RI.3 Worksheets, Workbooks, Lesson Plans, and Games
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3
:"Informational Text"
These worksheets, workbooks, and lesson plans can help students practice this Common Core State Standards skill.
Worksheets
Main Idea & Details: Icebergs
Worksheet
Main Idea & Details: Icebergs
Students will identify the main idea and supporting details in a short nonfiction text.
Worksheet
Reading for Comprehension: Following Directions
Interactive Worksheet
Reading for Comprehension: Following Directions
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.
3rd Grade
Interactive Worksheet
Vocabulary Cards: Using Text Features for Comprehension
Worksheet
Vocabulary Cards: Using Text Features for Comprehension
Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson: Using Text Features for Comprehension.
Worksheet
Make a Summary: Butterflies
Worksheet
Make a Summary: Butterflies
Your students will work together to find new vocabulary words and create a short summary of a nonfiction text related to the butterfly life cycle. Use this worksheet as an introduction to the Create a Nonfiction Text Summary lesson plan.
Worksheet
Nonfiction Graphic Organizer Template: Main Idea and Details
Worksheet
Nonfiction Graphic Organizer Template: Main Idea and Details
This graphic organizer template provides a helpful framework for young scholars as they begin to read to learn.
Kindergarten
Worksheet
The Author’s Viewpoint vs. My Viewpoint
Worksheet
The Author’s Viewpoint vs. My Viewpoint
Use this resource to give your students practice reading a short nonfiction passage and recognizing the author’s viewpoint about the topic. Then, they will pick out the text evidence that supports the author’s viewpoint.
3rd Grade
Worksheet
Lesson Plans
Main Idea: It's in the Bag!
Lesson plan
Main Idea: It's in the Bag!
Help your class grasp the concept of "main idea" with this fun, hands-on lesson. Students will dive into mystery bags full of supportive detail clues to determine the main idea of each bag.
2nd Grade
Lesson plan
Martin Luther King, Jr.: I Have A Dream
Lesson plan
Martin Luther King, Jr.: I Have A Dream
Use this lesson to show your students that dreams can become reality with dedication and determination. This lesson will teach them about a man who made his dream come true by standing firm in front of the most challenging obstacles.
4th Grade
Social studies
Lesson plan
Activist Heroes
Lesson plan
Activist Heroes
Fully adaptable, this lesson can be used to to highlight African American leaders, famous women, veterans, or any other group of individuals who have acted heroically and have positively influenced our nation!
3rd Grade
Lesson plan
Hidden Treasure: Summarizing Informational Text
Lesson plan
Hidden Treasure: Summarizing Informational Text
Ahoy there! Ready to sail with your students on a treasure map summary? What's that matey? Your students need practice with summaries? Then take a journey and summarize to find the hidden treasure.
3rd Grade
Lesson plan
Piecing Together U.S. Cities
Lesson plan
Piecing Together U.S. Cities
Let’s travel across the United States! In this city-themed lesson that integrates reading and social studies, students explore the culture and history of the cities in the United States.
Lesson plan
In Search of the Main Idea
Lesson plan
In Search of the Main Idea
Young learners will love finding the main ideas in short informational texts. Featuring a bunch of fun worksheets, this lesson will help students learn about different topics while improving their reading skills.
3rd Grade
Lesson plan
Workbooks
Why is the Sky Blue?
Workbook
Why is the Sky Blue?
Why does the earth spin? How is a rainbow formed? Feed the flame of curiosity in your child, and find out the answers to some of those age-old questions about how the world works.
Science
Workbook
Landforms For Kids
Workbook
Landforms For Kids
Learn the lay of the land with a comprehensive breakdown of Earth's landforms. From buttes to fjords, kids will learn all the terminology and science behind the amazing structures of our planet.
Social studies
Workbook
Blast Off: The Solar System
Workbook
Blast Off: The Solar System
Earth's neighbors have landed: the planets that is! Your child can make his way across our solar system, planet by planet, learning interesting facts like any good astronaut, and making a 3-D mobile.
3rd Grade
Science
Workbook
Energy All Around
Workbook
Energy All Around
Give the subject of energy a zap! This workbook offers a brief overview of energy, its sources and uses. With clear vocabulary and illustrations, it's a great introduction to what fuels us.
Science
Workbook
Geography Math
Workbook
Geography Math
Scale math heights using this workbook that's based on real measurements of U.S. geography. Kids rely on charts and data provided to answer word problems.
Workbook
Native American Culture for Kids
Workbook
Native American Culture for Kids
Children learn about a variety of aspects of Native American life and culture in this social studies workbook.
3rd Grade
Workbook
Games
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