3rd grade enrichment activities

Students choose different ways to create the longest paper chain out of one sheet of construction paper in this easy to prep and complete STEM Challenge.

Third grade is a super important year for a kid’s school life. When you look into 3rd grade, you’ll see that this is the year kids move from just learning how to read to using reading to understand more things. During this time, your child is probably getting better at schoolwork, growing physically, and fitting in with friends.

4 easy STEM challenges for 3rd grade that are cheap, easy to set up, and engaging for students. Get started with the engineering design process, and have FUN, with these hands-on science challenges!

Enrichment activities for 3rd graders can be simple, low prep, and impactful! This blog post shares tips on how to make it happen!

Free printable roll a monster game for you. Simply print the kids game, grab dice and crayons or markers. This simple kids activity will keep your kids entertained. Perfect kids activity for a rainy afternoon.

Teacher friends, Looking for a fun (and educational) way to celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day with upper-elementary students? It’s typical for students to begin losing focus in the classroom, especially during holidays. Real learning does not have to go out the window just yet, you just have to mask it such a way where it doesn’t quite seem like learning

Teaching place value in 3rd grade is an important mathematical concept for students to master. Learning more complex place value strategies will help

Engaging STEM Activities, Math resources, and Escape Rooms will help fill up your month of March! As teachers, we know the longest month of the year is March. I know many of you think it is January or May. But I think it's March. March often brings Spring Break, which is typically the

So you may not remember a time when I taught math, but I did. Full disclosure: Before I was actually forced into an accidental English Language Arts position, I was actually a WAY BETTER math teacher than I was an ELA teacher. Why? When I taught 5th grade, our school had really high reading and ... Read more

Outrageously fun jelly bean STEM activity for kids to explore creativity while sneaking in math and engineering with easter activities.