1st grade nonfiction passage about symmetry in shapes: 87 words, five questions, an answer key and vocabulary.
Look at a butterfly. Its left wing looks just like its right wing. They have the same colors and the same spots. If you drew a line down the middle, both sides would match.
Math has a word for this. The word is symmetry. A shape with symmetry has two sides that match.
You can try it with paper. Fold a sheet in half. Cut a heart shape on the fold. Open it up. Both sides of the heart match. A heart is a shape with symmetry.
What do the two wings of a butterfly look like? in the text
What is the math word for two sides that match? in the text
What do you do to the paper before you cut it? in the text
What shape do you cut on the fold? in the text
Why do both sides of the paper heart match? think about it
The same topic and facts written three ways, so a mixed class can read and talk about one text. Each group’s sheet shows only a shape; the key says which is which.
Look at a butterfly. Its left wing looks like its right wing. They have the same colors and spots. Draw a line down the middle. Both sides match.
Math has a word for this. The word is symmetry. A shape with symmetry has two sides that match.
Try it with paper. Fold the paper. Cut a heart on the fold. Open it up. Both sides match.
Look at a butterfly. Its left wing looks just like its right wing. They have the same colors and the same spots. If you drew a line down the middle, both sides would match.
Math has a word for this. The word is symmetry. A shape with symmetry has two sides that match.
You can try it with paper. Fold a sheet in half. Cut a heart shape on the fold. Open it up. Both sides of the heart match. A heart is a shape with symmetry.
Take a close look at a butterfly. Its left wing looks exactly like its right wing, with the same colors and the same spots. If you imagined a line down the middle, both sides would match perfectly.
Mathematicians have a word for this idea, and the word is symmetry. A shape that has symmetry has two sides that match each other.
You can try it yourself with a sheet of paper. Fold the sheet in half and cut half of a heart shape along the fold. When you open the paper, both sides of the heart match, so the heart is a shape with symmetry.
It was written for 1st grade. It has 87 words and works out to a Flesch-Kincaid grade level of about 0.5. That is a formula's estimate from sentence length and syllables, and it is not a Lexile or a guided reading level, so check it against your students.
There are five. 4 ask for something the text says directly and 1 ask the reader to work something out from clues. Each has an answer in the key, and the answers are written as a teacher would accept them, not as the only possible wording.
About 1 minute read aloud at 100 words a minute. For a one-minute fluency check, paste it into the fluency timer and use the word count.
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