3rd+Grade+Lessons





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Grade level: 3
Students study the animal paintings of Franz Marc, a German painter. They look for simple shapes in the animals that he painted, and also in the Alaskan animals that they will draw. Each student makes one animal pattern and traces it to make a group of animals. They design their art using overlapping animals and warm, cool and neutral colors.



Grade level: 3
Students learn about the habits and habitat of caribou and their relationship to Athabascan people. They draw lichen growing on the tundra using layers of land to show perspective. Tissue paper and watercolor paint embellish the caribou on the tundra collage.



Grade level: 3
Students discuss art made by the famous American Pop artist, Roy Lichtenstein. They look for the elements of art, using their art vocabulary. Then they use these elements to develop a drawing/painting/collage.



Grade level: 3
Students look at 2D and 3D art and artists. They create their own 3D environment using paper folding and cutting techniques. Embellishments are added with color and pattern.



Grade level: 3
This lesson is designed to teach in two sessions. Students study the work of artist, teacher, author and illustrator Faith Ringgold. They create a story quilt with a well-developed drawing based on a personal memory. Finished work includes a written memory sentence and a colorful pieced border.



Grade level: 3
The parts of flowers are discussed along with the botanist, Elizabeth Britton. Students then use oil pastels and shading techniques to create flower parts and assemble these parts to make a flower relief.



Grade level: 3
Students listen to 2 books: one about Linnea visiting Monet and the other about a frog who goes to Monet’s garden while he is painting the lilies on the pond. The lily pad paintings of Monet are discussed before students draw lily pads with oil pastels. A watercolor painting lesson is taught using the wet on wet technique to paint the pond. Finally, students are taught to draw frogs. They are cut out and added to the pond.



Grade level: 3
Students work in the style of Keith Haring as they draw and then cut out brightly colored action figures. Embellishment with oil pastels shows movement.



Grade level: 3
Students learn about simple machines and how they work by looking at and discussing examples. They invent their own machine using colored markers and ingenuity.



Grade level: 3
Students learn about muralist Diego Rivera and how he used perspective to show near and far. A mural of their own town or village is drawn after planning the important resources, buildings, animals and landmarks that need to be included in the mural.



Grade level: 3
Students look at 6 Picasso portraits to see the difference between realistic and abstract styles, and the characteristics of the Cubist style. They learn how to draw facial features and their correct placement on a face. A portrait collage is made from their practice pieces, along with the embellishment of clothing.



Grade level: 3
Students develop their very own puppet characters using ideas from puppeteer, Jim Henson. They learn the difference between marionettes, puppets, and muppets. Construction paper is used to create a puppet with a moveable mouth.



Grade level: 3
Students learn about the extensive and interesting history of quilt making. They then cut shapes from squares using equivalent fractions and design the center and border squares using vertical, horizontal and diagonal symmetry.



Grade level: 3
Students learn about Alaskan Aleut sculptor John Hoover and study two of his raven sculptures, looking for shape and texture. After learning interesting scientific facts about ravens, they draw and cut out raven sculpture mobiles.



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I use this with ** 3rd grade ** as a refresher in using the toolbar in ** MS Word **. (Linda @ Heritage Elem)

Websites and Activities for 3rd graders studying the Skeletal System (Suzanne @ Sycamore Creek)

These are websites for the 3rd grade Astromony unit. Thanks to all who have shared their wonderful websites with me so I could compile this list for everyone to use. (Paula@ Fuquay El.)

Learn the workings of the solar system by building your own. With [|My Solar System] you can see how suns, planets, moons and comets interact.

Graphing lesson using the Thanksgiving scenario. (There are 2 directions per page.)
 * Thanksgiving Activities **

In this lesson students will explore online resources to learn more about the Mayflower, daily life as English Colonists and Wampanoag and the First Thanksgiving  (If you want a copy of the Kidspiration templates that go with this lesson, email stilton@wcpss.net)

Brain Pop, Jr. - Free Thanksgiving Video: []




 * Biography Research Brochure (MS Publisher) **

This is a research project (US Presidents, African Americans, & Women) that ends up being a MS Publisher one page brochure. Links to resources are provided on famous biographies list. - Danielle Rawls, N Forest Pines Elementary

Day one the students research the planet (planet blank). On day two students use the completed Excel sheet to answer questions. - Danielle Rawls, N Forest Pines Elementary
 * Planets Spreadsheet/Database (MS Excel) **

The Moon - Phases and Beyond The links mentioned in this document are on our website for the students to use. I have made them active links for your use. Linda Hunter @ Heritage Elementary

Introduction to powerpoint for 3rd graders. One slide is provided for each planet. Students can use the website on the bibliography slide to find their information.

K. Buff @Lockhart
 * Reading Vocabulary **: Creating vocabulary word art- Students will put a picture to their vocabulary word to help them remember their words better.




 * Animal Report **: Students will use NC Wise Owl to look up animal facts. They will fill out a worksheet to collect the facts. Then they will create a one slide Power Point to display their facts. K. Buff @ Lockhart




 * Fables **: Students will read different fables and identify the moral.



Red Group PLT



Below is the NCSCOS for Science []

The New Essential Standards ( NES) are a North Carolina initiative and for K-5 science we will implement those standards in 2012-2013. This year we have a "crosswalk" of the standards so you can compare NCSCOS and the NES side by side (below), The other document (below) is NES "unpacked". Each standard is broken down and explains what students must know, understand and be able to do.

**Important Documents:** ** [|Unpacking Standards 3.pdf] [|Crosswalk 3.pdf] **

__ Third Grade __


 * plant growth and adaptations
 * soil properties
 * earth/moon/sun system
 * skeletal and muscle systems of the human body

__ Helpful Websites: __

__ Skeleton: __

__ Objects in the Sky: __

__ Soil: __

[] (Interactive Games)

[] (Lessons and activities)

__ Animals Adaptations: __

**Standards We Will Cover:**
 * ~ **Major Concepts/Skills** ||~ **Concepts/Skills to Maintain** ||
 * * Number sense 0 - 9,999 || * Addition and subtraction of multi-digit numbers ||
 * * Multiplication and division || * Length and time ||
 * * Non-negative rational numbers || * Symmetry and congruence ||
 * * Capacity and mass || * Line plots, tallies, pictographs ||
 * * Coordinate grids || * Venn diagrams ||
 * * Circle graphs ||
 * * Permutations and combinations ||
 * * Growing patterns ||
 * * Variables ||
 * * Students will solve relevant and authentic problems using appropriate technology and apply these concepts as well as those developed in earlier years ||

Below is the NCSCOS for Math: []

[] [] (NCSCOS) [] (Common Core)
 * Websites for All Units of Math: **