Scrutiny at the Science Fair

This worksheet is designed for students in Grades 3 and 4 to strengthen phonics skills through close reading of an engaging, academic-themed narrative. By combining reading comprehension, phonemic awareness, vocabulary development, and analytical thinking, learners identify /scr/ blend words embedded in a passage about a science fair presentation while attending carefully to detail and meaning.

Academic Focus

• Reading Comprehension & Analysis (Gr. 3-4): Read a structured passage and demonstrate understanding of events, ideas, and details.
• Vocabulary & Word Study: Explore higher-level and academic /scr/ words such as scrutiny, scraper, screen, and scrunched within context.
• Phonics & Sound Blends: Identify and highlight words that begin with the /scr/ consonant blend in connected text.
• Reading for Detail & Purpose: Practice close reading strategies by scanning for specific phonics patterns while maintaining comprehension.

Instructional Benefits

• Teacher-Created Resource: Developed by educators to align with upper elementary literacy and phonics standards.
• Thematic Integration: Science fair context connects literacy skills with academic vocabulary and content-area reading.
• Active Reading Task: Highlighting and identifying target words promotes focus, pattern recognition, and engagement.
• Flexible Use: Ideal for guided reading, literacy centers, independent work, small groups, assessment practice, homework, or homeschool instruction.

This SCR blend reading worksheet helps students apply phonics knowledge within an academic narrative, reinforcing decoding skills alongside comprehension and vocabulary growth. By actively identifying sound patterns in meaningful text, learners strengthen reading fluency, analytical skills, and attention to detail. Whether used in a classroom or homeschool setting, this printable provides effective, no-prep practice that supports confident, purposeful reading.

This worksheet is part of our Phonics SCR Consonant Blends collection.