Homework Menu


Third Grade Homework Menu!


Here’s how it works...the only homework that is mandatory is 20 minutes of reading each night. This is the most beneficial thing for your child. If you want your child to practice skills at home, you might have them choose activities from this menu. None of these activities need to be brought to school. All of this is optional. I will send new homework menus every 9 weeks as we work on new skills at school. The first 9 weeks menu is a combination of second grade skills and skills we will be working on in class.


Word Study

Reading

  • Read words aloud and talk about the meaning of the words.

  • Explain how many syllables each word has and where you would divide each word.

  • Explain the syllable type of each syllable.

  • Explain how you would sort them into the correct pattern categories.

  • Create a sentence for each word.

  • Put them into alphabetical order.

  • Write each word and draw a picture to go with each word.

  • Write each word in different colors.

  • Use the words to write a letter to a friend.

  • Use the words to write a funny story.

  • Separate each word into onset and rime.

  • Have a family member give you a practice spelling test.

  • Have a family member quiz you on the words as you spell them out loud.

  • Read a book on your level every night for at least 20 minutes (only mandatory homework).

  • Identify the point of view of the narrator (1st, 2nd, 3rd)

  • Identify a point of view that the character has and explain how you know that is their view.

  • Analyze a character by taking notes on his/her actions, feelings, and thoughts. What character traits does that character show?

  • Write a report of the book you are reading.

  • Read a non-fiction book or article and write in your journal the title, author, and the most interesting parts.

  • Identify the main idea and key details of a chapter.

  • Identify the non-fiction text features that organize the information.

  • Identify the non-fiction text features that give you more information.


Math

Writing

  • Come up with two and three digit addition and subtraction problems to solve in the car using mental math strategies (80-23; 220+55…).

  • Count down by ones beginning with a three digit number (115, 114, 113, 112…).

  • Skip count for a family member by 2’s, 3’s, 4’s, 5’s, or 10’s. For a challenge, begin counting at 110.

  • Have a family member give you a number and try to come up with many different ways to make that number. For example, 20 can be made by 19+1; 80-60; 4X5; “twenty”; write out twenty tallies…

  • Have an adult cut up a food item and tell them how many fractional units make up the whole.

  • Have a family member give you a fraction and you tell them into how many parts they should cut the food.

  • Practice naming fractions (¼ is “one fourth”; ½ is one half…).

  • Come up with a word problem using subtraction or addition and give it to a family member for them to solve. For a challenge, use multiplication or division.

  • Pick a boring sentence from your book and make it more interesting by adding adjectives and adverbs.

  • Ask a family member to come up with the beginning of a story for you to finish. After you tell it out loud, write it down.

  • Write a narrative (story) about what you did over the winter break.

  • Write a narrative about what you wish you did over the break.

  • Draw a silly comic and then write a narrative to go along with the comic.

  • Write a review of a movie or show you have seen lately.

  • Research a topic and write a chapter book about that topic.

  • Write your opinion on what the best holiday is and give reasons to support your opinion.

  • Write a letter to a friend or family member telling them about your favorite memory you have of them.

  • Find a silly picture and write a story to go with the picture.