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3rd Grade Language Arts

Third Grade Language Arts activities, centers, lessons, games, resources and more. Reading, writing, grammar, and word study.
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Teach your students to make inferences with this student-friendly PowerPoint. It begins by teaching students how text clues and their personal schema are used to make inferences while reading. It includes practice slides, four fiction reading passages, and two nonfiction reading passages. This inferencing PowerPoint includes test prep elements. After reading each passage, students infer and answer the multiple-choice inference question that follows. Reading Skills, Teaching Reading, Writing Skills, Reading Writing, Learning, Decoding Strategies, Reading Comprehension Strategies, Comprehension Worksheets, Nonfiction Reading
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Teach your students to make inferences with this student-friendly PowerPoint. It begins by teaching students how text clues and their personal schema are used to make inferences while reading. It includes practice slides, four fiction reading passages, and two nonfiction reading passages. This inferencing PowerPoint includes test prep elements. After reading each passage, students infer and answer the multiple-choice inference question that follows.
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
3rd Grade Language Arts
Have your students practice identifying opposing points of view with this set of three worksheets. Students will read 5 short fiction passages and identify the two differing perspectives presented in each passage. This is part of a perspective craftivity, but many teachers tell me that they only use the worksheets! Reading Comprehension Activities, Reading Strategies, Guided Reading, Language Art Activities, Authors Purpose, Context Clues, School Today, Craftivity
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Authors Purpose
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Have your students practice identifying opposing points of view with this set of three worksheets. Students will read 5 short fiction passages and identify the two differing perspectives presented in each passage. This is part of a perspective craftivity, but many teachers tell me that they only use the worksheets!
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
3rd Grade Language Arts
Keep your 2nd and 3rd-grade students engaged as they identify synonyms and antonyms. This print-and-go worksheet and assessment packet is unique because, in addition to generating synonyms and antonyms, they will also review other skills. One worksheet focuses on improving word choice through the use of synonyms. Another worksheet highlights multiple-meaning words as students generate antonyms. Two printables have a multiple-choice format to allow for test prep. Synonyms And Antonyms Words, Third Grade Language Arts Activities, Multiple Meaning Words, Word Choice
Synonyms And Antonyms Words
Third Grade Language Arts Activities
Multiple Meaning Words
Word Choice
Keep your 2nd and 3rd-grade students engaged as they identify synonyms and antonyms. This print-and-go worksheet and assessment packet is unique because, in addition to generating synonyms and antonyms, they will also review other skills. One worksheet focuses on improving word choice through the use of synonyms. Another worksheet highlights multiple-meaning words as students generate antonyms. Two printables have a multiple-choice format to allow for test prep.
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
3rd Grade Language Arts
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Utilizing text features is a critical skill for readers who are reading and comprehending nonfiction text. Use this text features PowerPoint to introduce students to 21 common nonfiction text features, and to teach students how each text feature can assist a reader with locating information and overall comprehension. Finally, have students apply what they have learned with 24 multiple-choice practice slides. Text Features Powerpoint, Text Features Posters, Nonfiction Text Structure, Nonfiction Text Features, Comprehension Activities, Reading Ideas, Nonfiction Texts
Text Features Powerpoint
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Utilizing text features is a critical skill for readers who are reading and comprehending nonfiction text. Use this text features PowerPoint to introduce students to 21 common nonfiction text features, and to teach students how each text feature can assist a reader with locating information and overall comprehension. Finally, have students apply what they have learned with 24 multiple-choice practice slides.
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
3rd Grade Language Arts
Finding the main idea and the key supporting details can be a difficult skill for some students to master. Using an ice cream cone graphic organizer can help students conceptualize this reading skill. These five nonfiction passages were written with second and third-grade students in mind. Elementary Lesson Plans, Upper Elementary, Main Idea Worksheet, Supporting Details
Elementary Lesson Plans
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Finding the main idea and the key supporting details can be a difficult skill for some students to master. Using an ice cream cone graphic organizer can help students conceptualize this reading skill. These five nonfiction passages were written with second and third-grade students in mind.
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
3rd Grade Language Arts
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Teach your students about informational text structures with this PowerPoint. Five nonfiction text structures are covered in this lesson: description, sequence, compare and contrast, cause and effect, and problem and solution. This PowerPoint features signal words and graphic organizers for each text structure. It includes many practice paragraphs and a companion handout, as well! Summarizing Nonfiction, Text Structure Worksheets, Text Structures
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Teach your students about informational text structures with this PowerPoint. Five nonfiction text structures are covered in this lesson: description, sequence, compare and contrast, cause and effect, and problem and solution. This PowerPoint features signal words and graphic organizers for each text structure. It includes many practice paragraphs and a companion handout, as well!
