Grade 3 Worksheets

Learning Objectives

• Identify how volume and pace can match a conversation setting.
• Explain how clear articulation and attentive body orientation help listeners understand.
• Use eye contact and turn-taking to support respectful conversation.

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• Use common prefixes and suffixes to guess the meaning of unfamiliar words
• Identify a base word and explain how word parts change or support meaning
• Apply word-part clues from context to understand words in a reading passage

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• Understand how prefixes and suffixes signal meaning in words.
• Identify base words and use context clues to interpret unfamiliar words.
• Recognize patterns in related terms to support comprehension across sentences.+ Show more

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• Identify key ideas related to conversation delivery
• Respond to listening and speaking questions in writing
• Construct short answers about conversation delivery+ Show more

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• Identify clues that support inferences in reading material
• Recognize relevant clues for making an inference
• Apply inference skills to a reading passage+ Show more

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• Understand how to identify similarities and differences between two informational texts.
• Analyze key points and details that support the main ideas in each text.
• Organize comparisons by categories or themes to strengthen understanding.+ Show more

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• Identify how speed changes over time using distance measurements at regular intervals
• Explain the difference between constant speed and changing speed patterns
• Use a distance-over-time pattern to make predictions about future positions

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• Explain how volume and pace affect how well listeners understand conversation
• Use respectful listening behaviors, including turn-taking and appropriate eye contact
• Demonstrate clear word choices and attentive body orientation during short speaking moments

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• Identify key points and key details in two informational texts.
• Compare similarities and differences using shared categories (such as time of day).
• Use text evidence to explain how two texts handle related ideas in different ways.

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• Identify the main idea (key point) and supporting details (key details) in two informational texts.
• Compare two texts by using shared categories, such as purpose, topic, and specific examples.
• Explain how similarities and differences help you understand related concepts in both texts.

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• Explain how causes and effects are connected in informational text.
• Identify signal words and phrases that show cause and effect.
• Write cause-effect statements using clear reasons and outcomes.

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• Revise sentences to make the meaning clear and easy to follow
• Choose when to combine related ideas and when to separate ideas into different sentences
• Replace vague wording with more exact words that match the intended meaning+ Show more

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• Identify examples of credible health information sources
• Explain how to decide whether to ask a trusted adult or a health professional
• Use key questions to check if health information is reliable+ Show more

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• Identify the main idea of an informational text using clues like topic sentences, headings, and repeated ideas.
• Distinguish key details from the main idea by explaining how details support the central point.
• Use text clues to summarize informational passages in complete sentences.

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• Identify ideas related to Design for Meaning
• Respond to multiple-choice questions about the lesson topic
• Evaluate statements using true-or-false responses+ Show more

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• Revise sentences to make the meaning clear and easy to understand
• Use sentence structure changes (combine, separate, reword) to improve coherence
• Replace vague words with more exact words during revision

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• Explain what informative and explanatory writing is and how it helps readers learn
• Identify how writers organize information using a logical order and relationship words
• Use accurate details and simple definitions to support a main idea+ Show more

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• Explain what informative and explanatory writing is and what it aims to do for the reader.
• Identify how informative writing organizes ideas using logical structure and key details.
• Use transition words and relationship phrases to show how facts connect.+ Show more

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• Identify concepts related to clear sentence revision
• Distinguish true and false statements about sentence revision
• Provide short written responses about sentence revision+ Show more

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• Understand the purpose of informative and explanatory writing.
• Identify key features that organize facts and definitions clearly.
• Recognize signal words that show relationships among ideas.+ Show more

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• Identify the main idea of a paragraph or short passage.
• Choose the best supporting details that match the main idea.
• Explain how details help clarify the author’s central message.

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• Identify the main idea of a short paragraph by finding the central message.
• Use supporting details (examples, reasons, and facts) to explain why they match the main idea.
• Distinguish main idea from individual details that do not carry the central message.+ Show more

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• Explain that combining materials can create a new substance with new properties.
• Identify evidence of new substance formation such as color change, new smell, temperature change, or new behavior.
• Compare initial and final materials to decide whether a chemical change likely occurred.

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• Identify the main idea of an informational text using clues such as headings, topic sentences, and repeated ideas
• Explain how key details support and develop the main idea
• Use main-idea clues and key details to write a clear summary

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• Revise sentences by combining related ideas when it improves clarity and coherence.
• Revise sentences by separating ideas into distinct sentences when clarity requires it.
• Replace vague words with more precise wording while keeping the original meaning.

