1st grade nonfiction passage about protecting skin from the sun: 87 words, five questions, an answer key and vocabulary.
The sun feels good on a bright day. But the sun can also be too strong for your skin. Skin that gets too much sun can turn red and sore.
Luckily, you can stay safe. Wear a hat with a wide brim. The brim keeps the sun off your nose and cheeks. Put on sunscreen, too. A grown-up can rub it on your arms, face and neck.
Take a rest in the shade when you can. Drink plenty of water. Now you are ready to play!
What can happen to skin that gets too much sun? in the text
What kind of hat keeps the sun off your face? in the text
Who can rub sunscreen on you? in the text
Where should you rest on a sunny day? in the text
Why is a wide brim better than no brim? 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.
The sun feels good on a bright day. But the sun can be too strong for skin. Too much sun can make skin red and sore.
You can stay safe. Wear a hat with a wide brim. The brim makes shade for your face. Put on sunscreen. A grown-up can rub it on your arms, face and neck.
Rest in the shade. Drink water. Now go play!
The sun feels good on a bright day. But the sun can also be too strong for your skin. Skin that gets too much sun can turn red and sore.
Luckily, you can stay safe. Wear a hat with a wide brim. The brim keeps the sun off your nose and cheeks. Put on sunscreen, too. A grown-up can rub it on your arms, face and neck.
Take a rest in the shade when you can. Drink plenty of water. Now you are ready to play!
The sun feels wonderful on a bright day, but it can also be too strong for your skin. Skin that is out in the sun for too long can turn red and sore.
Fortunately, there are simple ways to stay safe. Wear a hat with a wide brim, because the brim casts shade over your face. Put on sunscreen as well, and ask a grown-up to rub it onto your arms, face and neck.
Take a rest in the shade whenever you can, and drink plenty of water. Then you are ready to go and play!
It was written for 1st grade. It has 87 words and works out to a Flesch-Kincaid grade level of about 0.2. 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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