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The school system seems to be demanding more and more of 3rd grade students. I guess we have to give them what they want. This page has some reading worksheets and activites to help prepare your 3rd graders. The worksheets on this page are written at the 3rd grade reading level. I used this fantastic tool to determine the readability scores of my worksheets, but you should read and approve each of them yourself for quality and appropriateness before giving them to a child. I encourage you to check out the worksheets written for the next two grade levels also. Reading scores vary greatly from one measure to the next. The readability scores on this page are a composite of those numbers. You'll get a better variety of appropriately leveled reading worksheets if you consider this idea of "reading bands." Click the button underneath this text to open up your band.

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Tetris | Nonfiction Reading Test - Tetris is the best-selling video game of all time. Learn more about this classic puzzler and answer Common Core aligned multiple-choice and extended-response questions. View my readibility scores . Tetris | Nonfiction Reading Test | RTF Tetris | Nonfiction Reading Test | PDF Tetris | Nonfiction Reading Test | Preview Tetris | Nonfiction Reading Test | Answers Tetris | Nonfiction Reading Test | Ereading Worksheet

The Coliseum | Nonfiction Reading Test - The Coliseum is a well-recognized site and a popular destination. Learn more about its history in this reading passage. Then answer multiple-choice and long-response questions covering a variety of reading skills. View my readibility scores . The Coliseum | Nonfiction Reading Test | RTF The Coliseum | Nonfiction Reading Test | PDF The Coliseum | Nonfiction Reading Test | Preview The Coliseum | Nonfiction Reading Test | Answers The Coliseum | Nonfiction Reading Test | Ereading Worksheet

The Pony Express | Nonfiction Reading Test - Despite its short time in operation, the Pony Express managed to make a significant impact on American culture. Learn more about the Pony Express and bulk up your reading skills with multiple-choice and long-response questions. These Common Core aligned questions cover a variety of reading skills. View my readibility scores . The Pony Express | Nonfiction Reading Test | RTF The Pony Express | Nonfiction Reading Test | PDF The Pony Express | Nonfiction Reading Test | Preview The Pony Express | Nonfiction Reading Test | Answers The Pony Express | Nonfiction Reading Test | Ereading Worksheet

Wintertime | Nonfiction Reading Test - It can get awfully cold during the winter in some places. Learn more about how creatures have adapted to survive in the harsh climates. There are ten multiple-choice and three long-response questions following the passage. View my readibility scores . Wintertime | Nonfiction Reading Test | RTF Wintertime | Nonfiction Reading Test | PDF Wintertime | Nonfiction Reading Test | Preview Wintertime | Nonfiction Reading Test | Answers Wintertime | Nonfiction Reading Test | Ereading Worksheet

Infer the Setting Worksheet 3 - This worksheet has five more passages to give your students practice with inferences and setting. Students read each passage and determine when and where it is taking place based on textual clues. Then they support their answers with evidence from the text. This is great practice. View my readibility scores . Infer the Setting Worksheet 3 | RTF Infer the Setting Worksheet 3 | PDF Infer the Setting Worksheet 3 | Preview Infer the Setting Worksheet 3 | Answers

Those were the worksheets that I have written at or around the 3rd grade reading level. I know that the list is currently a little short. I am actively trying to create new content to better serve third grade students and teachers, and this page will be updated as I do so. I appreciate all of your comments and feedback, which can be left below. Thanks for visiting!

