Activities for 3rd Grade
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.
Swat It!
Submitted by: Nichole
June 3rd, 2010
Categories: 1st Grade | 2nd Grade | 3rd Grade | ESL | Language Arts | Reading & Writing
Estimated Time: 10-20 minutes
Description: I use Post-it® Notes to write Sight Words, Vocabulary Words, or Spelling Words (which ever we are working on at the time) and place them randomly on the board for an exciting 2 team "I spy" type game of locating words.
Gettin’ to know ya!
Submitted by: Amber
June 2nd, 2010
Categories: 3rd Grade | 4th Grade | 5th Grade | 6th Grade | 7th Grade | 8th Grade | Art | Classroom Management | ESL | History | Language Arts | Math | Music | Reading & Writing | Science | Special Education
Estimated Time: 30-40 minutes
Description: Each student uses a Post-it® Note to write 5 interesting facts about himself or herself. They then post it to the board, randomly. I select the notes and see if I can match the note to the student. I then make up 4 Post-it® Notes about me, 3 with facts that are false or only partly true and one that is completely true. They then have to guess which is correct. Great ice breaker activity!
Answer of the Day
Submitted by: Jennifer
June 2nd, 2010
Categories: 1st Grade | 2nd Grade | 3rd Grade | 4th Grade | 5th Grade | 6th Grade | 7th Grade | 8th Grade | Art | ESL | History | Language Arts | Math | Music | Reading & Writing | Science | Special Education
Estimated Time: 0-10 minutes
Description: An "Answer of the Day" is clearly posted where students check in on a dry erase board. Throughout the day students add Post-it® Notes to our question board to display what a possible question might be. This activity can go along with any topic and gives every child an opportunity for recognized success.
