1st grade nonfiction passage about making a kazoo: 92 words, six questions, an answer key and vocabulary.
You can make a kazoo from a paper tube. You need a square of wax paper and a rubber band.
First, cover one end of the tube with the wax paper. Next, put the rubber band around it so the paper stays tight. Last, ask a grown-up to poke a small hole in the side of the tube.
Now hum into the open end. Do not blow, just hum! The paper shakes. It makes a buzzing sound, and your tune comes out funny and loud. Try humming a song you know.
What do you need to make a kazoo? in the text
What covers one end of the tube? in the text
What holds the paper in place? in the text
Who pokes the hole in the tube? in the text
What do you do to make the sound? in the text
Why does the kazoo buzz? 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.
You can make a kazoo. You need a paper tube, wax paper and a rubber band.
Cover one end of the tube with the wax paper. Put the rubber band on it. A grown-up pokes a small hole in the side.
Hum into the open end. Do not blow. The paper shakes. It buzzes! Try a song you know.
You can make a kazoo from a paper tube. You need a square of wax paper and a rubber band.
First, cover one end of the tube with the wax paper. Next, put the rubber band around it so the paper stays tight. Last, ask a grown-up to poke a small hole in the side of the tube.
Now hum into the open end. Do not blow, just hum! The paper shakes. It makes a buzzing sound, and your tune comes out funny and loud. Try humming a song you know.
With a few simple things, you can build your own kazoo. You will need a paper tube, a square of wax paper and a rubber band.
First, cover one end of the tube with the wax paper. Next, stretch the rubber band around the paper so that it stays tight. Then ask a grown-up to poke a small hole in the side of the tube.
Now hum into the open end. Do not blow into it, just hum! The wax paper shakes quickly, and a buzzing sound comes out. Your tune will sound funny and loud, so try humming a song that you know well.
It was written for 1st grade. It has 92 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 six. 5 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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