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3rd Grade learning posters

The multiplication and fractions year — with a poster for every single times table.

Ages 8–9 · 50 posters

  • All 12 times tables
  • Fractions
  • Area & perimeter
  • Water cycle
  • Continents

All 50 posters

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  • Literacy · 12
  • Math · 28
  • Science · 6
  • Social Studies · 4
The 8 Parts of SpeechAll eight, each with a definition and a sentence showing it at…3rd GradeEvery word in every sentence is one of these eight.NounNames a person, place, thing or idea.dog, London, freedomPronounTakes the place of a noun.he, she, it, they, weVerbShows an action or a state of being.run, think, is, wereAdjectiveDescribes a noun — which one, how many, what kind.blue, seven, gentleAdverbDescribes a verb — how, when, where, how often.quickly, later, herePrepositionShows position or relationship.under, before, withConjunctionJoins words, phrases or clauses.and, but, becauseInterjectionA short burst of feeling.Wow! Oh no! Hey!REMEMBERA word's part of speech depends on its job in the sentence, not on the word itself.The 8 Parts of Speechlittleactivity.com
Literacy

The 8 Parts of Speech

The Writing ProcessPlan, draft, revise, edit, publish — with what to actually do…3rd Grade1PLANBefore any sentencesWho is this for?List your ideas — messy is finePut them in order2DRAFTGet it all downWrite fast, don't stopSkip the spelling worryLeave gaps and keep going3REVISEChange what it saysAdd detail where it's thinCut what repeatsReorder so it flows4EDITChange how it looksCapitals and full stopsSpellingRead it aloud once5PUBLISHShare itNeat final copyTitle and your nameRead it to somebodyREMEMBERRevising changes the ideas. Editing changes the spelling. Never do both at once.The Writing Processlittleactivity.com
Literacy

The Writing Process

HomophonesWords that sound identical and mean completely different…3rd GradeSame sound, different spelling, different meaning. Spellcheck will not save you.WordMeansWordMeanstheirbelonging to themtherein that placethey'rethey areyourbelonging to youyou'reyou areitsbelonging to itit'sit istotowardstooalso, or excessivetwothe number 2herein this placehearwith your earswritewith a penrightcorrect, or not leftTest: if you can say 'it is' instead, write it's. If not, write its.Homophoneslittleactivity.com
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Homophones

Main Idea and DetailsThe one sentence a paragraph is about, and the sentences that…3rd GradeA paragraph is a table: the main idea is the top, the details are the legs.1READ THE WHOLE PARAGRAPHYou cannot find the main idea from one sentence.2ASK WHAT IT IS MOSTLY ABOUTNot every detail — the thing they all point at.3SAY IT IN ONE SENTENCEIf it takes three, you have listed details instead.4CHECK THE DETAILS FITEach one should support your sentence. If one does not,rethink.WATCH OUTThe main idea is often the first or last sentence — but not always.A topic is one word ('bees'). A main idea is a whole sentence.Main idea = what it is about + what it says about it. Both halvesare needed.Main Idea and Detailslittleactivity.com
Literacy

Main Idea and Details

Fact or Opinion?One can be checked. The other cannot. Telling them apart is a…3rd GradeFACTCan be proved true or falseSame for everyone"Water boils at 100°C.""The match lasted 90 minutes."Look it up and settle itOPINIONWhat somebody thinks or feelsCan differ from person toperson"Maths is the best subject.""That was a boring match."Signal words: best, worst,should, I thinkTHE DIFFERENCE THAT MATTERSA false statement is still a fact-type claim — 'the Sun orbitsEarth' is a fact that happens to be wrong, not an opinion.Adverts mix the two deliberately. Spotting which is which is thewhole point of this poster.Fact or Opinion?littleactivity.com
Literacy

Fact or Opinion?

