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The Story of a Snowflake

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Do you know how we get snowflakes? Lets find

out. First, drops of water in clouds get cold. Next,those drops turn into bits of ice. Then, the bits of ice

stick together. They stick together in all kinds of

shapes. The shapes get heavy. They fall from the

clouds to the ground. We call these icy shapes

snowflakes!


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Name: Date:

Directions:For questions 1-4, circle the correct answer.

1.

What is this passage about?

Rain Snowflakes

2. Snowflakes start as drops of water in a cloudthat . . .

Make shapes Get cold

3. When the water drops are cold, what do they turn into?

Bits of ice Rain drops



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4. What do the bits of ice make when they stick together?

All kinds of shapes One kind of shape

5.A)Why do the snowflakes fall from the clouds?________________________________________________________

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B) Draw a picture of snowflakes falling from the clouds to the

ground.



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6.What did you learn from The Story of a Snowflake?

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Teacher Guide & Answers

N o t e t o T e a ch e r : Read each question out loud to your students and have each studentcomplete the worksheet independently. For questions 5 A) and 6, you can have students drawtheir answers, answer orally, or write their answers depending on your students progress. If youhave them write their answers, you may want to write the word(s) on the board for them to

copy.

Passage Reading Level: Lexile 310

Directions: For questions 1-4, circle the correct answer.

1.What is this passage about?

Rain Snowflakes

2.Snowflakes start as drops of water in a cloudthat . . .

Make shapes Get cold

3.When the water drops are cold, what do they turn into?

Bits of ice Rain drops



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4.What do the bits of ice make when they stick together?

All kinds of shapes One kind of shape

5.A) Note to Teacher: See note at the top of the first page.

Why do the snowflakes fall from the clouds?

Suggested answer: They get heavy.

B) Draw a picture of snowflakes falling from the clouds to the ground.

Suggested answer: Drawings may vary but should depict white snowflakes in all kinds ofshapes falling from a cloud.

Note to Teacher: It may be easier to give your students a black piece of paper and a whitecrayon for this drawing.

6.Note to Teacher: See note at the top of the first page.

What did you learn from The Story of a Snowflake?

Suggested answer: Answers may vary and should be supported by the passage.


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