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Third Grade Reading Comprehension

Don't miss out on our third grade reading comprehension resources that focus on giving students a foundational understanding of stories, characters and text features. For example, our lesson plan about character traits helps students to identify with the different people in a story. As it turns out, learning about third grade reading comprehension can be a great creative endeavor! Our fourth grade reading comprehension resources continue the learning.

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Fiction Comprehension

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Reading for Comprehension: Cause and Effect

Reading for Comprehension: Cause and Effect

This cause and effect worksheet opens your child up to improved critical thinking abilities. Use this cause and effect worksheet to focus on story structure.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Reading Comprehension: The Serpent and the Eagle

Reading Comprehension: The Serpent and the Eagle

Strengthen your students' reading comprehension skills with the fable, The Serpent and the Eagle.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Put the Story Sequence in Order

Put the Story Sequence in Order

Story sequencing will allow third graders to improve their reading comprehension by putting the sequence of events in the correct order.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Compare Ghost Stories

Compare Ghost Stories

In this reading worksheet, students can compare two ghost stories from other sides of the globe and see the ways in which they're eerily similar.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

The Man, the Boy, and the Donkey

The Man, the Boy, and the Donkey

Searching for a worksheet to help with your kid's reading skills? This printable uses a classic Aesop Fable.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Don't lose your head over reading comprehension this Halloween...try it with Ichabod Crane and the story of Sleepy Hollow.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Reading Comprehension: The Ice Cream Disaster

Reading Comprehension: The Ice Cream Disaster

This passage will challenge your 3rd graders to think deeper into the text to strengthen their comprehension skills.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Reading Comprehension: Pinocchio

Reading Comprehension: Pinocchio

This exercise will strengthen your students' reading comprehension.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Short and Sweet Summaries

Short and Sweet Summaries

Use this resource with your students to practice writing concise fiction summaries.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Making Predictions Lesson

Making Predictions Lesson

This lesson thoughtfully scaffolds the reading skill of predicting. Students are introduced to the concept and get to practice making predictions. They will apply what they have learned during a focused independent reading activity.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Cause and Effect

Cause and Effect

Use this short story and T-chart to teach students how to recognize cause and effect relationships in fiction.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Reading Comprehension: The Man, the Boy, and the Donkey

Reading Comprehension: The Man, the Boy, and the Donkey

Read this fable and answer questions to practice reading comprehension.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Write a Simple Summary

Write a Simple Summary

Teach your students to write a simple summary using an easy-to-follow set of keywords.

4th grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Character Changes Order

Character Changes Order

Use this worksheet to practice sequencing a character’s feelings using transition words.

2nd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Story Sequencing: Roller Skating

Story Sequencing: Roller Skating

Story sequencing is a fun and easy way for third graders to practice reading comprehension by putting the sentences of the story in order.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Reading for Comprehension: Jason and the Game Show

Reading for Comprehension: Jason and the Game Show

Get your third grader in the habit of reading closely with this multi-page story featuring questions on the main character, sequencing, and recalling details.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Identifying Character Traits

Identifying Character Traits

What's your "it"? This lesson incorporates Tony Dungy's You Can Do It! into some hands-on activities that help students learn about different character traits.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Folktales: The Princess Mouse

Folktales: The Princess Mouse

Folktales are a great way to get your child into reading, and to help them consider moral values as well!

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Reading Comprehension: Problem and Solution 1

Reading Comprehension: Problem and Solution 1

With these short fiction passages, your students will identify the problems and solutions.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Author's Purpose

Author's Purpose

All authors write for a reason, be it to explain, entertain, or persuade their readers. In this activity, your students will consider the author’s purpose of a book of their choosing, then justify their answer.

2nd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Comparing Two Stories

Comparing Two Stories

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

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Fiction Comprehension: Cause and Effect

Fiction Comprehension: Cause and Effect

Improve reading comprehension with a lesson on cause and effect! In this lesson, students will use a T-chart to identify examples of cause and effect in and by the end, you’ll all be singing along to the cause and effect song!

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Story Map

Use this graphic organizer to have students write words or draw pictures to complete the story map.

4th grade

Reading & writing

Worksheet

Asking and Answering Questions

Asking and Answering Questions

This lesson helps students learn about asking and answering questions about a text. It also exposes them to valuable lessons about trying to figure out their dreams and not giving up along the way.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Lesson plan

Reading Skills: Sentences to Stories

Reading Skills: Sentences to Stories

The reading and writing practice in this workbook will get kids thinking about all the different parts that go into a good story, like vocabulary, structure and sequencing.

3rd grade

Reading & writing

Workbook

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