3rd Grade Reading and Literature

Further Expanding Questioning, Grandfather's Journey

Present this lesson plan for the strategy of asking questions before, during, and after reading using the book…

Subjects

Caldecott Medal Books & Illustrators

Award and Prize Winners

Literature

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Visualizing: Follow the Drinking Gourd

Use a lesson that is designed to establish the skill of visualizing for primary students, using the story Follow the…

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Reading Comprehension

Reading

Reading and Literature

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Sad Shoes Poetry Activity for Main Idea and Supporting Details

ACTIVITIES

The Sad Shoes Poetry Activity: Main Idea and Supporting Details

A great way to reinforce or supplement a poetry lesson or unit! In this activity, students are asked to analyze a poem…

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Language Arts and Writing

Reading and Literature

Poetry

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DAILY WARM-UPS

Reading Warm-Up 112 for Gr. 3 & 4: Historical Fiction

In this printable warm-up, students read a passage of historical fiction and answer comprehension questions.

Subjects:

Reading Comprehension

Historical Fiction

Economics

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Readers Theater Script: Little House on the Prairie

Students dramatize a section of Little House on the Prairie, by Laura Ingalls Wilder. They reenact the part about Native…

Subjects:

Reading and Literature

Historical Fiction

Banned Books and Censorship

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ACTIVITIES

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie

Laura Joffe Numeroff's humorous book If You Give a Mouse a Cookie tells the story of a demanding mouse and the child who…

Subjects:

Literature

Fantasy Fiction

Social Studies and History

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The Keeping Quilt is a multi-generational story that follows a beloved quilt from one family member to another. The…

The Keeping Quilt

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Reading Comprehension

Literature

Culture and Diversity

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TEACHING RESOURCE

A Guide to Using Graphic Novels

Graphic novels are increasing in popularity, and students find them engaging and fun to read. A graphic novel can…

Subjects:

Reading and Literature

Reading Instruction

Reading Comprehension

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The World of Shel Silverstein - A Guide for Teachers and Librarians

Let this printable help you find online, classroom, or library resources for works by Shel Silverstein. This is an…

Subjects:

Library Resources

Literature

Banned Books and Censorship

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Activities for the Judy Moody Series

Extend students' enjoyment of the Judy Moody series with a word search, a "Me collage," a Crazy Strip art activity, and…

Subjects:

Children's Book Characters

Children's Book

Literature

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50 Ways to Celebrate Roald Dahl Day

Celebrate the works of British novelist Roald Dahl with 50 fun suggestions for Roald Dahl Day (September 13). Print the…

Subjects:

Reading and Literature

Children's Book

Authors

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Abe Lincoln's Dream Activity Sheets

After reading Abe Lincoln's Dream, a children's story about the legacy of America's sixteenth president, use these…

Subjects:

Reading and Literature

American History/U.S. History

U.S. Presidents

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A Note About Witches: Fill-in-the-Blanks

Create your own silly story with this Mad-Lib type activity for The Witches by Roald Dahl. Review the parts of speech…

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Literature

Language Arts and Writing

Grammar

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Good Enough to Eat Activity Guide

Keep children involved in learning about nutrition with these activities for Good Enough to Eat by Lizzy Rockwell. This…

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Childhood Obesity Awareness & Prevention

School Lunch & Nutrition

Illness and Diseases

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ACTIVITIES

Spanish-English Flashcards for The Story of Ferdinand

Use these Spanish to English flashcards to introduce your students to vocabulary from the children's classic, The Story…

Subjects:

Language Arts and Writing

Foreign Languages

Social Studies and History

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GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS

The Herringbone: Main Idea and Supporting Details

The object of this graphic organizer is to identify the main idea and supporting details in a text that is being read.…

Subjects:

Reading Comprehension

Main Idea and Supporting Details

Reading

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GRAPHIC ORGANIZERS

Story Sequence

This organizer will assist students in ordering the events of a story and understanding the concepts of beginning,…

Subjects:

Reading and Literature

Reading Comprehension

Language Arts and Writing

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Charlotte's Web Extension Activities

Charlotte's Web has been loved by generations of children! This is the tale of Charlotte the spider, and her efforts to…

Subjects:

Reading and Literature

Language Arts and Writing

Children's Book

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Students learn about the architectural and cultural wonders of the Mayan Empire as they explore ancient Mayan cities and…

The Mayan Empire

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Reading and Literature

Language Arts and Writing

Ancient Civilizations

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Summarizing: Nate the Great

Use a lesson that is designed to establish primary students' skills in summarizing a story using the book, Nate the…

Subjects

Reading Comprehension

Reading

Reading and Literature

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DAILY WARM-UPS

The Mayflower Historical Fiction Reading Warm-Up

In this printable reading warm-up, students learn about Colonial times through a historical fiction passage about the…

Subjects:

Language Arts and Writing

Explorers' Voyages and Travel

Colonial America

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This African legend tells the tale of an elderly Maasai man who gets help from an unlikely source -- Venus!

Orphan Boy

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Reading and Literature

Legends

Multicultural Literature

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Those Shoes Teaching and Book Discussion Guide