Web Resources for Grade 3
Web Resources for Communications
Scholastic News
An online news magazine for kids. In addition to interesting articles, there are links to surveys, games and quizzes.
Fun Brain
Here are online activities for words, numbers, science and social studies for ages 6 and up. Be sure to scroll down to see the Parent-Kid Challenge.
Harcourt's Language
Click on links that include vocabulary development, grammar, and proofreading.
Kidport
Kidport is designed to help K-8 students excel in all subject areas of school and have fun doing it. Just click on your grade level and HAVE FUN!
KidsClick
KidsClick was created by a group of librarians to guide young users to valuable and age-appropriate web sites. It contains more than 600 subjects including reading, writing, math, science and social studies.
The Learning Site
Click on links for activities in reading, spelling and language arts.
Scholastic's Annie's Rhyme Time
Writing rhymes allows students to use their critical thinking skills while building vocabulary.
Weekly Reader
Choose this familiar favorite for current events.
Writing
Ideas for Writers
Improve your writing skills by linking to information on the writing process, writing strategies, links for writers, and story ideas.
News Writing with Scholastic
Here, students will receive tips on writing a news article. They can write their own article and receive comments on their work from the Scholastic editors.
Wacky Web Tales
Review the parts of speech as you create a "Wacky Tale" (mad libs). Post your story online.
Writing with Writers
At this Scholastic site, students work with famous authors in step-by-step writers workshops to learn how to write different types of stories. This is a great site for preparing for the writing test!
Young Writer's Clubhouse
This site is prefect for students interested in becoming an author one day. It includes such features as Keys to Writing Success and a guide for how to get a story published. They can join the Young Writer's Critique Group and review stories written by their peers. There are also student contests.
Web Resources for Math
AAA Math
This is an awesome site for interactive practice for students of all grade levels. Select your grade level or math topic to begin. Ask Dr.Math - Elementary School Level
Do you have a question about math? Submit your question to Dr. Math or read the questions and answers of others.
Brain Teasers
This site will help develop problem solving skills for grades 3 and up. Be sure to click on How to Play for tips.
Fun Brain
Here are online activities for words, numbers, science and social studies for ages 6 and up. Be sure to scroll down to see the Parent-Kid Challenge.
Kidport
Kidport is designed to help K-8 students excel in all subject areas of school and have fun doing it. Just click on your grade level and HAVE FUN!
KidsClick
KidsClick was created by a group of librarians to guide young users to valuable and age-appropriate web sites. It contains more than 600 subjects including reading, writing, math, science and social studies.
Harcourt Math
This K-8 site provides many interactive activities.
Make a graph
Online Graphing Tools allows you to create a graph and print it. There are also examples of graphs.
Silver Burdett Ginn Math
This site is designed to correlate with the Silver Burdett math book. These activities can be completed by students working alone, in small groups, or as a class.
Tangrams
Choose from three interactive websites, where you can move and rotate the basic geometric shapes that create a tangram to reproduce a variety of figures.
Tangram Game from PBS Kids
Tangrams at Enchantedmind.com
Web Resources for Science
Enchanted Learning
This site has extensive links to many science and social studies topics for elementary students, beginning with kindergarten. Some of them include animals, dinosaurs, oceans, geography, inventors, explorers, calendars and more! Be sure to check out the Zoom School.
Zoom Astronomy
This comprehensive space and astronomy site at Enchanted Learning includes a dictionary, links to each planet, the solar system, the sun, stars, and much, much more.
Click here to go straight to Constellations at Enchanted Learning.
Phases of the Moon
Learn the cause of the various phases of the moon. This site includes an animation which shows the view of the earth, moon, and sun as the moon orbits the earth. A second view demonstrates how the moon would look from the earth in its various phases.
Test Your Knowledge of the Phases of the Moon
Seed Dispersal
Learn about the variety of ways plants disperse seeds to ensure reproduction.
The Great Plant Escape
Detective Sprout and his partners Bud and Sprout unlock the mysteries of plant life.
Composting for Kids
Visit this website to learn about all about compost: ingredients, layers, critters, and uses of compost. Click here to view the site in sections.
Invertebrates of the Compost Pile
Go to this site to learn how "compost critters" are important to the formation of compost.
KidsClick
KidsClick was created by a group of librarians to guide young users to valuable and age-appropriate web sites. It contains more than 600 subjects including reading, writing, math, science and social studies.
Kids Go Wild!
This site was created by the Wildlife Conservation Society. It features many pictures and facts about animals.
Little Explorers (Picture Dictionary)
You will find excellent information on animals at this site. The information is also available in other languages: English-French, English-German, English-Portuguese, English-Spanish.
Scott Foresman Science
This site allows students to apply what they learn from their textbook. Here students can access Chapter Connections for many online activities that extend and enhance the content of science lessons at school. Click on your grade level. The Spanish version is also available.
Web Resources for Social Studies
Enchanted Learning
This site has extensive links to many science and social studies topics for elementary students, beginning with kindergarten. Some of them include animals, dinosaurs, oceans, geography, inventors, explorers, calendars and more! Be sure to check out the Zoom School.
KidsClick
KidsClick was created by a group of librarians to guide young users to valuable and age-appropriate web sites. It contains more than 600 subjects including reading, writing, math, science and social studies.
Web Resources for Reference and Other Subjects
Dictionary.com
Type in any word and get the correct spelling, definition, respelling, part of speech and related words. There are many types of dictionaries at this site such as sign language, translators for languages, rhyming dictionaries.
Kid's Search Tools
Safe Searching for Kids. Be sure to scroll down.
NC Wise Owl
This is an excellent reference site. It includes encyclopedias, newspapers, magazines and more. Password required for home access. Contact your school media specialist for information on passwords.
PuzzleMaker
Create word searches, crossword, math puzzles and more.
Rhyming Dictionary
Find rhyming words, synonyms, etc. as well as famous quotations from Shakespeare, the Bible, History and others.
Roget's Thesaurus
Find synonyms, antonyms, writing resources and more!
Word Central
This site will make you wild about words! It has a great student dictionary. Check out Buzzwords, Verse Composer (madlib poetry), and the Computer Lab for sending secret messages.
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