Seed to Sprout

This worksheet supports students in Grades 1-3 as they practice reading comprehension, cause-and-effect reasoning, and basic science understanding through a short passage about planting a seed. After reading about Leo’s actions, students match each cause to its correct effect, helping them see how events are connected. A creative drawing extension reinforces comprehension by allowing learners to illustrate the stages of plant growth.

Skills Reinforced

• Cause & Effect Relationships (Grades 1-3) – Identify how actions lead to specific outcomes within a text.
• Reading for Meaning – Understand and interpret key events in a short narrative passage.
• Science Connections – Build basic knowledge of plant growth and life cycles.
• Logical Reasoning – Match related ideas accurately using clues from the text.

Classroom & Home Use

• Teacher-Created Resource – Designed by educators to support early elementary ELA and science standards.
• Cross-Curricular Learning – Connects literacy skills with foundational science concepts.
• Hands-On Extension – Drawing activity supports visual learning and reinforces understanding.
• Flexible Implementation – Ideal for literacy centers, science integration, independent work, or homework.

This printable worksheet helps young learners strengthen comprehension by exploring cause and effect in a meaningful, real-world context. By matching actions to results and illustrating plant growth, students build reading accuracy, reasoning skills, and early science understanding. Suitable for classroom or homeschool use, this no-prep activity supports foundational literacy while encouraging curiosity about how living things grow and change.

This worksheet is part of our Grade 1 Reading Comprehension collection.