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3rd Grade Independent and Guided Reading Resources

68 resources

3rd Grade Independent and Guided Reading Resources

68 resources

Worksheet
Worksheet3rd GradeSmall Group Discussions Checklist Worksheet

Use this small group discussions checklist worksheet to help 3rd grade students rate how they take part in a reading discussion and write a goal that makes their next group talk better.

Activity
Activity3rd GradeInformational Books Reading Log Activity

Using Informational Books Reading Log Activity, studentsread informational texts to build reading comprehension skills and their understanding of informational texts.

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Activity3rd GradeMy Point of View Activity

Using My Point of View Activity, students distinguish their own point of view from that of the narrator or those of the characters.

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Activity3rd GradeFun With Poetry Activity

Using Fun With Poetry Activity, students read prose and poetry of appropriate complexity for grade 1. to build reading comprehension skills.

Common Core Lesson
Common Core Lesson3rd GradeRI.3.8 Third Grade Common Core Lesson

Using RI.3.8 Third Grade Common Core Lesson, students describe the connection between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text.

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Activity3rd GradeDigging for Information Text Structure Activity

This digging for information text structure activity has 3rd-5th Grade students name the structure of short texts and find signal words, using self-checking cards. Answer key included.

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Activity3rd GradeLook in the Text Activity

In this look in the text activity, 2nd to 4th grade students answer task card questions about an article and write the paragraph that proves it. Answer key included.

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Activity3rd GradeWhat Comes Next Sequencing Activity

This what comes next sequencing activity has 2nd to 4th grade students read a how-to recipe, put six step cards in order and retell each step. Answer key included.

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Activity3rd GradeRead it Fluently Cooperative Learning Activity

This read it fluently cooperative learning activity has 2nd-4th grade partners read sentence cards aloud and rate each other from 1 to 4. Answer key included.

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Activity3rd GradeLooking at the Character's Viewpoints Activity

Use this looking at the character's viewpoints activity with 2nd and 3rd grade readers. Students sort story lines by character and map their feelings; an answer key is included.

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Activity3rd GradeAnimal Myth Busters Author's Purpose Activity

This animal myth busters author's purpose activity has 3rd to 5th grade students match reason cards to the points they support. An answer key is included, so checking the work is quick and easy.

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Activity3rd GradeBook Vs Movie Compare and Contrast Activity

This book vs movie compare and contrast activity has 3rd to 5th grade partners sort statement cards and compare a story on the page and on screen. Answer key included.

Worksheet
Worksheet3rd GradeWho Is Talking Now Worksheet

The Who Is Talking Now Worksheet gives 3rd Grade readers three short stories and asks who is telling each one. An answer key is included, so students build point of view skills with quick feedback.

Activity
Activity3rd GradeQuestion Cards for Reading Activity

Using Asking Questions about a Story Activity, students Discuss a topic or read a book aloud using Question Cards to help guide questions andanswers about the topic.

Common Core Lesson
Common Core Lesson3rd GradeRF.3.4 Third Grade Common Core Lesson

Using RF.3.4 Third Grade Common Core Lesson, students read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension to improve fluency and accuracy.

Common Core Lesson
Common Core Lesson3rd GradeRI.3.9 Third Grade Common Core Lesson

Using RI.3.9 Third Grade Common Core Lesson, students identify basic similarities in and differences between two texts on the same topic.

Common Core Lesson
Common Core Lesson3rd GradeRL.3.1 Third Grade Common Core Lesson

Using this RL.3.1 Third Grade Common Core Lesson, students answer questions aboutkey details in a fiction text.

Activity
Activity3rd GradeStory Elements Organizing What You Read Activity

This story elements organizing what you read activity has children sort story cards onto story map mats for 1st-3rd grade, with an answer key included, so every reader learns to map any book.

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Activity3rd GradeHow Words Work Poetry Activity

This how words work poetry activity has 1st-3rd grade students sort rhyming words, same-sound words, and repeated words from a fun poem. Answer key included, so kids hear the beat of every poem.

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Activity3rd GradeWhat Have You Read This Year Activity

This what have you read this year activity helps 2nd-5th grade students track genres, review each book they finish and choose their top three favorite books of the year.