Reading for 3rd grade (page 4)
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- Comic strip rubricPrintable
A free comic strip rubric in three grade bands: story, panel order, speech bubbles and captions, characters, drawings and content accuracy.
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- How do I make a fill-in-the-blank worksheet from my own text?Page
Turn any text into a cloze worksheet: blank every Nth word, only the longer words, or the words you choose, with a word bank and an answer key.
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- Stone Soup: read-aloud with discussion questionsReading
Read Stone Soup aloud on the projector: 11 pages of big type with each word lit as it is said, 587 words (about 4 minutes), level 8, grade 3, and 5 questions to talk about.
- The Ugly Duckling: read-aloud with discussion questionsReading
Read The Ugly Duckling aloud on the projector: 15 pages of big type with each word lit as it is said, 894 words (about 7 minutes), level 8, grade 3, and 5 questions to talk about.
- Penguins Up Close: read-aloud with discussion questionsReading
Read Penguins Up Close aloud on the projector: 14 pages of big type with each word lit as it is said, 596 words (about 4 minutes), level 8, grade 3, and 5 questions to talk about.
- Mina and the Eight Planets: read-aloud with discussion questionsReading
Read Mina and the Eight Planets aloud on the projector: 13 pages of big type with each word lit as it is said, 730 words (about 5 minutes), level 8, grade 3, and 5 questions to talk about.
- The Octopus, Master of Disguise: 3rd grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about octopus camouflage for 3rd grade, 153 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Busy Beavers Build a Pond: 3rd grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about beaver dams and lodges for 3rd grade, 167 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Sea Otters and Their Stone Tools: 3rd grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about sea otter habits for 3rd grade, 172 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- How Camels Handle the Desert: 3rd grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about camel desert adaptations for 3rd grade, 163 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- The Honeybee Dance: 3rd grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about how honeybees communicate for 3rd grade, 165 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Penguins Huddle Up for Warmth: 3rd grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about emperor penguin huddles for 3rd grade, 158 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Whales and Fish: Alike but Different: 3rd grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about whales compared with fish for 3rd grade, 170 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- How to Watch Birds in Your Yard: 3rd grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about backyard bird watching for 3rd grade, 191 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- How Bears Get Through the Winter: 3rd grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about bear winter sleep for 3rd grade, 179 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Jobs in an Ant Colony: 3rd grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about ant colony teamwork for 3rd grade, 185 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- The Bagpipe Bag That Never Runs Out of Air: 3rd grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about how a bagpipe works for 3rd grade, 130 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- How Stained Glass Windows Get Their Glow: 3rd grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about stained glass for 3rd grade, 141 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- A Mobile Is a Balancing Act: 3rd grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about hanging mobiles for 3rd grade, 160 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- The Thumb Piano and Its Buzzing Tongues: 3rd grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about thumb piano for 3rd grade, 147 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Floating Paint and Marbled Paper: 3rd grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about paper marbling for 3rd grade, 137 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- The Sound Makers Behind the Movie Screen: 3rd grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about movie sound effects for 3rd grade, 142 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- A Quilt Made from Scraps: 3rd grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about patchwork quilts for 3rd grade, 139 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.
- Music from an Oil Barrel: 3rd grade reading passage with questionsReading
A nonfiction passage about steel pan drums for 3rd grade, 145 words, with six comprehension questions, an answer key and vocabulary. Print it or read it big.