Reading for 3rd grade (page 2)
Reading for 3rd grade: 248 free pages to print, play or teach from. No sign-in.
- Reading level finderTool
Enter words read, errors and seconds from a read-aloud and get words per minute and an accuracy band, with what to do next.
- Classroom label makerMaker
Type your labels and print cubby, supply bin, book box or shelf labels with cut lines. Free, no watermark, nothing leaves your computer.
- 30 reading fluency activities for every dayIdea
Thirty reading fluency activities for K–5, from repeated reading and reader's theater to phrase scooping and one-minute checks, each with what to do, what you need and the grades it fits.
- Family note makerMaker
Print a one-page letter home in English, Spanish or both: what we are learning, reading or math at home, or a welcome. Free, nothing leaves your computer.
- Anchor charts for math and readingPrintable
Free printable anchor charts for math and reading, on one page or as a four-page poster.
- Reading a sub plan fastGuide
How a substitute reads a sub plan in ten minutes: the parts every plan has, the order to read them, where teachers hide the important line, and what to do when parts are missing.
- Text leveler: one text at three reading levelsTool
Paste a passage and get the same content at three reading levels, aimed with Peabody’s own level rules and measured when it comes back, with key words and questions. An AI draft to check.
- Questions from a textTool
Paste a passage and get questions to ask about it: literal, inference, vocabulary, discussion and an exit ticket, each with what a good answer includes. An AI draft to check.
- 10 public-domain read-alouds a sub can show on the projectorIdea
Ten free public-domain read-alouds for substitute teachers, K–8, each free on Project Gutenberg with the grades it fits, a counted reading time and two discussion questions.
- IEP goal helper: draft SMART goal wordingsMaker
Pick an area, a grade and a skill and get five draft goal wordings with condition, behavior, criterion, timeline and how to measure. A drafting aid for the IEP team, with no names and no AI.
Checked 2026-11-07
- Book discussion questionsTool
Choose a book from Peabody’s read-aloud library for its own questions, free, or name any other book and get discussion questions with what to listen for. An AI draft to check.
- Who, what, where, when and why question cardsPrintable
Printable cards that practice answering who, what, where, when and why questions about short pictured scenes, with a sheet for the adult to mark.
Checked 2026-11-08
- Community and safety sign cardsPrintable
Printable cards of the signs and words children meet in town, such as stop, exit, restroom and caution, with a matching game and a sheet to circle the sign.
Checked 2026-11-08
- How Bees Make Honey: 3rd grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about animals and food for 3rd grade, 162 words, with five comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- The First Airplane Flight: 3rd grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about inventions and history for 3rd grade, 172 words, with five comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- The Class Turtle: 3rd grade reading passage with questionsReading
A fiction passage about friendship and animals for 3rd grade, 179 words, with five comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Solids, Liquids, and Gases: 3rd grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about matter for 3rd grade, 151 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Rules and Laws: 3rd grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about government and community for 3rd grade, 156 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- How a Lever Works: 3rd grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about simple machines for 3rd grade, 157 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- The Food Chain: 3rd grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about ecosystems for 3rd grade, 135 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Guess the grade of this passagePage
Eight openings of real reading passages. Pick K–2, 3–5 or 6–8 by ear, then see the grade each was written for and its Flesch–Kincaid number.
Checked 2026-10-30
- Make a quiz from a book, a recipe or a landPage
A free three-box quiz made from the words on one Peabody page, with an answer key to print and a homework link a student opens without signing in.
- 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.
- 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.