2nd grade nonfiction passage about the sun: 98 words, six questions, an answer key and vocabulary.
The sun is a star. It looks small in the sky, but it is very, very big. It looks small because it is so far away.
The sun gives us light. Every morning it comes up and lights the sky. At night, when our part of the Earth turns away from the sun, it gets dark.
The sun also gives us heat. It warms the land, the air, and the sea. Plants need the sun's light to grow. Without the sun, Earth would be dark and cold.
Never look right at the sun. It can hurt your eyes.
What is the sun? in the text
Why does the sun look small? in the text
What two things does the sun give us? in the text
What do plants need from the sun? in the text
Why should you never look right at the sun? in the text
Why does it get dark at night? 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.
The sun is a star. It looks small. But it is very big. It is just far away.
The sun gives us light. Each morning it comes up. It lights the sky. At night our part of the Earth turns away from the sun. Then it is dark.
The sun gives us heat too. It warms the land, the air, and the sea. Plants need the sun to grow. Without the sun, Earth would be dark and cold.
Do not look at the sun. It can hurt your eyes.
The sun is a star. It looks small in the sky, but it is very, very big. It looks small because it is so far away.
The sun gives us light. Every morning it comes up and lights the sky. At night, when our part of the Earth turns away from the sun, it gets dark.
The sun also gives us heat. It warms the land, the air, and the sea. Plants need the sun's light to grow. Without the sun, Earth would be dark and cold.
Never look right at the sun. It can hurt your eyes.
The sun is a star, and although it appears small in the sky, it is actually enormous. It only looks small because it is incredibly far away from us.
The sun provides us with light. Each morning it rises and brightens the sky. At night, when our part of the Earth turns away from the sun, darkness settles over the land.
The sun also provides heat. It warms the land, the air, and the sea. Plants depend on the sun's light in order to grow. Without the sun, our planet would be dark and freezing cold.
You should never stare directly at the sun, because it can damage your eyes.
It was written for 2nd grade. It has 98 words and works out to a Flesch-Kincaid grade level of about 0.7. 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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