Third grade reading

I’ve been writing fluency passages for the last four years. I never really dreamed that it would help so many teachers across the country, but it has, and I am truly grateful. I’ve been asked many times over the years to provide fluency for third grade and I’ve said no. Largely because it would take...Read More »

Activities that boost fluency all year long…and that you only have to prep once!

Dig deep with these fun activities!

Need a quick reading check? Need a reading comprehension passage that is high interest? Try these free reading comprehension passages with questions. I struggle to find non fiction reading comprehension passages that are high interest for my students. Many of my students are struggling readers, so I value passages that are interesting and fun for ... Read More about Reading Comprehension Passages

Do you use reading response journals during independent reading time? I made a free reading response journal prompts menu for you to use.

Do 3rd graders need phonics? What does phonics in 3rd grade look like? Get answers to those questions and ideas for getting started in this post.

Need some fresh first week of school activities? Check out these day-by-day plans for the first week of third grade.

Hilariously funny third grade books that will make your 8 year old fall in love with reading. Laughter can turn any reluctant reader into a voracious reader!

Third grade homeschool reading list with choices for independent reading and read-alouds for struggling and reluctant readers

It's Spring! Hallelujah! The praise team at my church allowed the little ones to come up and play "drums" for this song. How cute! G...

Find out the very BEST 3rd-grade read aloud chapter books that your students will LOVE and most likely have not yet read!

Visualizing the text is such an important reading strategy used for building your students’ reading comprehension. This reading teacher's blog post shares teaching tips, strategies, activities, and resources for teaching visualizing in your classroom (reading crafts, posters and graphic organizers). Helpful for second grade, third grade, fourth grade, and fifth grade teachers.

sight word list printable | Third Grade Reading Sight Word List

Here is a simple list of book club ideas for students in Third Grade. These novels have a high interest to third graders at all levels.

Starting the year with rich and engaging read alouds sets the tone for the rest of the year. These incredible back to school books will...

Literacy centers are a great way to help 3rd grade students practice ELA skills and standards. This post shares ideas for reading, writing, word work, and grammar stations that are great for third graders. #thirdgradewordwork #3rdgradeliteracycenters #3rdgradecenters #centersfor3rd #smallgroupsinthirdgrade #thirdgradeideas #literacycenters #literacycenters3rdgraders

Third grade! Yay! I survived the first two weeks of third grade and finally have the time/energy to tell you a little bit about it. I won’t be going into total detail, so please leave a comment if you have a question! (UPDATE: I created a much more detailed post in 2018. Read it here: ... Read More about The First Week of Third Grade

A third grade teacher's blog with a ton of teaching freebies, advice, lesson plans, and everything else teacher related.

If you ask me (and I am pretending that you did), third grade is the BEST grade to teach! Third graders are still young enough to love school, love their teacher and get excited over simple things like coloring. However, they are old enough to be independent workers and thinkers. Most third graders know how to read