Reading passage · English
A hen and her chicks: warm-up · Kindergarten
An original passage about short vowel words with 4 questions that check details, inference and vocabulary.
- Kindergarten · ages 5 to 6
- Easy
- 10 to 15 minutes
- 1 page
- Free
Goes with the game Word Workshop.
The answer key is a separate page for grown-ups. Sign in to download it.
The passage and its 4 questions
Directions: Read the story together. Then talk about and answer the questions.
- A hen is a mother chicken. She lays her eggs in a soft nest of straw. Then she sits on the eggs to keep them warm.
- After about three weeks, the eggs begin to crack. Little chicks peck their way out! Their feathers are wet at first, but soon they dry and get fluffy.
- The chicks stay close to the hen. She keeps them safe under her wings.
- 1. Where does the hen lay her eggs?
- 2. Why do you think the chicks stay close to the hen?
- 3. What does the word 'peck' mean?
- 4. Act out one part of the story with a friend.
What your child practices
Your child practices the reading and English skill “Build and read words”: blend sounds into words and read common words.
- Grades and ages
- Kindergarten, ages 5 to 6
- Time
- About 10 to 15 minutes
- Subject
- English
- Level
- Easy for Kindergarten
- Answer key
- Yes, for grown-ups who sign in
- Printing
- 1 page, US Letter or A4, low-ink option
- Updated
How to use it
Read the passage once just for the story or the facts, then again with the questions in mind. Encourage underlining the words in the text that back up each answer. It is one of the easier sheets for Kindergarten, good as a warm-up or a first look at the skill.
An answer key comes with it as a separate page that grown-ups download after signing in.
Tip for grown-ups: Ask your child to point to the sentence that answers each question before writing it.
Done on paper? A grown-up can record it on the child's page in PlayOwl; downloading alone doesn't count as finished.
English · Kindergarten
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