The Diving Platform

Begin with a shared reading or oral warm-up that highlights the diving platform so students hear and see the skill in context before practicing it independently. Have students work through it independently, using a partner or small group only if they want to talk through their thinking, especially for phonics-based tasks where saying an answer aloud first helps. After completing the worksheet, use one or two examples from the page to start a discussion: "Where else have you seen this in your reading?" These the diving platform worksheets are ideal for use during small group reading time, as independent center work, or as a homework activity.

These the diving platform worksheets for 3rd grade give students focused practice with one of the key skills in early literacy. Students read, identify, and respond to the diving platform through a variety of activities designed for their grade level. Our leveled reading worksheets worksheets build both decoding skills and reading comprehension, helping students connect what they practice on paper to the books they read every day. Regular practice with the diving platform strengthens the reading skills that 3rd grade students need to become confident, independent readers.

Yes, both. We made it for 3rd Grade leveled stories, and the page works the same whether it lands on a kitchen table or a center rotation. At home, most families go through it together and talk the answers out loud, and that talking is where most of the learning happens with the diving platform. In class it runs well as independent work while you pull a small group. Print one copy or thirty, whichever the day needs.

Students work on identifying the main idea and key details, understanding character feelings and motivations, and making inferences from text evidence, all core comprehension skills at this grade level.

The story follows Best friends Naomi and Isabel stand nervously at the base of camp's tallest diving platform on the final day of swim camp, silently working up the courage to climb the ladder and jump, giving students an engaging leveled passage at the 3rd grade reading level.

The leveled format makes it ideal for guided reading groups - teachers can use the text for close reading, vocabulary instruction, or as a mentor text for narrative writing discussions, while reinforcing standard RL.3.1.

6 printable worksheets, all free to preview. Downloads are included with a ClassWeekly free trial, and every page prints on standard 8.5 x 11 paper.

These are written for 3rd Grade students, roughly ages 8-9. Many teachers also use them a grade up for review or a grade down as an extension, so use the preview to judge the fit for a particular child.

Yes. Each one shows the Common Core code it covers on its own page, so you can check the alignment yourself rather than taking our word for it.

Yes. Nothing here assumes a classroom of 25, so they work the same one-to-one at the kitchen table as they do in a 3rd Grade classroom, a literacy centre, or a tutoring session.