Search Printable 3rd Grade Writing Reading Worksheets

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.

In this worksheet, learners come to better understand the different kinds of narratives, and how they are similar and different, by creating a map of narrative genres.

Children use their investigative skills and powers of deduction to complete a series of questions and prompts about their local government.

Help your budding reader learn how to spice up a boring biography by asking him to add in the details that make good writing even better.

Help your third grader stretch their writing muscles by selecting sentences that support a main idea, then penning a few of their own.

During or after reading a fictional book, help your learner put their thoughts onto paper with this book or character mind map!

In this fun worksheet template, children compose a letter with an extra-special destination: the future!

Readers practice comparing and contrasting characters in works of fiction with this versatile graphic organizer.

Do your students know when to start new paragraphs within a narrative text? Give them a little practice organizing a narrative piece of writing with this worksheet!

Use the game Two Truths and One Lie to help your students research facts about Martin Luther King, Jr. Learners will decide which two statements are true and which is a lie.

In this grammar worksheet, children punctuate a fairy tale with the missing periods, question marks, and exclamation points.

Fact: This resource will give your students practice sorting out facts and opinions in their reading. Students will use this graphic organizer to distinguish between facts and opinions they find in their text and explain their reasoning.

Young historians learn about four pioneering female scientists as they hone their research skills in this Who Am I? Women in Science worksheet.

Learn some new words and facts about precious minerals with this word-scramble and matching worksheet.

This worksheet provides a culminating project for Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.

Your students will be ready to write with this paragraph writing worksheet!

Students can use this versatile graphic organizer to order events in fiction or nonfiction texts.

Children learn to structure a paragraph in this hands-on writing organization exercise.

The most precious thing someone can give is their time. Reignite your love of giving with these time-giving activities. There are also some donation suggestions for used objects. This worksheet, 31 Days of Giving, can be used any 31 days of the year!

In Timeline of Sonia Sotomayor's Life (So Far), third and fourth graders reference a timeline of Sotomayor's life to answer questions about her life.

This pre-reading activity is a great way to prepare students for reading The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate.

These post-reading writing prompts ask students to reflect on the characters, themes, and events from The One and Only Ivan.

Before your child gets started writing research reports, help them learn that not all sources are created equal.

Use this exercise with your students to create short summaries with transition words.