I Am a Robin
I Am a Robin
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Chirp. I am a young robin. My parents are robins.
I hatched from an egg. I have brothers and sisters. We
lived together in a nest.
My parents fed me and my brothers and sisters.
We ate earthworms. After about two weeks, my brothers
and sisters and I left the nest. My parents followed us
around for a few days. They kept feeding us.
Then Mom left to build a new nest. Dad stayed with
us. He made sure we knew where to roost at night. I
rested in a tree with other robins. Soon, I was ready to be
on my own.
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I Am a Robin
Directions: For questions 1-4, circle the correct answer.
1. Who is the main character in this passage?
a) a young robin
b) a baby chick
c) an adult robin
2. The passage describes how the young robin’s mom and dad
care for the robin and his siblings. How do robin moms and dads
care for their babies just after they leave the nest?
a) They let them live on their own.
b) They help them hatch from their eggs.
c) They follow them around and feed them.
3. The young robin telling the story hatched from an egg. What
does this tell us about how his brothers and sisters were born?
a) They were probably brought by a stork.
b) They probably also hatched from eggs.
c) They probably came out of their mom’s belly.
4. What is “I Am a Robin” mainly about?
a) a robin growing up
b) the food robins eat
c) the adventures of a robin named Chirp
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I Am a Robin
5. A) What do robins eat?
Robins eat
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B) Draw a new robin family in its home.
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6. What did you learn from “I Am a Robin”?
I Am a Robin
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7. Class Discussion Question: How do mom and dad robins
prepare their children to be on their own?
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Teacher Guide & Answers
I Am a Robin
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. Question 7 is a class discussion question.
Passage Reading Level: Lexile 340
Directions: For questions 1-4, circle the correct answer.
1. Who is the main character in this passage?
a) a young robin
b) a baby chick
c) an adult robin
2. The passage describes how the young robin’s mom and dad care for the robin and his
siblings. How do robin moms and dads care for their babies just after they leave the nest?
a) They let them live on their own.
b) They help them hatch from their eggs.
c) They follow them around and feed them.
3. The young robin telling the story hatched from an egg. What does this tell us about how his
brothers and sisters were born?
a) They were probably brought by a stork.
b) They probably also hatched from eggs.
c) They probably came out of their mom’s belly.
4. What is “I Am a Robin” mainly about?
a) a robin growing up
b) the food robins eat
c) the adventures of a robin named Chirp
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5.
A) Note to Teacher: See note at the top of the first page.
I Am a Robin
What do robins eat?
Suggested answer: Robins eat earthworms.
B) Draw a new robin family in its home.
Suggested answer: Students’ pictures may vary but should depict a mom and dad robin
with baby robins in a nest. Advanced pictures might also include the eggs that the baby
robins hatched from or the birds eating earthworms.
6. Note to Teacher: See note at the top of the first page.
What did you learn from “I Am a Robin”?
Suggested answer: Answers may vary and should be supported by the passage.
7. Note to Teacher: See note at the top of the first page.
Class Discussion Question: How do mom and dad robins prepare their children to be on
their own?
Suggested answer: Answers may vary but students should explain that the mother and
father robin feed their babies earthworms for several weeks (until they can find their own
food). The father also shows his babies where to roost at night. Please note: although
the passage states that mom left to build a new nest, it does not say that she teaches her
babies how to build a nest. Therefore, teaching them how to build a nest is not an answer
supported by the passage.
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