English language arts for 3rd grade (page 9)
Reading, writing, phonics and language.
- Standards and questions for library booksPage
Common Core reading standards and five comprehension questions at three depths, with an answer key, for Peabody's library books. Free to print.
- Can you score these running records?Page
Eight running records with their counts. Work out the accuracy, error rate, self-correction ratio or words correct per minute. Every answer shows the arithmetic.
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- How Bats Find Food in the Dark: 3rd grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about echolocation for 3rd grade, 136 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Why We Brush Our Teeth: 3rd grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about dental health for 3rd grade, 132 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Fractions in the Kitchen: 3rd grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about fractions for 3rd grade, 149 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Tides at the Beach: 3rd grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about ocean tides for 3rd grade, 155 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Monarch Butterflies on the Move: 3rd grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about animal migration for 3rd grade, 127 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Keeping the Beat: 3rd grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about beat and rhythm in music for 3rd grade, 163 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Why We Need Sleep: 3rd grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about sleep and health for 3rd grade, 137 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- How a Library Keeps Books in Order: 3rd grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about libraries for 3rd grade, 158 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Ants Work as a Team: 3rd grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about ants and colonies for 3rd grade, 141 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- The Kite That Would Not Fly: 3rd grade reading passage with questionsReading
A fiction passage about fixing a problem for 3rd grade, 155 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- The Spelling Bee Jitters: 3rd grade reading passage with questionsReading
A fiction passage about feeling nervous for 3rd grade, 142 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- The Rainy Recess Game: 3rd grade reading passage with questionsReading
A fiction passage about solving boredom for 3rd grade, 137 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- The Thirsty Bean Plant: 3rd grade reading passage with questionsReading
A fiction passage about caring for a plant for 3rd grade, 147 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Presentation rubricPrintable
A free presentation rubric in three grade bands (K–2, 3–5, 6–8): message, organization, voice and eye contact, visuals. Print it or open it in the rubric maker.
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- Essay rubricPrintable
A free essay rubric in three grade bands (K–2, 3–5, 6–8): main idea, support, organization, word choice and conventions, ready to print or edit.
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- Paragraph writing rubricPrintable
A free paragraph rubric in three grade bands (K–2, 3–5, 6–8): topic sentence, details, closing sentence, flow and conventions, ready to print or edit.
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- Opinion writing rubricPrintable
A free opinion writing rubric in three grade bands (K–2, 3–5, 6–8), from "I think" and a reason up to claim, evidence and counterclaim, ready to print or edit.
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- Narrative writing rubricPrintable
A free narrative writing rubric in three grade bands (K–2, 3–5, 6–8) for personal narratives and stories: beginning, events, details, ending and conventions.
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- Informational writing rubricPrintable
A free informational writing rubric in three grade bands (K–2, 3–5, 6–8) for explanatory and expository writing: topic, facts, organization, vocabulary, conventions.
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- Kindergarten writing rubricPrintable
A free kindergarten writing rubric: picture, letters and sounds, spaces between words, capital and period, with simpler versions for older beginning writers.
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- Project rubricPrintable
A free general project rubric in three grade bands (K–2, 3–5, 6–8): task, content, planning, quality and sharing, for solo or group projects.
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- Science project rubricPrintable
A free science project rubric for elementary and middle school (K–2, 3–5, 6–8): the science idea, the model, the explanation, safety and the finished work.
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