Kindergarten nonfiction passage about comparing heavy and light: 62 words, five questions, an answer key and vocabulary.
A seesaw can show us what is heavy. It goes up and down.
Put a big rock on one end. Put a small rock on the other end. The big rock goes down. The small rock goes up.
The heavy side goes down. The light side goes up.
If both rocks weigh the same, the seesaw stays flat. It does not move.
What can a seesaw show us? in the text
What goes down when the big rock is on the seesaw? in the text
Which side goes up? in the text
What happens if both rocks weigh the same? in the text
Which rock is heavier if its end goes down? 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.
A seesaw can show us what is heavy. It goes up and down.
Put a big rock on one end. Put a small rock on the other. The big rock goes down. The small rock goes up.
The heavy side goes down. The light side goes up.
Same weight? The seesaw stays flat.
A seesaw can show us what is heavy. It goes up and down.
Put a big rock on one end. Put a small rock on the other end. The big rock goes down. The small rock goes up.
The heavy side goes down. The light side goes up.
If both rocks weigh the same, the seesaw stays flat. It does not move.
A seesaw is a long board that can show us which thing is heavier. It moves up on one end and down on the other.
If we place a big rock on one end and a small rock on the other end, the big rock sinks down while the small rock rises up.
The heavy side always goes down, and the light side always goes up.
If both rocks weigh exactly the same, the seesaw stays flat and does not move at all.
It was written for Kindergarten. It has 62 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.
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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