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Chess | Nonfiction Reading Test (Gr. 1-4) TV | Nonfiction Reading Test (Gr. 1-4) Metal Detectors | Nonfiction Reading Test (Gr. 2-6) Tetris | Nonfiction Reading Test (Gr. 2-6) Seat Belts | Nonfiction Reading Test (Gr. 2-6) The Coliseum | Nonfiction Reading Test (Gr. 2-6) The Pony Express | Nonfiction Reading Test (Gr. 2-6) Wintertime | Nonfiction Reading Test (Gr. 2-6) Reading | Nonfiction Reading Test (Gr. 3-7) Black Friday | Nonfiction Reading Test (Gr. 3-7) Hummingbirds | Nonfiction Reading Test (Gr. 3-7) Worst Game Ever? | Nonfiction Reading Test (Gr. 4-8) Carnivorous Plants | Nonfiction Reading Test (Gr. 4-8) Google | Nonfiction Reading Test (Gr. 4-8) Honey Badgers | Nonfiction Reading Test (Gr. 4-8) Hyperinflation | Nonfiction Reading Test (Gr. 4-8) Koko | Nonfiction Reading Test Ereading Worksheet (Gr. 4-8) Mongooses | Nonfiction Reading Test (Gr. 5-9) Trampolines | Nonfiction Reading Test (Gr. 5-9) Garbage | Nonfiction Reading Test (Gr. 5-9) Maginot Line | Nonfiction Reading Test Ereading Worksheet (Gr. 5-9) Asian Carp | Nonfiction Reading Test Ereading Worksheet (Gr. 5-9) A Tale of Two Countries | Nonfiction Reading Test (Gr. 6-10) Kevlar | Nonfiction Reading Test (Gr. 7-10) Tigers | Nonfiction Reading Test (Gr. 7-11) Statue of Liberty | Nonfiction Reading Test (Gr. 8-10) Submarines | Nonfiction Reading Test (Gr. 8-12) Castles | Nonfiction Reading Test (Gr. 9-13) Gutenberg | Nonfiction Reading Test (Gr. 9-13) Author's Purpose Practice 1 Author's Purpose Practice 2 Author's Purpose Practice 3 Author's Purpose Practice 4 Author's Purpose Practice 5 Author's Purpose Practice 6 Fact and Opinion Practice 1 Fact and Opinion Practice 2 Fact and Opinion Practice 3 Idioms Practice Test 1 With Long Responses Idioms Practice Test 2 With Long Responses Figurative Language Practice 1 Figurative Language Practice 1 With Long Responses Figurative Language Practice 2 Figurative Language Practice 2 With Long Responses Figurative Language Practice 3 Figurative Language Practice 3 With Long Responses Figurative Language Practice 4 With Long Responses Figurative Language Practice 5 With Long Responses Figurative Language Practice 6 With Long Responses Figurative Language Practice 7 With Long Responses Figurative Language Practice 8 With Long Responses Figurative Language Practice 9 With Long Responses Figurative Language Practice | Edgar Allan Poe Figurative Language Practice | Edgar Allan Poe With Long Responses Figurative Language Practice | O. Henry Figurative Language Practice | O. Henry With Long Responses Figurative Language Practice | Shakespeare Genre and Subgenre Practice 1 Genre and Subgenre Practice 2 Genre and Subgenre Practice 3 Genre and Subgenre Practice 4 View More Genre and Subgenre Practice Tests Irony Practice 1 Irony Practice 2 Irony Practice 3 Making Inferences Practice 2 Main Idea Practice 1 Main Idea Practice 2 Point of View Practice 1 | Multiple Choice Only Point of View Practice 1 | With Long Responses Point of View Practice 2 | Multiple Choice Only Point of View Practice 2 | With Long Responses Text Structure Practice 1 Text Structure Practice 2 Text Structure Practice 3 Text Structure Practice 4 Text Structure Practice 5 Story Structure Practice 1

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Lydia boutwell.

I love the ereading activities, since my school is virtually, and I would love to see more for 3rd grade. The only problem I have is when one is labeled grades 2-5 for example, then the reading is to difficult for a 2nd grader. I just wished it would be broken down more. Otherwise, what you are doing is great and I appreciate all the work people are doing.

A big thank you to everyone makes this website possible.

This is a fantastic platform to have for guiding students in grades 3-6 through specific skills. For the students the lessons are interesting, often captivating, and inspiring for those students who experience difficulties taking tests. Thank you! I appreciate your work. Be well.

I love this Site it always me and my kids to work one on one and it is very fast loading also

Thank you so much for this brilliant website!

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I feel you are in need of more 3rd grade material.

I agree with you.

