Reading Comprehension Teaching Resources for 3rd Grade
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Before, During and After Reading Non-Fiction Questions - Wheel
5 different versions of wheels to use when asking questions before, during and after reading.
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Before, During, and After Reading Nonfiction – Question Prompts
Question prompts and a worksheet to use when asking questions before, during, and after reading.
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Literacy Task Cards - Find Your Treasure
Use this set of 16 treasure-inspired literature task cards with any literary text!
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Author's Purpose - Sentence Writing Activity
A teaching resource to help teach your students about author's purpose.
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Simile and Metaphor Self-Portrait Worksheet
Teach students about similes and metaphors by asking them to describe... themselves!
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Compare and Contrast - Vocabulary Poster
A poster detailing vocabulary used when comparing and contrasting.
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Cause and Effect Worksheet Pack
Build literacy confidence with these cause and effect worksheets, helping students identify relationships between events, actions and outcomes in sentences and short paragraphs.
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Sequencing Reading Comprehension Task Cards and Worksheets
Use these sequencing reading comprehension task cards to help your students identify, organize and retell events in the correct order when reading various texts.
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'I Can' Statements - Comprehension (Middle Elementary)
A set of 16 'I can' statement cards focusing on comprehension for middle elementary.
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'I Can' Statements - Literacy (Middle Elementary)
A set of 103 'I can' statement cards focusing on literacy for middle elementary.
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Reading Detectives Bookmarks
8 colorful reading detective bookmarks to use during book clubs or group reading sessions in the classroom.
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Reading Detectives Posters and Banner
8 colorful reading detective posters and a banner to display in the classroom.
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Reading Detectives Resource Pack
A 16-page resource pack including 8 detective roles to assign to students during book clubs or reading group sessions.
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Super Six Reading Comprehension Strategies - Question Flashcards
A set of question cards to use when working with the Super Six reading comprehension strategies.
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Question-Answer Relationship (QAR) Posters
A poster highlighting the different strategies involved with the QAR comprehension strategy.
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Visualizing Comprehension Strategy Teaching Slides
Teach the visualizing comprehension strategy to your class with this ready-to-use, age-appropriate teaching presentation.
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Activating Prior Knowledge Teaching Slides
Teach the reading comprehension skill of activating prior knowledge with this ready-to-use, age-appropriate teaching presentation for 3rd and 4th grade.
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Declaration of Independence - Comprehension Task
A comprehension task that encourages students to reflect on specific quotes from the Declaration of Independence.
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What is Independence Day? - Comprehension Task
A comprehension task that encourages students to apply a range of reading strategies when discovering interesting facts about Independence Day.
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Recalling Facts and Details Worksheets
Download these recalling facts and details worksheets to help students identify, remember and retrieve important information from a text.
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Guided Reading Folder - Cover and Dividers
Use this collection of templates to organize your guided reading folder.
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Comprehension Keys Board Game
A fun comprehension strategy board game for students to play during literacy rotations.
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Guided Reading Groups - Comprehension Strategy Tracker
Track which comprehension strategies your students are using during guided reading sessions with this template.
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Before, During, and After Reading Worksheet
A worksheet to use when asking questions before, during, and after reading.
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Before, During, and After Reading Fiction - Question Prompts
Question prompts and a worksheet to use when asking questions before, during, and after reading.
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Before, During and After Reading Fiction Questions - Wheel
5 different versions of wheels to use when asking questions before, during and after reading.
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Before, During and After Reading Fiction Questions - Dice
5 different versions of dice to use when asking questions before, during and after reading.
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Movie Versus Book - Template
A template where students compare and review a movie and a book and construct a 3-D popcorn box.
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Procedural Recount Text Structure Anchor Chart - With Annotations
A poster about the procedural recount text type, including an annotated example.
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Factual Recount Text Type Poster - With Annotations
A poster about the factual recount text type, including an annotated example.
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Book Review Worksheet
A book review and summary card for comprehension learning.
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Reciprocal Teaching - Role Bookmarks
Remind students of their reciprocal teaching roles during guided reading groups with this set of 4 bookmarks.