3rd Grade Reading Lesson Plans
14 plans covering the reading topics 3rd grade actually teaches. Each one is a full lesson: objective, timed steps, a check for understanding, and the practice pages to hand out.
What reading looks like in 3rd grade
Third grade is the year reading becomes a tool rather than a subject. Children read to learn: main idea, supporting detail, and evidence-based answers matter more than word-level accuracy.
Third grade is the pivot from learning to read to reading to learn, and from counting to multiplying. It is the grade where gaps from earlier years become visible.
All 14 reading lesson plans
- Leveled Stories Lesson Plan6 practice pages included
- Children's Stories Lesson Plan6 practice pages included
- Fables Lesson Plan6 practice pages included
- Phonics Lesson Plan6 practice pages included
- Paragraphs & Passages Lesson Plan6 practice pages included
- Comprehension Exercises Lesson Plan6 practice pages included
- Reading Comprehension Lesson Plan6 practice pages included
- Reading Lesson Plan6 practice pages included
- Short Stories Lesson Plan3 practice pages included
- Vocabulary Lesson Plan3 practice pages included
- Alphabetizing Lesson Plan2 practice pages included
- Multiple Meaning Words Lesson Plan2 practice pages included
- Shades of Meaning Lesson Plan2 practice pages included
- Spelling Lesson Plan2 practice pages included
Want printables without the plan? Browse 3rd grade reading worksheets.