A Forest Falling Silent

This worksheet supports students in Grades 4, 5, and 6 as they explore deforestation through an informational reading passage and comprehension questions. Students practice reading comprehension, cause-and-effect analysis, scientific understanding, and critical thinking while learning how deforestation impacts climate, wildlife, and ecosystems, and how individual actions like recycling and replanting support forest recovery and environmental responsibility.

Learning Goals

• Reading Comprehension (Grades 4-6) – Identify key ideas, details, and explanations within an informational science text
• Cause and Effect Analysis – Explain how deforestation affects ecosystems, climate, and wildlife
• Science Understanding – Build knowledge of deforestation, the carbon cycle, and environmental impact
• Civic and Environmental Awareness – Connect individual choices to global sustainability and forest conservation

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource – Designed by educators to align with ELA, science, and social studies standards
• Integrated Curriculum Focus – Blends environmental science with literacy and global citizenship
• Structured Question Format – Guides students in analyzing causes, effects, and solutions
• Flexible Use – Ideal for Earth Day lessons, science units, literacy blocks, or cross-curricular instruction

This deforestation reading worksheet helps students strengthen comprehension, analytical reasoning, and environmental literacy through meaningful, real-world content. By examining ecological relationships and personal responsibility, learners develop a deeper understanding of how human actions affect the planet. It’s a no-prep resource for both classroom and homeschool settings that supports critical thinking, science learning, and responsible global citizenship.

This worksheet is part of our Earth Day collection.