Passage
Grades 3–6
Animal Colors Help Them Survive
life science · 3-LS4-2+5
$1.50
3Common Core-aligned · 3rd Grade
3rd Grade ELA Worksheets & Resources
Everything you need to teach 3rd Grade ELA in one place. Our Common Core-aligned ela worksheets, interactive games and reading passages are built for 3rd grade classrooms — print them, project them, or assign them online. Browse the full scope below, or jump straight to the standards.
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3rd Grade ELA Common Core standards
See every 3rd grade ela standard and the resources aligned to each one.
Popular 3rd Grade ELA resources
Teacher favorites for 3rd Grade
Worksheet
Grades 1–3
Will It Rain Later Today?
weather and climate · NGSS K-ESS3-2+3
$1.50
Worksheet
Grades 1–3
Is a Storm Coming?
weather and climate · NGSS K-ESS3-2 AND CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.2.1+2
$1.50
Worksheet
Grades 1–3
Thunderstorm
weather and climate · NGSS K-ESS3-2 AND CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.2.1+2
$1.50
Worksheet
Grades 1–3
Tornado
weather and climate · NGSS K-ESS3-2 AND CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.2.1+2
$1.50
Worksheet
Grades 1–3
Hurricane
weather and climate · NGSS K-ESS3-2 AND CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.2.1+2
$1.50
Worksheet
Grades 1–3
Blizzard
weather and climate · NGSS K-ESS3-2 AND CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.2.1+2
$1.50
Worksheet
Grades 1–3
Flood
weather and climate · NGSS K-ESS3-2 AND CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.2.1+2
$1.50
Worksheet
Grades 1–3
Heat Wave
weather and climate · NGSS K-ESS3-2 AND CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.2.1+2
$1.50
Worksheet
Grades 1–3
Drought
weather and climate · NGSS K-ESS3-2 AND CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.2.1+2
$1.50
Worksheet
Grades 1–3
Ice Storm
weather and climate · NGSS K-ESS3-2 AND CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.2.1+2
$1.50
Worksheet
Grades 1–3
Hail
weather and climate · NGSS K-ESS3-2 AND CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.2.1+2
$1.50
3rd Grade reading comprehension
Passages & worksheets for 3rd Grade
Worksheet
Grade 3
Reading Comprehension: The Grand Canyon
reading informational text · RI.3.1+8
$1.50
Interactive
Grade 3
Reading Comprehension Text Evidence
reading informational text · RI.3.1+2
$1.50
Worksheet
Grades 3–4
The Octopus—Reading Comprehension
Worksheet · RF.4.4+1
$1.50
Passage
Grades 1–5
Baxter and the Vanishing Veggies
reading literature · RL.3.2+11
Free
Passage
Grades 2–4
The Mars Rover
reading literature · RL.3.1+2
$1.50
Passage
Grades 2–4
The Exciting Arrival
reading literature · RL.3.1+2
Free
Worksheet
Grade 3
Mark's Awesome Birthday Party
reading literature · RL.3.1+10
Free
Passage
Grades 3–6
The Science Competition
reading literature · RL.4.1+2
$1.50
Passage
Grades 3–6
Leo and the Puzzle Box
reading literature
Free
Passage
Grades 3–6
Reading Rock Layers
earth and space science
$1.50
Passage
Grades 3–6
The Curious Leo
reading literature · RL.3.3+2
Free
Passage
Grades 3–6
Lily's Kindness—Character Trait
reading literature · RL.3.3+2
$1.50
3rd Grade ELA topics & skills
The full 3rd grade ela scope — pick a topic or jump straight to a skill.
Featured · Reading passages
Differentiated reading passages for every K–8 classroom
Explore thousands of differentiated reading passages, short stories, and reading informational science texts with built-in comprehension questions for Grades K–8. Every passage includes audio narration, translation support, and full alignment with Common Core ELA and NGSS standards. Use them as printable worksheets or assign them digitally.
- 2 reading levels each
- Comprehension questions
- Audio narration
- Fully editable
- Translate to any language
- Mapped to CCSS & NGSS
Reading PassageGrades 5–8 · science
The Nature of Science
On levelBelow2 levels · one click
Editable Any language