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
3rd Grade Language Arts
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Introduce five basic prefixes to your students with this PowerPoint. Students decipher the meanings of un, dis, re, pre, and mis. Many prefixed examples are shared! To review, students are given 19 practice slides where they identify the prefixed word and identify its meaning. This PowerPoint includes a matching companion handout. Online Powerpoint, Interactive Powerpoint, Powerpoint Lesson, Professional Powerpoint Presentation, Prefixes And Suffixes
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Introduce five basic prefixes to your students with this PowerPoint. Students decipher the meanings of un, dis, re, pre, and mis. Many prefixed examples are shared! To review, students are given 19 practice slides where they identify the prefixed word and identify its meaning. This PowerPoint includes a matching companion handout.
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
3rd Grade Language Arts
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Engage your students with this Genres PowerPoint activity! First, students are introduced to 14 genres (3 nonfiction, 6 fiction, and 5 traditional literature). Students will be given many opportunities to read a book summary and identify the genre based on the description. A companion handout (printable and digital) is also included. Genre Activities, Character Sheet Writing, Current Events Worksheet
Genre Activities
Character Sheet Writing
Current Events Worksheet
Engage your students with this Genres PowerPoint activity! First, students are introduced to 14 genres (3 nonfiction, 6 fiction, and 5 traditional literature). Students will be given many opportunities to read a book summary and identify the genre based on the description. A companion handout (printable and digital) is also included.
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
3rd Grade Language Arts
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Teach your students how to add dialogue to their stories with this dialogue PowerPoint. Students will learn about dialogue tags and how to correctly punctuate sentences. Rules are presented for when the tag is at the beginning, in the middle, or at the end of the sentence. It includes many practice opportunities. A companion handout is included so that students can write their answers down as they progress through the dialog PowerPoint. Writing Activities, Learning Resources, Writing Dialogue, Writing Ideas, Writing Prompts
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Teach your students how to add dialogue to their stories with this dialogue PowerPoint. Students will learn about dialogue tags and how to correctly punctuate sentences. Rules are presented for when the tag is at the beginning, in the middle, or at the end of the sentence. It includes many practice opportunities. A companion handout is included so that students can write their answers down as they progress through the dialog PowerPoint.
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
3rd Grade Language Arts
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Many students have trouble identifying adverbs, so lots of practice activities is essential. This practice packet consists of six worksheets where students identify adverbs in sentences. Students learn that adverbs modify verbs, adjectives and other adverbs. Students also learn that many adverbs end in -ly, but words that end in -ly can also represent other parts of speech, too. Teachers can check their students' understanding by using the adverbs assessment. Ideal for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade!
Many students have trouble identifying adverbs, so lots of practice activities is essential. This practice packet consists of six worksheets where students identify adverbs in sentences. Students learn that adverbs modify verbs, adjectives and other adverbs. Students also learn that many adverbs end in -ly, but words that end in -ly can also represent other parts of speech, too. Teachers can check their students' understanding by using the adverbs assessment. Ideal for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade!
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
3rd Grade Language Arts
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Determining the main idea doesn't have to be boring! Engage your students with this Main Idea PowerPoint activity! It uses the ice cream cone analogy to help students remember how the main idea is reinforced by supporting details. Four practice passages are included. Multiple-choice questions are included for test prep. A companion handout (printable and digital) is also included. Student Writing, 2nd Grade Ela, 5th Grade Reading
Student Writing
2nd Grade Ela
5th Grade Reading
Determining the main idea doesn't have to be boring! Engage your students with this Main Idea PowerPoint activity! It uses the ice cream cone analogy to help students remember how the main idea is reinforced by supporting details. Four practice passages are included. Multiple-choice questions are included for test prep. A companion handout (printable and digital) is also included.
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
3rd Grade Language Arts
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Do your students struggle with remembering the rules related to capitalization? This packet includes 5 worksheets and 1 assessment that focuses on the most common capitalization rules. Students practice rules related to book titles, proper nouns, relationships, regions, job titles, religions, nationalities, languages, and more! Students edit sentences by drawing three lines under letters that should be capitalized. Ideal for fourth and fifth-grade students!
Do your students struggle with remembering the rules related to capitalization? This packet includes 5 worksheets and 1 assessment that focuses on the most common capitalization rules. Students practice rules related to book titles, proper nouns, relationships, regions, job titles, religions, nationalities, languages, and more! Students edit sentences by drawing three lines under letters that should be capitalized. Ideal for fourth and fifth-grade students!
