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Hot and Cold

Kindergarten nonfiction passage about temperature: 45 words, five questions, an answer key and vocabulary.

Kindergarten nonfiction temperature 45 words

Hot and Cold

The sun is hot. Sand in the sun is hot too. I put on a hat. I drink cold water.

Snow is cold. Ice is cold. I put on a coat and a hat. I sip warm soup.

Hot or cold, I can be ready.

Questions

  1. What is hot? in the text

  2. What do I drink when it is hot? in the text

  3. What is cold? in the text

  4. What do I sip when it is cold? in the text

  5. Why do I put on a coat when I play in snow? think about it

Words to know

hot
has a lot of heat
cold
not warm, with very little heat
coat
something you wear to keep warm
sip
to drink a little at a time
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One passage, three levels

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.

● Easier · 31 words · Flesch-Kincaid grade -1.9

The sun is hot. Sand is hot. I put on a hat. I drink cold water.

Snow is cold. Ice is cold. I put on a coat. I sip warm soup.

▲ This passage · 45 words · Flesch-Kincaid grade -1.3

The sun is hot. Sand in the sun is hot too. I put on a hat. I drink cold water.

Snow is cold. Ice is cold. I put on a coat and a hat. I sip warm soup.

Hot or cold, I can be ready.

■ Harder · 58 words · Flesch-Kincaid grade 1.3

The sun is very hot, and so is the sand that lies in its light. On a hot day, I put on my hat and drink cold water.

Snow and ice are cold. On a cold day, I wear a coat and a hat, and I sip warm soup. Hot or cold, I know how to get ready.

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How to use it

  1. Press Read it big (or B) to put the text on the projector, or Full screen (F) to fill the whole screen.
  2. Ask the questions one at a time and use Show answer when the class has decided. A shows or hides every answer.
  3. Print student copy for the class, or Print with answers for yourself.

Ideas for class

  • Before reading, put hot, cold, coat and sip 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 under a 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.

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Questions

What reading level is "Hot and Cold"?

It was written for Kindergarten. It has 45 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.

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?

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.

Can I print it?

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.

Is this passage from a published book?

No. It was written for Peabody Teach, so there is no book to buy and no login to read it.

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