Kindergarten nonfiction passage about how popcorn pops: 54 words, five questions, an answer key and vocabulary.
A popcorn kernel is small and hard. Inside it is a tiny drop of water.
When the kernel gets hot, the water turns to steam. The steam pushes on the kernel. Pop! The kernel flips inside out. Now it is white and soft.
A grown-up cooks the corn. I stand back and listen.
What is inside a popcorn kernel? in the text
What does the water turn into when it gets hot? in the text
Who cooks the corn? in the text
How does the kernel feel after it pops? in the text
Why does the kernel go pop? 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 popcorn kernel is small. It is hard. Inside is a drop of water.
The kernel gets hot. The water turns to steam. The steam pushes. Pop! The kernel is white and soft now.
A grown-up cooks the corn. I listen.
A popcorn kernel is small and hard. Inside it is a tiny drop of water.
When the kernel gets hot, the water turns to steam. The steam pushes on the kernel. Pop! The kernel flips inside out. Now it is white and soft.
A grown-up cooks the corn. I stand back and listen.
A popcorn kernel is small and very hard. Inside it is a tiny drop of water.
When the kernel gets hot, the water turns into steam. The steam pushes harder and harder on the kernel. Pop! The kernel flips inside out, and it turns white and soft.
A grown-up cooks the corn while I stand back and listen to the popping.
It was written for Kindergarten. It has 54 words and works out to a Flesch-Kincaid grade level of about 1.2. 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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