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
3rd Grade Language Arts
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Teach your students to make deep text connections instead of suerficial connections with this set of worksheets and posters. Students will practice making four types of text connections: text-to-self, text-to-text, text-to-media, or text-to-world. This file contains four reading passages and four posters! A blank chart is also included that can be used with any book. These fiction passages are written for third, fourth, and fifth grade students.
Teach your students to make deep text connections instead of suerficial connections with this set of worksheets and posters. Students will practice making four types of text connections: text-to-self, text-to-text, text-to-media, or text-to-world. This file contains four reading passages and four posters! A blank chart is also included that can be used with any book. These fiction passages are written for third, fourth, and fifth grade students.
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
3rd Grade Language Arts
Being able to identify and use text features is essential to reading and comprehending informational texts. Have your students show what they know with this nonfiction text feature assessment. It consists of four pages, and it can also be used as a worksheet packet. This nonfiction text feature resource contains 22 multiple-choice questions. Some questions require students to identify the text feature, while others require that students use the text feature. Just print and go!
Being able to identify and use text features is essential to reading and comprehending informational texts. Have your students show what they know with this nonfiction text feature assessment. It consists of four pages, and it can also be used as a worksheet packet. This nonfiction text feature resource contains 22 multiple-choice questions. Some questions require students to identify the text feature, while others require that students use the text feature. Just print and go!
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
3rd Grade Language Arts
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Use this author's purpose activity to introduce elementary students to the three most common types of author's purpose: persuade, inform, and entertain. This file consists of the PowerPoint, a printable companion handout, and a digital companion handout. This engaging PowerPoint activity contains 20 practice passages, and is ideal for test prep. Reading Comprehension, Respect Activities, Classroom Tools, 3rd Grade Classroom
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Use this author's purpose activity to introduce elementary students to the three most common types of author's purpose: persuade, inform, and entertain. This file consists of the PowerPoint, a printable companion handout, and a digital companion handout. This engaging PowerPoint activity contains 20 practice passages, and is ideal for test prep.
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
3rd Grade Language Arts
Teach your students to find text evidence with this color-coding activity! Students read two passages and then answer the five comprehension questions that follow. They color the dot dude beside each question, and then they return to the passage and use the same color to underline the text that supports their answer. This text evidence practice packet includes one fiction passage and one nonfiction passage. This engaging activity makes finding text evidence fun!
Teach your students to find text evidence with this color-coding activity! Students read two passages and then answer the five comprehension questions that follow. They color the dot dude beside each question, and then they return to the passage and use the same color to underline the text that supports their answer. This text evidence practice packet includes one fiction passage and one nonfiction passage. This engaging activity makes finding text evidence fun!
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
3rd Grade Language Arts
Six worksheets for practicing the use of the comparative or superlative degrees of adjectives and adverbs. Students learn and practice the spelling rules related to forming comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs. Rules about adding -er and -est to adjectives and adverbs are featured, and students learn when to use "more" and "most". Students practice using irregular comparatives and superlatives. Students to write complete sentences on 2 worksheets. Ideal for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade!
Six worksheets for practicing the use of the comparative or superlative degrees of adjectives and adverbs. Students learn and practice the spelling rules related to forming comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs. Rules about adding -er and -est to adjectives and adverbs are featured, and students learn when to use "more" and "most". Students practice using irregular comparatives and superlatives. Students to write complete sentences on 2 worksheets. Ideal for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade!
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
3rd Grade Language Arts
Teach your students to determine the author's purpose for writing a passage with this set of worksheets. Identifying the author's purpose can be a challenging skill for students to master. Students need lots of practice to become proficient in this area. These no-prep worksheets are ready to go! The packet includes ten engaging sports passages! Students are asked to write in complete sentences and to fully explain the author's purpose. Includes persuade, entertain, inform, explain, and describe.
Teach your students to determine the author's purpose for writing a passage with this set of worksheets. Identifying the author's purpose can be a challenging skill for students to master. Students need lots of practice to become proficient in this area. These no-prep worksheets are ready to go! The packet includes ten engaging sports passages! Students are asked to write in complete sentences and to fully explain the author's purpose. Includes persuade, entertain, inform, explain, and describe.
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
3rd Grade Language Arts
Do your students need practice with knowing when and how to use the apostrophe in possessive nouns? This possessive nouns activity packet contains three worksheets and two game boards. Students will practice forming singular possessive nouns and plural possessive nouns. Four of the most common apostrophe rules are at the top of one worksheet. For another, students edit paragraphs for apostrophe errors. Engage your students with these fun grammar worksheets!
