you did
today. Use words like first, next,
then, last, and finally.
Find something in your house
that starts with every letter of the alphabet.
Example:
A: airplane toy B: bread
Choose something in your house to
use as a measuring tool,
like a water bottle or a
spoon. Measure 10
things with that tool and make a list. Example:
My bed is 12 water bottles
long.
Choose an animal. Draw it
and label its body parts. Write about
how it moves.
Use the food in your house to create a menu with prices. Use
them to write word problems.
Example: Milk = $2.00 Bananas
= $3.00 Ice cream = $1.00
Create a scavenger hunt for your family.
Hide things around your house, then
write clues to help them
search.
Write acrostic poems to
describe each member of your family (even your
pets!) Example:
M - magical
A - ambitious
X - eXcellent
Choose two animals. Draw each animal.
Create a Venn diagram to
compare their characteristics.
Free read and practice
difficult multiplication
facts
Free read and practice
difficult multiplication
facts
Free read and practice
difficult multiplication
facts
Free read and practice
difficult multiplication
facts
Free read and practice multiplication
facts
3rd Grade Week 2 Learning Opportunities
*** These are educational opportunities offered to allow your child to keep working on skills. They are not mandatory or graded.
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Draw a new cover for
your favorite book! What you think it should look
like!
Create new words or a dance for
your favorite song.
Build a 4 by 4 array using
any materials you can find. Then, build
some others.
Prepare a list of questions
and call a relative and
ask them about their
day.
Read a book to your family, but don’t let them see the title. Let them take turns to
guess the title.
Take a walk in your
neighborhood. Use sticks, leaves, and
rocks to make words.
Read a story and create a sequel to it.
Go outside. Write and draw what
you see, hear, think, feel, and smell.
Build a tower out of
materials from home (example:
Legos, boxes) and measure
its height.
Make something to eat for your
family. Challenge yourself by following a
recipe.
Free read and practice multiplication
facts
Free read and practice multiplication
facts
Free read and practice multiplication
facts
Free read and practice multiplication
facts
Free read and practice multiplication
facts
3-5 Specials Week 1 Learning Opportunities
*** These are educational opportunities offered to allow your child to keep working on skills. They are not mandatory or graded.
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Take your Dog
For a Walk
Invent an
instrument using
recycled materials
Ride Your Bike for 15 minutes
Call a friend
Choose 3 Exercises and
do them 10 times
Sharpen the Saw: Play a board game or cards with a sibling or
parents
Put First
Things First: Organize a closet for
easy identification;
throw away items not needed.
Interview a family
member about their
favorite music group
Shoot baskets, play catch/kick a ball/volley /2 square with parent or
brother/sister
Create a log of music you hear today. Listen to
a song you have never
heard before
Draw a picture of what the
outside of your house looks like
Find something in nature and
draw it
Cut out flowers and
hang them on the window
Use google and research
an artist or write what you love about art
Look out the window. Paint or color what
you see.
3-5 Specials Week 2 Learning Opportunities
*** These are educational opportunities offered to allow your child to keep working on skills. They are not mandatory or graded.
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Take your Dog
For a Walk
Interview a family
member about an
instrument they play
Ride Your Bike for 15 minutes
Call someone and tell them a
story!
Choose 3 Exercises and
do them 10 times
Synergize: Help your
Mom or Dad make a meal
Create your own comic
strip
Choreograph a hand washing dance to
music
Shoot baskets, play catch/kick a ball/volley /2 square with parent or
brother/sister
Make up a poem or song about staying
home from school
Trace your hand and
create your Henna tattoo
design
Be Proactive: Gather
garbage and clutter from
one room
Call a relative and tell them how much they mean to you
Journal about what is going on right now
Have someone
sit/pose for you and draw a picture of
them
Explore Space
Explore Space
Our Solar SystemOur solar system is made up of the sun and eight planets. A planet is a large ball made of rock or gas. Each planet orbits, or travels around, the sun. The sun is at the center of the solar system.
NASA
The planets in our solar system are all different sizes.
The sun is a star. It is a ball of hot gas. It gives off light and heat. Why does the sun look different from other stars? The sun is the star closest to Earth.
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Explore Space
Mercury is the closest planet to the sun. It is also the smallest. It has mountains and craters. Craters are holes in the ground that were made when space rocks crashed into it.
Venus is the hottest planet. It is hot enough to melt a rocket ship. Venus is about the same size as Earth.
Earth is our home. It is also the only planet with oceans. In fact, Earth is covered mostly with water. That is why it is called the Blue Planet.
Mars is called the Red Planet. It has reddish dirt. It also has mountains, volcanoes, ice caps, and canyons. A canyon is a deep, narrow valley with steep sides.
Jupiter is the largest planet. It is made of thick gases. Very strong winds blow on this planet.
Saturn is the second-largest planet. It has rings around it. The rings are made of rock, dust, and ice.
Uranus was the first planet to be discovered using a telescope. It is cold and windy there.
Neptune is the coldest planet because it is farthest from the sun. The planet is made of gases.
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Explore Space - Comprehension Questions
Name: ___________________________________ Date: _______________
1. What is a planet?
A. a large ball made of only rockB. a large ball made of rock or gasC. a ball of hot gas that gives off light
2. The author provides a list of what in the passage?
A. planets in our solar systemB. stars in our solar systemC. moons in our solar system
3. The sun is at the center of our solar system. What evidence from the passage best supports this statement?
A. The planets in our solar system orbit the sun.B. A star is a ball of gas that gives off heat and light.C. The sun is the star that is closest to Earth.
