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Grades 3-5 lesson plans
6 free lesson plans for grades 3-5 so far, across reading and writing, math, science, and social studies. Each one lists its objectives, the minutes it takes, and the public standard it aligns to.
Reading & writing · Grades 3-5 · 45 minutes
Finding the main idea in a short nonfiction passage
Students read a short nonfiction passage, name its main idea in one sentence, and point to two details that back it up.
Aligned to CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.2
Math · Grades 3-5 · 50 minutes
Adding fractions with the same denominator
Students fold paper strips into equal parts, then add fractions that share a denominator and check the sum against the model.
Aligned to CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.4.NF.B.3
Reading & writing · Grades 3-5 · 50 minutes
Comparing two accounts of the same event
Students read two short passages that describe the same event from different people's points of view, then chart where the accounts agree and where they differ.
Aligned to CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.6
Math · Grades 3-5 · 50 minutes
Multiplying multi-digit whole numbers
Students practice the standard multiplication algorithm on multi-digit whole numbers, checking each answer against an estimate to catch place-value mistakes.
Aligned to CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.NBT.B.5
Science · Grades 3-5 · 50 minutes
Investigating balanced and unbalanced forces
Students push and pull toy carts with different amounts of force from different directions, record what happens to each cart's motion, and identify when the forces on it are balanced or unbalanced.
Aligned to 3-PS2-1
Social studies · Grades 3-5 · 45 minutes
Reading maps to explain a place
Students compare a physical map, a road map, and a photograph of the same region, then write two sentences explaining how the land shapes where people built the town.
Aligned to D2.Geo.2.3-5