Life Cycle of a Sunflower Seed; Nonfiction Reading Passage with Comp Question

The Life Cycle of a Sunflower Seed

Nonfiction Reading Passage, Comprehension Questions, and Vocabulary Match

(With Answer Keys)

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Great for classrooms, homeschool, or even homework- an independent activity students can do on their own or with a group!

Help your students practice their reading fluency and comprehension of informational, nonfiction text with this short reading passage, while also covering your science and plant life content.

Students will learn all about the life cycle of a sunflower plant that starts out as a small seed, germinates into a seeding, grows into a mature plant, is pollinated and fertilized to grow seeds, and then wilts, decomposes, and drops new seeds to start the cycle over again. They will also learn important science vocabulary such as germinate, pollination, nutrients, etc.

Included in this resource:

1) A two page nonfiction reading passage, with underlined science vocabulary

2) A diagram showing each stage of the plants life cycle

3) A page with comprehension questions (all answers found from the main text)

4) A vocabulary match with words taken directly from the reading passage

5) Answer Keys

This reading passage is ideal for on grade level readers for 3rd-4th grade but could also work for higher level 2nd grade readers or small group 2nd grade instruction with teacher support. This would also be great for mid to lower level readers in 5th grade.

This passage is rich with science terminology and vocabulary underlined for further conversation and instruction and taught more explicitly via the vocabulary matching worksheet.

For Vocabulary Cards to accompany this resource click here:

The Life Cycle of a Sunflower Seed Vocab Cards

This resource is perfect for independent, small group, or whole class literacy as well as science instruction, science centers, test prep, quick assessment, center work, morning work, take home work, or homeschool curriculum.

I hope this resource is helpful!

For more Life Cycle of a Sunflower Seed resources:

Reader's Theatre: The Life Cycle of a Sunflower Seed Level 1 script

Reader's Theater: The Life Cycle of a Sunflower Seed Level 2

Reader's Theatre: The Life Cycle of a Sunflower Seed BUNDLE; leveled scripts and vocabulary

For my plant and life cycle resources:

How Plants Grow BUNDLE: Nonfiction Reading Passages

Pollination and Seed Dispersal Nonfiction Reading Passage

The Life Cycle of a Pumpkin Nonfiction Reading Passage

Pollination Reader's Theatre Script Level 1

Life Cycle of a Pumpkin: Reader's Theatre Script Level 1

The Life Cycle of a Pumpkin BUNDLE

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