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title: 'Video: How third graders do research for an essay'
description: Find out what strategies third graders usually use to get information and then organize it to write an essay.
slug: video-how-third-graders-do-research-for-an-essay
author: The Understood Team
published: '2019-08-05T15:53:34.926Z'
thumbnail: https://cdn-images.understood.org/p0qf7j048i0q/A5663B64F1E448C8A244543771F2C506/285295c6e48234b2585a65eddcadde46/Video-HowThirdGradersDoResearchForAnEssay.jpg
source_url: https://www.understood.org/en/articles/video-how-third-graders-do-research-for-an-essay
lang: en
---

# Video: How third graders do research for an essay

Kids in third grade are learning to write essays. The first steps are figuring out how to “research” a topic and organize information. Watch this video from Understood founding partner [GreatSchools](https://www.greatschools.org/) to learn what strategies kids this age typically use for researching and organizing their ideas.

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