Do your students need practice with knowing when and how to use the apostrophe in possessive nouns? This possessive nouns activity packet contains three worksheets and two game boards. Students will practice forming singular possessive nouns and plural possessive nouns. Four of the most common apostrophe rules are at the top of one worksheet. For another, students edit paragraphs for apostrophe errors. Engage your students with these fun grammar worksheets!
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
3rd Grade Language Arts
Practice making inferences! This comprehension resource contains SIX reading passages that require students to infer in order to answer the questions that follow. Most of the questions are written using a multiple-choice format, but some of the questions require short written answers. Two passages are longer while four passages are shorter. These no-prep inferencing worksheets are perfect for students in third, fourth, or fifth grade.
Practice making inferences! This comprehension resource contains SIX reading passages that require students to infer in order to answer the questions that follow. Most of the questions are written using a multiple-choice format, but some of the questions require short written answers. Two passages are longer while four passages are shorter. These no-prep inferencing worksheets are perfect for students in third, fourth, or fifth grade.
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
3rd Grade Language Arts
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These four reading passages are followed by comprehension questions that focus on sequencing events. Most questions have a multiple-choice format and are ideal for test prep, since sequence is a skill that tends to be tested frequently. These passages are written for students in third, fourth, and fifth grade classrooms. Two are fiction passages and two are nonfiction. Reading Passages, Sequencing Worksheets, Sequencing Events, Word Study, Comprehension Questions
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These four reading passages are followed by comprehension questions that focus on sequencing events. Most questions have a multiple-choice format and are ideal for test prep, since sequence is a skill that tends to be tested frequently. These passages are written for students in third, fourth, and fifth grade classrooms. Two are fiction passages and two are nonfiction.
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
3rd Grade Language Arts
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Teach your students about similes, metaphors, alliteration, onomatopoeias, hyperboles, personification, and idioms with this figurative language PowerPoint. After being introduced to each literary device, students will identify figurative language within sentences. The file includes a companion handout where students can record their answers. Language Arts, Hyperbole, Alliteration
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Hyperbole
Alliteration
Teach your students about similes, metaphors, alliteration, onomatopoeias, hyperboles, personification, and idioms with this figurative language PowerPoint. After being introduced to each literary device, students will identify figurative language within sentences. The file includes a companion handout where students can record their answers.
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
3rd Grade Language Arts
This test prep packet features worksheets and a craftivity that are ready to go! Just print and go! Begin by discussing good test-taking strategies with your upper elementary students. Next, students put these strategies to use as they complete the two practice reading passages! One is a nonfiction passage about owls, and the other is fiction. Multiple-choice questions follow each passage. The owl craftivity provides a fun break from the practice passages. Use them to make a fun bulletin board!
This test prep packet features worksheets and a craftivity that are ready to go! Just print and go! Begin by discussing good test-taking strategies with your upper elementary students. Next, students put these strategies to use as they complete the two practice reading passages! One is a nonfiction passage about owls, and the other is fiction. Multiple-choice questions follow each passage. The owl craftivity provides a fun break from the practice passages. Use them to make a fun bulletin board!
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
3rd Grade Language Arts
A Show, Don't Tell writing minilesson is essential in the upper elementary classroom. Teach your students to write sentences that SHOW the reader how a character is feeling. Telling readers simple statements result in boring papers. This blog post contains a complete writing lesson and the printables you willl need to create the anchor chart and replicate the activities! Teaching students how to replace telling sentences with showing sentences is an important step in developing young writers.
A Show, Don't Tell writing minilesson is essential in the upper elementary classroom. Teach your students to write sentences that SHOW the reader how a character is feeling. Telling readers simple statements result in boring papers. This blog post contains a complete writing lesson and the printables you willl need to create the anchor chart and replicate the activities! Teaching students how to replace telling sentences with showing sentences is an important step in developing young writers.
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
3rd Grade Language Arts
Are you finding too many fragments and run-on sentences in your students' writing? Help your students by teaching them what a fragment, run-on, and complete sentence looks like. This set of 32 task cards is particularly engaging because it comes with a gamelike recording sheet. A traditional recording sheet is also included.
Are you finding too many fragments and run-on sentences in your students' writing? Help your students by teaching them what a fragment, run-on, and complete sentence looks like. This set of 32 task cards is particularly engaging because it comes with a gamelike recording sheet. A traditional recording sheet is also included.
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
Deb Hanson | Crafting Connections
3rd Grade Language Arts