Looking for a meaningful way to combine science content with nonfiction reading practice? This 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade Science Worksheets to Use With Books on EPIC resource gives you everything you need to integrate high‑quality informational texts with standards‑based comprehension tasks—all using books your students will actually enjoy!

Epic Books™ provides instant access to thousands of engaging nonfiction texts, and this resource pairs specific upper‑elementary science books on Epic with ready‑to‑use worksheet stations and reading sheets that strengthen both science knowledge and reading comprehension skills.

Instead of assigning a random book and hoping students make the connection, this resource guides them to think deeply, read with purpose, and respond with evidence, all while reinforcing key science concepts.

Whether you’re teaching in person, hybrid, or remote, you’ll love this zero‑prep resource that bridges science and reading with meaningful reading tasks that correlate directly to the text.

📘 What’s Included:

✔ Science Reading Worksheets

For each Epic book in the curated list, you’ll find an aligned reading worksheet that includes:

• Text‑dependent comprehension questions
• Vocabulary and academic language practice
• Short constructed response prompts
• Higher‑order thinking questions based on the book’s content

Each worksheet helps students focus on the science content in a way that supports informational reading skills, text evidence use, and aligned thinking.

✔ Curated Book List with Reading Levels

A complete table of contents shows:

• Each science topic title
• The Epic book title it pairs with
• The reading level for that book
• Suggested grade levels (3rd, 4th, and 5th)

Because this resource spans multiple grade reading levels, teachers can assign books and worksheets based on individual student needs and instructional groups, making differentiation simple and teacher‑friendly.

✔ Google Slides™ Digital Version

Each worksheet is also included in an editable Google Slides format—perfect for:
• Distance learning
• 1:1 classrooms
• Digital assignments through Google Classroom
• Small groups or independent digital reading

Students can type directly on the slides, making this a paperless solution when needed.

🌍 Topics Covered:

These paired science books and worksheets cover a variety of key upper‑elementary science concepts, such as:

🧪 Life Science
• Living vs. nonliving
• Food webs and ecosystems
• Plant and animal adaptations

🌎 Earth Science
• Weather and climate
• Water cycles
• Natural resources

🚀 Space and Physical Science
• Solar system concepts
• Energy and forces
• Matter and its properties

Each topic is supported by:
✔ Age‑appropriate reading
✔ Content‑rich questions
✔ Text evidence practice
✔ Vocabulary support

📈 What Students Will Practice:

This resource focuses on standards that support both reading comprehension and science understanding:

📚 Reading Skills

Students will:
✔ Locate and cite evidence from nonfiction text
✔ Summarize key ideas
✔ Identify main ideas and supporting details
✔ Use context clues to define vocabulary
✔ Analyze text structure and author purpose
✔ Respond to constructed response prompts
✔ Develop academic writing skills

🔬 Science Skills

Students will:
✔ Connect concepts from informational texts to real world science
✔ Understand core science vocabulary
✔ Synthesize information across texts and diagrams
✔ Apply learning about science topics to written responses
✔ Build background knowledge in essential science categories

📌 Why This Resource Works:

➡ Authentic Books Students Love
Epic books are real, engaging nonfiction texts—not artificially written passages. Students often retain more when reading real literature.

➡ Supports Reading & Science Together
Rather than teach science and reading in isolation, this resource blends them seamlessly so students practice academic literacy while learning science content.

➡ Differentiation Built In
Because the books span multiple reading levels and lessons are scaffolded, you can easily group students by need or interest while assigning the same topic across levels.

➡ Zero Prep, Ready to Go
Simply pick a book, assign it in Epic, and print or assign the matching comprehension sheet. It’s ready in minutes.

➡ Perfect for Multiple Teaching Models
Works well for:
✔ Whole‑group instruction
✔ Small guided reading groups
✔ Independent work
✔ Sub plans
✔ Center or station tasks
✔ Homework
✔ Digital assignments
✔ RTI or intervention groups

📅 Suggested Implementation:

Here are a few ways teachers love using this resource:

✨ Whole‑Class Science Reading Block

Assign a topic for the week:

1. Introduce the science concept
2. Read the paired Epic book together (projected or read‑aloud)
3. Have students complete the worksheet independently
4. Discuss answers as a class
   

Great for Tier 1 instruction!

📖 Small Group or Guided Reading

Put students in leveled reading groups, assign the appropriate reading level book, and have students complete the corresponding worksheet together.

This builds both science knowledge and reading strategies in context.

💻 Digital Learning

Assign the Epic book digitally and distribute the Google Slides worksheet—students can type responses right on the slide deck. Great for distance learning or one‑to‑one classrooms.

🧠 Independent or Homework

Use these worksheets as exit tickets, formative checks, or literacy homework that still builds science understanding.

Students will be reading meaningfully instead of just completing unrelated worksheets.

Skills Alignment:

This resource supports multiple standards, including:

📘 Reading Informational Text Skills

Aligned with Common Core RI Standards:
✔ Cite textual evidence
✔ Determine main ideas and details
✔ Analyze author’s word choice and structure
✔ Write responses supported by evidence
✔ Integrate information from text with prior knowledge

🔍 Science Understanding

Aligned with NGSS & state science goals:
✔ Life Science: ecosystems, adaptation, organisms
✔ Earth Science: weather, water cycles, resources
✔ Space Science: solar system basics
✔ Physical Science: matter and energy concepts

📌 What You’ll Receive:

✔ 1 curated list of paired Epic books with reading levels
✔ Science reading comprehension worksheets for each book
✔ 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade reading level options
✔ Printable PDF version
✔ Editable Google Slides digital version
✔ Teacher directions and answer keys (if applicable)

Help your students grow as readers and thinkers!
✨ Download the 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade Science Worksheets to Use With Books on EPIC today and unlock a powerful way to blend science content with deep, standards‑aligned reading practice!