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By Lori

I teach first grade. I have used bags for years. Here are some ideas I came up with.

I have an estimation station bag that
the children take home. You could adapt that to third grade with more objects and have them
problem solve how to make an
estimate easier, and even have them graph the contents.
Also I do a fact bag for + and - you could do a multiplication fact bag.
For everything we study like penguins and lady
bugs, we have a bag. You could use higher level literature and questions for your bags. (I put in stuffed creatures and stickers, but I bet third graders would like that

too!) Our third grade teacher did a neat solar system bag and one of the projects was to make a planet using all sorts of materials. (She included a Styrofoam ball in the bag)

When I taught second I also did a famous person bag. I did Martin Luther King, Jr. George Washington, etc. The activity in the bag was to write a letter to the person, and it was really interesting to read them.

I also think bags based on the Magic Schoolbus might be good for third grade, since the texts are tougher.

Finally, you might try a poetry have some poems for them to read and them maybe have them try writing a certain form of poetry.

I do make most of my own bags, but this year I cheated and ordered some from the site I listed,
they can adapt them to any grade. You can buy them filled for under $35. Just an option, you could also get ideas from the site if nothing more. I hope I helped a bit. I think
third graders would love the bags! Lori

Here is the site I have ordered some from:
http://www.teachersbagsbooksandbeyond.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=TBBAB&Category_Code=LHB

Here is a site with ideas K-8
http://www.buddyproject.org/backpack/default.asp

PS I would be more than happy to help you think of things to include in your bags, if you want to email me!