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• Identify the purpose and key parts of expository writing, including a main idea and factual support.
• Use definitions, examples, and explanations to develop details that support the main idea.
• Recognize how organization and transitions help readers follow an expository text.+ Show more

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• Identify the main idea of an expository text and explain how supporting details help it.
• Use definitions, examples, and explanations to develop an expository paragraph.
• Recognize how organization and transitions help readers understand information.+ Show more

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• Explain how design choices help an audience understand the purpose of a representation
• Identify how emphasis (labels, captions, symbols, and reading order) highlights key information
• Revise a simple infographic or diagram so the most important details are easiest to find

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• Explain how energy changes cause matter to change state (solid, liquid, gas).
• Describe melting, freezing, evaporation, and condensation as physical changes.
• Use temperature information to predict which state change is most likely.

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• Identify the main idea of an expository passage and name supporting details
• Write an expository paragraph with a clear topic sentence and factual details
• Use transitions to connect ideas and improve clarity+ Show more

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• Identify the central idea of a passage by noticing what the text mostly says
• Distinguish major ideas from supporting details when summarizing
• Explain how clues like topic sentences and repeated ideas help determine main idea

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• Identify the central idea (main idea) of a passage
• Use clues like topic sentences, repeated ideas, and concluding statements to find the main idea
• Distinguish major ideas from supporting details when summarizing

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• Identify the main idea within reading material
• Distinguish the main idea in reading activities
• Apply main idea skills to a reading passage+ Show more

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• Explain how design choices help a representation match its purpose
• Identify key details using labels, captions, arrangement, and consistent symbols
• Revise a simple graphic by improving reading order and visual emphasis

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• Explain how design choices help a reader understand the purpose of a representation.
• Use reading order, grouping, and emphasis to highlight key details.
• Select appropriate labels, captions, and consistent symbols to improve clarity.+ Show more

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• Explain how scientists use measurements to compare properties of matter.
• Identify what mass, volume, temperature, and size measurements describe.
• Use appropriate units and measurement tools to support fair comparisons.

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• Understand the basic rules of capitalization in sentences.
• Identify proper nouns, titles, and the pronoun 'I' that require capitalization.
• Apply capitalization rules correctly in writing sentences and titles.+ Show more

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• Use capitalization correctly at the beginning of sentences and in the pronoun “I.”
• Capitalize proper nouns, including names of people, cities, and holidays.
• Capitalize titles of people and common greetings in writing.

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• Capitalize the first word of every sentence.
• Use capital letters for the pronoun “I” and for proper nouns such as names of people, cities, and holidays.
• Capitalize titles of people and common greetings.+ Show more

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• Understand how main idea and key details work together to summarize informational text.
• Identify the main idea in different types of sentences and paragraphs.
• Recognize clues that help determine the main idea and supporting details.+ Show more

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• Determine a passage’s central idea by tracking what the text mostly says.
• Distinguish main idea from supporting details (major vs. minor information).
• Use topic sentences and concluding statements to summarize informational text.+ Show more

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• Identify the main idea of a paragraph by focusing on what the author emphasizes.
• Use supporting details (reasons, examples, and facts) to explain the main idea.
• Distinguish between main idea and details that support it.

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• Identify patterns in an object’s motion over equal time intervals.
• Use a pattern to predict what happens next in an object’s position or distance.
• Explain how repeated measurements support motion predictions.

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• Explain how temperature changes can affect evaporation and the formation of clouds.
• Describe how precipitation (rain and snow) helps show wet and dry weather patterns.
• Compare temperature and rainfall across months to understand seasonal changes.

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• Explain how climate summaries use long-term averages and ranges instead of daily observations.
• Interpret temperature and precipitation information presented in tables and graphs.
• Describe a region’s usual climate using evidence from a data representation.

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• Use context clues to guess the meaning of an unfamiliar word.
• Identify which type of context clue is used (examples, comparisons, cause-and-effect, or sentence structure).
• Explain how surrounding words help you understand what you read.

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• Use context clues (examples, comparisons, sentence structure, and cause-and-effect) to predict the meaning of unfamiliar words.
• Explain how surrounding words and ideas help readers understand passages in both informational and literary texts.
• Choose the most likely meaning and support it with evidence from the sentence or paragraph.

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• Use context clues (sentence structure, examples, comparisons, and cause-and-effect) to determine the probable meaning of an unfamiliar word.
• Explain how surrounding words help you understand key vocabulary in both informational and literary passages.
• Apply context vocabulary strategies to answer comprehension questions accurately.