Diversity and Inclusion Reading Comprehension Passages — Grade 3
What does it take to include someone without bossing them? These diversity and inclusion reading comprehension passages give Grade 3 readers ten texts at F&P levels N–P, from a cyclist in Ghana to a mixed-up potluck.
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About this resource
What does it take to include someone without bossing them? These diversity and inclusion reading comprehension passages give Grade 3 readers ten texts at F&P levels N–P, from a cyclist in Ghana to a mixed-up potluck. The passages build Social Awareness, one of the five CASEL competencies, for third graders learning what inclusion looks like day to day.
What students practice
- Seeing inclusion in friendships, group work and school events
- Responding well to a classmate’s accent
- Including others without becoming the boss
- Moving from “weird” to getting to know someone
- Hearing every voice, including quiet and new ones
What’s inside
- 10 passages at F&P levels N–P, from how-to guides to science pieces and real-world features
- 5 multiple-choice questions per passage
- 2 open-ended questions per passage for written answers or discussion
- Answer key for the inclusion multiple-choice questions on one page
- 35 pages, with an overview of the passages, levels and SEL focus
A look inside
- The Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah: a Ghanaian athlete with one leg cycles across his country.
- Meet Arjun: The Festival Sharer: he shares Diwali with his class, and unfamiliar becomes celebrated.
- Why Forests Need Many Trees: why thriving takes many species, and how communities follow the same pattern.
- The Talent Show Problem: a student is almost laughed at, and a classmate helps them feel welcome.
- The Mixed-Up Potluck: unfamiliar food becomes the highlight.
How to use these inclusion reading passages
- Guided reading groups at levels N–P, comparing the two biography and student-profile texts
- Partner reading, then discuss the open-ended questions
- SEL reading comprehension: read How to Include Without Being a “Boss” and talk about making space for others
- Independent practice or homework with the one-page answer key
Grade fit
Written for Grade 3 readers, with levels rising from N to P. These reading passages with questions use talent shows, potlucks and festivals, familiar events that make differences easy to talk about.
Digital version
With the interactive digital version, you share one link and students read each passage and answer the questions on any device, with no student logins. At the end they download an answer sheet to hand in.
Pairs well with
After reading, move to Diversity and Inclusion Scenario Cards for decision practice, or act out the ideas with Diversity and Inclusion Role Play Scenarios.
Questions teachers ask
Is there an answer key?
Yes. The multiple-choice answers for the inclusion passages are on one page at the end of the PDF. The open-ended questions have no fixed answer.
Who is the featured real person?
The Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah is a biographical sketch of a Ghanaian athlete who cycled across his country to challenge assumptions about disability.
Do students need accounts for the digital version?
No. For the inclusion passages you share one link, and students open it on any device with no login.
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