Grade 3 Worksheets

Learning Objectives

• I can identify a paragraph’s main idea and topic sentence.
• I can explain how supporting sentences match the topic sentence.
• I can revise a paragraph by removing unrelated details.+ Show more

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• Identify the writing process stages: prewriting, drafting, revising, editing, and finalizing.
• Use clear evidence and supporting details to strengthen ideas during revising.
• Correct common mistakes during editing to improve clarity and readability.+ Show more

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• I can identify the theme of a story by using details from more than one part.
• I can explain a message the author shares and support it with evidence from the text.
• I can describe how a character’s choices and the ending help reveal the theme.+ Show more

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• Identify point of view by finding clues in a story
• Explain how a character’s perspective affects what information is shared
• Compare what different perspectives reveal about the same events

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• Organize research findings so they match a question and are easy to understand.
• Use clear, simple sentences to present observations and facts.
• Add citations by telling what source supports a statement.

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• I can explain what synonyms mean and choose a synonym that fits a sentence.
• I can explain what antonyms mean and choose an antonym that shows a contrast.
• I can use clues from a reading passage to understand word meaning.

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• Identify the characters, setting, and early conflict in a story’s beginning.
• Use details from the text to describe character traits shown through actions and dialogue.
• Explain how the opening sets tone and direction for the story.+ Show more

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• I can identify a main idea from information in a short viewing text.
• I can support the main idea with specific details from what I watched or listened to.
• I can connect details to discussion questions and explain my thinking in a clear spoken-style response.+ Show more

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• Identify the difference between a broad question and a focused inquiry question
• Write inquiry questions that connect to a topic and seek cause, effect, or description
• Use inquiry questions to guide what information to look for in a text or investigation

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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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• Capitalize the first word in a sentence and the pronoun I.
• Capitalize common proper nouns, including names of people and places.
• Use correct spelling for commonly misspelled grade-level words and patterns.+ Show more

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• I can revise a broad question to focus on the most important details.
• I can explain how reviewing initial information helps a question become more specific.
• I can choose evidence that matches my refined question.

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• Identify common text features in an informational text (headings, captions, labels, bold words, and charts).
• Explain how a text feature helps the reader understand the main idea or specific details.
• Use information from text features to answer questions about what the text means.

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• Identify the parts of procedural writing, including ordered steps and helpful transitions.
• Use action verbs and clear sequence words (first, next, then, last) to organize steps.
• Recognize safety notes or warnings that help readers do a task correctly.

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• Identify the main idea and supporting details in a short media or visual text.
• Track the sequence of events across a brief message.
• Explain how visuals (images, captions, diagrams, gestures, and on-screen words) help the meaning.+ Show more

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• Use complete sentences to explain an idea clearly.
• Speak at a steady pace and at a volume that fits the audience.
• Include a main point and use transitions to connect ideas.

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• Select dependable research sources for a question.
• Use note details to support an idea with evidence.
• Tell the difference between background information and evidence that answers the question.

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• I can explain why citations help readers trust information.
• I can match a citation to a specific statement, such as a definition or a statistic.
• I can tell the difference between original wording and borrowed information while keeping my writing clear.+ Show more

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• I can identify the main idea and key supporting details in a passage.
• I can write a summary that keeps the important information and leaves out minor details.
• I can organize summary ideas in a clear order that matches the passage.

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• Identify temporal words that show when events happen in order.
• Use sequence words to explain earlier and later events in a story or informational text.
• Recognize how actions change over time and how outcomes connect to earlier events.

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• Use precise adjectives and strong verbs to make writing clearer and more interesting.
• Use similes to help readers visualize comparisons (like or as).
• Add purposeful details that support mood, character traits, setting, or factual information.+ Show more

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• Revise writing to make the main idea clearer by adding missing details that support it
• Revise writing to remove extra details that do not help the purpose
• Use stronger sentence order and clearer connections so ideas flow smoothly

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• Write complete sentences by avoiding fragments and run-ons.
• Use subject-verb agreement and keep consistent tense when writing.
• Combine related ideas with clear connections to improve sentence fluency.+ Show more

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• I can listen carefully to find key details in a short spoken or read-aloud message.
• I can respond politely by turning to the speaker and using what I heard to guide my answers.
• I can confirm or clarify ideas when something is confusing by asking respectful questions.

