GR 3 READING INFORMATIONAL TEXT

Provide your third grade students with rigorous reading comprehension practice! Close reading, academic vocabulary, comprehension, and writing activities support Common Core learning paths. The informational texts cover grade-level content-area topics and a range of nonfiction text structures, such as compare and contrast, cause and effect, and time order. Each of the 10 units presents a grade-appropriate nonfiction article and supporting activities that are easy to scaffold, including the following: • dictionary page with content and academic vocabulary • close reading activity • reading comprehension activity • vocabulary activity • text structure activity The unit culminates in a text-based writing assignment that can be used as an informal assessment. Additional teacher support includes: • Common Core State Standards correlations provided for every unit for easy reference • Downloadable home-school connection activities and projects to extend learning at home • Guided reading level to help identify appropriate texts for students