1st grade nonfiction passage about snowshoe hares and seasons: 87 words, five questions, an answer key and vocabulary.
A snowshoe hare lives in a cold, snowy forest. In summer, its fur is brown. The brown fur matches the dirt and the leaves.
When fall comes, something odd happens. The hare grows new fur. Soon its coat turns white. Now the hare matches the snow.
This helps the hare stay safe. A fox or an owl may look for a hare to eat. But a white hare in the snow is hard to spot. In spring, the white fur falls out and brown fur grows back.
What color is the hare's fur in summer? in the text
When does the hare's coat turn white? in the text
What grows back in spring? in the text
Which animals may look for a hare to eat? in the text
Why is a white coat good for a hare in winter? 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.
A snowshoe hare lives where it snows. In summer, its fur is brown. It matches the dirt.
In fall, the hare grows new fur. Its coat turns white. Now it matches the snow.
This keeps the hare safe. A fox or an owl may want to eat a hare. A white hare in the snow is hard to see. In spring, brown fur grows back.
A snowshoe hare lives in a cold, snowy forest. In summer, its fur is brown. The brown fur matches the dirt and the leaves.
When fall comes, something odd happens. The hare grows new fur. Soon its coat turns white. Now the hare matches the snow.
This helps the hare stay safe. A fox or an owl may look for a hare to eat. But a white hare in the snow is hard to spot. In spring, the white fur falls out and brown fur grows back.
A snowshoe hare lives in a cold forest that fills with snow every winter. During the summer, its fur is brown, which matches the dirt and the fallen leaves.
When fall arrives, something remarkable happens. The hare grows a new coat, and gradually its fur turns white, so that it matches the snow.
This change helps the hare stay safe. A fox or an owl may be searching for a hare to eat, but a white hare in the snow is very difficult to spot. When spring comes, the white fur falls out and brown fur grows back.
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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