Activities for 3rd Grade
Genres of a Different Color
Submitted by: Carrie
June 8th, 2010
Categories: 1st Grade | 2nd Grade | 3rd Grade | 4th Grade | 5th Grade | 6th Grade | 7th Grade | 8th Grade | ESL | Language Arts | Reading & Writing | Special Education
Estimated Time: 60+ minutes
Description: It is important for students to learn about the different genres of literature. Using the 6 colors from each assorted colored Post-it® Note, I make a chart with the students to place up on the wall of the classroom. It would look like this: Pastels Oceanside Drama Bashful Fable Butter Fairy Tale Citrene Fantasy Glacier Fiction Heather Fiction in Verse Brights Lipstick Folklore Lime Historical Fiction Cosmic Horror Sunshine Humor Lucky Legend Nantucket Mystery Jewel Tones Cheeky Mythology Crimson Poetry Golden Realistic Fiction Evergreen Science Fiction Cobalt Short Story Majestic Tall Tale Earth Tones Jungle Biography/Autobiography White Essay Cream Narrative Nonfiction Sand Nonfiction Cocoa A play This activity involves categorizing each book that is in the classroom or that comes into the classroom. When a teacher introduces a book that she is going to read, or when a student selects a library book, or even for a larger activity of going through a self of books in the room----the students will try to guess the genre that the book is and when it is correctly identified a Post-it Note will be placed in the book. Take a Post-it Note (select the correct color for the genre from the chart in the room) and place it on the inside of the book cover with only 1/2 inch showing above the pages. Select a student to write the correct genre on the Post-it note and leave it in the book. Eventually all of your in classroom library books will be categorized and by the end of the school year---guaranteed---each student should have an excellent grasp of the different genres of literature. The students may want to Post-it label their own books at home. The students enjoy being "genre detectives" as they try to figure out the genres for each book. Some books may have more than one genre. This activity can be used in all of the grades as well as in Special Education and Title 1 Reading rooms. You will be amazed at how quickly they will catch on to the different genres of literature.
Giving Tree
Submitted by: Dana
June 3rd, 2010
Categories: 1st Grade | 2nd Grade | 3rd Grade | 4th Grade | 5th Grade | Reading & Writing
Estimated Time: 20-30 minutes
Description: Read aloud The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein. Create a poster size tree. Hand out apple shaped die-cut Post-it® Notes. Have students write ways they can give to their classmates and community. Keep the tree up all year and add ideas.
Get to Know You
Submitted by: Kelly
June 3rd, 2010
Categories: 1st Grade | 2nd Grade | 3rd Grade | 4th Grade | 5th Grade | 6th Grade | 7th Grade | 8th Grade | Reading & Writing
Estimated Time: 0-10 minutes
Description: This is first day/week of school activity and can be used for numerous grade levels. Students are learning to work cooperatively and view positive attributes of their classmates.
Sticky Scavenger Hunt
Submitted by: Krista
June 3rd, 2010
Categories: 1st Grade | 2nd Grade | 3rd Grade | 4th Grade | ESL | Language Arts | Reading & Writing
Estimated Time: 10-20 minutes
Description: I work with English Language Learner and one of the most important lessons that I teach them is position words. After spending time teaching them words such as up, down, around, over, under, etc., a fun learning activity to do is the "Sticky Scavenger Hunt." I will write short notes on the Post-it® Notes, such as "under the red table", and actually stick the next Post-it® under the table. The students have a great time collecting the sticky notes and finding their final destination. As an extension, I put the students in groups and they make their own Sticky Scavenger Hunt. The students enjoy being able to follow the clues themselves and find their surprise at the end!
I’m lost in space..Who am I?
Submitted by: Sheila
June 3rd, 2010
Categories: 2nd Grade | 3rd Grade | 4th Grade | 5th Grade | 6th Grade | 7th Grade | 8th Grade | History | Language Arts | Reading & Writing | Science
Estimated Time: 10-20 minutes
Description: This is a knowledge review game. This game could be adapted for most sujects including History, literary characters, Social studies, and work with most grades 2 grade and up.
