3rd grade week 1 learning opportunities

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

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Free read and practice multiplication

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3rd Grade Week 2 Learning Opportunities



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.


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3-5 Specials Week 1 Learning Opportunities



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



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.

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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.


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.


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


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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