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Bring environmental awareness into your classroom with this ready-to-use, three-level comprehension pack focused on deforestation and its impact on people, animals, and the planet. Designed for Year 4, this resource supports literacy and science objectives through engaging, accessible texts and structured questions.

What’s Included:
• 3 differentiated reading texts (HA, MA, LA) focused on deforestation
• 10 comprehension questions per level (retrieval, inference, vocabulary, explanation)
• Glossary of key scientific and environmental vocabulary
• Full answer sheets for self- or peer-marking
• Editable Word documents – easy to adapt for your class

Curriculum Links:
English – Reading Comprehension (Years 3–4):
• Develop positive attitudes to reading by reading a wide range of texts
• Understand what they read by:
• Asking and answering questions
• Explaining the meaning of words in context
• Drawing inferences and making predictions
• Identifying main ideas drawn from more than one paragraph

Science – Living Things and Their Habitats:
• Recognise that environments can change and that this can sometimes pose dangers to living things
• Explore the impact of human activity on habitats and ecosystems

Geography – Human and Physical Geography:
• Describe and understand key aspects of human geography, including land use, economic activity, and the distribution of natural resources (e.g. forests)

Key Features:
• Fully differentiated: High (HA), Middle (MA), and Lower (LA) ability levels
• Supports cross-curricular teaching (English, Science, Geography)
• Ideal for mixed-ability groups, homework, guided reading or independent tasks
• Encourages environmental awareness and critical thinking
• EAL-friendly structure and vocabulary support included

Perfect for:
• Year 4 guided reading or literacy lessons
• Cross-curricular English/science/geography learning
• Homework or independent comprehension tasks
• Whole-class teaching with built-in differentiation