Search Our Content Library

Story sequencing will allow third graders to improve their reading comprehension by putting the sequence of events in the correct order.

Text dependent questions are reading comprehension questions that can only be answered by referring to the text. Students have to read the text closely and use inferential thinking to determine the answer. Use this list of text dependent questions for you

Children read six short passages and draw a conclusion about each one based on context clues.

With these short fiction passages, your students will identify the problems and solutions.

Readers work on their understanding of cause and effect as they identify instances of each in a short passage of fiction.

In this worksheet, children read a story about two friends who like to roller skate together in their neighborhood.

This exercise will strengthen your students' reading comprehension.

Have your students practice finding the cause and effect relationships between two sentences.

This passage will challenge your 3rd graders to think deeper into the text to strengthen their comprehension skills.

All authors write for a reason, be it to explain, entertain, or persuade their readers. In this activity, your students will consider the author’s purpose of a book of their choosing, then justify their answer.

Use this graphic organizer to have students write words or draw pictures to complete the story map.

Get your third grader in the habit of reading closely with this multi-page story featuring questions on the main character, sequencing, and recalling details.

Bring it back to the basics with this reading comprehension exercise about Mindy, her birthday party, and her cake.

Folktales are a great way to get your child into reading, and to help them consider moral values as well!

Making inferences is a critical skill for young readers to master, as it helps them look beyond the words on the page to figure out the author's message. Use these simple sentences to get your students started in making their own inferences!

Your students will read text to identify the problem, attempt to solve the problem and solution in the story.

This reading resource gives your students practice using text clues and background knowledge to make inferences about characters.

In this exercise, your students will compare and contrast two fictional stories with the same characters.

Use these task cards with your students to practice reading short passages and making inferences about character, setting, and plot.

Children will use six question words — who, what, when, where, why, and how — to identify the problem and solution in a short passage.

Get your third grader in the habit of reading deeper by encouraging him to think about what's going on in this short story and why.

Children practice connecting cause to effect in this reading comprehension worksheet.

After your students finish reading this story about Leo and how he overcomes his soccer injury, they will answer who, what, when, where, why, and how questions about the text.

In this worksheet, children read a classic fable about a man and his son who get too much advice!

Your third graders will love reading this story about Mike, his friends, the kickball game, and the runaway ball! Use this resource with your students as they answer basic comprehension questions about a fiction text.