Weathering and Erosion Reading Passages for 4th Grade | NGSS-Aligned Earth Science Close Reading Packet with 12 Activities + 4 Quizzes

**Teaching 4th grade reading AND science just got easier!** If you’re a 4th grade teacher who wants to weave NGSS Earth Science standards into your literacy block with high-interest texts and ready-to-go activities, **Reading Through Science: Weathering, Erosion & Landforms** is the perfect fit!

This low-prep, print-ready resource gives you everything you need for four full weeks of engaging science-based reading instruction. Every page was professionally designed in a bright, kid-friendly clip-art style that 4th graders love.

### ⭐ What’s Inside (27 Print-Ready Pages, 8.5 x 11)

– **4 Engaging Reading Passages** — 3 nonfiction + 1 fiction story, all built around the 4th grade NGSS topic *Weathering, Erosion & Landforms*, each with its own vocabulary box
– *Wonders of Weathering* (Nonfiction)
– *Erosion in Motion* (Nonfiction)
– *Landforms: Earth’s Amazing Shapes* (Nonfiction)
– *Peter the Pebble’s Big Journey* (Fiction)
– **12 Skill-Based Activities** (3 per passage) covering 12 research-based reading strategies
– **4 Comprehension Quizzes** — 6 multiple-choice questions per passage
– **Teacher Guide** — “An Easy Week” pacing plan + teaching tips
– **Full Answer Keys** for every quiz and activity
– Cover, clickable-style table of contents, and page numbers on every page

### 🎯 Reading Skills Covered

Context Clues • Marking/Annotating the Text • Questioning • Answering Questions • Text Evidence • Cause & Effect • Text Features • Primary & Secondary Sources • Making Inferences • Summarizing • Theme • Point of View • Character Analysis

### 🔬 Science Topics Covered

Ice wedging • Plant-root weathering • Dissolving limestone • Rivers, wind, glaciers & gravity as forces of erosion • Sediment • Landslides • Canyons, deltas, dunes, arches & caves • Slowing erosion with plants

### 💡 Perfect For…

– Guided reading lessons & whole-group instruction
– Literacy/science centers & independent practice
– Test prep and close-reading practice
– Sub plans & weekly homework packets

### 📄 Print Details

– Print-ready PDF, 27 pages, US Letter (8.5 x 11 in), 300 DPI
– Name/Date lines on every student page
– Best for **Grade 4** (also great as review for Grade 5 or enrichment for Grade 3)

⭐ Grab it today and make your reading block ROCK! ⭐

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