Your students will read about Skip, a squirrel with a problem. He doesn't like to eat his vegetables. Skip and his friend come up with a solution. As students read the cloze reading story, they will use a word bank to fill in the blanks with. Students will change the words into contractions.
In this 3rd-grade worksheet, students will read a sentence and then decide whether it is talking about something literal or something nonliteral. If it is nonliteral, students will then write what the interpretation of the figurative language should actually be; what the sentence actually means.
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In this phonics and spelling worksheet, students are given a list of words that are spelled correctly and incorrectly. Students then need to circle the correct spelling and then write a complete sentence using the correct spelling. Phonics rule: ending sounds ck, k, c, or ke
Students will find this grammar activity and worksheet fun as they try to put the words in the correct order to make a sentence.
This alphabetical order worksheet using words from Saxon Phonics lesson 12, can also be used as a competition where students are challenged to place all words in the correct alphabetical order.
In this compare and contrast activity, students will read two articles or two books, or watch two short Youtube videos about two animals. Students will then compare and contrast the two animals, finding differences and similarities. This is a great assignment to bring science and biology into the reading classroom.
I use either Youtube videos or short books found on GetEpic. (GetEpic is a free reading program with thousands of free, fully colored books.)
In this reading activity designed for 3rd graders, students will read a couple of paragraphs with 19 missing words. Students have a word list they get to choose from to fill in the blanks in order to make the sentences sound good and be accurate. Many of the words come from Saxon Phonics lesson 6 for 3rd grade.
The reading centers around being careful around strangers and the danger there is when talking to them.
This Study Jam video does a great job demonstrating the differences between weather and climate. It discusses how temperature and air pressure can change due to a change in elevation.
This video can also be used during reading units dealing with compare and contrast.
This is a song and video that demonstrates how an adjective describes a noun.
This Youtube video demonstrates what similes and metaphors are via a song and superheroes.