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3rd Grade Short Stories Worksheets and Activities
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Compare and contrast - Tiny Ant
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Grade
3rd Grade
Topic
Reading Comprehension
Compare and contrast - Tiny Ant
When we compare - we tell how things are alike. When we contrast - we tell how things are different. Worksheet instructions: Read the two stories. As you read, think about how the stories are alike, and how they are different. Then, answer the questions that follow.
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Story punctuation - Stuffed Bear
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Grade
3rd Grade
Topic
Punctuation
Story punctuation - Stuffed Bear
Punctuation is a very important part of any story we read: comma (,) period (.) question mark (?) exclamation mark (!) apostrophe (‘). Worksheet instructions: Insert punctuation to fix the story (answers may vary slightly).
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Story punctuation - School Day
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Grade
3rd Grade
Topic
Punctuation
Story punctuation - School Day
Punctuation is an important part of any story we read: comma (,) period (.) question mark (?) exclamation mark (!) apostrophe (‘). Worksheet instructions: Insert punctuation to fix the story (answers may vary slightly).
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Summer Camp Adventures (Level K Story)
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Grade
3rd Grade
Topic
Short stories
Summer Camp Adventures (Level K Story)
Worksheet instructions: Read the short story, then answer the questions that follow.
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Fact vs opinion - Basketball
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Grade
3rd Grade
Topic
Reading Comprehension
Fact vs opinion - Basketball
Remember, if something is true, or it really happened, it is a fact. If something is what someone thinks or believes, it is an opinion. Worksheet instructions: Read the story. As you read, think about what parts are fact and what parts are opinion. Then, answer the questions that follow. A parent or teacher should read along with the student, and help as needed.
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Compare and contrast - Tiny Owls
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Grade
3rd Grade
Topic
Reading Comprehension
Compare and contrast - Tiny Owls
When we compare - we tell how things are alike. When we contrast - we tell how things are different. Worksheet instructions: Read the two stories below. As you read, think about how the stories are alike, and how they are different. Then, answer the questions that follow. A parent or teacher should read along with the student, and help as needed.
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Main Ideas & Details - Farm Life
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Grade
3rd Grade
Topic
Reading
Main Ideas & Details - Farm Life
Every story has a main idea, it is what the story is mostly about. The details of a story, are small pieces of information that make the story more interesting. Worksheet instructions: A parent or teacher should read the short story below to the student and then guide them in finding the correct answers.
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Complete the story - Kind Sara
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Grade
3rd Grade
Topic
Vocabulary
Complete the story - Kind Sara
Worksheet instructions: Complete the story below using the words from the word bank.
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Capitalization Practice - Notebook Dude
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Grade
3rd Grade
Topic
Capitalization
Capitalization Practice - Notebook Dude
Remember to use capitalization to begin a sentence, for proper nouns (including days, months, and holidays), in titles, and in addresses. Worksheet instructions: Underline each letter that should be capitalized.
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Magic Carnival (Level M Story) - Reading Comprehension
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Grade
3rd Grade
Topic
Short stories
Magic Carnival (Level M Story) - Reading Comprehension
Worksheet instructions: Read the short story, then answer the questions that follow.
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