Week 6 - Grade 3 at Home

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The document provides suggestions for at-home literacy, math, measurement, science and wellness activities for students in Grade 3 during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Some suggested literacy activities include reading for 30 minutes a day, writing a book review, and finishing a story. Some suggested math activities include a measurement activity using different objects as measuring tools and a printable ruler.

The measurement activities include using different objects to measure and compare items on a T-chart, watching a video on the basics of measurement, estimating and measuring objects using different units, and changing measurements between different units like millimeters to centimeters.

Grade 3 @ Home 

Week 6 ​(May 11-15 ) 


Please choose 1 literacy and 1 math activity to share with your teacher this 
week. You can take a picture or short video and send it via email.  

Literacy  Math  
Reading  We are starting work on measurement 
● Remember to read a good-fit  for the next few weeks. 
book for 30 minutes every day.   
Let’s keep those skills sharp!  Printable ruler​ (if you don’t have a ruler 
at home) 
● Read a book and write a review 
 
of that book! (Click ​here for a 
Activity #1 
printable copy​.)  Pick an object as your measuring tool. 
Use the T-chart to find items that are 
smaller or larger than your measuring 
tool. Record the items you measure 
under each column. Choose three 
different sized objects to use for each 
chart. Use the same items you 
measured for the first chart for each of 
the other charts. See my example. 
 
T-chart sheet 
 
Why do you think the items in each 
chart changed when you used a 
different measuring tool? Write your 
answer on the bottom of one of the 
charts. 
 
Example of doing activity #1 

 
 
Writing 
● Excellent ​endings! This is where 
the problems or conflicts are 
resolved and we see what 
happens to our characters 
● Watch this ​video of Mrs. Losell 
talking about excellent endings 
and finishing Norman’s story! 
● It’s time to finish your story! Think 
of an excellent ending to the   
story you have been working on.   
Once you’ve re-read the whole   
thing and fixed it up be sure to   
share with your teacher! Here are   
some examples of interesting  Activity #2  
ways to end your story:   
Watch the video: 
Basics of measurement video 
 
Remember: 
10mm = 1cm 
100cm = 1m 
1000m = 1km 
So if something is 60mm that is 6cm 
 
estimate and measure sheet  
 
Use the above sheet to estimate and 
measure objects inside and outside. Try 
to find things that are large and small. 
You may have to make a few copies of 
the sheet. 
 
List things that would be a kilometer in 
length on your sheets as well. For 
example, when you go for a drive, write 
  down the km you travelled, when you go 
  for a walk estimate the distance. 
Word Work   
● Here’s some more​ vocab  Activity #3 
practice​, this week the words are  Now change measurements to a 
teachers’ choice!  different measurement, for example, 
● Create a word bank of 5-7 words  20mm = 2cm 
on a student selected topic (e.g.  300cm = 3m 
school – recess, math, teacher,   
homework, friends). Create three  Changing measurements to different
sentences using some of these  measurements sheet​ (do this sheet) 
words. Try to have one sentence   
that ends in a period(.), one that   
ends in a question mark (?), and  Challenging measurement
one that ends in an exclamation 
mark (!).  Make sure you fully understand the above
 
concepts before trying these.

video on more length metric 


measurements 

mm/cm worksheet
cm /m worksheet
m/km worksheet
more advanced conversions
 
 

Science 
Spring is the perfect time of year to learn about animal habitats! We will add some 
STEM activities here to challenge the students to learn about how animals survive 
in their environments. 
Please note: This activity will be posted for the next t​ wo weeks​ (weeks 6 & 7) so 
you don’t need to rush through it! 
 
Click here to learn about dams and then design your own! 

Social Studies 
Link to a Weebly site for activities around Aboriginal Peoples. 
http://jcconnections.weebly.com/ 
Password: cuties2 
 
 

Wellness 
● A great site for getting moving h
​ ttps://family.gonoodle.com/ 

● Morning workout for kids​. Get moving and wake up those brains! 
 
● Lay down in your backyard or sit outside your home. Close your eyes and 
pay attention to all that is happening around you. What can you feel? Hear? 
Open your eyes and observe your surroundings. Sketch a nature scene you 
can see in your yard. 
 
● Relieve stress and anxiety​ by practicing mindful breathing. 

Extensions 
● More cursive writing practice pages: L ​ ower case f-j​. 
 
● Fine Arts: Ms. MacKinnon​ has created a fantastic page on our site with Fine 
Arts activities! You can find it under the “more” tab on our Forest Park 
Primary site or click the link above.  
 
● Splashmath  
 
● RAZ Kids for levelled books  
 
● Lexia Learning (​ Mrs. Losell’s class only)  
 
● Tumblebooks for read-along books  
username​: tumble735​ password​: books 
 
● Storyline Online for picture book read-alouds  
 
As we navigate this new way of learning, NLPS asks that we work
together ensuring the content we share with your child is accurate and
to assist in monitoring their online activity. Together, we can create a
safe learning environment for your child.
 

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