Thank you so much for your hard work. I really appreciate what you do for us teachers with this site. I have been a 3rd grade teacher for more than 10 years and its not like it use to be, there is a great demand for rigor in 3rd grade. I have used your work when I have had gifted classes and the students loved the texts. Your work helps me challenge my 3rd graders and prepare them for 4th & 5th. Thank you!

That’s awesome.

Be on the look out for a bunch of new content for grades 3-6. I’m currently developing these activities…

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I came across this invaluable site just today. I am certain that this will help me a lot as a teacher. I appreciate all your efforts dude. Thanks a zillion

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3rd Grade Reading Comprehension Activities: Ideas, Strategies, And Resources

January 10, 2024 //  by  Kellie Tanner

Third grade is a big year for reading comprehension. Your child will gather a deeper understanding of the meaning of what they are reading as they expand their vocabulary skills and build knowledge. They will also be exposed to more challenging books , articles, poetry, and online research. They will also learn to be more independent learners and thinkers as they receive less assistance from adults. Before the end of third grade, your child should be reading with greater accuracy and fluency. The following activities should assist you as you help your third grader improve his literacy skills.

1. Sticky Notes Project

3rd grade kids will love this sticky note project that teaches them about character traits. Providing students with a visual representation allows them to more easily compare the traits of different characters. This fun activity will help students think more deeply about characters which will allow them to more deeply understand the meaning of the story they are reading.

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2. Book Squares Activity

Sequencing events in a story can often be difficult for 3rd grade students, and this book square activity will help! This activity is a great way to help your child take essential story details and place them in chronological order. Another great thing about the book square is that it can later be used as a bookmark!

3. Beach Ball Comprehension

This beach ball activity will quickly become one of the favorite games of your 3rd graders. All you need is a permanent marker and a few beach balls . Write questions on the balls for your students to answer about their favorite book. Include comprehension questions about setting, characters, predictions, connections, problems, and solutions.

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4. Teach Students to Visualize

This 3rd grade reading comprehension activity allows students to focus on text visualization which is a crucial strategy in increasing reading comprehension skills. This lesson utilizes an anchor chart , listening skills, and a descriptive book. Learn more about the details of this activity here.

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5. Creepy Carrots Inference Activity 

This engaging activity is great for entertaining readers. Your 3rd graders will have a lot of fun as they learn about inference skills. This one-day lesson plan includes a lesson script, questions, and writing task instructions.

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6. Animal Style Reading Comprehension Strategies

These engaging and fun reading comprehension strategies teach 3rd graders how to ask questions, make predictions, and draw conclusions. They are able to use animals to learn essential reading skills through entertaining poems. Learn more about these strategies here.

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7. Main Idea and Details Sentence Sort

This engaging activity can help students understand how details support the main idea of a story. Students will be given sentences from a paragraph that are out of order, cut apart from one another, and all mixed up. Your 3rd grader must use critical thinking skills to put the paragraph together correctly.

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8. Sentence Frames for Reading Responses

An essential skill for 3rd grade students to master is effectively responding to the text they are reading. Often, students struggle with writing accurate and meaningful responses to the texts they are reading. Providing the students with sentence frames teaches them how to write more accurate and meaningful responses.

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9. Reading Comprehension Book Marks

This is one of the best reading comprehension tools you will find. These free bookmarks are terrific for helping 3rd graders improve reading retention as well as aid students in the practice of note-taking. These bookmarks are terrific for fiction stories and non-fiction books.

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10. Cootie Catcher for Reading Comprehension

This 3rd grade level activity is an engaging and fun lesson that will definitely entertain your readers. The cootie catcher activity contains three versions and can be used with any fictional book. Find out more about this activity here.

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11. Listening Comprehension

Listening comprehension benefits our kiddos in so many ways. This allows students to focus on how well they can really listen. It also helps teachers to assess and understand where their kiddos are at. While audiobooks are a great choice, this Youtube reading passage has been specially formulated to help your kiddos develop 3rd grade reading concepts and skills.

