3rd Grade Reading Passages Resources

Children will be inspired by the many ways dogs help their human companions in this nonfiction reading comprehension worksheet.

Practice identifying and interpreting nonfiction text features in this worksheet about the life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Kids will learn about sharks as they read this short and informative worksheet.

Go on a camping adventure as you dive into this reading comprehension worksheet!

Children will practice using nonfiction text features as they read and interpret a passage about extreme weather.

Help your third grader practice following directions on how to build a tornado in a bottle, and build his reading comprehension skills in the process.

Use this reading passage to practice reading comprehension with your learners.

Learners will practice using nonfiction text features to support their understanding of a short text about the Winter Olympics.

Learners will practice analyzing a short script in this winter-themed reading comprehension worksheet.

With this resource, your students will read and compare two nonfiction texts on the same topic.

Your students will demonstrate their understanding of nonfiction text features, such as caption, diagram, and heading, with this helpful vocabulary worksheet.

Learners will practice identifying the main idea and supporting in works of nonfiction texts as they learn about the ocean.

In this reading fluency worksheet, second and third graders read a story about a sleepy sloth, then answer simple reading comprehension questions.

Children read a brief history of fireworks, then answer a series of questions designed to help them reflect on what they have learned.

One of the first questions young readers should ask is, "Who is telling this story?" Here students will practice spotting different points of view by identifying which point of view sentences are written from and then writing sentences of their own.

Your students will read two short stories, then compare and contrast the characters, problems, solutions, and themes with the help of a graphic organizer.

Use this worksheet to help your child learn a little bit about the North Pole!

Introduce children to Italian Christmas traditions with this reading comprehension worksheet!

This graphic organizer template provides a helpful framework for young scholars as they begin to read to learn.

This exercise will strengthen your students' reading comprehension.

Children learn to use the "Somebody Wanted But So Then" method to write a short summary in this literacy worksheet.

Use this Valentine's Day reader's theater script to engage students as they practice reading fluently.

Readers work on their understanding of cause and effect as they identify instances of each in a short passage of fiction.

Use this resource for your students to practice reading and comparing the story elements of two fiction texts.

Bring it back to the basics with this reading comprehension exercise about Mindy, her birthday party, and her cake.

Track important events in the life of an important woman with this Sojourner Truth timeline, a great way to get used to reading and writing nonfiction.

As your students hunt for various text features, they’ll learn that these features provide important information about the text they’re reading!

Help your child learn the "Wh words," who, what, where, why and when, with this charming story about a day at the dog park.

Little gardeners, get to know your plants! See the cycle of a plant from its birth to adulthood, and read a bit about photosynthesis too.