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3rd Grade Reading Resources

575 resources

3rd Grade Reading Resources

575 resources

Activity
Activity3rd GradeThree Amigos Poetry Drama Prose Activity

This three amigos poetry drama prose activity has 3rd to 5th grade students sort short texts by how they are written: poem, play, or prose. Answer key included.

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Activity3rd GradeWhy Was it Written? Author's Purpose Activity

In this Why Was it Written? Author's Purpose Activity, 2nd and 3rd graders sort text cards by whether the author wants to answer, explain, or describe. An answer key is included.

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Activity3rd GradeCollecting Words For Writing Activity

This collecting words for writing activity teaches 2nd and 3rd grade students to use context clues on task cards, then collect new words while reading. Answer key included.

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Activity3rd GradeCause and Effect Sequencing Activity

Kids build trains of Effect, because, and Cause cards in this cause and effect sequencing activity for 1st to 3rd grade. Answer key included so checking each train is quick.

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Activity3rd GradePoint of View Activity

This point of view activity has 1st-4th grade students hold up Character or Narrator signs to show who is telling each scene. Fold-over cards check the clue words, and an answer key is included.

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Activity3rd GradeReading Questions Camping Activity

Try this reading questions camping activity with 1st to 3rd grade readers. Kids read a camping story and match question cards to answer cards; an answer key is included.

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Activity3rd GradeDescribing Key Ideas Activity

Play this describing key ideas activity with 1st to 3rd grade readers. Kids say what a community helper would say to show a key idea, and an answer key is included.

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Activity3rd GradeWhy oh Why Story Details Activity

This why oh why story details activity lets 2nd-4th grade students match 12 effects to their causes and build paper chains. A practice page and answer key are included.

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Activity3rd GradeComparing Points of View Activity

Children read short opinion texts, match each one to what the author thinks, and compare it with their own view in this 2nd to 4th grade reading game. Practice page and answer key included.

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Activity3rd GradeHow Does The Character Respond Activity

This how does the character respond activity for 1st to 3rd grade pairs a read-aloud story with a match game and a reusable organizer. Answer key included.

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Activity3rd GradeComparing Texts Activity

This comparing texts activity has 1st-3rd Grade readers match compare and contrast words, read two penguin texts, and sort fact cards. Answer key included for quick, easy checking.

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Activity3rd GradeAuthor's Purpose Activity

This author's purpose activity has 2nd to 4th grade students sort 24 book cards by inform, entertain, or persuade. A practice page and an answer key are included.

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Activity3rd GradeFinding Story Elements Activity

This finding story elements activity has 3rd to 5th grade partners compare two short stories and sort ten Story Cards as mostly similar or mostly different. Answer key included.

Worksheet
Worksheet3rd GradeI Don't Wanna Reading Comprehension Worksheet

The I Don't Wanna Reading Comprehension Worksheet gives 3rd grade readers an original story about trying new things, with four multiple-choice questions, a short response and an answer key to build text-evidence skills.

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Worksheet3rd GradeCompare and Contrast You and I Graphic Organizer

This compare and contrast you and I graphic organizer helps 3rd Grade students list what they share with a friend, what sets each apart, and sum it up in one sentence.

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Worksheet3rd GradeTerrible Twos Reading Comprehension Worksheet

This terrible twos reading comprehension worksheet has 3rd graders read a sweet family story, answer questions about Kaleb and his little sister, and check their work with the answer key.

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Worksheet3rd GradeFiction and Non-Fiction Favorite Books Worksheet

This fiction and non-fiction favorite books worksheet lets 3rd graders log the books they love, label each one F or NF, and name the clue that proves it.

Assessment
Assessment3rd GradeMother Bird Reading Comprehension Worksheet

This mother bird reading comprehension worksheet gives 3rd grade readers a rhyming poem about a robin and her chicks, with detail, rhyme, and main idea questions. An answer key is included for quick checking.

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Worksheet3rd GradeIcky Ivan Reading Comprehension Worksheet

This Icky Ivan Reading Comprehension Worksheet gives 3rd Grade readers a gentle story about healthy habits and making friends, five questions, and an answer key, so students practice finding details in the text.

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Worksheet3rd GradeThird Grade Sight Words Book

Practice third grade sight words with a word box, fill-in-the-blank sentences, meaning clues, and a write-your-own sentence task for 3rd grade readers. An answer key is included for fast, easy checking.