3rd Grade Reading Comprehension Resources : Page 10

Help your second grade students identify the author’s purpose as they answer questions about a nonfiction text.

Use this fall-themed Reader’s Theater script to give your students practice reading fluently. Then, challenge them with reading comprehension questions about the characters and events.

It can be tricky to sort out different perspectives in a complex book! Use this activity to help your learner think about how two different characters feel about the same event or challenge.

The Siege of the Alamo was an important point in the Texas Revolution. Your youngster can learn the story of the siege in this worksheet.

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

Students will read the Bigfoot story and then answer questions about the reading.

Children are introduced to Amelia Boynton Robinson, a civil rights activist who got her start at a young age accompanying her mother as she registered African Americans to vote.

Get excited about going into nature as you read this passage about a camping trip!

The Battle of Trenton was a turning point for the Americans in the Revolutionary War. Your young historian will learn the facts with this worksheet.

Use this short story with comprehension questions to help your students practice identifying cause and effect relationships in a fictional text.

Have some fun with haiku! Practice syllable counting and creative writing by coming up with funny haiku poems for April Fools' Day.

Assemble your favorite actors and find the perfect parts for them in your summer reading book.

This old Native American myth, The Raven Steals the Light, is the perfect story to spook -- but not scare -- kids this Halloween.

The Nez Perce is a Native American tribe in the Northwest U.S. This worksheet will hep your little learner to explore Native American history and culture.

Make reading time fun, with this classic short story by Rudyard Kipling. Then, complete a few comprehension activities on "How the Alphabet Was Made."

Use this resource to teach your students how to use signal words as they explain the beginning, middle, and end of a fictional story.

Kids hunt for different reading genres using this interactive worksheet.

Use this resource to give your students practice identifying key ideas by looking for repeated words and phrases in a text.

Use this graphic organizer to support your students as they distinguish their own viewpoint from those of characters in a fiction text.

To deepen your students’ understanding of dramas, have them utilize their understanding of the key terms to compare and contrast dramas to other genres. They will use information found in a Venn diagram to complete a paragraph frame.

Who is telling the story? Words like I, me, she, and he can help figure this out! Use this exercise with your students to practice determining who is telling the story.

Learn about one of the most famous composers (and one of the first musicians to be known by only one name), Ludwig van Beethoven, in this biography of his life.

Engage your students with discussion questions as they read the last part of Katherine Applegate’s The One and Only Ivan.

Use the exercises on this sheet to teach and practice the skill of making predictions.

Introduce children to Italian Christmas traditions with this reading comprehension worksheet!

Meet Harriet Tubman, a true American hero who devoted her whole life to caring for and protecting others.

How was writing first invented? Find out by reading this delightful story by Rudyard Kipling, "How the First Letter was Written."

Use this exercise to give your students practice developing an opinion about a nonfiction topic. They will read a short passage and express an opinion about the topic based on the evidence in the text.

Use this reading comprehension passage with your students to practice determining the meaning of unfamiliar words.