Reading Comprehension Teaching Resources for 3rd Grade
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Guided Reading Groups - Comprehension Question Prompts
Use these question prompts before, during, and after reading texts in your guided reading sessions.
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Finding Word Meaning In Context - Word Detective Worksheet
A teaching resource to help teach your students how to find word meaning in context.
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Simile and Metaphor Self-Portrait Worksheet
Teach students about similes and metaphors by asking them to describe... themselves!
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Comprehension Strategies – Interactive PowerPoint
An engaging 44 slide interactive PowerPoint to use in the classroom when introducing comprehension strategies.
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Building Tension in Narrative Writing Teaching Slides
Teach how to build tension in narrative writing with this interactive presentation that explains eight author techniques for creating suspense and excitement in stories.
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Elements of Visual Literacy Worksheets
Teach the elements of visual literacy with this engaging worksheet pack designed to help elementary students analyze images and deepen their critical thinking skills.
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Visual Literacy Worksheets
Enhance critical thinking with visual literacy worksheets that guide students to analyze images, infer meaning and explore how pictures tell powerful stories.
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Author's Purpose Task Cards
Help your students master the skill of identifying the author’s purpose with this set of engaging Author’s Purpose task cards.
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Author’s Purpose Activity - Digital Task Cards
Explore Author’s Purpose with this set of engaging and interactive Author’s Purpose Activity digital task cards.
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Author’s Purpose Reading Passages Worksheet Set
Explore the Author's Purpose in these reading passages with this set of Author's Purpose worksheets.
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Author's Purpose PowerPoint
Use this Author's Purpose PowerPoint to teach your students how to identify the author’s purpose in a text.
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What is the Author's Purpose? Escape Room
Get your students excited to practice understanding what is the author’s purpose with this engaging escape room activity.
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Monitoring Comprehension Anchor Charts
Display these Monitoring Comprehension Anchor Charts to help students with sentence starters and ways to monitor their comprehension while reading.
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Making Predictions from Sentences Worksheets
Practice making predictions with sentences using this set of making predictions worksheets.
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Free Story Prediction Worksheet
Encourage students to think critically before reading with this Story Prediction Worksheet.
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Science of Reading Group Folder Templates
Stay organized with these versatile Science of Reading Group Folder Templates, designed to offer plenty of options.
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3rd Grade States of Matter - Reading Worksheets
Teach science and reading skills with a set of printable 3rd Grade Reading Worksheets about the 3 states of matter.
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Who Was Kiki Camarena? 3rd Grade Reading Comprehension Worksheets
Download these 3rd grade reading comprehension worksheets that explore the story of Kiki Camarena while helping students build essential literacy skills.
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Dogs Make The Best Pets - Reading Comprehension PDF
Assess 3rd grade reading comprehension skills with a printable Reading Comprehension Test using an opinion text.
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Summarizing a Story Graphic Organizers
Help students remember the fundamentals of summarizing a story with this set of fun graphic organizers.
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Nonfiction Text Features Study Guide
Download this list of text feature examples to teach your students about the purpose of these important textual elements.
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Book Tasting Placemat and Brochure Templates
Host a Classroom Book Tasting to inspire young readers with a printable book tasting placemat and brochure template.
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Types of Soils – Comprehension Worksheets
Explore the properties of sand, silt, loam and clay with a set of 4 reading passages with accompanying comprehension questions.
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Main Idea and Details Mini-Book
Practice identifying the main idea and supporting ideas in a variety of texts by completing this mini-book.
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Character Appearance, Traits and Feelings - Worksheet
Explore and describe a character's personality, feelings and appearance with this differentiated worksheet to be used with any text.
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Main Idea and Detail Puzzle
Practice deciphering the main idea from the supporting detail with this printable puzzle.
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Main Idea Kettle Writing Template
Create a cute kettle template to help students understands the main idea and supporting detail while reading.
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Main Idea Ice Cream Cones Sorting Activity
Practice distinguishing the main idea and the supporting detail with this fun ice cream sorting activity.
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Main Idea and Supporting Details Posters
Display this set of posters to assist in the teaching and learning of the main idea and supporting detail while reading.
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Main Idea and Details Burger Template
Practice finding the main idea and supporting details of a piece of text with this hamburger template.
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Finding The Main Idea - Comprehension Task (Turtles)
A task to use when teaching your students reading comprehension strategies.
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Comprehension Task Cards - Finding The Main Idea
A set of comprehension task cards to help students find the main idea when reading.