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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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Good resource to reinforce grammar skills with students.
This grammar bundle has quickly become my go to curriculum for grammar. I absolutely love it. I start out with showing the slides and having students participate. The next day two days, we work on task cards together. We do one assessment/practice sheet in class and one goes home for homework. We also complete the organizer/notes sheet. Each skill's resources are perfect for focusing on for a full week. This has become a game changer for me in teacher grammar to my 3rd grade class. Thank you so much! Update: The suffixes sketch notes does not print properly. The seller recommended using Adobe; this did not work for me (tried at home). My school system does not allow me to download it either. Every other one opens and prints properly. Additionally, a few fonts may need to be downloaded in order for the slides to work properly. While I love this resource, I more so love receiving a "plug and play" product after paying a healthy amount for it. I have updated my review due to the hassle. I've wasted so much time just trying to print one page without the answers showing up on the student's worksheet.
When I imagine "sketch notes" I envision something with more graphics to it. These notes feel like organized chaos and are not very user friendly for my learning disabled students.
<p>HelloHeidi! Thanks for the feedback. I provide full previews of each set of notes included in this bundle so that teachers can assess whether the resource is suitable for their students. </p><p></p>
It's very cumbersome for students with disabilities. I have used it, however, to ask critical thinking questions.
Once kids got the hang of lap books, this resource was useful for meeting the diverse learning needs in the classroom.
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.
