EXAMPLE 1

I Need Quiet!

Kahlil was trying to read his book. His window was open. He could hear Mr. Robinson’s lawn mower. It was so loud! Kahlil could not read. What could he do? He closed the window. He still heard the noisy mower. He went to another room. He still heard the mower.

“I have another idea,” he thought. Kahlil put in his swimmer’s earplugs.

Now he could read!

DETAILS: I NEED QUIET!

• Grade: K

• Words: 66

• Lexile: 70L

• Fiction

EXAMPLE 2

A Sticky Idea

Have you ever put a sticky bandage on a cut? The best-known sticky bandages are called Band-Aids. They were invented in 1920.

A man named Earle Dickson invented Band-Aids. Earle wanted to help his wife. She often cut her fingers when she cooked.

At the time, people had to make their own bandages. They cut pieces of gauze and tape. Those bandages were hard to use. Earle’s idea was easy to use. Thanks, Earle!

DETAILS: A STICKY IDEA

• Grade: K

• Words: 77

• Lexile: 370L

• Nonfiction