Kindergarten nonfiction passage about tummy noises: 70 words, five questions, an answer key and vocabulary.
It is quiet in class. Then my tummy goes, "Grrr!" Oh no! Did you hear it?
Do not worry. Tummies make noises. It is just what they do.
When food and air move in my tummy, it can make sounds. A tummy can sound loud when it is empty. That is a good time to eat a snack.
I eat a crunchy carrot. Now my tummy is quiet. Hush, tummy!
What sound does the tummy make? in the text
Where was the child when the tummy made a sound? in the text
What moves in the tummy and can make sounds? in the text
What snack does the child eat? in the text
Why did the tummy get quiet? 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.
It is quiet in class. Then my tummy goes, "Grrr!" Oh no!
Do not worry. Tummies make noises. It is what they do.
A tummy can be loud when it is empty. I eat a snack.
I eat a carrot. Crunch! My tummy is quiet.
It is quiet in class. Then my tummy goes, "Grrr!" Oh no! Did you hear it?
Do not worry. Tummies make noises. It is just what they do.
When food and air move in my tummy, it can make sounds. A tummy can sound loud when it is empty. That is a good time to eat a snack.
I eat a crunchy carrot. Now my tummy is quiet. Hush, tummy!
The classroom is completely quiet. Then, all of a sudden, my tummy says, "Grrr!" Oh no, did everyone hear it?
There is no need to worry. Tummies make noises, and that is perfectly normal.
When food and air move around inside my tummy, it can make sounds. A tummy can sound especially loud when it is empty, and that is a good time to have a snack.
I eat a crunchy carrot, and soon my tummy is quiet again. Hush, tummy!
It was written for Kindergarten. It has 70 words and works out to a Flesch-Kincaid grade level of about 0.5. 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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