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12. Main Ideas and Details

Save time while preparing for your next lesson and tune into this video. This video not only gives a great overview of the main ideas and details but also provides plenty of structure to build some classroom visuals with your class.

13. Hamster Hide and Seek Poem

Reading poems is quite a fun and engaging fluency project. This video is great because it walks you and your kiddos through a repeated reading lesson. It’s great to also be sent home with struggling readers and parents can easily work through the video with them!

14. Third Grade Test Prep

It’s never easy teaching test prep to third graders. Especially when you have a class of 20, on all different levels. Finding advanced stories, while also working with your lower levels can be difficult. This video provides a great video that will help to enhance your digital classroom by incorporating critical thinking skills and comprehension prep.

15. Guess Who? Guess What? Guess The Word!

This is a super fun twist on the classic Guess Who game. Help your third grader practice their reading skills in a fun and engaging way. This can work with centers and games for free time. Students will absolutely love when this board game comes out.

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16. Context Clues and Cookies

Providing students with plenty of visuals is vital to a successful reading space. This activity helps boost literacy skills among your third graders. Make this poster together as a class and then pair it with some favorite comprehension activities to practice context clues.

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17. Predict It

Is it time for teaching predictions? But you can’t seem to find the perfect book for your classroom? Sparky!   Is an amazing book for teaching predictions in the third-grade classroom. Students will love reading along and predicting what is going to happen next.

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18. Fluency Reminders

If you have a fluency center, then this is a great addition to that. If not, you can totally still use this reminder sheet. Whether you create your very own classroom poster or send it home with kiddos to remind parents about focusing on fluency. Whichever works for your classroom, it’s a great resource to add to the books.

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19. Lucky Days

If you’re looking for the perfect Saint Patrick’s Day activity , here it is! Include this in your March madness activities. Focusing on Main Idea and key details, these printable worksheets will be engaging to all of your students.

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20. Practice Transitions

Get your third-grade class moving with their transitional words! Use a book that is directly aimed toward the 3rd grade reading level like How to Catch a Leprechaun to get them hooked. Then, give them this worksheet to help them get to grips with these simple transitional words and sequencing events all in one. 

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21. Compare and Contrast

Comparing and contrasting is one of the most important concepts your kiddos will learn about in third grade. It’s important to provide students with books that they will both be engaged in and easily be able to compare! These two books along with this simple worksheet are great for exactly that.

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22. Teaching Vocabulary

Teaching vocabulary and sight words can get more and more difficult as your students get older. Not only are the words more challenging, but students need a bit more stimulation to be totally engaged. These vocabulary vipers are amazing to teach both vocabulary and sight words! They also make a super cute classroom decoration for a word wall.

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23. Flip Books

Who doesn’t love a good flip book? I swear by them because my students love making them. This flipbook is filled with different comprehension passages. Whether you need a fiction or non-fiction reading passage, equip them in your very own flipbook ! Watch students work vigorously to finish and decorate their beautiful books.

24. Vocabulary Assessments

There’s no doubt that assessments are a pretty big controversy right now, but sometimes they’re just necessary. Especially when it comes to vocabulary. Vocabulary can be really difficult for students, but also essential for them to have proper reading fluency skills.

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25. Informational Reading

Sand Cat is the perfect brief, non-fiction passage for any third grade classroom! It comes with comprehension questions as well. If you’re looking for a quick comprehension package, then here it is. Low prep and engaging for your kiddos.

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26. Improve Fluency

Improve your students reading fluency with these reading bookmarks! They can either be used solely as bookmarks or they can be used to follow along while reading. Students will love the different colored films to help highlight what is being read.

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27. Build the Word

Building on your student’s phonics skills is another important aspect of teaching reading comprehension. When students are able to quickly put together words, their fluency skills are automatically heightened. This is a great activity to work with your students on suffixes.

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28. Story Maps

As students become more and more skilled with their comprehension strategies, it’s time to put them to work. Use a story map to combine all of the skills learned throughout a comprehension unit to assess students’ skills and levels.

