Earth and space for 3rd grade
Earth and space for 3rd grade: 27 free pages to print, play or teach from. No sign-in.
- Monthly weather chartPrintable
A free printable monthly weather chart: a calendar with a box for each day to draw or write the weather, and lines to make a key. Choose the month, print and post by the window.
- Nature bookmarks to colorPrintable
Free printable bookmarks to color with nature scenes: mountains and a sun, flowers, birds and clouds, or planets and stars, eight to a page. Choose a scene, print, color and cut.
- 25 calm-corner ideasIdea
Twenty-five ideas for a classroom calm corner: where to put it, what goes in it, the calming routines to teach and how to keep it from becoming a hiding place.
- Timeline makerMaker
Type events with a date or a step and a picture, and print a long landscape timeline or reveal it one event at a time on the projector. Free, no sign-in.
- 25 PE games for small spacesIdea
Twenty-five PE games for a classroom, a hallway or a corner of the gym, with soft equipment and no long outs, each with how to set up, what you need and the grades it fits.
- Morning meeting calendar boardTool
Today's date, a weather picker, days of school, a counting-on strip and class jobs on one screen for morning meeting. Free, no sign-in.
- Space pack: five sky sheets and ten space quizzesPrintable
Free space printables and quizzes for K–8: tonight's sky sheet, a Moon journal, a meteor shower tally, star pattern cards, the planets in order, and ten read-aloud quizzes.
Checked 2026-10-30
- Planets wheelTool
A planets spinner with all eight planets and the five dwarf planets. Spin, the class says what they know, and a hidden note shows its place from the Sun. Free and fair.
- Winter bingo cardsMaker
Free Winter bingo cards: 34 words on unique printable cards, 3×3 to 5×5, with a caller list and a projector caller. Edit the words and print.
- Space crosswordMaker
Free Space crossword: 13 words with clues for 2nd to 5th grade, numbered squares and an answer key. Edit the clues and print.
- Earth Day bingo cardsMaker
Free Earth Day bingo cards: 36 words on unique printable cards, 3×3 to 5×5, with a caller list and a projector caller. Edit the words and print.
- Earth Day word searchMaker
Free Earth Day word search: 21 words, a word bank and an answer key. Choose the grid size and difficulty, edit the words, and print.
- Weather crosswordMaker
Free Weather crossword: 13 words with clues for 2nd to 5th grade, numbered squares and an answer key. Edit the clues and print.
- Space bingo cardsMaker
Free Space bingo cards: 36 words on unique printable cards, 3×3 to 5×5, with a caller list and a projector caller. Edit the words and print.
- Space word searchMaker
Free Space word search: 23 words, a word bank and an answer key. Choose the grid size and difficulty, edit the words, and print.
- Weather bingo cardsMaker
Free Weather bingo cards: 36 words on unique printable cards, 3×3 to 5×5, with a caller list and a projector caller. Edit the words and print.
- Weather word searchMaker
Free Weather word search: 23 words, a word bank and an answer key. Choose the grid size and difficulty, edit the words, and print.
- Solar system project rubricPrintable
A free solar system project rubric in three grade bands (K–2, 3–5, 6–8): planets in order, accurate facts, size and distance, how planets move, and clear labels.
Checked 2026-10-30
- Mina and the Eight Planets: read-aloud with discussion questionsReading
Read Mina and the Eight Planets aloud on the projector: 13 pages of big type with each word lit as it is said, 730 words (about 5 minutes), level 8, grade 3, and 5 questions to talk about.
- Salt Hiding in Rocks: Why the Sea Is Salty: 3rd grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about why the ocean is salty for 3rd grade, 145 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- When the Moon Turns Coppery Red: 3rd grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about lunar eclipse for 3rd grade, 182 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- The Moon Gives the Sea a Tug: 3rd grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about ocean tides for 3rd grade, 171 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Growing Lettuce on the Space Station: 3rd grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about plants in space for 3rd grade, 188 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- A Telescope That Floats Above the Air: 3rd grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about space telescope for 3rd grade, 175 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.