Grade 3 Reading Informational Text Curriculum Resources
Introduce young readers to the concept of reading informational text with our interactive and printable curriculum resources. These resources guide children through understanding and interpreting informational texts in an engaging and accessible format, improving overall reading comprehension and knowledge acquisition.
Curriculum Resources Results
Informational Text—Where Do You Live?
This informational text on urban, suburban, rural areas is a great way to practice reading fluency and comprehension whi...
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Informational Text —Meet the Governors
This worksheet will get your students thinking about their state governnor. Included is an informational text on the res...
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Informational Text — Habitats
This short informational text on habitats will teach your students what a habitat is, as well as provide some examples o...
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Koi Fish—What’s the Main Idea?
This informational text on koi fish is a great introduction to teaching main idea. Students will be asked, in multiple c...
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Informational Text —Bioluminescence
This informational text on bioluminescence will teach your students about this phenomenon. Examples in nature are provid...
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What Do Humans Need? Informational text
This worksheet contains an informational text on what humans need to survive. Following the passage is a short comprehen...
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Informational Text —Learn About Dinosaurs
This informational text on dinosaurs with comprehension questions to follow is perfect for teaching main idea. Students ...
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Context Clues: Find the Meaning
This informational text on Ruth Bader Ginsberg is perfect for teaching context clues. Students will read the text and th...
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Informational Text —Snowflakes
This informational text on snowflakes will teach your students how snowflakes are formed. Images of several different fl...
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Informational Text on Holi
This informational text on Holi is a great way to teach about this holiday and the story of Prahlad. Comprehension quest...
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Informational Text on Goods and Services
This short informational text on goods and services will get your students familliar with this concept. Students will re...
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Sharks—Informational Text
This informational text on the sharks will teach your students all about these incredible, ancient animals! Free respons...
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Cause & Effect
This matching worksheet on cause & effect is a great intro for teaching this concept. Students will match each cause on ...
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Informational Text — Cloud Gazing
This informational text teaches students how different types of clouds are formed. A page with pictures of the different...
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Spider—Main Idea
This informational text on spiders is a great introduction to teaching main idea. Students will be asked, in multiple ch...
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Author's Opinion
These short passages are perfect for introducing point of view. Students will read three paragraphs total and be asked t...
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Handy Helpers —Authors Point of View
This informational text on pollinators and decomposers is perfect for teaching point of view. Students will read the tex...
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French Fries Compare & Contrast Text
This informational text on french fries is the perfect resource for teaching compare and contrast. Students will read tw...
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Dirty Dog!—Sequence of Events
This short story on how to wash a dog is perfect for teaching event sequencing and following steps! The steps for how to...
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1 Grilled Cheese, Please! Chronological Order
This informational text on how to make a grilled cheese is perfect for teaching event sequencing and following steps! St...
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Informational Text —The Sun
This informational text on the sun is perfect for teaching context clues. Students will read the text and then define ce...
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Reading Comprehension: The Grand Canyon
This informational text on the Grand Canyon will teach your students all about this incredible wonder of the world! Free...
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Carnivores, Herbivores, and Omnivores
This informational text on herbivores, omnivores, and carnivores is the perfect resource for comparing and contrasting ...
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Distinguishing Point of View
This fiction passage about a trip to the amusement park is perfect for teaching point of view. Students will read two pa...
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Informational Text —Jellyfish
This informational text on jellyfish is perfect for teaching context clues. Students will read the text and then define ...
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Informational Text —Event Sequencing
This passage is perfect for teaching students how to follow steps in a text. In the passage, two siblings decide to make...
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Informational Text — American Flag
This informational text on the American flag will teach students about what the stars, stripes, and colors on the flag r...
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Informational Text —Uh Oh, Where Did Gravity Go?
This short informational text on gravity will teach your students about this natural phenomenon. A fun drawing activity ...
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The Butterfly Life Cycle
This informational text on the butterfly lifecycle is perfect for learning how to follow steps in a scientific text. Stu...
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Compare and Contrast Skateboarding and Roller Skating
This informational text on skateboarding and roller skating is the perfect resource for teaching compare and contrast. ...
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Informational Text with Contextual Clues —Pandas
This informational text on pandas is perfect for teaching context clues. Students will read the text and then define cer...
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Chronological order —How to Repot a Plant
This informational text on how to repot a plant is perfect for learning how to follow steps in a text. Students will rea...
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Life Cycles
This informational text on life cycles takes students through two cycles: the frog life cycle, and the bean plant life c...
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Comparing Non-Fiction texts—All About Dolphins
This informational text on dolphins is the perfect resource for teaching compare and contrast. Students will read two s...
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Rainstorms and Natural Disasters
This reading comprehension worksheet is focused on the topic of rainstorm-induced disasters. Students will be required t...
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Natural Factors affecting Climate
This science worksheet is designed to help students understand the significant impact of natural factors affecting Weath...
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Informational Text —Elephants Facts
This informational text on elephants with comprehension questions to follow is perfect for teaching main idea. Students ...
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Informational Text—Tardigrades
This informational text on tardigrades will teach your students all about this strange animal! Free response comprehensi...
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Ocean Life
Embark on a journey through Evan's science report on sea turtles. Delve into the lives of these fascinating creatures, w...
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Melting Ice and Hungry Polar Bears
Understanding Sunspots
Sunspots are fascinating dark patches on the Sun's surface caused by intense magnetic activity that lowers the temperatu...
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The Thorny Devil
The Thorny Devil is a fascinating desert lizard covered in sharp spines that protect it from predators. This unique rept...
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Kit Fox
The Kit Fox is a small yet agile desert animal known for its distinctive large ears and long, bushy tail. These ears not...
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Where Turtles Live
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Why the Great Barrier Reef Matters
This passage highlights the critical importance of the Great Barrier Reef for both nature and humans. It emphasizes the ...
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Climate Change and the Great Barrier Reef
This passage explores the profound impact of climate change on the Great Barrier Reef. It details how rising ocean tempe...
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How Kids Can Help Protect the Great Barrier Reef
This passage focuses on empowering children to take action in protecting the Great Barrier Reef and the environment. It ...
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How Corals Build the Reef
This passage explains the fascinating process of how coral polyps build the Great Barrier Reef. It details the life cycl...
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The Oxygen Cycle
The oxygen cycle illustrates how oxygen moves through the atmosphere, water, and living organisms. Driven by photosynthe...
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