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3rd Grade Math

Looking for a fun interactive teaching idea for 3rd grade math? Well look no further as this 3rd Grade Back to School Math Puzzles Bundle, aligned with grade 3 common core standards, will serve as exciting lesson plans for 3rd grade elementary school classrooms. This is a great resource to incorporate into your units as guided math center rotations, review game exercises, small group work, morning work, remediation, intervention or rti. It can also be used as a quiz, drill, test, or assessment tool to help determine student mastery of the learning targets. Whether a student is homeschooled or given this as a homework assignment, kids will also love working on these at home to improve their skills. This math centers 3rd grade bundle includes 18 sets of puzzles to challenge your 3rd graders. Each puzzle set includes colorful jigsaw puzzles, answer key, and an optional station instruction page with an example. These come as pdf printable sheets that can be printed on card stock and laminated for long-term use. As a suggestion, store them in sealable gallon storage bags and place them in a tub or bin for students to use throughout the year for enrichment when they finish early. Another idea, for a project, is students can glue the completed puzzles into a notebook or journal as a reference sheet. They can also be glued on a poster for displaying on a bulletin board or as a wall anchor chart. This 3rd grade math centers bundle covers many 3rd grade math standards in a fun way to keep students engaged. By matching the puzzle pieces to solve the problems, students can gain confidence in important and sometimes challenging skills. To challenge students further, you can time how quickly students can complete the math puzzles, and watch and see their time improve. Your 3rd graders will love to practice and learn to develop strategies about these math concepts. I hope you download and enjoy these engaging hands-on manipulative back to school math activities bundle with your students! So set those worksheets aside and give our puzzles a try!