Math:
Social Studies
Create flashcards of the weekly
vocabulary words.
2. Pull out maps and atlases. Review
cardinal direction, states, regions,
oceans, rivers, mountain ranges,
etc…
3. Have your child identify the items
in your house that are needs and
the items that are wants.
4. Discuss different cultures and
traditions.
5. Relate current events to events
from the past. Ask them how they
are the same and how they are
different.
6. Read and discuss the Scholastic
News.
7. Talk about what their rights and
responsibilities are as children.
8. Have your child draw a map to
somewhere they want you to take
them.
Tell them to include a
legend and a compass rose.
9. Discuss the news with your child.
Talk about conflict and conflict
resolution.
10. Research ecosystems.
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Purchase or create addition,
subtraction, multiplication, and
division flashcards.
Have a number of the day.
a. Ex: Number of the day is 5
b. 3+2=5; 11-6=5; 25/5=5; etc..
When your child asks how much
longer until something, give them
the current time and the time of
the event. Then, ask them how
much longer?
Have your child create a wish list of
things they want and how much
they cost. For example, you can
give them a catalog and a $50
spending limit.
Provide your child with the time to
get on Stanford Math: EPGY.
Allow your child to help you bake
and cook in the kitchen.
Ask your child to solve everyday
Math problems. For example, we
need 8 apples to bake a pie and we
only have 3. How many more do we
need?
Allow your child to buy something
and make change.
Social Studies Websites
Math Websites:
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http://mixinginmath.terc.edu/mat
erials/athomewithmath_Eng_kits.c
fm
http://epgyschools.stanford.edu/kb
e/
http://www.coolmath.com/
http://www.funbrain.com/
http://www.mathplayground.com
http://blogs.canby.k12.or.us/uploa
ds/Spathk/Math%20Strategies%20fo
r%20Parents.doc%20%20NeoOffice%20Writer.pdf
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http://www.eastamwell.org/newwe
bsite/AtHomeSchoolActivities/AHA8
/8SS.pdf
http://jcschools.net/tutorials/interactsocst.htm
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activ
ities/scholasticnews/index.html
http://www.google.com/earth/inde
x.html
http://www.icivics.org/
http://bensguide.gpo.gov/35/index.html
How Can I
Help My
Child
Prepare
for TCAP?
3rd Grade
Reading/Language Arts
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Read with your child.
a. Make sure it is a book
he/she can identify the
words and comprehend the
story.
b. Make a list of words your
child misses, and review
them and their meaning.
c. Throughout the story, stop
and ask your child
questions about the story.
(Who are the characters?
What is the setting?
Describe what happened in
the beginning, middle, and
end. What was the author’s
purpose? What is the main
idea of the story?)
Review the weekly spelling words.
a. Put shaving cream on the
table and allow them to
spell their words in the
shaving cream.
b. Use sidewalk chalk outside
to practice words.
Review the weekly vocabulary
words.
a. Use the vocabulary words
often around your child.
b. Play Scrabble with a twist.
After each word your child
spells make them tell you
the part of speech and the
meaning of the word.
Have your child write at home.
a. Purchase a journal and
allow your child to write in
it every night.
b. Purchase The Diary of a
Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself
Book. This book allows
your child to write their
own book.
Reading/Language Arts
Websites
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http://www.vocabulary.co.il/
http://teams.lacoe.edu/documenta
tion/classrooms/parents/teacher/r
eading.html
http://classroom.jcschools.net/waltkek/Third%20Grad
e.html
http://epgyschools.stanford.edu/kb
e/
http://www.headsprout.com/myHe
adsprout/index.cfm
http://www.starfall.com/
http://www.eduplace.com/kids/
http://www.funbrain.com/
http://www.bookadventure.com/H
ome.aspx
http://jcschools.net/tutorials/interactread.htm
http://www.storylineonline.net/
http://www.playkidsgames.com/vo
cabularyGames.htm
http://pbskids.org/games/vocabul
ary.html
http://www.netrover.com/~kingski
d/letter/forms.html
Sign your child up for a Memphis
Public Library Card. Allow them
to check out books that interest
them. The library is a great
resource.
Science
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Allow your child to help you in the
garden. Have them explain plants,
plant parts, and how they receive
their nutrients.
Watch the weather on the nightly
news.
As the weather and seasons change,
ask your child about the change.
If your child is curious about how
something works, let them conduct
an experiment (As long as it is
within reason of course.)
Go on a science walk. Talk about
what you observe. Ask your child
questions about what they observe.
Conduct experiments together. For
example, sink or float.
Let them bake a cake. Discuss the
change that the cake undergoes
from start to finish.
Science Websites
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Reading everyday is key!
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http://kids.discovery.com/
http://kids.nationalgeogra
phic.com/kids/
http://www.sciencekids.co.
nz/
http://www.nasa.gov/audi
ence/forkids/kidsclub/flas
h/index.html
http://www.sciencemonste
r.com/
http://kids.yahoo.com/scie
nce
http://www.osti.gov/scienc
elab/elementary.html
http://www2.ed.gov/paren
ts/academic/help/science/
part_pg7.html#home-1