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• Identify story elements: characters, setting, and plot events.
• Describe how a problem and its resolution change what happens next.
• Explain how character actions and relationships connect to key events.

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• Use end punctuation to complete statements and questions.
• Edit sentences for correct capitalization and spelling.
• Fix sentence-level errors to improve readability and meaning.

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• Identify the main idea of a science passage about group survival.
• Find key details that explain how groups help organisms survive.
• Use evidence from the passage to answer questions about traits and resources.

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• Identify a repeating motion pattern using time comparisons.
• Use distance and time ideas to describe how rolling motion changes.
• Predict what might happen next in a rolling motion pattern.

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• Identify an external structure on an animal or plant.
• Explain what the structure does in the life of the organism.
• Use clues from a reading passage to answer science questions.

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• Identify criteria in a problem.
• Compare solution ideas using evidence from simple models.
• Use measurements and observations to explain trade-offs.

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• Explain how root structures help plants take in water
• Identify evidence that links form (root features) to function (water uptake)
• Describe cause-and-effect relationships in plant survival

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• Explain what a force is and that forces can act by touching or without touching.
• Identify how balanced forces keep an object’s motion the same.
• Describe how unbalanced forces change an object’s motion.

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• Use evidence from a text to make a reasoned claim about a solution for flood risk.
• Compare benefits and trade-offs of hazard solutions using details from a short passage.
• Explain why a chosen design would work better during strong rain in a specific setting.

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• Identify the controlled variables in a fair test.
• Explain why keeping conditions the same helps results make sense.
• Connect test results to design improvements.

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• Identify the main idea and key details from a short weather-data description.
• Use notes and simple data to describe daily weather changes.
• Explain how clouds and temperature can vary from day to day.

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• Explain how weathering can break rocks into smaller pieces.
• Identify cause-and-effect relationships in a science text.
• Describe how small rock pieces can be moved later by water, wind, or ice.

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• Identify the desired function of a design problem.
• Name measurable success measures for a design.
• Recognize constraints that can limit a solution.

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• Explain that magnets can attract and repel without touching
• Distinguish magnetic forces from contact forces like pushing and friction
• Describe how distance and pole orientation can change a magnet’s interaction strength

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• Identify inherited traits in a family by reading and observing similarities.
• Describe how variation can still happen even when traits are inherited.

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• Explain how balanced forces can result in no change in motion
• Predict whether an object will stay at rest or move, based on net influence
• Describe how a stronger pull or push can change an object's speed or direction

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• Explain how forces combine to create a net effect on an object’s motion
• Use directional arrows and qualitative magnitude words (stronger/weaker) to predict net direction
• Identify when forces add, reduce, or cancel each other

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• Explain how rigid and pin connections differ in how they transfer loads.
• Describe how fasteners and adhesives affect joint stiffness and stability.
• Identify factors in joint design that influence stress concentration and joint failure.

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• Explain how a sloped surface changes an object's tendency to move by comparing the gravity component along the slope to the force of friction.
• Compare how gentle and steep inclines affect how fast a sliding or rolling object tends to move downward.
• Use examples of sliding or rolling objects on slopes to predict motion on different incline angles.

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• Use qualitative cause-and-effect reasoning to predict what happens when an influence changes
• Describe how slope and added influences affect the speed and direction of an object’s motion
• Explain predictions using clear directional and comparative language

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• Identify different seed dispersal strategies such as wind, animal, water, and ballistic ejection.
• Explain why dispersal helps plants colonize new areas over generations.
• Describe how dispersal patterns can affect gene flow and the spatial distribution of plant populations.

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• Describe steady-speed motion and changing-speed motion using distance-over-time ideas
• Use relative language or simple ratios to explain which object is moving faster
• Interpret short distance-over-time records to order motions and estimate which is faster+ Show more

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• Explain how human activities can reduce soil quality and cause erosion, compaction, nutrient loss, and pollution.
• Describe how conservation actions like keeping ground cover and reducing disturbance help protect soil and water.
• Connect soil health to food production, water quality, and ecosystem resilience.

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• Identify how material properties such as density, stiffness, tensile strength, compressive strength, brittleness, and corrosion resistance affect structural stability.
• Match common construction materials to key property descriptions and choose the best material for a given load or environment.
• Explain, using evidence from a short passage, how material choice involves trade-offs among strength, durability, weight, and cost.