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Grade 3 Math

Day 1: Have your child solve these math problems;

  • 90 + 57 = ? (147)
  • 48 + 213 = ? (261)
  • 87 - 49 = ? (38).

Day 2: Have your child solve these math problems;

  • 376 - 107 =? (269)
  • 1011 - 812 = ? (199)
  • 24 + 18 + 6 = ? (48).

Day 3: Have your child measure a book or other object nearby and find the measurements in inches and in centimeters.


Day 4: Have your child start with number 14 and double it (28). Triple it (42).


Day 5: Have your child solve this problem; A pet shop keeps 6 puppies in each of 3 pens. How many puppies are there? (18)


Day 6: Have your child solve this problem; There 31 days in December. How many weeks are there in December? (4 weeks with 3 days left over).


Day 7: Have your child solve this problem; Joey has 30 dog snacks to divide among his 3 dogs. How many snacks does each dog get? (10)


Day 8: Have your child solve this problem; How many teams can a class of 30 children make if there are 6 children on each team? (5)


Day 9: Have your child write a number with 5 in the tenths place; 3 in the thousandths place; 7 in the ones place; 5 in the hundredths place.


Day 10: Have your child identify greater than or less than;

  • 0.37 __ 0.73 (<)
  • 0.84 ___0.9 (<)
  • 4.526 __ 4.089 (>);
  • 0.007 __ 0.07 (<) LI> 6.8 __6.80 (=).

Day 11: Have your child complete these problems;

  • 7 x ? = 70 (10)
  • 70 divided by 7 = ? (10)
  • 700 = 7 x ? (100)
  • 7000 = 7 x ? (1000)
  • 700 divided by 7 = ? (100)
  • 7000 divided by 7 = ? (1000).

Day 12: Have your child solve these problems;

  • 3 x ? =15 (5)
  • 3 x ? = 150 (50)
  • 500 x ? = 1500 (3)
  • 3 x ? = 15,000 (5000).

Day 13: Have your child solve;

  • How many 6's in 60? (10)
  • How many 100's in 600? (6)
  • How many 6's in 6000? (1000)
  • How many 10,000 in 60,000? (6).

Day 14: Have your child solve; what fraction of an hour is 30 minutes? (1/2)


Day 15: Have your child solve; what fraction of a dollar is 50 cents? (1/2); 2 dimes? (1/5); 3 quarters (3/4).


Day 16: Have your child solve;

  • ? = 28 divided by 7(4)
  • ? = 280 divided by 7 (40)
  • ? = 280 divided by 4 (70).

Day 17: Have your child solve;

  • 5 x 9 = ? (45)
  • 50 x 9 = ? 450
  • 5 x 900 = ? (4500).

Day 18: Have your child answer; 12 feet is the same as how many yards? (4): 2 pounds is the same as how many ounces?(32).


Day 19: Have your child identify equivalent measurements;

  • 1ft 4in. = 16 in, 1/3yd, 14in, 1 4/12ft (16in, 1 4/12ft.)
  • 2 yd 1 ft = 3ft, 7ft, 2 1/3yd, 25in. (7ft, 2 1/3yd)
  • 5 ft = 60in, 5/12ft, 1 2/3yd, 2ft (60in, 1 2/3yd).

Day 20: Have your child identify equivalent measurements;

  • 1qt 1pt = 3pt, 1 1/2qt, 2pt., 6c (3pt., 1 1/2qt, 6c)
  • 3gal 1qt = 4qt, 13qt, 3gal 2 pt. 3 1/2 gal (13qt, 3gal, 2 pt.)
  • 6pt = 3qt, 12c, 3/4gal., 1qt.2pt. (3qt., 12c, 3/4gal)

Day 21: Have your child solve;

  • What do you subtract from 21 to get 12? (9)
  • What do you subtract from 6 to get 6? ( 0)
  • What do you subtract from 7 to get 4? (3).
  • Make up others.

Day 22: Have your child solve; How much will 2 casettes cost at $3.25 each? ($6.50); How much will 5 cd's cost at $2.50 each? ($12.50)


Day 23: Have your child solve; $126 is shared equally among 7 people. How much does each one get? ($18.00); $82.00 is shared equally among 4 people? How much does each one get? ($20.50).


Day 24: Have your child solve;

  • 46 x 4 = ? (184);
  • 64 x 4= ? (256)

Day 25: Have your child solve; 215 x 6 = ? (1290); 70 x 5 = ? (350).


Day 26: Have your child write 8 numbers that are factors for 24; (1, 24, 2, 12, 3, 8, 4, 6)


Day 27: Have your child solve;

  • What is 21 divided by 7?
  • (3); 210 divided by 7? (30)
  • 210 divided by 3? (70);
  • 2100 divided by 7? (300)>

Day 28: Have your child use a bent arm to solve these problems; Show a right angle; an angle more than a right angle and an angle less than a right angle.


Day 29: Have your child write 0.063; what is the value of 6? (6 hundredths); What number is in the thousandths place? (3).


Day 30: Have your child write this amount using dollar signs and decimal points;

  • 7 pennies ($0.07)
  • 8 dimes ($0.80)
  • 17 dimes ($1.70)
  • 3 dollars and 6 cents. ($3.06).

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GRADE 3 READING

 

Day 1: Have your child make a list of clothes he needs for school.


Day 2: Have your child find free activities to do for the weekend in the local paper.


Day 3: Have your child read you the comics.


Day 4: Have your child organize coupons, throwing out those that are expired.


Day 5: Have your child write a letter to a friend.


Day 6: Have your child write a mystery letter.


Day 7: How many words can your child make out of the letters in her name?


Day 8: Have your child cut out a picture from the newspaper and develop a story about it.


Day 9: Have your child start a collection ( stickers, baseball cards etc.)


Day 10: Have your child make a birthday card for someone.


Day 11: Have your child plan a barbecue.


Day 12: Have your child write a story and read it to a younger person.


Day 13: Have your child memorize a poem and recite it before the family.


Day 14: Have your child write a poem about an imaginary animal.


Day 15: Have your child read ten signs as he rides in a car.


Day 16: Have your child name 4 different kinds of sneakers.


Day 17: After your child sees a favorite TV program, have her repeat the plot in her own words.


Day 18: Have your child find a place for a fantasy vacation in a travel guide.


Day 19: Have your child make a list of school supplies.


Day 20: Have your child find three knock, knock jokes.


Day 21: Have your child write a letter to a relative.


Day 23: Have your child cut out a cartoon and fill in his own captions.


Day 24:Have your child write a note to someone and tell why they are special to her.


Day 25: Have your child trade a good book with a friend.


Day 26: Have your child make a family tree.


Day 27: Have your child write another mystery letter.


Day 28: Have your child write the opposite of mother, daughter,husband, aunt and sister.


Day 29: Have your child cut a cartoon apart and see if she can put it back together.


Day 30: Have your child clean out a closet and organize it.

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