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By the time students get to the year three, many have already decided on their favorite school subject. For that reason, itâ€™s important to have a reserve of interesting and engaging year three activities at the ready. These Education.com year three activities ideas, from turning maths practise into cracking secret codes to a drawing-infused writing activity, will inspire students hesitant to practise multiplication or grammar.

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Five-Finger Relaxation

Five-Finger Relaxation

Tracing is a great technique for clearing your mind and relaxing. Help your students learn how to calm themselves down and clear their minds with by tracing their hands.

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Make a Cat in the Hat-Inspired Hat

Make a Cat in the Hat-Inspired Hat

Let your second grader channel a famous Dr. Seuss character--the Cat in the Hat--with this hat-making activity inspired by the main character.

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Be Present with Mindful Movement

Be Present with Mindful Movement

A great way to cultivate awareness, focus and attention in the present is through movement. Mindful movement can also decrease stress and anxiety and increase calm.

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Create an Internal Weather Report

Create an Internal Weather Report

This activity creatively guides students in reflecting on and understanding what's happening inside of themselves at any given point.

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Back-to-Back Breathing

Back-to-Back Breathing

Back-to-back breathing is a great way to practise self-calming while also creating connection and developing trust.

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Puddle Science: Watch Evaporation in Action

Puddle Science: Watch Evaporation in Action

Help your child understand the scientific concept of evaporation with this fun outdoor science activity.

Year 3

Science

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Backyard Field Guide

Backyard Field Guide

Combine your child's natural curiosity with his developing classification and writing skills by helping him create a backyard field guide.

Year 3

Science

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Papier-MÃ¢chÃ© Characters

Papier-MÃ¢chÃ© Characters

Help your child to create a familiar favorite from a book or series he adores out of papier-mache. Exercise your child's imagination and language arts skills.

Year 3

Reading & writing

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Make a Family Memory Jigsaw Puzzle

Make a Family Memory Jigsaw Puzzle

Create your own jigsaw puzzle using a blown-up family photo, and reconstruct the image as many times as you like. Here's how kids can make this gift.

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Make Back to School Business Cards!

Make Back to School Business Cards!

Looking for a unique arts and crafts activity that gives some writing practise? Help your child make her own back-to-school business cards!

Year 3

Reading & writing

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Play Antonym-Synonym Tic-Tac-Toe

Play Antonym-Synonym Tic-Tac-Toe

Knowing your antonyms from your synonyms is an important part of the year three writing curriculum, and is a real boon for vocabulary.

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Can You Picture It?: A Writing Activity

Can You Picture It?: A Writing Activity

Build year three writing skills by using pictures to help kids "see" how to use details in their stories.

Year 3

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Practise Capitalization with a Homemade Calendar

Practise Capitalization with a Homemade Calendar

Making a calendar is a great way for third graders to identify those words that are always capitalized. Here's how to get started.

Year 3

Reading & writing

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Have a Ball with Sevens

Have a Ball with Sevens

Here's an entertaining ball game filled with spins, jumps, and claps to keep your child having fun while you get a moment to yourself.

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Punctuate with Pasta!

Punctuate with Pasta!

Here's a fun activity that will help your child become familiar with both punctuation marks...by using pasta shapes!

Year 3

Reading & writing

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Make an Abbreviation Book

Make an Abbreviation Book

Here's a fun book-making project that will help your child learn to abbreviate and provide an opportunity for her to exercise her artistic abilities.

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Write a Cliffhanger

Write a Cliffhanger

Even the most reluctant beginning writers love to experiment with the "cliffhanger."

Year 3

Reading & writing

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Find the Missing Digit

Find the Missing Digit

Okay, identifying place value isn't as fun as eating ice cream, but with a few index cards and a competitive spirit, it can be disguised a game!

Year 3

Maths

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Create a Recyclable Creature

Create a Recyclable Creature

Help your child use recycled materials, a little imagination and some writing skills to build his very own recycled creature.

Year 3

Reading & writing

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Make a Self Portrait from Nature

Make a Self Portrait from Nature

Add some fun to arts and crafts by having your child make a self portrait using nature as her palette.

Year 3

Science

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At the Airport

Make the most out of your next wait at the airport by playing Airport Lounge, a fun and creative game of storytelling and make-believe!

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Mom Recipe

This Mother's Day, help your child practise maths measurement skills with this "mom" recipe card.

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Dad's Life

With this activity, you child will get an opportunity to apply skills she's learning in year three maths, and maybe learn something new about Dad.

Year 3

Maths

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Patriotic Poem

This 4th of July, end the battle for independence in your house, and show your child just how much freedom she can enjoy.

Year 3

Reading & writing

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Pinball Machine Game

Pinball Machine Game

The next time you're trapped indoors on a dreary day, try this take on dodgeball. All you need are a group of kids, an open area and a soft, spongy ball.

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