The Story of a Snowflake Do you know how we get snowflakes

TheStoryofaSnowflake
The Story of a Snowflake
Do you know how we get snowflakes? Let’s 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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The Story of a Snowflake
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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 cloud that . . .
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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The Story of a Snowflake
Teacher Guide & Answers
Note to Teacher: Read each question out loud to your students and have each student
complete the worksheet independently. For questions 5 A) and 6, you can have students draw
their answers, answer orally, or write their answers depending on your students’ progress. If you
have 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 cloud that . . .
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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The Story of a Snowflake
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 of
shapes falling from a cloud.
Note to Teacher: It may be easier to give your students a black piece of paper and a white
crayon 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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