29. Reading Detective

Although this may not be a freebie, it’s totally worth it. Your students will absolutely love to become detectives and make inferences from different texts. This is highly engaging for all students.

30. Social Studies Reading

This reading passage is great for integrating cross-curriculum lessons into your classroom. Students will love to mark up their papers.

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31. Book Reports

Book reports are super beneficial for third graders. Not only do they help readers to understand what they’ve read, but to also put it into words and pictures. This hits all of the different reading comprehension skills and students will also love to share their book reports with others.

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32. Novel Studies

Novel studies have so many benefits it’s hard to list them all in such a short paragraph. Not only do they build on different comprehension skills, but they also build a special community in the classroom. Providing students with novel studies packets and stories will keep them talking, working together, and best of all, reading together.

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33. Vocabulary Puzzles

Vocabulary puzzles are super fun and engaging. They can really be created using any words. Type your words on a paper and use puzzel.org to play around with creating different puzzle pieces. It’s super simple to laminate and to use again and again.

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34. Author’s Purpose

Building anchor charts in the classroom are beneficial for both you and your students. It’s mainly important to stay on task throughout the entire lesson and allow your kiddos to add their input as you go. Don’t forget to refer back to the anchor chart throughout your entire unit.

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35. K.W.L. Chart

Balloons Over Broadway is a great introduction to K.W.L. charts for your students. This is something that students do have some background knowledge about and they also can easily come up with questions to ask! There’s no doubt your students will use these charts for many years to come.

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36. Book Talk Wall

Building a book talk wall will help to enhance students’ vocabulary. Whether you go over the word daily, refer to them throughout your lessons, or just want students to look during downtime, the book talk wall is sure to have a positive influence on them.

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37. Flower Vocabulary

Finding different ways to break down vocabulary words is an easy way to help students gain fluency. With better vocabulary knowledge, comes better fluency, and with better fluency comes better comprehension. It’s all connected. Find different ways to enhance your student’s vocabulary-building skills , like these flowers.

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38. Random Wheel

Last, but certainly not least is the random wheel. This wheel can be created and modified to whichever words you’re using in your lessons. Whether you want to use it for a game show, bingo or just to practice reading aloud students will love when you pull up the random wheel on your classroom smart board or projector.

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Welcome to our 3rd grade worksheets! Third grade represents the last segment of the first quarter of a child’s K-12 experience. They have come a long way! By this time, learners will know many words by sight and know even more words when they are spoken.

Fourth grade learners can read simple words and are best supported through high-interest stories and informational texts. These learners benefit from direct instruction that is broken into small pieces. They are learning a lot, but it’s best to take it part by part. As writers, these learners will require opportunities that mix support and independence. They will often share details verbally to expand upon the ideas they present in writing .

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Welcome to our library of printable metaphor worksheets for elementary and middle school students! Metaphors are powerful tools that enrich our understanding and communication by drawing imaginative comparisons between seemingly unrelated things. For young students, mastering metaphors can significantly enhance their reading comprehension, creative writing, and overall language skills. Our…

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There’s no doubt that inferencing skills are some of the most challenging to teach (and learn) in any classroom. Students need close reading skills, as well as the confidence, to make a strong inference about what they’re reading. If you’re looking for resources on teaching this skill to your students,…

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Book reports often ask students to summarize, reflect, and share their ideas. We’ve created a series of book report templates that you can use or adapt based on a variety of learning needs. While this task may reflect individual preferences and insights, it can be collaborative. Students can share in…

Context Clues Anchor Chart

It’s all about the clues! Utilizing context clues involves using patience and strategies in order to determine the meaning of an unknown word. For early literacy students, this is essential. Use our printable context clues anchor chart on paper or as a digital resource. Remember, anchor charts can be used…

Inference Anchor Chart

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The Guide to 3rd Grade: Reading and Writing

Review reading and writing curricula for third grade, including what to expect and how to support learning..

