Description
Product Overview
Strengthen your students’ reading comprehension with this engaging set of **Cause & Effect passages designed for Grade 4**. Each passage is approximately 260 words, making it the perfect length for a single class period. The texts are written in an **informational, nonfiction style** with real-world science and nature themes.
Your students will explore topics such as:
– Storms and power outages
– Bees and pollination
– Rivers and drought
– Forest fires and regrowth
– Plastic pollution in the ocean
These passages don’t just build comprehension—they help students connect ELA reading strategies with science content, showing how cause and effect explains natural events and human impact on the environment.
What’s Included
✔ 5 original informational passages (~260 words each)
✔ 5 Cause & Effect questions per passage
✔ Complete Answer Keys
✔ Teacher Appendix with custom rubrics
✔ Ready-to-print student and teacher versions
Why Teachers Love It
– Each passage fits easily into one class period.
– High-interest science and nature themes keep students engaged.
– Perfect for cross-curricular connections between **ELA and Science**.
– Saves prep time with everything ready-to-go: passages, questions, answers, and rubrics.
Skills Covered
– Identifying cause and effect relationships
– Using text evidence in answers
– Summarizing informational texts
– Understanding how human actions impact nature
– Cross-curricular reading aligned with science themes
Classroom Use
– Whole group lessons
– Literacy centers or small groups
– Reading comprehension intervention
– Science + ELA integration activities
Content Advisory
All content is age-appropriate for Grade 4. Themes include natural events (storms, droughts, forest fires) and environmental issues (bees, plastic pollution). No graphic or sensitive content is included.
Perfect For
– Grade 4 teachers
– Upper elementary classrooms (Grades 3–5)
– Homeschool parents looking for ready-to-use reading comprehension resources
👉 Bring cause and effect to life with **real-world science and nature passages**. This resource makes reading comprehension meaningful, cross-curricular, and engaging for your students.
