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3rd Grade Lesson Plans

Plan grade 3 instruction with lesson plans, teaching units and guided activities. Browse by subject to find a teaching sequence, a focused lesson or supporting activities for your next class.

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Giraffe Unit Study teaching resource preview
Reading & language arts

Giraffe Unit Study

Interactive multi-lesson unit study introducing and expanding students' knowledge of giraffes, for elementary teachers and homeschooling/co-op families.

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3–5
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Electricity Unit Study | Circuits teaching resource preview
Reading & language arts

Electricity Unit Study | Circuits

An elementary unit-study booklet teaching how circuits work (components, batteries, short circuits, functional circuits) with a hands-on short-circuit experiment, in matching student and teacher booklet versions.

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3–5
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Scorpion Life Cycle Worksheet | Animals Unit Study With Fun Facts! teaching resource preview
Science & social studies

Scorpion Life Cycle Worksheet | Animals Unit Study With Fun Facts!

Bring the fascinating world of scorpions into your classroom with this engaging Scorpion Life Cycle Worksheet . Designed for young learners, this resource introduces students to the unique stages of a scorpion’s life while encouraging curiosity about desert animals and their adaptations. This worksheet set is perfect for your animal…

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Pre-K–3
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Sound Energy Two Lesson Unit: Lesson Plan, Printables, Powerpoint and Quiz teaching resource preview
Science & social studies

Sound Energy Two Lesson Unit: Lesson Plan, Printables, Powerpoint and Quiz

Sound Energy Two Lesson Unit: Lesson Plan, Printables, Powerpoint and Quiz This comprehensive teaching resource introduces the concept of sound energy to grade 4 and grade 5 students. The Sound Energy mini-unit is divided into two distinct lesson plans supplemented with 10 printable worksheets, an animated powerpoint presentation, and…

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4–5
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Ocean Animals Deep-sea Community PowerPoint and Study Guide teaching resource preview
Science & social studies

Ocean Animals Deep-sea Community PowerPoint and Study Guide

A multi-lesson unit on deep-sea communities (hydrothermal vents, black smokers, and deep-sea organisms) combining a slideshow presentation with a student study guide, review questions, a quiz, and an answer key.

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Microsoft PowerPoint
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4–8
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Editable PE Lesson Plan Template – 3 Color Options teaching resource preview
Arts, movement & wellbeing

Editable PE Lesson Plan Template – 3 Color Options

Organize a PE lesson around what students will learn, how they will practice and how their learning will be checked. The editable Word template includes planning spaces for activities, resources, safety and modifications, with an assessment-method checklist. Three color versions use the same structure, while an introductory article and completed throwing-stations lesson show how the sections work together.

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Plants of Australia | Australia Unit Study | Geography Bundle teaching resource preview
Science & social studies

Plants of Australia | Australia Unit Study | Geography Bundle

Plants of Australia | Continent of Australia Unit Study | Geography Bundle This teaching resource introduces students to the botanical beauty and variety that graces the Australian continent. The packet contains detailed information cards on twelve different plants native to Australia: bottlebrush kangaroo paw golden wattle gum tree…

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3–7
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Classifying Animals Lesson Plan & Slides teaching resource preview
Science & social studies

Classifying Animals Lesson Plan & Slides

A lesson plan for teaching students to classify animals into groups (mammals, birds, fish, amphibians, reptiles, arthropods) using an accompanying slideshow and a review game.

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3–6
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A Wrinkle in Time: Exploring Literature Teaching Unit teaching resource preview
Reading & language arts

A Wrinkle in Time: Exploring Literature Teaching Unit

A comprehensive 12-unit literature teaching guide for the novel 'A Wrinkle in Time', covering pre-reading discussion, chapter study guides, vocabulary, class discussion, tests, and writing projects.

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4–9
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Da Vinci Unit Study teaching resource preview
Reading & language arts

Da Vinci Unit Study

Multi-topic unit study book compiling nine mini-units on the life and work of Leonardo da Vinci, for use in a hands-on class over an extended period.

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4–6
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Guided Reading Lesson Plan & Activities for Grade 4 teaching resource preview
Reading & language arts

Guided Reading Lesson Plan & Activities for Grade 4

A guided reading lesson plan for Grade 4, built around the anchor text Charlotte's Web by E.B. White (Chapter 3: "Escape"), targeting character trait analysis (Wilbur and Charlotte) and text-to-self/text/world connections.

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4
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Unit Lesson Plan Template teaching resource preview
Reading & language arts

Unit Lesson Plan Template

With our Unit Lesson Plan Template, you can develop your lessons more easily and across a specific unit. First, you will pick the theme of your unit. This will help you to focus your teaching and better develop your curriculum.

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Pre-K, 1–5
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Short Vowel A Lesson Plan teaching resource preview
Reading & language arts

Short Vowel A Lesson Plan

Teach students to read and identify words containing the short vowel 'a' sound, using a structured whole-group/small-group/individual lesson plan plus supporting flash cards and worksheets.

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Pre-K–3
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Lesson Plan on Pablo Picasso teaching resource preview
Reading & language arts

Lesson Plan on Pablo Picasso

A multi-session (6-hour) lesson plan covering Pablo Picasso's life, artistic periods, and major works, culminating in Picasso-inspired art creation.

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