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Free Landforms Reading Passages

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Grade Levels
2nd - 3rd, Homeschool
Resource Type
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Formats Included
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Pages
9 pages
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Description

These FREE printable and digital reading passages are all about Landforms! There are two nonfiction reading passages, a set of reading comprehension questions, and a graphic organizer to guide student-led research.

The landforms reading passages cover the following information:

  • What is a landform?
  • General examples of landforms
  • How do landforms change?
  • The forces in nature that change landforms - wind, water, and ice
  • Erosion as a slow change to landforms
  • Deposition

What's included in this FREE landforms reading passage resource?

  • 2 printable landforms reading passages: "What is a Landform?" and "How do Landforms Change?"
  • 1 set of reading comprehension questions that cover both reading passages
  • A KWL ("Know, Wonder, Learn") graphic organizer to help students complete some simple research about landforms.
  • A landforms title page that can be colored - great for early finishers.
  • Answer key
  • A digital, Google Slides version. Perfect for virtual learning or paperless practice. The digital version includes editable (and annotatable) text. Great for close reading and accessibility.

These reading passages are also part of a larger, LANDFORMS SCIENCE UNIT for elementary. Take a peek at the whole unit for more activities, projects and inquiry-based learning.

Total Pages
9 pages
Answer Key
Included
Teaching Duration
1 hour
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Standards

to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
Determine the meaning of words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 2 topic or subject area.
Know and use various text features (e.g., captions, bold print, subheadings, glossaries, indexes, electronic menus, icons) to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently.
Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 3 topic or subject area.
By the end of the year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, at the high end of the grades 2–3 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
NGSS2-ESS2-1
Compare multiple solutions designed to slow or prevent wind or water from changing the shape of the land. Examples of solutions could include different designs of dikes and windbreaks to hold back wind and water, and different designs for using shrubs, grass, and trees to hold back the land.

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