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3rd Grade Reading Comprehension Passages [Nonfiction & Fiction]
4.9 (419 reviews)This 3rd grade reading comprehension resource covers ALL fiction and nonfiction content standards. It includes 36 high-interest, professionally written reading passages that are designed to engage your students. 11-12 text-dependent questions (and answers) accompany each passage, and student…
- Grade
- Grade 3
- Subject
- Reading
- Pages
- 225
- Answer key
- Included
- Teaching duration
- 1 Year
- Digital download
- PDF and Word (ZIP)
Description
This 3rd grade reading comprehension resource covers ALL fiction and nonfiction content standards. It includes 36 high-interest, professionally written reading passages that are designed to engage your students. 11-12 text-dependent questions (and answers) accompany each passage, and student question pages come in an editable format! These materials are perfect for guided reading, shared reading, close reading, homework, or morning work. Download the preview for a detailed look of what is included.
What’s Included:
36 high-interest passages (18 nonfiction and 18 fiction)
11-12 text-dependent questions for each passage (72 pages)
Detailed answers for each question
Editable versions of student question pages
Standards correlation chart
Why You Will Love This Resource:
♥ All student question pages are 100% EDITABLE.
♥ Teachers get instant and constant feedback, which makes this the perfect PROGRESS MONITORING tool
♥ It allows you to constantly assess student learning and thus guide formal instruction.
♥ One passage a week and 3 questions a day, so it won’t overwhelm your students and will save you time!
♥ It provides students with MEANINGFUL and CONSISTENT practice of important standards.
♥ Say goodbye to test-prep! Since you are reviewing all year long, you won’t need to spend any time on dreaded content related test-prep.
♥You can use this resources with other grade levels to allow for differentiating.
♥Each week requires only two sheets of paper
How Does This Differ from Other Resources?
✔ You can easily EDIT the student question pages. Cut, paste, or delete your way to the perfectly differentiated resource for your students.
✔ It does not selectively present topics or follow a predetermined scope and sequence, which gives it the flexibility to be used with any program or instructional schedule you are already implementing.
✔ No standards are pushed aside or left out to introduce new content. You can have confidence that all topics will be covered every week, all year long!
✔No extra “Show Your Work” pages needed. This review is formatted with work space built in, leaving plenty of room for students to respond
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Reviews
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Not appropriate for beginning of the year
This is very hard for me to implement until almost the third quarter. Week one has decimals, and my fourth graders don't learn about decimals until the third quarter. It also jumps into division and bigger multiplication early. I wish it had a few weeks of third-grade review.
Affixes Resource Pack
This was not exactly what I was looking for for a supplemental resource for my 5th grade class.
Not a "spiral" review
I wanted to like this so much because it was exactly what I wanted. But, Week 1 already starts talking about coordinate grids and volume, standards that aren't covered until later on in the school year. I wish it was organized by the order the standards are taught throughout the school year instead of introducing end-of-year concepts in the first few weeks.
Great Activities, but Limited Direct Instruction
This resource is advertised as a week-long unit, but in practice it functions more like one day of direct instruction followed by several activity days. There is only one PowerPoint for teaching, with the remaining materials focused on practice.
I expected a more balanced structure with instruction and assessment spread across multiple days. For example, I was able to use the PowerPoint and the second day’s worksheet within a single class period, and the “scoot” activity worked well for a separate day. However, I’m unsure how I’ll incorporate the remaining sketch notes, which might have been more effective if directly integrated into the initial instruction.
One major area for improvement is alignment between instruction and assessment. The assessments and task cards include concepts like “to be” verbs and auxiliary verbs, but these are not introduced or modeled in the PowerPoint. This created confusion for my students and could easily be developed into an additional day of instruction.
Overall, the materials are well-designed and engaging, but the unit would benefit from more comprehensive instruction and clearer alignment between teaching and assessment.
This starts off Running
I thought the assessments would get progressively harder but I do not feel I could start these assessments with my students week 1. I may be able to start them mid year
Questions & Answers (21)
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These are great!!! Do you have reading Comprehension passages for 2nd grade?
Hello! Thanks for asking. I only have these for grades 3-5.
Do you have reading Comprehension passages for 2nd grade as well?
Hello, Marta! Thank you for asking. I only have these for grades 3-5.
Would you be willing to have another sale for this? Thank you so much!
Hello! I am sorry you missed this last sale. I don't know when TpT's next site-wide sale will be, but my store will be participating.
Is the 12.00 the half price? Thanks!
Thanks for reaching out! Yes, $12.50 is the sale price. The regular price of this is $24.99.
Do you provide answer keys with these?
Yes, there is an answer key.
I like this resource, but it doesn't seem to have a sale price listed even though it's part of the Lucky Savings sale. Is that an error?
Thanks for reaching out! Yes, $12.50 is the sale price. The regular price of this is $24.99.
Do these passages have lexiles?
This resource does not have Lexile, the passages are based on 3rd-grade reading standards.
I purchased this in August of 2019 and would like access to the digital options. Do I have to buy it again?
Hi Julie. They aren't designed to be used digitally. However, you are free to share them with your students on a secure, password-protected platform. As long as the materials are not posted publicly.
Can these be used in a digital form where students can type their answers in?
They aren't designed to be used digitally. However, you are free to share them with your students on a secure, password-protected platform. As long as the materials are not posted publicly, you're good to go:-).
I'm a high school teacher but my 3rd grader struggles with reading comprehension so I'm considering this for him. When he answers the questions, can he refer back to the text or is he supposed to answer without going back like the AR tests?
Yes! Students must and are encouraged to look back at the text to answer the questions. Just to clarify, this is not a digital resource. It’s a printable resource.