Your child has mastered the fundamentals in 1st grade and 2nd grade , and is now ready to thrive through 3rd grade! But it’s not just another year: This grade is a very important time in your child’s education, because it’s when students transition from what are often known as the “lower grades” to the “upper grades.” It is a crucial period in students’ learning as they become more independent and mature learners.

In 3rd grade, students progress from practicing basic skills to mastering them, and move on to develop more complex skills. 

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Reading in 3rd Grade 

After mastering literacy skills in earlier grades, 3rd graders become better and more independent readers. Third grade reading focuses on teaching kids how to think and talk about what they read in deeper and more detailed ways. Students read longer texts, and most read fictional chapter books .

Many reading lessons in 3rd grade are dedicated to writing and talking about the meanings, lessons, and important ideas in texts. Third graders are encouraged to develop their own points of view about books they read, and to discuss their ideas about a text or characters.  Series books are important in 3rd grade, because they allow students to make connections between different books and talk about how certain characters develop. As 3rd graders explore a greater range of books and longer texts, they become more fluent readers and learn to read, define, and pronounce complex words.

To build reading skills, your 3rd grader :

• Reads multi-syllable and grade-appropriate, irregularly spelled words (ask your child’s teacher for a list of these words).
• Reads grade-level text with appropriate pace, accuracy, expression, and understanding.
• Self-corrects mistakes and re-reads when necessary.
• Talks about and answers questions about a text using specific examples from the text and connects different parts of a text.
• Reads a variety of texts including, fiction, non-fiction, fables, and poetry, and understands and talks about their main ideas and lessons.
• Begins to understand the difference between literal and non-literal text such as metaphors and analogies.
• Uses the text and context to determine the meaning of words.
• Is able to express their own point of view about characters or a text.
• Makes comparisons between books written by the same author and books in series that are about the same characters.

Third Grade Reading Activities

Get Serious About Series : Find a series that interests your child and begin to read it together. You can read to your child, your child can read to you, or they can read a chapter independently. You can even interview each other as you read — ask about main ideas, events, and thoughts you each have about the books and characters.

Look It Up : When your child encounters a word they don’t know the meaning of, look up the meaning together. Use a grade-appropriate tool like the Scholastic Children’s Dictionary  — or you can even keep your own family dictionary, recording words and their definitions. Use the word yourself, or encourage your child to use that word in a sentence sometime during the day.

Learn About an Author : As your child develops favorite authors, look online for that author’s website. They can email or write a letter to the author (under your supervision).

Writing in 3rd Grade

Third graders continue to practice writing the pieces they learned to do in 2nd grade, but now also write longer ones with more detail. What’s more, 3rd graders learn increasingly sophisticated language, using phrases and terms to provide examples and make connections within their writing.

More time is spent on planning, revising, and editing texts in 3 rd grade — and as a result, your child learns the “writing process” authors go through. Students may spend a long period of time (say, a few weeks) working on one piece. They also practice writing pieces in shorter periods of time in class and through homework. Third graders continue to use and become comfortable with technology as they employ computers for writing pieces and doing research.

To build writing skills, your 3rd grader :

• Opinion Pieces : Students introduce their opinions, note the reasons for those opinions, and provide a conclusion.
• Narrative Pieces : Students write about an event, using descriptive details, feelings, and proper order — and ultimately provide a conclusion.
• Informative/Explanatory Pieces : Students introduce a topic and use facts, definitions, and, if helpful, illustrations to further explain the topic, eventually leading to a conclusion.  
• Uses terms such as:  because ,  since, for example, also, another , and  but  to elaborate on and make connections in their writing. 
• Plans, revises, and edits their writing, going through the same process that most writers do.
• Uses digital tools (under the guidance of the teacher) to publish their writing and interact and communicate with others.
• Begins to take notes and do research for short research projects.
• Spends various amounts of time writing a piece, ranging from a short period of time (such as 30 minutes) to working on one piece over the course of a few weeks.

Third Grade Writing Activities

Write About Your Lives : When your family experiences an enjoyable or important moment, you and your child can write about it together in a narrative piece. Describe the events that occurred using details and emotion, then send the piece to family members or friends to share the event and the writing.

