Rainforests are the topic of this brief reading passage. Learners can find out all about the different layers of the rainforest as well as the types of creatures that live there. After reading, they respond to five questions about the text.

Concepts

rainforests, ecosystems, tropical rainforests, reading comprehension, the tree canopy, the understory, the forest floor

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Assign this page for homework
• Use the worksheet as a starting point for a lesson or discussion about rainforests or ecosystems in general
• Have learners mark the text, paying close attention to where they find the answers to the questions

Classroom Considerations

• This is part of a series of cross-curricular resources

Pros

• Comes with an answer key
• Cross-curricular resource combines reading comprehension with life science content

Cons

• None

Common Core

RI.4.1 RI.5.1