Kindergarten fiction passage about a heron learns to be still: 48 words, five questions, an answer key and vocabulary.
Heron stood by the pond. He splashed at a fish. The fish swam off. Splash! Fish after fish swam off.
Old Frog said, "Stand still, Heron. Be calm."
Heron stood as still as a post. A fish swam up close. Snap! Heron had his lunch. Being calm worked.
Where did Heron stand? in the text
Why did the fish swim off? in the text
Who told Heron to stand still? in the text
What did Heron get at the end? in the text
Why did a fish swim close when Heron was still? 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.
Heron stood by a pond. He splashed at a fish. It swam off. Splash! More fish swam off.
Old Frog said, "Stand still, Heron. Be calm."
Heron stood still. A fish came close. Snap! Heron had his lunch.
Heron stood by the pond. He splashed at a fish. The fish swam off. Splash! Fish after fish swam off.
Old Frog said, "Stand still, Heron. Be calm."
Heron stood as still as a post. A fish swam up close. Snap! Heron had his lunch. Being calm worked.
Heron stood at the edge of the pond and splashed at a fish, but the fish darted away. Splash after splash, fish after fish swam off.
Old Frog watched from a lily pad. "Stand still, Heron," he croaked. "Be calm and quiet."
Heron stood as motionless as a post. Before long a fish drifted up close. Snap! Heron had his lunch. Being calm had worked.
It was written for Kindergarten. It has 48 words and works out to a Flesch-Kincaid grade level of about below 1. 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.
Under a 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.
Yes. Print student copy gives the passage, the questions with lines to write on, and the word meanings. Print with answers gives the same page with the answers filled in. Both are made in your browser.
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