Get Technical : Help your child use a computer to research a topic or communicate with friends and family. Your third grader can also use the computer to write their own pieces or pieces you write together.

Learn How to Do Something New : Pick something fun you and your child want to learn how to do, like drawing cartoons. Research the topic online or in a book together and create an informative piece, explaining the subject. You can then do the project yourselves or teach another family member or friend using the piece you and your child wrote.  

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Third graders are curious, capable and eager to share their ideas. With that in mind, we’ve gathered together learning links and fun activities that will help kids build skills in literacy, math, science, and social studies—plus some just for fun! This list of third grade websites and activities is something kids can easily do at home with their families. 

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Language Arts Activities

Find stories about family, cultural identity, heroes, and more, in our list of 52 of favorite picks for third graders . 

And for free e-book options that you can download to your home device, check out this round-up of sources for free e-books . 

Most 3rd graders have vivid imaginations and love to share their ideas. Have your child choose from these awesome writing prompts to write daily in their journals. Some examples: What is your favorite time of day and why?, I am proud of myself because … , What is your dream vacation and why?

Listen to audiobooks.

Research shows that listening to fluent readers read aloud is one of the ways to build better readers. And lucky for us, many of our favorite authors are offering online read-alouds and activities on social media. Some of the big names include Mac Barnett, Oliver Jeffers, and Peter Reynolds. For more, check out our  Big List of Children’s Authors Doing Online Read-Alouds and Activities.

In addition,  Audible is offering free audiobooks  for kids during school closures.

Make a new friend.

It’s easier than ever in today’s virtual world to make a friend across the globe. Having a pen pal helps kids cultivate a global perspective and raises their global awareness. Check out these resources that help connect kids around the world.

Do word work activities.

Check out the website IXL for word work activities appropriate for 3rd graders. There are a variety of activities, from reading and writing strategies to vocabulary, grammar, and more. 

Math Activities

 play math games..

Hands-on activities are an excellent way to practice and gain a deeper understanding of math concepts. Check out these fun ideas: Dominoes Multiplication , Roll and Race Division , and Fraction Match . For more ideas, click here . 

Learn card games.

An ordinary deck of playing cards can provide many ways for kids to practice math skills. You can use them for understanding the concept of Pi ( Race to Pi ), order of operations ( Make 24 ), or multiplication fact families ( Math Magic Trick ). 

Read books about math. 

Storybooks are a great way to introduce and reinforce math concepts. Learn all about fractions with this book, Fractions in Disguise by Edward Einhorn.  For more titles, check out our list of  Picture Books About Math . 

Have fun with area and perimeter.

From making mosaic art work and using snack foods to building a city , there are loads of ways to learn the concepts of area and perimeter. For a round-up of our favorite ideas,  click here . 

Practice skills the old fashioned way. 

While hands-on learning and math games are great ways to learn math, there is also a place for worksheets to give kids practice working independently. For a free packet of standards-based, printable math problems from EdHelper, follow this link . 

Science Activities

Tap into nat geo learn at home . .

National Geographic has been a trusted source for learning about the world around us since 1888. Their website is a treasure trove of information on topics such as Biology, Ecology, Conservation, Earth Science, Climatology, Meteorology, Oceanography, Geography, and Physical Geography. Check out their free collection of third grade content including Seals vs. Sea Lions , Mapping World Heritage ,   Intro to Earth Day and more. 

Learn about the life cycle.

An important part of the third grade science curriculum is studying life cycles. From videos and hands-on experiments to blog posts, here are 10 creative ways to learn about this fascinating topic. 

Make friends with a giraffe.

Tune in to meet April and her son, Tajiri, at the Animal Adventure Park Giraffe Yard. For our complete list of nature webcams, click here . 

Do experiments.

Make a DIY star projector , explore static electricity or build a better umbrella . These are just a few of the fun and engaging activities in our collection of 35 Hands-On Third Grade Science Activities.

Explore a science collection curated just for third graders. 

