STRUCTURES AROUND THE WORLD:
http://www.exploratorium.edu/structures/index.html
The Exploratorium collaborated with museums in France and Italy to build this project. Students explore structures through a series of hands-on activities, involving straws and pins, bamboo poles, clay beams, and newspaper bridges, amongst others.

Simple Machines

Sun-Moon-Earth

Food Chains

Amazing Animals WebQuest
http://www.whps.org/library/webquests/
Ann Gargula, Library Media Specialist, Webster Hill School, West Hartford, CT

 

Survivors of the Desert WebQuest
http://www.whps.org/library/webquests/
By Kathleen Paquette: Library Media Specialist
Wolcott Elementary School: West Hartford, CT

Geography

Native Americans

Math

APlus Math
http://www.aplusmath.com
create flash cards, online math games, create your own worksheets

Grade 3 Math
http://www.harcourtschool.com/menu/main_page.html?toc_id=4&sort=0&viewer=0

 

Grade 3 Math Worksheets
http://www.edhelper.com/math_grade3.htm

DaisyMath
http://www.openuniversity.com/
This is a wonderful collection of math interactive math websites for elementary students.

The Math Forum Elementary Problem of the Week
http://forum.swarthmore.edu/elempow/

 

Reading

READING LISTS--GRADE THREE:
http://www.lbusd.k12.ca.us/butler/reading_list_kinderga.htm

http://www2.nypl.org/home/branch/kids/reading/recommended2.cfm?ListID=62

http://www2.nypl.org/home/branch/kids/reading/recommended2.cfm?ListID=60

http://www.vtnea.org/vtnea15.htm

http://www.wccusd.k12.ca.us/ohlone/readlist.htm#third

http://myschoolonline.com/topic/front/0,1156,22-20654,00.html

Writing

West Indies

Grade 3 Resources

LESSON PLANS FOR 3RD GRADE:
http://www.coreknowledge.org/CKproto2/resrcs/lessons/3.htm
One of the best collections specifically targeted to third grade curriculum--from Core Knowledge.

 

GRADE THREE SCIENCE CURRICULUM:
http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/elemsci/gr3tcesc.html
This Canadian curriculum for third grade includes activities and lesson plans for each of the units.

 

OTHER SUBJECTS -- LESSON PLANS FOR 3RD GRADE:
http://www.ezlink.com/~edu/BMathOth.htm
http://www.arthur.k12.il.us/arthurgs/a3lilelo.htm
http://pen6.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Instruction/wmstds/math3.shtml
http://www.fairfield.k12.ct.us/tresources/pd/g3oct5th.html

 

3RD GRADE CURRICULUM, SKILLS GUIDELINES (SAMPLES):
http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/docs/grade3.html
http://www.howard.k12.md.us/connections/elementary/gradethree.html
http://www.windham.k12.me.us/thirdgrd/
http://arthur.k12.il.us/arthurgs/AESTHIRD.htm
http://www.fwsd.wednet.edu/FW/Schools/panther/3rd.html
http://www.parentpatch.com/third_grader_should_know.htm
http://www.san-marino.k12.ca.us/~valentine/third/thirdcu.html
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/teks/grade/grade_3.htm

 

RECOMMENDED BOOKLISTS FOR 3RD GRADE:
http://www.carolhurst.com/titles/onceuponadark.html
(This one includes reviews of the books listed.)
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cyk3.html
(With Teacher Cyberguides.)

 

RESOURCES FOR MULTIAGE CLASSROOMS:
http://www.chimacum.wednet.edu/multiage/
Loads of relevant resources here to sift through, including a literature program for 2nd/3rd grade classes.

 

MULTIAGE LINKS:
http://www.chimacum.wednet.edu/multiage/multiage-links.html
--With links to several multiage classroom pages.

3RD GRADE CLASSROOM RULES:
http://hometown.aol.com/mellettk/Webpage/Rules.html
If you need some help formulating your own classroom rules, try these sound examples for a third grade class.

3RD GRADE BEHAVIOR PLAN:
http://hometown.aol.com/mellettk/Webpage/behaviorplan.html
From the same 3rd grade classroom (above), find some great templates for daily behavior reports, reward coupons, behavior checklists, log sheets, and more.