4. Read the following sentence: "Uranus was the first planet to be discovered using a telescope." Based on this information, what conclusion can you make about Uranus?
A. Uranus is too far away to see with the naked eye.B. Uranus is blocked by Saturn so it is hard to see.C. Uranus is the planet that is farthest from the sun.
5. What is this passage mostly about?
A. why the Earth is called the Blue PlanetB. what the rings around Saturn are made ofC. the sun and the planets in our solar system
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Explore Space - Comprehension Questions
6. Read the following sentences: "Mars is called the Red Planet. It has reddish dirt."
As used in this sentence, what does the word "reddish" mean?
A. moist and fertileB. mostly brown in colorC. slightly red in color
7. Choose the answer that best completes the sentence below.
Neptune is the farthest planet from the sun, ___ it is the coldest planet.
A. butB. soC. because
8. What is at the center of our solar system?
9. Why is Earth called the Blue Planet?
10. Compare Venus and Earth by explaining how they are similar and how they are different.
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The Paper Airplane Contest
The Paper Airplane Contestby ReadWorks
One time, the teachers at a school wanted to teach the students about airplanes. While all airplanes can fly, some are able to fly farther than others. This is because not all airplanes are built the same. For example, a fighter plane looks very different from a plane that people fly in when they want to go on a holiday. The teachers wondered how they could make students understand this.
Then, the science teacher, Mr. Moose, decided that the school should have a paper airplane contest. Every student would design a paper airplane. They would stand in a line in the playground behind the school. The students would take turns throwing their airplanes. The student whose airplane went the farthest would win.
When Mr. Moose announced the paper airplane contest to the students, they were very excited. A student named Paul, who was on the wrestling team, bragged to everyone else that his airplane would win. "I am the strongest," Paul said. "So I will be able to throw my airplane the farthest."
However, while Paul was saying this, another student, Brian, was thinking how he could win. Brian did not play any sports and was not very strong. But he loved airplanes and really wanted to win the contest.
Brian realized what he had to do. He went to the store and bought a big stack of paper. When he got home, he took the paper into his backyard. He took a piece of paper and folded an airplane. It didn't go very far, so Brian took another sheet and folded another airplane and threw it. This airplane went a little farther. Brian kept folding different kinds of airplanes and throwing them. Some went very far and some did not. Finally, when Brian had used all the paper, he walked up to the airplane that had flown the farthest and picked it up.
The next day was the contest. All the students lined up. Everyone took turns. After a while, everyone had thrown except Paul and Brian. Paul went first. With a mighty yell, he launched the airplane into the sky. It went farther than every other airplane. Everyone clapped.ReadWorks.org · © 2013 ReadWorks®, Inc. All rights reserved.
The Paper Airplane Contest
Finally, it was Brian's turn. Brian took the airplane that he had picked up the day before. He walked up to the line and, with all his strength, he threw the plane. It went flying, farther and farther, until finally it landed - 10 feet past Paul's plane! The whole school cheered. Brian was the winner. Mr. Moose gave him a prize: a toy airplane.
Brian won because he tried out many solutions to the problem of how to make an airplane fly very far. He did this by testing out many different designs and comparing the results. When he found the design that worked best - the paper airplane that flew the farthest - he used it. Because Brian tried a lot of designs, he was able to make up for his lack of strength and beat Paul.
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The Paper Airplane Contest - Comprehension Questions
Name: ___________________________________ Date: _______________
1. What is the paper airplane contest?
A. a contest to see which student is the strongestB. a contest to see which paper airplane flies the farthestC. a contest to see which student can build a fighter plane
2. A problem in this passage is how to make a paper airplane that flies far. What is Brian's solution to this problem?
A. testing different paper airplane designs to figure out which one works bestB. letting out a mighty yell as he walks up to the line and launches his paper airplaneC. asking his science teacher for help before he starts building his paper airplane
3. Paul is stronger than Brian, but his paper airplane does not fly as far Brian's airplane.
What can be concluded from this information?
A. Paul built a paper airplane with a better design than Brian's airplane.B. If Paul had thrown his paper airplane earlier in the contest, it would have flown farther.C. How far a paper airplane flies depends on more than just strength.
4. Based on the events of the story, what has a big effect on how far a paper airplane flies?
A. the design of a paper airplaneB. the color of a paper airplaneC. the kind of paper the airplane is made out of
5. What is a theme of the story?
A. the importance of building strength through sports like wrestlingB. the importance of trying different ways to solve a problem C. the importance of always paying attention in science class
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The Paper Airplane Contest - Comprehension Questions
6. Read these sentences: "Brian won because he tried out many solutions to the problem of how to make an airplane fly very far. He did this by testing out many different designs and comparing the results. When he found the design that worked best - the paper airplane that flew the farthest - he used it."
What does the word design mean above?
A. the way something has been builtB. the distance that something can travelC. the amount of time it takes to do something
7. Choose the answer that best completes the sentence below.
Brian wins the paper airplane contest _______ he tried out different kinds of planes.
A. becauseB. beforeC. so
8. Who expects to win the paper airplane contest because he is strong?
9. What do the teachers want to make students understand about airplanes?
10. Does the paper airplane contest teach students anything about how real airplanes fly? Explain why or why not, using evidence from the story.
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