Create a free account on PBS Learning Media and get access to images, videos, and interactive lessons on the topics of life science, physical science, earth, space science, and more.   

Social Studies Activities

Watch brainpop videos, for free .

Brainpop is offering free access for families impacted by school closures. It is an amazing resource that offers fun, engaging videos, games, and quizzes across the curriculum. Laugh and learn with Tim and Moby as you learn about Economics , U.S. Government , Cultures, and more. 

Let Ben Franklin be your guide. 

Check out Ben’s Guide to the U.S. Government , a fun interactive website where kids can learn about topics like branches of government , how laws are made , and all about the election process . In addition, you’ll find quizzes, crosswords, word search puzzles, and fun video games like Place the States.

Read about current events. 

Time Magazine for Kids offers news articles about many topics, including the country, the world, animals. and trends in schools.

Go on a virtual field trip . 

Travel to the birthplace of music , visit Colonial Williamsburg , or walk along the Great Wall of China . For more, head over to our complete list of virtual field trips.

Check out social studies websites .

We’ve compiled a big list of over 40 of the best social studies websites. Get lesson plans, take virtual museum tours, and head out on field trips.  Find out how to subscribe to StudiesWeekly, tour the National Gallery of Art , or learn all about kids’ right to safety .

Just for Fun Activities

Compete in timed challenges..

Hold a family game night and compete with Minute to Win It challenges such as ping pong toss, cookie face, and nut stacker.

Make paper airplanes.

Kids seem to have an endless fascination with folding paper into airplanes. Check out this fun video,  5 Easy Paper Airplanes that Fly Far! to learn some new techniques. 

Crack each other up. 

Third graders have an amazing sense of humor and love jokes, riddles, and brain teasers. Fuel their comedic interest with these 81 Funniest Knock Knock Jokes from Fatherly. 

One awesome thing about learning from home is there is more time to work on creative projects. Check out  40 Art Projects for Kids including string art , rainbow geometry painting , and recycled water bottle garden art . 

Bake up a batch of fun. 

Baking is a great way to practice math skills and learn how to follow procedures. It’s also a great way to bond with our kids. Try some of these delicious recipes from Delish :  Owl Cupcakes , Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Bites ,and  Strawberry Shortcake Lasagna.

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The Ultimate 3rd Grade Writing Curriculum & Reading Intervention Bundle

3rd Grade Math Centers Task Cards Bundle | Games | Math Spiral Review Activities

Election Day & Electoral Process | Presidential Elections 2024

Months of the Year Monthly Writing Prompts Worksheets | September Picture Prompt

Double Digit Addition and Subtraction With & Without Regrouping

Place Value Worksheets 2nd Grade Math Practice - Number Sense Activities - FREE

It's Raining Idioms - A Figurative Language Activity

2nd Grade Fluency Homework Sampler (FREE) Reading Comprehension Passages

FREE Monthly Reading Logs

Contraction Cut and Paste #2

Determining the Main Idea, Task Cards and Assessment Option

Prefix and Suffix (Freebie)

12 Days of Christmas Math Word Problems - FREE! - Fun No-Prep Worksheets

2 Digit Multiplication Practice Worksheets Using Standard Algorithm FREE

Paragraph of the Week | Paragraph Writing Practice | Google Classroom FREE

Irregular Past Tense Verb Worksheets

Nouns, Verbs and Adjectives - Fill In The Blanks

3rd Grade Math Spiral Review Worksheets for Morning Work or Homework Free

Place Value Worksheets FREEBIE 3 Digit Place Value

All About Me Bag - FREE

Fact Fluency: Mixed Addition and Subtraction Facts within 20

Rounding to the Nearest 10 and 100 *FREEBIE*

FREE Telling Time Worksheets

3rd Grade Math Spiral Review & Quizzes | FREE

Add and Subtract Fractions with Like and Unlike Denominators - PRINT and DIGITAL

3rd Grade Fluency Homework Sampler (FREE) - Reading Comprehension Passages

Tips For Parents - Reading At Home

3rd Grade Daily Math Spiral Review - 2 Weeks FREE

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