3rd Grade Reading and Literature

Asking Pre-Reading Questions

Students will learn about asking questions before reading and will make predictions based on the discussion of the…

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Reading and Literature

Reading Comprehension

Baseball

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ACTIVITIES

Same Name Word Puzzle

Students use their critical thinking skills to unscramble names in foreign languages and complete this challenging…

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Reading and Literature

Language Arts and Writing

Vocabulary

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Reading Comprehension: The Moon

Enhance reading comprehension with an activity that is based on facts about the moon.

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Reading Comprehension

Language Arts and Writing

Social Studies and History

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Prior Knowledge: A House is a House for Me

Encourage your students to activate their prior knowledge with this lesson plan on A House is a House for Me.

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Reading Comprehension

Reading

Reading and Literature

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Main Idea and Supporting Details

Help students identify main idea and supporting details with this printable graphic organizer. This printable is…

Subjects:

Reading

Reading Comprehension

Language Arts and Writing

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Prior Knowledge: The Popcorn Book

Encourage your students to activate their prior knowledge with this lesson plan on The Popcorn Book.

Subjects

Reading

Reading Comprehension

Reading and Literature

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Helen Keller Biography: A Reading Warm-Up

In this printable warm-up, students read a short biography on Helen Keller and answer reading comprehension questions.

Subjects:

Reading and Literature

Reading Comprehension

Physical Impairments and Disabilities

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Main Idea: The Great Kapok Tree

Finalize your lessons on how to find the main idea of a story by reading the book The Great Kapok Tree with your class.

Subjects

Reading

Reading Comprehension

Main Idea and Supporting Details

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Questioning, Frog and Toad Together

In this lesson, you will teach students how to use Question-Answer Relationships by reading from Frog and Toad Together,…

Subjects

Reading

Reading Comprehension

Reading and Literature

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The Lemonade War Teacher's Guide

Encourage the development of students' entrepreneurial skills with the economics and math activities in this teacher's…

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Reading

Literature

Language Arts and Writing

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Introducing Questioning, The Mitten

Use a lesson that is designed to introduce primary students to the importance of asking questions before, during, and…

Subjects

Reading

Reading Comprehension

Reading and Literature

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Your Character Comes Alive

Students answer questions about a character's implicit and inferred traits.

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Reading and Literature

Reading Comprehension

Reading Instruction

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Story Elements: Danny and the Dinosaur

Use a lesson that introduces primary students to the elements of a story that is read aloud. Students begin by…

Subjects

Reading

Reading Comprehension

Reading and Literature

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Three Paragraph Main Idea and Details Chart

This graphic organizer will help your students identify the main idea and supporting facts in three paragraphs. It's…

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Reading

Reading Comprehension

Literature

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Try a printable science activity that focuses on pet care.

Taking Care of My Pet

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Teaching Not Norman: A Goldfish Story

Books

Literature

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Organizing the who, what, where, when, why, and how of an event is the goal of this graphic organizer. This printable is…

Event Map

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Reading

Reading Comprehension

Language Arts and Writing

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Using Mad Libs® in the Classroom

Use Mad Libs® books to supplement your English language arts curriculum. They're a fun and engaging way to teach kids…

Subjects:

Grammar

Language Arts and Writing

Parts of Speech

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TEACHING RESOURCE

Summer Reading List -- Intermediate

This list of recommended vacation reading for the intermediate grades is provided by Penguin Young Readers Group and…

Subjects:

Reading and Literature

Reading

Literature

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Following Directions Worksheet for Elementary Students

Following Directions Worksheet for Elementary Students This fun and fast-paced following directions worksheet helps…

Subjects:

Reading Instruction

Listening

Reading

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Story Map Graphic Organizer

Using a story map helps children to identify key elements in a story such as characters or events. This printable is…

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Reading

Literature

Language Arts and Writing

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