3rd Grade Early Finisher Page 4

Grade level

3rd grade

Time

About 20 minutes

Topic

Early finisher activity packets

Answer key

Yes, page 2 of the PDF

Kids practice

Independent work, Spiral review, Problem solving

What kids do

“Done early? These take some thinking. Work in pencil.”

Printed on the sheet:

1. 1 Word ladder: change one letter each step.
2. 2 Finish each analogy.
3. Pages are to a book as leaves are to a
4. Painter is to brush as writer is to you mail one on a
5. 4 Color the squares on the right so both halves match.

Teacher tip

Have kids change one letter at a time from COLD to WARM and say each new word out loud.

How to use it

• Let kids keep unfinished pages in a folder to come back to.
• Use the pages as a quiet activity for a sub day.
• Model the first move or the first answer on the document camera.

Watch for

Pages that are always too easy or too hard. Pick the grade that fits the child.

Talk about it

• Which part was the hardest?
• What would you change to make it harder?

Take it further

Let kids share their drawings or riddles with the class.

US Letter, prints well in black and white. Free for home and classroom use: print as many copies as you need.