Reading Comprehension Teaching Resources for Year 3
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The Egyptian Pyramids - Comprehension Task
A 2 page comprehension task for students to use in the classroom when learning about the Egyptian pyramids.
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Free Character Traits List
Teach your students to analyse characters more effectively by providing them with a list of character traits.
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Summarising a Story Graphic Organisers
Use these graphic organisers to help students when summarising a story.
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Exploring Poetry Worksheet - Imagery
A worksheet to help students understand imagery in poetry.
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Inference vs Prediction Poster
A poster outlining the similarities and differences between inference and prediction.
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Inference Real Estate Advertisements - Worksheet
A series of real estate advertisement worksheets to use when teaching your students how to infer information from written texts.
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Distinguishing Between Fact and Opinion - Comprehension Task
A task to use when teaching your students reading comprehension strategies.
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Figurative Language Posters – Onomatopoeia
Help young readers and writers recognise onomatopoeias with a set of onomatopoeia classroom posters.
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Year 3 Magazine – What's Buzzing? (Issue 3)
Issue 3 of our beautifully designed, 22-page reading magazine specifically designed for Year 3 students.
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Earth Watch: Protecting Native Plants and Animals – Comprehension Worksheet
Build comprehension skills and learn about human impact on ecosystems with a reading passage and worksheets.
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Is It a Fact or an Opinion? - Worksheet
A worksheet to practise identifying facts and opinions.
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Sequencing Activity - Homework is Unnecessary (Persuasive Text) - Simplified Version
A sequencing task using a simple persuasive text.
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Inference vs Prediction - Presentation
A teaching presentation outlining the similarities and differences between inference and prediction.
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Comprehension Task Cards - Recognising Cause And Effect
A set of comprehension task cards to help students recognise cause and effect when reading.
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Inferencing Worksheet
Use this worksheet with your students when teaching them how to make an inference.
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Let's Infer! Reading Worksheet
Boost reading comprehension with our 2-page writing worksheet that helps students practice making inferences.
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10 Fascinating Facts About Beaches – Comprehension Worksheet
A comprehension worksheet for a magazine article about beaches.
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120 Comprehension Strategy Question Cards
A set of 120 open-ended question cards to help students apply comprehension strategies when reading.
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Sophia the Superdog! - Comprehension Text and Questions
A superdog themed text and set of questions to help develop comprehension strategies in the classroom.
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Fact and Opinion Sorting Activity
Use this fact and opinion sort to teach your students the difference between statements of fact and statements of opinion.
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Reading Comprehension Strategies Anchor Charts
Provide young readers with concrete examples of reading strategies with a set of 18 ready-made reading comprehension strategy anchor charts.
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Amazon Rainforest Facts - Reading Passage
Read and learn about conservation with a reading passage and comprehension worksheet on the Amazon Rainforest.
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Comprehension Task Cards - Identifying Author's Purpose
A set of comprehension task cards to help students identify the author's purpose when reading.
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Reading Response Journal – Comprehension Templates
A journal with comprehension sheets designed for students to study texts.
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Design Your Own Book Cover Template
Design a new book cover and summarise a book using this one-page, printable template.
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Summarising a Story Flipbook
A template for students to use when summarising a story.
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The Story of Gulaga - Comprehension and Activity Worksheet
A comprehension and linked activity based on an Aboriginal Dreaming Story.
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The Escape Key - Story and Task Cards
An exciting short story about escaping a maze with a set of task cards to explore after the text has been read.
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Comprehension - Roald Dahl
A comprehension activity using a biography of Roald Dahl.
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Comprehension - Homework is Unnecessary
A comprehension activity using a persuasive text for lower grades.
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Exploring Poetry Worksheet - Onomatopoeia
A worksheet to help students understand onomatopoeia in poetry.
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Reciprocal Teaching Role Cards
Assign reciprocal style teaching roles to your students during small-group reading sessions with this set of 4 reciprocal teaching role cards.