Practice close reading and text evidence skills everyday with a short paragraph that is high interest to your students. Go through every third grade common core standard every month with a paragraph that your students will read and answer questions with each day!
Every month has one fiction and one nonfiction passage for each theme and there are 10 themes!
Engagement– Students love the topics and learn something new with each topic! They are also quick so students don’t lose interest doing them everyday!
Rigor– The questions make students think and go back in the text to prove their answer.
Low Prep– Print and use!
Versatile– You can use them for morning work, homework, assessments, or just skill practice!
I needed my students to have constant practice of all the standards, but I didn’t want to spend a TON of time close reading everyday and that is how paragraph of the day was born. Now students can practice every skill every single month! Plus, I can use them for morning work, homework, or a quick assessment! I hope they work for you as well as they do for me!