Working Out a New WordFour kinds of clue writers leave, so you can keep reading…3rd GradeYou rarely need a dictionary mid-sentence. The writer usually leaves a clue.ClueHow to spot itExampleDefinitionthe meaning is right therea herbivore, an animal that eats only plantsExamplesuch as, including, likecitrus fruits such as lemons and limesOppositebut, however, unlikenot timid but boldGeneral sensethe rest of the sentencethe arid desert had no water for milesGuess, keep reading, and check whether the guess still works twosentences later.Working Out a New Wordlittleactivity.com
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Working Out a New Word

Using a DictionaryGuide words, alphabetical order, and everything an entry…3rd GradeA dictionary is only slow if you flick page by page.1USE THE FIRST LETTEROpen roughly where that letter lives — a at the front, w nearthe back.2READ THE GUIDE WORDSTop of the page: first word and last word. Is yours betweenthem?3COMPARE LETTER BY LETTERcat before cot, because a comes before o.4READ THE WHOLE ENTRYSpelling, how to say it, word class, and every meaning.AN ENTRY GIVES YOUhow it is spelled · how it is saidnoun or verb · each different meaning · an exampleMost words have more than one meaning. Pick the one that fits yoursentence.Using a Dictionarylittleactivity.com
Literacy

Using a Dictionary

Text FeaturesThe parts of a non-fiction page that are not the paragraphs.3rd GradeNon-fiction writers put information outside the paragraphs on purpose. Read those first.FeatureWhat it doesTitlenames the whole topicHeadingnames one sectionBold wordflags a key termCaptionexplains a pictureDiagram / labelshows what words cannotTableputs facts side by sideGlossarydefines the hard wordsIndextells you which pageSkimming the features first makes the paragraphs about half as hard.Text Featureslittleactivity.com
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Text Features

Four Kinds of SentenceWhat the sentence is doing, and the mark it ends with.3rd GradeEvery sentence does one of four jobs. The end mark usually gives it away.TypeJobEnds withExampleStatementtells you something.The bus is late.Questionasks something?Where is the bus?Commandtells you to do something. or !Wait here.Exclamationshows strong feeling!What a wait that was!Commands often hide their subject — 'Wait here' means 'You waithere'.Four Kinds of Sentencelittleactivity.com
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Four Kinds of Sentence

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3rd Grade posters — questions

What do the 3rd Grade posters cover?

The 1 Times Table, The 2 Times Table, The 3 Times Table, The 4 Times Table, The 5 Times Table, The 6 Times Table, The 7 Times Table, The 8 Times Table, The 9 Times Table, The 10 Times Table, The 11 Times Table, The 12 Times Table, Multiplication Chart 1–12, Fraction Wall, Place Value to Hundred Thousands, Measurement Chart, The 8 Parts of Speech, The Writing Process, The Water Cycle, Continents & Oceans, Multiplication Properties, Division Is Sharing, Rounding, Area and Perimeter, Fractions on a Number Line, Equivalent Fractions, Working Out Elapsed Time, Homophones, Main Idea and Details, Fact or Opinion?, Working Out a New Word, Using a Dictionary, Text Features, Four Kinds of Sentence, Punctuating Speech, Prefixes, Suffixes, Simple Machines, Forces and Motion, Adaptations, Inside the Earth, Directions on a Map, Three Kinds of Community, Goods and Services, Multiplying by 10 and 100, Quadrilaterals, Right, Acute, Obtuse, Which Operation?, Line Plots, What Living Things Need. Together they cover all 12 times tables, fractions, area & perimeter, water cycle, continents — the reference knowledge 3rd Grade keeps asking a child to recall.

Are the 3rd Grade posters free?

Yes. Every poster on this page can be previewed in full and downloaded as a print-ready PDF for free. The $7.99 option simply bundles all 50 into one PDF so you print once rather than downloading them one at a time.

How should I use a poster once it is printed?

Hang it where the work happens, then refer to it out loud. A poster that gets pointed at during homework teaches; a poster nobody mentions is wallpaper. Each poster on this page carries a one-line suggestion for exactly that.

Is my child too old or too young for the 3rd Grade set?

Mix freely. These are individual reference sheets, not a sequence — a child who is ahead in reading and behind in maths can take the poster they need from either grade without any awkwardness.

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