Non-Fiction Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions for 3rd Grade
A set of short nonfiction reading passages with multiple-choice comprehension questions, answer keys, and graphic organizers for independent reading practice.
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A set of short nonfiction reading passages with multiple-choice comprehension questions, answer keys, and graphic organizers for independent reading practice.
Provide a blank graphic-organizer template for planning a 'how-to' (procedural) writing piece.
An activity comparing firsthand and secondhand accounts of the same historical event (the Oregon Trail) to teach students to distinguish primary from secondary sources.
A book-companion resource of 30 print-and-go reading activities to accompany a read-aloud of the nonfiction book "Penguins!" by Gail Gibbons.
A blank one-page graphic organizer for mapping the key elements of a story (title, characters, setting, problem, solution).
Differentiated nonfiction reading passage and activity packet teaching students about the Freedmen's Bureau established after the U.S. Civil War, with a distance-learning (digital) option.
Have students demonstrate comprehension of literature by completing a 'Physician's Report' graphic organizer about a main character, using recalled facts and inferences from any reading.
Introduce students to the Gilded Age and Progressive Era in U.S. history through a graphic-organizer activity paired with a linked video/article resource.
A 5-day no-prep cross-curricular unit study on poison dart frogs (description, diet, habitat, life cycle, predators), combining curated videos, reading passages, worksheets, and hands-on activities for elementary/homeschool use.
Help young students practice recalling information from experience or gathering it from provided sources to answer a question.
A differentiated social studies reading packet on the economy of Georgia during the Reconstruction era, teaching how goods and services recovered after the Civil War.
A story-retelling activity pack for 'The Three Little Pigs' folktale, giving students multiple formats to sequence and retell the story.
Guides students through independent biographical research on Claude Monet and the writing of a 5-paragraph research essay, using a graphic-organizer worksheet, a peer/self writing-tips checklist, and a scored essay rubric.
Teach students to write an opinion piece that states a point of view and supports it with reasons.
A no-prep reading packet teaching Harriet Tubman's life and the Underground Railroad through an informational passage, vocabulary, and comprehension worksheets.
A 5-day homeschool/co-op unit study teaching students about penguins (an Arctic/polar animal), using linked videos, reading passages, and printable worksheets across science, reading, and writing.
Teach procedural/sequential writing by having students explain how to do everyday tasks using time-order transition words.
Introduce students to the causes, events, and effects of the Great Depression and New Deal through a graphic-organizer activity with a linked online reference resource.
A 5-day, no-prep homeschool/co-op unit study on the endangered West Indian (American) manatee, combining videos, reading passages, discussion, worksheets, and hands-on activities.
Build narrative writing skills by having students write about a vacation experience using effective technique, descriptive details, and a clear sequence of events.
A reading/informational worksheet packet teaching World War I's political, economic, and social impact on America, with vocabulary and graphic-organizer practice.
5-day cross-curricular unit study and research project on Colorado covering the state capital, bird, flower, flag, and animal.
A simple biographical research/note-taking template for students to record facts about Stephen Hawking.
A scaffolded research-essay resource guiding high school students through selecting an LGBTQ historical figure ('trailblazer'), researching their biography and legacy, and writing a 5-paragraph MLA-formatted research essay.