1st grade nonfiction passage about clothes and weather: 87 words, five questions, an answer key and vocabulary.
What you wear depends on the weather. Look outside before you get dressed.
On a rainy day, wear a raincoat and boots. They keep the water off your skin. An umbrella helps too.
On a snowy day, wear a warm coat, a hat, and gloves. Warm clothes keep the cold out.
On a hot, sunny day, wear light clothes. A hat can shade your face. Sunscreen protects your skin, and you should drink water.
When you dress for the weather, you can play outside and feel good.
What should you do before you get dressed? in the text
What do you wear on a rainy day? in the text
What keeps the cold out on a snowy day? in the text
Why do you wear light clothes on a hot day? think about it
What protects your skin from the sun? in the text
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.
What you wear depends on the weather. Look outside first.
On a rainy day, wear a raincoat and boots. They keep you dry. An umbrella helps too.
On a snowy day, wear a warm coat, a hat, and gloves. Warm clothes keep out the cold.
On a hot day, wear light clothes. A hat can shade your face. Sunscreen keeps your skin safe. Drink water.
When you dress for the weather, you can play outside and feel good.
What you wear depends on the weather. Look outside before you get dressed.
On a rainy day, wear a raincoat and boots. They keep the water off your skin. An umbrella helps too.
On a snowy day, wear a warm coat, a hat, and gloves. Warm clothes keep the cold out.
On a hot, sunny day, wear light clothes. A hat can shade your face. Sunscreen protects your skin, and you should drink water.
When you dress for the weather, you can play outside and feel good.
The clothes you choose to wear depend on what the weather is doing. Before you get dressed, take a moment to look outside.
On a rainy day, put on a raincoat and a pair of boots. They keep the water away from your skin, and an umbrella helps as well.
On a snowy day, you need a warm coat, a hat, and a pair of gloves. Thick, warm clothes keep the cold from reaching you.
On a hot, sunny day, wear light clothes that let your body stay cool. A hat can shade your face. Sunscreen protects your skin, and you should remember to drink plenty of water.
When you dress for the weather, you can play outside and feel comfortable.
It was written for 1st grade. It has 87 words and works out to a Flesch-Kincaid grade level of about 1.5. 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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