Grade 3 Reading Comprehension Real World Fiction Curriculum Resources
Introduce young readers to reading comprehension in real-world fiction with our interactive and printable curriculum resources. These resources guide children through understanding and interpreting texts set in real-world scenarios in an engaging and accessible format, improving overall reading proficiency.
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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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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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—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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Short Story —Norah and the Fire Alarm
This short story about a girl who is afraid of the fire alarm is a great way to practice comprehension. Students will re...
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Angela and Marie—Short Story
This short story about a cat having kittens is a great way to practice comprehension. Students will read the text and th...
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Luca and Lily—Understanding Text
This short story about a trip to the animal shelter is a great way to practice comprehension. Students will read the tex...
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Story Details and Elements
In this worksheet students will read a short story passage and answer multiple choice questions that require quoting tex...
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Citing Textual Evidence
In this worksheet students will read a short realistic fiction passage and answer multiple choice questions that require...
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Airplanes Informational Text
This informational text on airplanes is a great way to practice reading comprehension. Students will read the short para...
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The Rubik's Cube
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Point of View in Informational Text
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Real Life Word Connections
Interactive grade 1 activity to help students identify real-life connections between words and their use, enhancing voca...
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Word Meaning in Real Life Context
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Reading—The Airport
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Reading —Sunny and the Missing Pencil
This worksheet is a great way to practice reading comprehension and fluency. Students will read the short story about a ...
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Baking Cookies —Analyzing Key Details
This short fiction story is a great way to practice reading comprehension. Students will read the text about baking cook...
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The City—Context Clues
This informational text is a great way to build vocabulary and practice context clues. Students will read the passage on...
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Informational Text —The History of Toothpaste
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Snorkeling & Scuba Diving
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At The Amusement Park!
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Living in the City
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Point of View
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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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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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Table of Contents
This worksheet on text features will get your students familiar with the table of contents. Students will look at the TO...
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Short Story — Lucky Finds a Home
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Real life connections between words
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Reading Comprehension Key Details Practice
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Reading Comprehension Text Evidence
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Let's Make Slime! Making Connections in Reading
This slime recipe is a great way to test how well your students can follow steps. Students will read the recipe and then...
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Steps in a Technical Procedure
This brownie recipe is a great way to test how well your students can follow steps. Students will read the recipe and th...
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My Day in the City
This short story about a day in the city is perfect for practicing oral reading skills. Students will record themselves ...
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To My Little Brother !Poem
This poem is about a boy who is inviting his new baby brother into the world. This activity includes comprehension quest...
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Analyzing Theme -Langston Hughes
Explore the powerful message of identity, equality, and resilience in Langston Hughes' iconic poem "I, Too, Sing America...
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Reading Informational Text Practice
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Soccer Time—Short Story
This short story is a great way to identify and define unknown words using context. Students will read the passage then ...
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Magic Book’s Lesson —Short Story
Reading Literature - Deeply analyze the engaging fantasy tale "Magic Book's Lesson" by quoting key textual details. Thro...
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Context Clues in Sentences
Interactive grade 1 activity to practice using sentence context clues to determine word meanings. Aligned with Common Co...
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Comparing & Contrasting Winston & Elle’s Day at the Park
This short story is a great way to compare and contrast the experiences of characters in a story. This fiction story is ...
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Short Story—Pizza Party
This resource is a great way to practice differntiating between information gained from illustrations and words in a sto...
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Senses at the Circus—Identify Words and Phrases
This short fiction passage about a day at the circus contains a lot of words and phrases that appeal to the senses! Stud...
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Character Traits—Arnold and Lucy
This short fiction passage is a great way to compare and contrast characters in stories. The short story focus on two sc...
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Best Short Story—1st Graders at Goodplace Elementary School
These two short fiction passages are a great way to compare and contrast character traits in stories. The short descript...
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Clarifying Text with illustrations—How to Tie Shoes
This informational text on how to tie shoes is a great opportunity to practice interacting with images in a text. Studen...
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Morning Chaos—Using Illustrations to Comprehend
This short fiction passage about a hectic morning is perfect for reading comprehension, as well as interacting with illu...
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Context Clues Sentences
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Context Clues in Reading
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Context Clues in Reading Practice
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My Book
This worksheet will help your class to understand the elements of a book cover. Students will decorate their own book co...
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Secrets of Seed Dispersal: How Plants Travel
Plants may seem stationary, but their seeds have amazing ways to travel! Explore the fascinating world of seed dispersal...
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Pollination: A Crucial Ecosystem Service
Explore the vital role of pollination beyond plant reproduction, as it sustains ecosystems by ensuring food security, pr...
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