Reading: Informational Text worksheets for Grade 3
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Welcome to our Reading: Informational Text worksheets for Grade 3! Designed to enhance critical reading skills, these engaging worksheets encourage students to explore a variety of informational texts. With a focus on comprehension, vocabulary, and the ability to identify main ideas and supporting details, our resources align with Common Core standards. Students will engage with interesting topics, developing their analytical skills while fostering a love for reading. Parents and teachers can find printable worksheets that make learning fun and interactive, perfect for home or classroom use. Help your child thrive in reading comprehension with our comprehensive and colorful worksheets!
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Cause And Effect Worksheet
Help your kids understand cause and effect with this worksheet. Explain that cause is what happens, and effect is the result of an action or event. Ask if they understand, then direct them to read the cause in the pictures and choose the most accurate effect from the options.
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Dinosaur Facts Worksheet
Help your child improve reading skills with engaging nonfiction texts! This dinosaur facts worksheet will teach fun information and test kids on the key details. It'll keep them motivated and ready to learn!
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How Rooks Capture Worksheet
Chess is a game that requires skill, concentration and planning. Players must move their chess pieces strategically to capture pieces from their opponent. Do your kids know how to use the rook to capture pieces? Go through the worksheet with them and circle the pieces the rook can capture.
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Volcano Facts Worksheet
This PDF worksheet helps 3rd graders improve their skills for reading both fiction and nonfiction. It also introduces them to finding the main idea of a text and locating supporting details. Download it now to help your child break down text for better comprehension.
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Changes to the Amazon Worksheet
If your kids are interested in protecting the planet, they should know about the Amazon. Use this worksheet to teach them about it. Read it with them and help them find the cause and effect relationships, then check them off. It explains the situation in the Amazon, why it's happening and the results.
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Jupiter Facts Worksheet
Kids can test their reading comprehension by using this Jupiter facts worksheet! It helps them practice remembering key details and strengthen their critical reading skills while learning an interesting nonfiction text.
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Bishops Bingo Worksheet
Does your child understand chess rules? To become a master, they must know the moves of each chess piece and how to strategize. In this worksheet, they'll analyze pictures of a bishop and check which moves are correct.
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Captions and Images Worksheet
Pictures and captions can aid understanding. That's why many children's books have them. Have your kids look at the pictures in the worksheet, then help them match the right caption to each image. This will help them understand the story.
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Golden Eagle Words Worksheet
Learning about animals is fun and this worksheet makes it more exciting! An adorable image of a golden eagle's wings is at the top, followed by new vocabulary words. Help your child match them by circling the correct answer. It's a great way to learn about the regal bird and its baby!
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How Bishops Capture Worksheet
Players in chess aim to capture enemy pieces, culminating in checkmate of the king. In this worksheet, children learn how the bishop can capture pieces by checking which pieces it can capture in one move.
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Branches of the Government Worksheet
The government is a group of people who lead countries or communities. It includes three branches: judicial, legislative, and executive. To help kids learn about these branches, read this passage to them and discuss the main idea.
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Mountain Animals Worksheet
Is mountain wildlife amazing? Fact or fiction? Help your child sharpen critical-thinking skills with this engaging worksheet. Featuring a fun nonfiction passage about animals like bears and goats, your child will read through the text and identify each statement as fact or fiction. Perfect for boosting reading comprehension and analytical abilities!
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Volcano Words Worksheet
This worksheet helps kids focus and improve their reading comprehension skills. Start by reading a passage about volcanos and noting the bolded red words. Then answer true/false statements below, double-checking in the text if needed.
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Cause and Effect Worksheet
Help your kids understand the cause-effect relationship of sentences by having them complete this worksheet. There are four incomplete sentences at the top and four options at the bottom. Have them select the appropriate letter for the effect of each cause. This will be the first step to their future of composing grammatically correct and meaningful sentences.
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How Pawns Move: Part II Worksheet
Pawns are the first to attack in chess and each player has the most pieces. They can't jump over other pieces, so if there's an obstacle, the pawn can't move. Ask your child to put an X to show all possible moves for the pawns not blocked by other pieces. (80)
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Comparisons Worksheet
Compare two things easily: place them side by side and note the differences. Use this passage to help kids practice reading and comprehension, and teach them about the ocean and sea creatures. Read both paragraphs, then check off details found in both. (80 words)
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Golden Eagles Worksheet
Check your child's reading comprehension with this fascinating worksheet! Read the passage at the top of the page and discuss what was learned about golden eagles. Then, read the statements at the bottom and ask if they are true or false. Guide your child to circle the correct answer then read the text to back up the answer.
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Rooks Bingo Worksheet
Can your child accurately move the rook pieces in a game of chess? Do they understand the moves a rook can and can't make? Check the worksheet with them to ensure the pictures correctly depict the rook's movements. Confirm only those with correct moves.
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Food Chains Worksheet
This worksheet gets your child thinking about the sun's key role in the food chain. Read the info on the page, then discuss the true/false question. Are large animals the most important? Explain that without the sun, the other organisms would not exist. Have them circle the correct answer to finish.
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Sequencential Order Worksheet
This worksheet is perfect for science-lovers: it'll test how good your child is at following instructions by asking them to complete the steps in the right order. Have them read the steps and then choose the statements that correctly fill in the blanks. It's more than just fun experiments and results - science also requires careful procedure.
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Text Features Worksheet
Encourage your child to read- it'll pay off! Reading teaches us new words, spelling, and information on various topics. Plus, readers use text features- such as tables, indexes, and diagrams- to help comprehend. Read the worksheet with your child and help them identify and understand the different features.
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How Pawns Capture Worksheet
Ask your child to circle all the places a pawn can capture in one move on the diagonal. Pawns are limited in the moves they can make, but can still capture enemy pieces. This worksheet will help brush up on their knowledge of the rules of chess.
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Landforms: Mountains Worksheet
Help your kid master informational texts about mountains by finding the main idea. Go through the text together, discuss what's been learned, and work together to identify the main idea. To mark the correct answer, check the answer at the bottom.
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How Pawns Move: Part I Worksheet
Pawns can only move forward along the file one square at a time. For its first move, a pawn can move one or two squares. Show your child how to move pawns by asking them to put an X for the correct move on this worksheet. This exercise will help them gain confidence in using pawns.
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Reading informational texts is crucial for third graders as it lays the foundation for critical thinking and comprehension skills. At this stage, children transition from learning to read to reading to learn. Engaging with various informational texts—such as books, articles, and digital content—enhances their ability to gather information, analyze topics, and draw conclusions.
Teachers and parents should care about this because informational texts build young readers' knowledge about the world, promoting curiosity and encouraging lifelong learning. This genre supports other academic subjects, as understanding science, history, or math often requires the ability to interpret data and concepts presented in written form.
Additionally, familiarity with different structures, such as cause-and-effect, compare-and-contrast, and problem-and-solution, strengthens students' overall reading and writing skills. When children engage with rich informational content, they develop vocabulary, enhance their reasoning abilities, and improve their focus and comprehension.
Moreover, equipping students with the skills to critique and evaluate information is essential in today’s digital age, where they regularly encounter varying perspectives. Thus, emphasizing reading informational texts is vital in fostering informed, thoughtful young individuals who can navigate an increasingly complex world.
