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Pip Finds a Nest

Kindergarten fiction passage about finding a home: 47 words, five questions, an answer key and vocabulary.

Kindergarten fiction finding a home 47 words

Pip Finds a Nest

Pip is a little bird. Pip has no nest. The rain is coming.

Pip looks in the grass. No nest. Pip looks on the fence. No nest.

Then Mom bird calls. Here is a nest in the big tree. Pip hops in. Pip is safe and dry.

Questions

  1. Who is Pip? in the text

  2. What does Pip not have? in the text

  3. Where does Pip look first? in the text

  4. Who calls Pip? in the text

  5. Why is Pip glad to find the nest? think about it

Words to know

nest
a home that a bird builds
fence
a wall made of wood or wire around a yard
safe
away from harm
dry
not wet
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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 · 44 words · Flesch-Kincaid grade -1.7

Pip is a little bird. Pip has no nest. Rain is coming.

Pip looks in the grass. No nest. Pip looks on the fence. No nest.

Mom bird calls. A nest is in the big tree! Pip hops in. Pip is safe and dry.

▲ This passage · 47 words · Flesch-Kincaid grade -1.6

Pip is a little bird. Pip has no nest. The rain is coming.

Pip looks in the grass. No nest. Pip looks on the fence. No nest.

Then Mom bird calls. Here is a nest in the big tree. Pip hops in. Pip is safe and dry.

■ Harder · 65 words · Flesch-Kincaid grade 1.7

Pip is a little bird who does not have a nest, and dark clouds mean that rain is coming.

Pip searches in the tall grass, but there is no nest. Pip searches along the old fence, but there is no nest there either.

Then Mom bird calls out. She has found a nest in the big tree! Pip hops inside and feels safe and dry.

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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 nest, fence, safe and dry on the board with their meanings from the Words to know section and have students predict what the story 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 retell the story in three sentences: how it began, what the problem was, and how it ended.
  • Print the student copy for independent work and keep the answer-key copy for yourself.

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Questions

What reading level is "Pip Finds a Nest"?

It was written for Kindergarten. It has 47 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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