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🌙 Reading About THE MOON Leveled Informational Texts | Grade 3 | FL B.E.S.T.
Make teaching about the Moon engaging and differentiated with this leveled informational text resource designed for 3rd grade science and reading integration.
⭐Standards Alignment: question-skill- FL B.E.S.T Standards alignment chart included.
This resource aligns to Common Core, TEKS, and FL B.E.S.T Standards for informational text comprehension and supports differentiation with on-level (3rd grade) and below-level (2nd grade) passages.
✔ Florida B.E.S.T. ELA
• ELA.3.R.2.1
• ELA.3.R.2.2
• ELA.2.R.2.1
• ELA.2.R.2.2
⭐ Includes:
✅ Leveled informational passages about the Moon
✅ Standards Alignment Chart included
✅ Comprehension questions (multiple choice, short answer, T/F)
✅ Graphic organizers
✅ Fill-in-the-blank vocabulary practice
✅ Complete answer keys
✅ Print-and-go, no prep format
✅ R.A.C.E differentiated writing practice
⭐ One of the leveled passages is available as a FREE SAMPLE in my TPT store so you can preview the format and rigor before purchasing. THE MOON- sample resource
📘 Perfect for:
- 3rd Grade Science & ELA integration
- Whole group instruction
- Small groups & intervention
- Independent practice or centers
- Differentiation & RTI support
Visit my storefront for more:
⭐ Earth & Sun Leveled Reading Passages – FULL VERSION | 3rd Grade FL B.E.S.T
⭐ Save with the Bundle! This resource is also available in a discounted Earth, Sun & Moon Bundle, perfect for teaching space science and informational text standards together. The bundle includes leveled passages, comprehension questions, assessments, and graphic organizers for each topic—making it easy to plan cohesive lessons while saving time and money.
Credits:
CKFonts Bundle 100 Sweet Fonts for Teachers (Commercial Use)
Copyright © Buzzin' Through Third. All rights reserved by the author.
Permission to copy for single classroom use only.
Standards:
Florida B.E.S.T. Reading Standards – Grade 3 (Reading Informational Text)
ELA.3.R.1.1
Demonstrate understanding of key details in an informational text by answering questions.
ELA.3.R.1.2
Identify and explain the topic and relevant details in an informational text.
ELA.3.R.1.3
Make inferences from a text and support them with evidence from the text.
ELA.3.R.2.1
Identify the central idea of an informational text and explain how relevant details support it.
ELA.3.R.2.2
Summarize an informational text using key details.
ELA.3.R.3.1
Describe the author’s purpose and explain how the text structure contributes to meaning (e.g., description, cause and effect).
ELA.3.R.4.1
Determine the meaning of academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a Grade 3 topic or subject area.
Common Core State Standards – Grade 3 Reading Informational Text
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.1
Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.2
Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.3
Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.4
Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 3 topic or subject area.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.5
Use text features and search tools (e.g., key words, sidebars, hyperlinks) to locate information relevant to a given topic efficiently.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.8
Describe the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs in a text (e.g., comparison, cause/effect, first/second/third in a sequence).
TEKS – Science (Grade 3)
(b)(2) Scientific investigation and reasoning
Use age‑appropriate tools to collect and record data and make observations.
(b)(3) Scientific investigation and reasoning
Plan and implement descriptive investigations, record and analyze information, construct reasonable explanations from data, and communicate results.
(b)(11) Earth and space
Recognize the relationship between the position of the Earth relative to the Sun and the occurrence of day and night.
3rd Grade Test Prep Informational Text FL B.E.S.T Standards | The Moon | R.A.C.E
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Description
🌙 Reading About THE MOON Leveled Informational Texts | Grade 3 | FL B.E.S.T.
Make teaching about the Moon engaging and differentiated with this leveled informational text resource designed for 3rd grade science and reading integration.
⭐Standards Alignment: question-skill- FL B.E.S.T Standards alignment chart included.
This resource aligns to Common Core, TEKS, and FL B.E.S.T Standards for informational text comprehension and supports differentiation with on-level (3rd grade) and below-level (2nd grade) passages.
✔ Florida B.E.S.T. ELA
• ELA.3.R.2.1
• ELA.3.R.2.2
• ELA.2.R.2.1
• ELA.2.R.2.2
⭐ Includes:
✅ Leveled informational passages about the Moon
✅ Standards Alignment Chart included
✅ Comprehension questions (multiple choice, short answer, T/F)
✅ Graphic organizers
✅ Fill-in-the-blank vocabulary practice
✅ Complete answer keys
✅ Print-and-go, no prep format
✅ R.A.C.E differentiated writing practice
⭐ One of the leveled passages is available as a FREE SAMPLE in my TPT store so you can preview the format and rigor before purchasing. THE MOON- sample resource
📘 Perfect for:
- 3rd Grade Science & ELA integration
- Whole group instruction
- Small groups & intervention
- Independent practice or centers
- Differentiation & RTI support
Visit my storefront for more:
⭐ Earth & Sun Leveled Reading Passages – FULL VERSION | 3rd Grade FL B.E.S.T
⭐ Save with the Bundle! This resource is also available in a discounted Earth, Sun & Moon Bundle, perfect for teaching space science and informational text standards together. The bundle includes leveled passages, comprehension questions, assessments, and graphic organizers for each topic—making it easy to plan cohesive lessons while saving time and money.
Credits:
CKFonts Bundle 100 Sweet Fonts for Teachers (Commercial Use)
Copyright © Buzzin' Through Third. All rights reserved by the author.
Permission to copy for single classroom use only.
Standards:
Florida B.E.S.T. Reading Standards – Grade 3 (Reading Informational Text)
ELA.3.R.1.1
Demonstrate understanding of key details in an informational text by answering questions.
ELA.3.R.1.2
Identify and explain the topic and relevant details in an informational text.
ELA.3.R.1.3
Make inferences from a text and support them with evidence from the text.
ELA.3.R.2.1
Identify the central idea of an informational text and explain how relevant details support it.
ELA.3.R.2.2
Summarize an informational text using key details.
ELA.3.R.3.1
Describe the author’s purpose and explain how the text structure contributes to meaning (e.g., description, cause and effect).
ELA.3.R.4.1
Determine the meaning of academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a Grade 3 topic or subject area.
Common Core State Standards – Grade 3 Reading Informational Text
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.1
Ask and answer questions to demonstrate understanding of a text, referring explicitly to the text as the basis for the answers.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.2
Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.3
Describe the relationship between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts, or steps in technical procedures in a text, using language that pertains to time, sequence, and cause/effect.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.4
Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 3 topic or subject area.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.5
Use text features and search tools (e.g., key words, sidebars, hyperlinks) to locate information relevant to a given topic efficiently.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.3.8
Describe the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs in a text (e.g., comparison, cause/effect, first/second/third in a sequence).
TEKS – Science (Grade 3)
(b)(2) Scientific investigation and reasoning
Use age‑appropriate tools to collect and record data and make observations.
(b)(3) Scientific investigation and reasoning
Plan and implement descriptive investigations, record and analyze information, construct reasonable explanations from data, and communicate results.
(b)(11) Earth and space
Recognize the relationship between the position of the Earth relative to the Sun and the occurrence of day and night.
