2nd grade nonfiction passage about sharing news with neighbors: 128 words, five questions, an answer key and vocabulary.
2nd gradenonfictionsharing news with neighbors128 words
A Bulletin Board for the Whole Block
Outside the laundry room on Maple Court, there is a big cork board. People call it the bulletin board. It is where neighbors share news with each other.
You might see a note about a lost glove. You might see a sign for a yard sale or a flyer for a free piano lesson. A little paper might say, "Looking for a ride to the market."
There are a few rules for the board. Each note should have a date and a name. Old notes should be taken down. A new note should not cover up someone else's note.
Because everyone follows the rules, the board stays neat. Neighbors can find what they need. A board like this helps people who live close to each other become friends.
Questions
What is the big cork board called? in the text
Where is the board? in the text
What is one thing a note on the board might be about? in the text
What should each note have? in the text
Why should a new note not cover someone else's note? think about it
Words to know
bulletin
a short notice that gives news
neighbors
people who live close to you
flyer
a single sheet of paper that tells about something
neat
clean and in good order
Name ____________________________ Date ______________
A Bulletin Board for the Whole Block
2nd grade reading passage
Outside the laundry room on Maple Court, there is a big cork board. People call it the bulletin board. It is where neighbors share news with each other.
You might see a note about a lost glove. You might see a sign for a yard sale or a flyer for a free piano lesson. A little paper might say, "Looking for a ride to the market."
There are a few rules for the board. Each note should have a date and a name. Old notes should be taken down. A new note should not cover up someone else's note.
Because everyone follows the rules, the board stays neat. Neighbors can find what they need. A board like this helps people who live close to each other become friends.
Questions
What is the big cork board called?
Where is the board?
What is one thing a note on the board might be about?
What should each note have?
Why should a new note not cover someone else's note?
Words to know
bulletin: a short notice that gives news
neighbors: people who live close to you
flyer: a single sheet of paper that tells about something
neat: clean and in good order
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● Easier · 98 words · Flesch-Kincaid grade 1.2
Outside the laundry room on Maple Court, there is a big cork board. It is the bulletin board. Neighbors share news there.
You might see a note about a lost glove. You might see a sign for a yard sale or a flyer for a free piano lesson. A note might say, "Need a ride to the market."
The board has rules. Each note needs a date and a name. Old notes come down. New notes do not cover old notes.
The board stays neat. Neighbors find what they need. A board like this helps neighbors become friends.
▲ This passage · 128 words · Flesch-Kincaid grade 3.2
Outside the laundry room on Maple Court, there is a big cork board. People call it the bulletin board. It is where neighbors share news with each other.
You might see a note about a lost glove. You might see a sign for a yard sale or a flyer for a free piano lesson. A little paper might say, "Looking for a ride to the market."
There are a few rules for the board. Each note should have a date and a name. Old notes should be taken down. A new note should not cover up someone else's note.
Because everyone follows the rules, the board stays neat. Neighbors can find what they need. A board like this helps people who live close to each other become friends.
■ Harder · 135 words · Flesch-Kincaid grade 6.9
Just outside the laundry room on Maple Court hangs a large cork board, which everyone calls the bulletin board. It is the place where neighbors share their news with one another.
On it, you might find a note about a lost glove, a sign advertising a yard sale, or a flyer offering a free piano lesson. A small slip of paper might say, "Looking for a ride to the market."
There are a few rules for using the board. Every note should carry a date and a name, old notes should be taken down, and a new note should never cover up someone else's note.
Because everyone follows these rules, the board stays neat, and neighbors can easily find what they need. A board like this helps people who live close together to become friends.
Outside the laundry room on Maple Court, there is a big cork board. It is the bulletin board. Neighbors share news there.
You might see a note about a lost glove. You might see a sign for a yard sale or a flyer for a free piano lesson. A note might say, "Need a ride to the market."
The board has rules. Each note needs a date and a name. Old notes come down. New notes do not cover old notes.
The board stays neat. Neighbors find what they need. A board like this helps neighbors become friends.
Questions
What is the big cork board called?
Where is the board?
What is one thing a note might be about?
What does each note need?
Why should new notes not cover old notes?
Free at teach.peabody.kids
Name ____________________▲
A Bulletin Board for the Whole Block
Outside the laundry room on Maple Court, there is a big cork board. People call it the bulletin board. It is where neighbors share news with each other.
You might see a note about a lost glove. You might see a sign for a yard sale or a flyer for a free piano lesson. A little paper might say, "Looking for a ride to the market."
There are a few rules for the board. Each note should have a date and a name. Old notes should be taken down. A new note should not cover up someone else's note.
Because everyone follows the rules, the board stays neat. Neighbors can find what they need. A board like this helps people who live close to each other become friends.
Questions
What is the big cork board called?
Where is the board?
What is one thing a note on the board might be about?
What should each note have?
Why should a new note not cover someone else's note?
Free at teach.peabody.kids
Name ____________________■
A Bulletin Board for the Whole Block
Just outside the laundry room on Maple Court hangs a large cork board, which everyone calls the bulletin board. It is the place where neighbors share their news with one another.
On it, you might find a note about a lost glove, a sign advertising a yard sale, or a flyer offering a free piano lesson. A small slip of paper might say, "Looking for a ride to the market."
There are a few rules for using the board. Every note should carry a date and a name, old notes should be taken down, and a new note should never cover up someone else's note.
Because everyone follows these rules, the board stays neat, and neighbors can easily find what they need. A board like this helps people who live close together to become friends.
Questions
What do people call the large cork board?
Where does the board hang?
What is one kind of note you might find on the board?
What should every note carry?
Why should a new note never cover up someone else's note?
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Answer key: A Bulletin Board for the Whole Block
● Easier (Flesch-Kincaid grade 1.2)
The bulletin board.
Outside the laundry room on Maple Court.
A lost glove, a yard sale, a piano lesson, or a ride.
A date and a name.
Then no one could read the old note.
▲ This passage (Flesch-Kincaid grade 3.2)
The bulletin board.
Outside the laundry room on Maple Court.
A lost glove, a yard sale, a piano lesson, or a ride to the market.
A date and a name.
Then the other person's news could not be read.
■ Harder (Flesch-Kincaid grade 6.9)
The bulletin board.
Just outside the laundry room on Maple Court.
A lost glove, a yard sale, a piano lesson, or a ride to the market.
A date and a name.
Then people could not read the news on the other note.
Free at teach.peabody.kids
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Ideas for class
Before reading, put bulletin, neighbors, flyer and neat 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.
Use the Read it big button (or B) to put the text on the projector, and Show answer on one question at a time so the class commits to an answer first.
Question 5 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.
What reading level is "A Bulletin Board for the Whole Block"?
It was written for 2nd grade. It has 128 words and works out to a Flesch-Kincaid grade level of about 3.2. 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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