Kindergarten nonfiction passage about footprints on the moon: 54 words, five questions, an answer key and vocabulary.
Long ago, astronauts walked on the moon. They wore big boots. Their boots made footprints in the gray dust.
The footprints are still there. The moon has no wind and no rain, so nothing rubs them out.
Those footprints may stay for a very long time. Maybe one day you will make some too!
What did the astronauts wear on their feet? in the text
What color is the dust on the moon? in the text
Are the footprints still on the moon? in the text
Why do the footprints stay? think about it
What did the boots make in the dust? in the text
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.
Long ago, astronauts walked on the moon. They wore big boots. The boots made footprints in the gray dust.
The footprints are still there. The moon has no wind or rain. Nothing rubs them out.
They may stay a long time. Maybe you will make some one day!
Long ago, astronauts walked on the moon. They wore big boots. Their boots made footprints in the gray dust.
The footprints are still there. The moon has no wind and no rain, so nothing rubs them out.
Those footprints may stay for a very long time. Maybe one day you will make some too!
Long ago, astronauts walked across the surface of the moon. They wore big, heavy boots, and those boots left footprints in the soft gray dust.
Those footprints are still there today. The moon has no wind and no rain, so nothing has come along to rub them out.
The footprints may stay there for a very long time. Perhaps one day you will go to the moon and make some of your own!
It was written for Kindergarten. It has 54 words and works out to a Flesch-Kincaid grade level of about 0.8. 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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