The Human Body: The Ultimate Superhero Team (Reading Comprehension) - Grades 4 and 5
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Bring science and literacy together with this fun and engaging human body reading passage that turns body systems into a superhero team. Designed for upper elementary students, this resource helps learners understand how structures and functions work together to keep the body alive, healthy, and strong. Perfect for fourth and fifth grade classrooms, science centers, ELA integration, homework, test prep, and small group instruction.
This high interest passage explains major human body systems including the skeletal system, muscular system, respiratory system, circulatory system, and nervous system. Students will explore how each system works, why each system matters, and how all systems depend on one another. The reading is written in student friendly language and includes creative comparisons that make difficult science topics easy to understand.
The passage is followed by multiple choice comprehension questions that assess key ideas, vocabulary, cause and effect, text structure, and higher order thinking. A written response prompt is also included to support constructed response practice and deeper understanding. An answer key makes grading quick and simple.
What is included
• A detailed and engaging informational passage about the human body as a superhero team
• Ten multiple choice comprehension questions that match the content of the passage
• A written response question that requires students to explain how two body systems work together
• A complete answer key for both the multiple-choice questions and writing prompt
• Content that supports NGSS standard 4 LS1 for structures and functions in organisms
• Clear and age-appropriate explanations of the skeletal, muscular, circulatory, respiratory, and nervous systems
Perfect for
• Science and ELA integration
• Fourth and fifth grade science standards
• NGSS aligned instruction
• Small group lessons
• Substitute plans
• Early finisher work
• Homework or take-home packets
• Test preparation and practice
• Science literacy notebooks
Why teachers love this resource
• It makes science content easy to understand
• It uses creative language that captures student interest
• It builds vocabulary and comprehension skills
• It includes ready to use questions and an answer key
• It supports students who need extra practice with informational text
Help your students explore the amazing human body with a passage that feels more like an exciting story than a science lesson. This resource saves time, builds knowledge, and brings science to life in a way students will remember.