1st grade nonfiction passage about daylight in the seasons: 97 words, five questions, an answer key and vocabulary.
1st gradenonfictiondaylight in the seasons97 words
Long Days and Short Days
Some days have lots of light. Other days have just a little. It depends on the time of year.
In summer, the days are long. The sun comes up early and goes down late. You can play outside after dinner and still see.
In winter, the days are short. The sun comes up late and goes down early. It gets dark before bedtime.
Long summer days help make the weather warm. Short winter days help make the weather cold.
Spring and fall are in the middle. In spring, the days get longer. In fall, they get shorter.
Questions
What are the days like in summer? in the text
When does the sun go down in winter? in the text
Why can you play outside after dinner in summer? think about it
What happens to the days in spring? in the text
Which season has days that get shorter? in the text
Words to know
summer
the warm season after spring
winter
the cold season after fall
season
one of the four parts of the year
dinner
the main meal that people eat in the evening
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Long Days and Short Days
1st grade reading passage
Some days have lots of light. Other days have just a little. It depends on the time of year.
In summer, the days are long. The sun comes up early and goes down late. You can play outside after dinner and still see.
In winter, the days are short. The sun comes up late and goes down early. It gets dark before bedtime.
Long summer days help make the weather warm. Short winter days help make the weather cold.
Spring and fall are in the middle. In spring, the days get longer. In fall, they get shorter.
Questions
What are the days like in summer?
When does the sun go down in winter?
Why can you play outside after dinner in summer?
What happens to the days in spring?
Which season has days that get shorter?
Words to know
summer: the warm season after spring
winter: the cold season after fall
season: one of the four parts of the year
dinner: the main meal that people eat in the evening
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● Easier · 89 words · Flesch-Kincaid grade 0.1
Some days have a lot of light. Some days have a little. It depends on the time of year.
In summer, the days are long. The sun comes up early. It goes down late. You can play outside after dinner.
In winter, the days are short. The sun comes up late. It goes down early. It is dark before bed.
Long days help make it warm. Short days help make it cold.
Spring and fall are in the middle. In spring, days get longer. In fall, days get shorter.
▲ This passage · 97 words · Flesch-Kincaid grade 1.2
Some days have lots of light. Other days have just a little. It depends on the time of year.
In summer, the days are long. The sun comes up early and goes down late. You can play outside after dinner and still see.
In winter, the days are short. The sun comes up late and goes down early. It gets dark before bedtime.
Long summer days help make the weather warm. Short winter days help make the weather cold.
Spring and fall are in the middle. In spring, the days get longer. In fall, they get shorter.
■ Harder · 118 words · Flesch-Kincaid grade 4.2
Some days are filled with hours of light, while other days have only a little. How much light we get depends on the time of year.
In summer, the days are long. The sun rises early in the morning and sets late in the evening. You can play outside after dinner and still see everything clearly.
In winter, the days are short. The sun rises late and sets early, so it often becomes dark before bedtime.
The long days of summer help make the weather warm, and the short days of winter help make the weather cold.
Spring and fall fall somewhere in the middle. During spring, the days slowly grow longer. During fall, they slowly grow shorter.
Some days have a lot of light. Some days have a little. It depends on the time of year.
In summer, the days are long. The sun comes up early. It goes down late. You can play outside after dinner.
In winter, the days are short. The sun comes up late. It goes down early. It is dark before bed.
Long days help make it warm. Short days help make it cold.
Spring and fall are in the middle. In spring, days get longer. In fall, days get shorter.
Questions
What are the days like in summer?
When does the sun go down in winter?
Why can you play outside after dinner in summer?
What happens to days in spring?
Which season has days that get shorter?
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Name ____________________▲
Long Days and Short Days
Some days have lots of light. Other days have just a little. It depends on the time of year.
In summer, the days are long. The sun comes up early and goes down late. You can play outside after dinner and still see.
In winter, the days are short. The sun comes up late and goes down early. It gets dark before bedtime.
Long summer days help make the weather warm. Short winter days help make the weather cold.
Spring and fall are in the middle. In spring, the days get longer. In fall, they get shorter.
Questions
What are the days like in summer?
When does the sun go down in winter?
Why can you play outside after dinner in summer?
What happens to the days in spring?
Which season has days that get shorter?
Free at teach.peabody.kids
Name ____________________■
Long Days and Short Days
Some days are filled with hours of light, while other days have only a little. How much light we get depends on the time of year.
In summer, the days are long. The sun rises early in the morning and sets late in the evening. You can play outside after dinner and still see everything clearly.
In winter, the days are short. The sun rises late and sets early, so it often becomes dark before bedtime.
The long days of summer help make the weather warm, and the short days of winter help make the weather cold.
Spring and fall fall somewhere in the middle. During spring, the days slowly grow longer. During fall, they slowly grow shorter.
Questions
What are the days like in summer?
When does the sun set in winter?
Why can you still see after dinner when you play outside in summer?
What happens to the days during spring?
Which season has days that slowly grow shorter?
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Answer key: Long Days and Short Days
● Easier (Flesch-Kincaid grade 0.1)
The days are long.
Early.
The sun goes down late, so it is still light.
They get longer.
Fall.
▲ This passage (Flesch-Kincaid grade 1.2)
The days are long.
Early.
The sun goes down late, so it is still light.
They get longer.
Fall.
■ Harder (Flesch-Kincaid grade 4.2)
The days are long.
Early in the day.
The sun sets late, so there is still light.
They slowly grow longer.
Fall.
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Ideas for class
Before reading, put summer, winter, season and dinner on the board with their meanings from the Words to know section and have students predict what the text will be about.
Read it aloud once while students follow along, then have them reread it alone or with a partner. At a calm 100 words a minute it takes about 1 minute to read aloud.
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Question 3 asks the reader to infer. Ask students to point to the words in the passage that led them to their answer.
Ask students to write one question the passage did not answer, then look for the answer in a book or on a classroom screen.
Print the student copy for independent work and keep the answer-key copy for yourself.
It was written for 1st grade. It has 97 words and works out to a Flesch-Kincaid grade level of about 1.2. 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.
What do the questions ask?
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.
How long does it take to read?
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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