Third Grade Ela Reading Non Fiction Worksheets

The Apache tribe of Native Americans helped shape the Southwest. Your young learner can read all about them in this history worksheet.

Ancient mariners mistook the manatee for a mermaid! Your young biologist won't make the same mistake after learning about the manatee with this worksheet.

Jesse Owens' successes in the 1938 Olympics made history and paved the way for African-Americans in sports and other fields.

Read the facts on Yellowstone National Park, the first national park in the U.S., full of awesome animals and gigantic geysers.

The Nez Perce is a Native American tribe in the Northwest U.S. This worksheet will hep your little learner to explore Native American history and culture.

From the topic of roller coasters to the topic of spinach, this kid-friendly worksheet guides a student in comparing his or her opinion to the opinions of the fictional character named “Jimmy.”

Follow the path of the Ute Native Americans with this worksheet. Your budding historian can enrich her knowledge of U.S. history and culture.

If your students struggle with how to compare and contrast texts, this worksheet can be used for reteaching or extra practice.

Ride along with the Lakota tribe with this history worksheet. These Native Americans were part of the horse culture of the Dakotas.

Your young historian can explore the Mohawk tribe. This Native American group played an important role in American history.

The Siege of the Alamo was an important point in the Texas Revolution. Your youngster can learn the story of the siege in this worksheet.

Ride the range with the Comanche culture in this worksheet about the history of Native American tribes.

Students will read the Bigfoot story and then answer questions about the reading.

From the text and pictures on this worksheet, your students will learn about Australia and kangaroos while strengthening their reading comprehension skills.

Explore the lives of two high-flying pioneers, Bessie Coleman and Mae Jemison, with short biographies and a Venn diagram.

Young readers can discover the history of the Choctaw Native American tribe with this history worksheet.

If your child has energy to spare, give her this inspirational worksheet about the famous "Flo-Jo" and develop her comprehension skills with an exercise.

Students can use this versatile graphic organizer to order events in fiction or nonfiction texts.

Want to meet a real-life Mulan? Read up on Deborah Sampson, a barrier-breaking woman who fought for equality in the armed forces.

How do different plants respond to hot or cold temperatures? In this hands-on worksheet, students will analyze two different texts, comparing and contrasting details in both texts.

Get geared up for the Olympics with this fun reading worksheet about the first modern Olympic games, held in -- where else? -- Greece in 1896.

Michael Phelps swam his way to success, as your young student will find out in this biography worksheet on one of the greatest swimmers in the world.

Aim for reading success with this worksheet about the Olympic version of archery.

Have your third grader read and learn about black bears while increasing their knowledge about nonfiction text.