1st grade nonfiction passage about why we shiver: 80 words, five questions, an answer key and vocabulary.
It is a chilly morning. Nina steps outside, and her body starts to shake. Her teeth even chatter. This is called shivering.
Shivering is not a mistake. When you are cold, your muscles move fast in tiny jerks. Moving makes heat. So shivering helps you get warm.
You can help your body, too. Put on a coat, a scarf and mittens. Go back inside. Sip something warm. Soon the shivers will stop. Then you can go out and play again.
What does Nina's body do when she steps outside? in the text
What moves in tiny jerks when you are cold? in the text
What does moving make? in the text
What can you put on to help your body? in the text
Why is shivering a good thing for your body? 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.
It is a chilly morning. Nina steps outside. Her body starts to shake. Her teeth chatter. This is shivering.
Shivering is not a mistake. When you are cold, your muscles jerk in tiny moves. Moving makes heat. So shivering helps you get warm.
You can help, too. Put on a coat, a scarf and mittens. Go in and sip something warm. The shivers will stop.
It is a chilly morning. Nina steps outside, and her body starts to shake. Her teeth even chatter. This is called shivering.
Shivering is not a mistake. When you are cold, your muscles move fast in tiny jerks. Moving makes heat. So shivering helps you get warm.
You can help your body, too. Put on a coat, a scarf and mittens. Go back inside. Sip something warm. Soon the shivers will stop. Then you can go out and play again.
It is a chilly morning, and as soon as Nina steps outside, her whole body begins to shake. Her teeth even chatter. This reaction is called shivering.
Shivering is not a mistake at all. When you are cold, your muscles move quickly in tiny jerks. Because movement creates heat, shivering is one way your body helps you get warm.
You can help your body as well. Put on a coat, a scarf and a pair of mittens, then go back inside and sip something warm. Before long, the shivers will stop.
It was written for 1st grade. It has 80 words and works out to a Flesch-Kincaid grade level of about 2.0. 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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