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Third Grade Essay Writing Worksheets and Printables

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Informational Writing Graphic Organizer
Informational Writing Graphic Organizer
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Informational Writing Graphic Organizer
Use this resource to help your students get organized. The labeled sections will guide them to follow the proper informative essay structure.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Favorite Food Opinion Writing
Favorite Food Opinion Writing
Worksheet
Favorite Food Opinion Writing
Let your students work up an appetite for writing with this opinion writing prompt. First students will consider their favorite food while they fill in the structured pre-writing planner, then they can use the second page to write their opinion essay.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
What is a Narrative? Key Features
What is a Narrative? Key Features
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What is a Narrative? Key Features
In this activity, students will consider the key features of a narrative, such as plot, setting, rising action, and characters.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Informational Writing Check-Up
Informational Writing Check-Up
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Informational Writing Check-Up
Use this resource to assess your students’ writing skills in responding to an informational writing prompt.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Journal Writing Task Cards #1
Journal Writing Task Cards #1
Worksheet
Journal Writing Task Cards #1
Use these 24 cards for daily writing exercises, or hand them out to encourage variety in writing!
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Opinion Writing Check-Up
Opinion Writing Check-Up
Worksheet
Opinion Writing Check-Up
Use this resource to assess your students’ writing skills when it comes to responding to opinion writing prompts.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Hooks in Informational Writing
Hooks in Informational Writing
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Hooks in Informational Writing
Students will discover three techniques to hook readers: with an interesting fact, a question, or by imagining a scene.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Color Code the Paragraph
Color Code the Paragraph
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Color Code the Paragraph
In this exercise your students will color code the key components of an example informative paragraph.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Narrative Story Organizer
Narrative Story Organizer
Worksheet
Narrative Story Organizer
Second graders love telling stories! Help them plan their own small moment stories using this handy graphic organizer.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Informational Outlines 1
Informational Outlines 1
Worksheet
Informational Outlines 1
This resource gives your students practice outlining an informational paragraph on changes during the spring season.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Informational Writing Learning Check
Informational Writing Learning Check
Worksheet
Informational Writing Learning Check
Use this resource to assess your students’ informational writing skills.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Narrative Writing Check-In
Narrative Writing Check-In
Worksheet
Narrative Writing Check-In
Use this mid-year assessment to get a glimpse into your young writers and their skills when it comes to writing narratives.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Story Map a Personal Narrative
Story Map a Personal Narrative
Worksheet
Story Map a Personal Narrative
Children draw on their own experiences to craft a personal narrative in this essay-writing worksheet.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Elaborating on Feelings
Elaborating on Feelings
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Elaborating on Feelings
Feelings and emotions can be a bridge to naming details and helping students identify details to use in their writing.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Martin Luther King Jr. Cut-and-Paste Timeline
Martin Luther King Jr. Cut-and-Paste Timeline
Worksheet
Martin Luther King Jr. Cut-and-Paste Timeline
In this Martin Luther King Jr. Cut-and-Paste Timeline worksheet, students will learn about the life of an important historical figure.
3rd grade
Social studies
Worksheet
Opinion Writing Learning Check
Opinion Writing Learning Check
Worksheet
Opinion Writing Learning Check
Use this resource to assess your students’ opinion writing skills. They will respond to a prompt by formulating an opinion and supporting it with reasons and evidence from two nonfiction texts.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Organizing My Opinion
Organizing My Opinion
Worksheet
Organizing My Opinion
Get kids thinking about their opinions! This worksheet will help you gain an understanding of how your students organize their ideas prior to crafting a new writing piece. This resource pairs well with the Household Chores writing prompt.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Informational Writing: Strong Support
Informational Writing: Strong Support
Worksheet
Informational Writing: Strong Support
This worksheet offers useful support for third and fourth graders as they learn to read and write informational essays.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Narrative Writing Check-Up
Narrative Writing Check-Up
Worksheet
Narrative Writing Check-Up
Use this resource to assess your students’ skills when it comes to responding to narrative prompts.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Thanksgiving Writing Ideas
Thanksgiving Writing Ideas
Worksheet
Thanksgiving Writing Ideas
In this writing exercise, children write a descriptive paragraph or two about the colors that surround them in autumn.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Narrative Writing Learning Check
Narrative Writing Learning Check
Worksheet
Narrative Writing Learning Check
Use this resource to assess your students’ writing skills as they respond to a narrative prompt.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Informational Outlines 2
Informational Outlines 2
Worksheet
Informational Outlines 2
This resource gives your students practice creating an outline of an informational paragraph.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Informational Writing: Linking Ideas
Informational Writing: Linking Ideas
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Informational Writing: Linking Ideas
Young writers expand their transition word lexicon in this comprehensive three-page worksheet.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
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Informational Outlines 3
Informational Outlines 3
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Informational Outlines 3
Use this exercise with your students to pick out facts that would support a paragraph about spring cleaning
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Opinion Writing Check-In
Opinion Writing Check-In
Worksheet
Opinion Writing Check-In
Use this mid-year assessment to get a glimpse into your young writers and their skills when it comes to responding to opinion writing prompts.
3rd grade
Reading & Writing
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Third Grade Essay Writing Worksheets and Printables

Essays become standard as elementary school progresses. Third grade essay writing worksheets help kids overcome writer’s block and encourage teamwork and skill-building instead. Your child will create opinion-based pieces, elaborate on internal feelings, and learn to organize their thoughts as they write. Third grade essay writing worksheets are an excellent tool for working at home with your child or as a teaching aid.