Journeys 3rd Grade Reading Activities

Last Updated on September 1, 2024 by TrayKay

The following Journeys 3rd grade reading activities include a main text reading, with highlights on vocabulary words, and a focus on particular reading skills, like story structure or main idea. There are also writing activities, and spelling lists to go with each main text, with links to Spelling City. Corresponding leveled readers with teacher’s guides round out the topics.

Journeys 3rd Grade Reading Resources:

journeys 3rd grade reading text

Main Text: Pop’s Bridge

Reading Skills: Compare & Contrast

Reading Skills Worksheet

Write About Reading Activity: Write a paragraph about illustrations.

Vocabulary Worksheet

Spelling Words

journeys 3rd grade reading text

Main Text: Judy Moody Saves the World

Reading Skills: story structure, character, setting, plot

Reading Skills Worksheet

Write About Reading Activity: Write a friendly letter to Judy

Unit Reading Packet: with phonics, grammar, vocabulary, and comprehension exercises

Vocabulary Worksheet: Write sentences.

Vocabulary Skill: Use Context Clues to figure out the meaning of unfamiliar words.

Spelling Words

Main Text: A Tree is Growing (Part 1)

Main Text: A Tree is Growing (Part 2)

Reading Skills: Text features such as labels, captions, and sidebars; graphic features such as pictures and diagrams.

Reading Skill Worksheet

Write About Reading Activity: Write a poem about trees

Unit Reading Packet: with additional exercises

Vocabulary Worksheet 

Word Roots Activities: Word Roots Sort: “tele,” and “auto”

Another word roots exercise

Spelling Words

Main Text: Life on the Ice 

Reading Skills: Main ideas and supporting details like facts and examples.

Reading Skill Worksheet: Topic, main idea and supporting details map 

Writing About Reading Activity: Write a paragraph about a job you would choose.

Vocabulary Worksheet

Additional Worksheets: This packet focuses on vocabulary from the text, a dictionary activity, comprehension questions, and other activity ideas. 

Spelling Words 

Main Text: The Journey – Stories of Migration

Reading Skill: Compare and Contrast

Reading Skill Worksheet: Fill in a compare/contrast diagram and write a paragraph.

Writing About Reading Activity: Write a paragraph stating your point of view.

Unit Reading Packet: with phonics, grammar, vocabulary, and comprehension exercises

Vocabulary Worksheet

Spelling Words

2 thoughts on “Journeys 3rd Grade Reading Activities”

  1. Hi owner,

    I truly appreciate you updating the link of journeys resources. Could you please add the cold reads, close reader and grammar snapvideo links?

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