The third grade teachers of Darien School District #61 present............




Activities to practice Language Arts and Math skills
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/skills_3rd_original.htm
http://www.newton.k12.ks.us/tech/third_grade_internet_activities2.htm


  1. Strategies for Editing and Proofreading http://leo.stcloudstate.edu/acadwrite/genproofed.html
  2. Beverly Cleary http://www.beverlycleary.com/
  3. Patricia Polacco http://www.patriciapolacco.com/
  4. Dav Pilkey http://www.pilkey.com/index.php
  5. Tomie dePaola http://www.tomie.com
  6. Gamequarium http://www.gamequarium.com/index2.htm
  7. Houghton Mifflin http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmr/3/index.html
  8. Language Arts Activities http://www.sadlier-oxford.com/phonics/control_page/front2.htm#3
  9. Dictionary Skills http://www.wordcentral.com/
  10. Stories
  11. Magnetic Poetry http://www.magneticpoetry.com/kidspoetry/playonline.cfm
  12. Dictionary http://dictionary.reference.com/
  13. Thesaurus http://thesaurus.reference.com/
  14. Compund words http://www.quia.com/jg/123083.html
  15. Spelling -Pick the word in the sentence that is spelled incorrectly
    http://www.funbrain.com/spellroo/index.html
  16. Fact and Opinion http://www.mrsdell.org/gr2/factopinion.html

  1.  A Plus Math (Flash Cards) http://www.aplusmath.com/
  2. Customized flash cards  http://www.edu4kids.com/index.php?TB=2&page=12
  3. Math Games http://www.factmonster.com/mathmoney.html
  4. Problem Solving Practice http://www.manatee.k12.fl.us/sites/elementary/palmasola/wordprobsindex.htm
  5. Fun Brain Games http://www.funbrain.com/kidscenter.html
  6. Cool Math 4 Kids http://www.coolmath4kids.com/
  7. AAA Math http://www.aaamath.com/
  8. Problem of the Week http://www.eduplace.com/math/brain/
  9. Multiplication FLASH Fact Practice http://www.meganova.com/megakids/flash.htm
  10. Change Maker http://www.funbrain.com/cashreg/
  11. Fun School Math Games http://www.kidsdomain.com/games/math2.html
  12. Create a Bar Graph http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/graphing/bar.asp
  13. More Math Games http://www.toonuniversity.com/free/math-games-1st-3rd.asp
  14. Multiplication Concentration http://www.aplusmath.com/Games/Concentration/Multiplication_Concentration.html
  15. Count On (Math Activities) http://www.counton.org/
  16. Figure This Math Challenges for Families http://www.figurethis.org/index40.htm
  17. Money Flash Cards http://www.aplusmath.com/cgi-bin/flashcards/money
  18. Ages 6-9 Math Games http://www.prongo.com/games/ages6-9.html
  19. The Money Story http://www.kidsbank.com/index_2.asp
  20. Teach R Kids http://www.teachrkids.com/ (Use green navigation bar to get to activities)

  1. Darien District #61's Animal Websites http://www.darien61.org/3animal/animal.htm
  2. Creature Features http://www.nationalgeographic.com/kids/creature_feature/archive/
  3. Space Game http://yahooligans.yahoo.com/games_popup.php?g=sws_ds1
  4. Energy Jeopardy http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/wattsthat_regular/index.html
  5. Weather http://chainreaction.asu.edu/weather/digin/
  6. Weather Fun http://www.wildwildweather.com/
  7. Darien District #61's NBC 5 Weather Station http://www.instaweather.com/WMAQ/default.asp?cid=90&id=DURNE
  8. Science Textbook Supplement (ask teacher for password) http://www.harcourtschool.com/menu/principal.html?from=entrance&seriesID=5&back=/menus/harcourt_science.html
  9. Your Weight on Other Worlds http://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/weight/index.html
  10. Plants and Our Environment http://library.thinkquest.org/3715/
  11. Web Weather for Kids (experiments) http://www.ucar.edu/40th/webweather/

  1. Helpful hints for Math http://www.aaamath.com
  2. Create your own math worksheets http://www.superkids.com/aweb/tools/math/
  3. Solar System http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/billa/tnp/overview.html
  4. Lunar Eclipse http://lunar.arc.nasa.gov/science/eclipse.htm
  5. Solar Eclipse http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/lect/time/eclipses.html




Cross Curricular

  1. Kid's Hub Interactive Learning Center http://kidshub.org/kids/kids.cfm
  2. Gamequarium http://www.gamequarium.com/index2.htm
  3. Abraham Lincoln http://www.siec.k12.in.us/~west/proj/lincoln/
  4. Ben Franklin http://bensguide.gpo.gov/benfranklin/index.html
  5. Brain Pop Movies http://www.brainpop.com
  6. KidsKonnect ® Martin Luther King Sites http://www.kidskonnect.com/MLK/MartinLutherKingHome.html
  7. Educational Games  http://quizhub.com/quiz/quizhub.cfm
  8. Great websites for teaching ESL students http://www.quia.com/pages/havemorefun.html
  9. Crossword Puzzles-Related to holidays to be completed online
    http://www.apte.com/puzzles/index.cfm?action=dsp_showtype&pcpuzzletype=cw


Tall Tales

  1. Animated Tall Tales http://www.animatedtalltales.com/
  2. Fun with Gables http://its.guilford.k12.nc.us/webquests/Fables/Fables.htm
  3. Tall Tales http://www.hasd.org/ges/talltale/talltale.htm
  4. PBS Kids Tall Tales http://pbskids.org/cgi-registry/lions/tales.pl/games
  5. Steven Kellogg http://www.stevenkellogg.com/
  6. Folk Tales and Fairy Tales http://www.kathimitchell.com/read2.htm

Please e-mail any comments to Michele Goshko, District Technology Coordinator at mgoshko@darien61.org

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