These are the nonfiction close reading comprehension passages and activities that every 3rd grade teacher is looking for! This pack has 50 original 3rd grade nonfiction close reading passages and activities that will get to the heart of improving reading comprehension by teaching your students to become close reading experts!

There are nine non-fiction reading comprehension target skills in this product. Each reading comprehension target skill has a set of 5 non-fiction reading passages and activities specifically dedicated to it (…except for the nonfiction compare and contrast target skill because it has a total of 10 reading passages so that your students can compare away!)

Each one of the 50 nonfiction reading passages has 2 pages of carefully written close reading tasks and reading comprehension activities. The first page of reading comprehension tasks is specifically aligned to the nonfiction learning target identified at the top of the page. The second page of reading comprehension tasks is a SPIRAL REVIEW of all the nonfiction reading comprehension learning targets for the grade level. This is perfect for holding those kids accountable for all of the nonfiction reading comprehension skills they have already learned! No skill slipping on your watch!

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THE NONFICTION (INFORMATIONAL TEXT) READING COMPREHENSION TARGET SKILLS ARE:

→ ASK AND ANSWER QUESTIONS 

→ MAIN IDEA 

→ CONNECTIONS

→ WORD MEANINGS 

→ TEXT FEATURES (

→ AUTHOR’S POINT OF VIEW

→ IMAGES AND DIAGRAMS 

→ TEXT STRUCTURE 

→ COMPARE AND CONTRAST 

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SUGGESTED RELATED PRODUCTS:

This is a perfect companion to use with my related Literature pack:

3rd Grade Close Reading Passages and Activities - Literature

BUT, if you are thinking about buying both the Literature AND Informational packs, you should get a DISCOUNT by buying it in a bundle!

3rd Grade Close Reading Passages- Informational AND Literature BUNDLE

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CAREFULLY CRAFTED CLOSE READING COMPREHENSION PASSAGES AND ACTIVITIES

Each non fiction close reading comprehension passage falls within the Lexile level of 450-790, which is the standard expectation for 2nd-3rd grade. The Lexile level is marked at the top of each passage. The informational text types range between STEM topics, science, history, and opinion pieces. The formats include website simulations, magazine articles, and texts with multiple diagrams. In terms of interest level, EVERY nonfiction passage is written with a 3rd grader in mind.

WHAT CAN THESE NONFICTION CLOSE READING PASSAGES BE USED FOR?

These nonfiction close reading passages and activities are perfect for teaching reading comprehension skills, reading assessments, guided reading groups, or reading comprehension homework. Your students must refer to the text and provide textual evidence of their understanding and comprehension of the reading passages.

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DIGITAL DISTANCE LEARNING OPTION INCLUDED FOR ALL READING PASSAGES AND ACTIVITIES

In addition to the traditional printable pack, the close reading passages and activities in this download can also be assigned via Google slides or Google Classroom, which makes everything very versatile for digital distance learning.

To see a video overview of the digital version as well as instructions for assigning these close reading passages and activities using Google Docs or Google Classroom, check out these videos:

PART 1 - Video Overview of the Product Features

PART 2 - Instructions for Assigning via Google Drive

PART 3 - Instructions for Assigning via Google Classroom

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TEACHERS LIKE YOU SAID...

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "I love the variety of topics and lexile levels, how each question shows what standard it relates to, and how the questions cause the students to create their own ideas as well as refer back to the text to find evidence to support their answers. I am definitely not disappointed in this resource in any way!” – Allyson B.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "A 3rd grade teacher's dream come true - literally. Amazing text, LOVE the step by step piece by piece directions (for example, go back in the text and color this answer green, this one purple, etc) Perfect for my kids who need that extra push to follow directions and absolutely aligns with CC in terms of having students PROVE their answers with evidence directly from the text! Thank you, thank you, thank you!”- Mayley C.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "I feel like there are so many close reading resources on TPT! I have been overwhelmed looking through all of them. By far, you have the BEST quality, quantity, and price on TPT. Thank you for making an affordable product that I can use over and over in my classroom:)” – Miranda N.

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NOTE:

The Common Core standards consider 2nd and 3rd grade level texts within the same Lexile level band of 450-790. That means I use many (about 85%) of the same texts in both the 2nd and 3rd grade reading passages. I only modify the reading passages slightly for text complexity and to better match the specific grade level standards. However, you will see that the questions and activities on each of these grade level products are completely different and aligned to that grade level’s standards.

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MORE CLOSE READING ACTIVITIES AND PASSAGES

1st Grade Close Reading Passages and Activities - BUNDLE

1st Grade Close Reading Passages and Activities - Informational Texts

1st Grade Close Reading Passages and Activities - Literature

2nd Grade Close Reading Passages and Activities - BUNDLE

2nd Grade Close Reading Passages and Activities - Informational Texts

2nd Grade Close Reading Passages and Activities - Literature

3rd Grade Close Reading Passages and Activities - BUNDLE

3rd Grade Close Reading Passages and Activities - Informational Texts

3rd Grade Close Reading Passages and Activities - Literature

4th Grade Close Reading Passages and Activities - BUNDLE

4th Grade Close Reading Passages and Activities - Informational Texts

4th Grade Close Reading Passages and Activities - Literature

5th Grade Close Reading Passages and Activities - BUNDLE

5th Grade Close Reading Passages and Activities - Informational Texts

5th Grade Close Reading Passages and Activities - Literature

FREEBIE - Compare and Contrast Two Passages (2nd/3rd Grade)

FREEBIE - Compare and Contrast Two Passages (4th/5th Grade)