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Workbook

This Workbook contains worksheets that accompany many of the lessons from the
Teacher Guide for Unit 6. Each worksheet is identified by the lesson number in which
it is used. Some of the worksheets in this book do not include written instructions for
students because the instructions would have contained nondecodable words. The
expectation is that teachers will explain these worksheets to students orally, using the
guidelines in the Teacher Guide. Nondecodable instructions are also included along
the side of each of these worksheets, and are only meant to be read aloud by a teacher
or family member. The Workbook is a student component, which means each student
should have a Workbook.
Name 1.1

Dear Family Member,

Today our class started Unit 6 of the Core Knowledge Language Arts
program. The reader for this unit is called Grace. Your child will bring home
stories you can read together about Grace and her life on a farm. Remember that
reading at home with your child is important for their success as a reader.
In addition, your child’s spelling words for this week include a review of
previously taught sound-spellings. As usual, there is one Tricky Word. Tricky Words do not play
by the rules, meaning there are spellings that do not sound the way students would expect them
to. Tricky Words need to be memorized, so your child will benefit from practice reading and
writing them.

Spelling Words
1. swimming

2. rotten

3. hidden

4. batter

5. shredded

6. popping

7. nodded

8. Tricky Word: their

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In the Cave
When I went to visit with Nan, I was sad. I missed Mom and Dad.
But Nan cheered me up and made things fun.
Nan took me on hikes. The land I saw in the West was not at all
like the land I am used to. Where I am from, things are green in the
summer, and there are lots of trees. In the West, there are hills and red
rocks, but not a lot of trees. In some spots, you can hike for a mile and
not see one tree!
Once, Nan and I were on a hike when it started to storm. Nan and
I went into a cave so that we would not get wet.
As we were standing there, I saw something shimmer in the dark.
“Nan,” I said, pointing at the spot, “what’s that?”
“Well,” said Nan, “let’s have a look.”
We looked and saw something stuck in a crack in the rock. I
grabbed it.
“It’s a coin!” I said.
“Well, I’ll be!” said Nan.
I said, “What sort of coin is it?”
Nan said, “I can’t tell. It looks like it could be made of silver.”
Then she said, “I have a pal, Jack, who is an expert on coins. We
can bring it to him tomorr ow, and he will tell us what sort of coin it is.”
I dropped the coin in my pocket, and we went on with our hike.

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The Name of the Tale:
Who? Where? When?
Directions: Have students fill in the story map to describe the characters, setting, and plot of the story.

The tale starts with . . .

Next in the tale . . .

What?

At the end of the tale . . .

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Sound out the words with the lines under them. Is the ‘c’ sounded /k/ as
in cat or /s/ as in cent? Write the words where they fit best.

cat 1 2 cent
cop c pencil
cup cell

/k/ as in cat /s/ as in cent

1. She is a good dancer.

2. It’s time to get in the car.

That kite you have is so

3.
cool!
4. Set it down in the center of
the room.

5. For lunch we had crabs.

6. He gave me a lot of choices.

7. Look up there! See that

big cloud?
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Dear Family Member,

We have been working on writing personal narratives at school.
Your child has read personal narratives and we have drafted a personal
narrative as a class. Now, each student will have an opportunity to
write his or her own personal narrative describing something that has
happened to him or her. As homework, please work with your child to
brainstorm ideas that he or she might write about in a personal narrative. Remind your
child that the personal narrative should tell about something that has really happened
to him or her. Here are some ideas for topics your child might be interested in writing
about:

• a special holiday or birthday

• a special present they received
• something a friend or sibling did for them
• a special visit or a trip to an interesting place
• a “first” or significant personal achievement
• a weather-related event

Have your child jot down ideas on the back of this page to bring back to school
tomorrow.

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se
rinse
dress
ss

prince
ce
/s/

sun
s

cent
c

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Plan a Tale That Happened to You
Who was in the tale? Describe them.

Who?
Where and when did the tale take place? Describe the setting.

Where?

When?
What happened at the start? What happened next? What happened after
that? What happened last? Describe all parts of the tale.

What?

Why did this happen?

Why was this important?

Why?

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Draft a Tale That Happened to You
Who is in the tale?

Where did the tale

take place?

When did the tale

take place?

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What happened at
the start?
What happened
next?
What happened
after that?
What happened last?

Why did this

happen?

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Sort the words by their spellings for /s/.

prince horse since rinse choice

fence dance house mouse goose

/s/  ‘ce’ /s/  ‘se’

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Spelling Test

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

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Check the Draft

Step by Step

1. Check that you described who was in the tale.

2. Check that you described where the tale took place.

3. Check that you described when the tale took place.

4. Check that you described what happened in the tale

in order from start to finish.

5. Check that you described why the tale happened or

why it was important.

6. Aa, Bb, Cc

7. ? . !

8. Check that the words are spelled well.

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Dear Family Member,

Our class has been learning spelling alternatives for the /s/ sound. The /s/
sound can be written with the spellings ‘s’, ‘ss’, ‘c’, ‘ce’, and ‘se’. The spelling
words this week contain these spellings for /s/, as well as spellings for its buzzy
sister sound, /z/. The /z/ sound can be written with the spellings ‘z’, ‘zz’, and ‘s’.
As usual, there is one Tricky Word. Tricky Words do not play by the rules,
meaning there are spellings that do not sound the way students would expect them to. Tricky
Words need to be memorized, so your child will benefit from practice reading and writing
them.

Spelling Words
1. sun

2. kiss

3. cent

4. prince

5. jazz

6. pigs

7. zip

8. Tricky Word: here

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contain words that have ‘c’ > /s/ as in cent in another color.
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clip

cells

cent

catch
cage
pencil

center

dancer
/s/ and /k/ spelled ‘c’

carve

magic
bobcat
bouncing

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Cut out the word cards and stick them on the next sheet.

cell center

voice prince

twice else

dense chance

house horse

percent dancing
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Continued

Sort the word cards by their spellings for /s/ and stick them in the
boxes.
/s/  ‘se’
‘ce’
or
/s/  ‘c’

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Mister Spencer and the Rabbits

1. What is the land like out in the Midwest?

 The land has red rocks.
 The land has no plants.
 The land has rich soil.

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2. What things are in Mister Spencer’s garden?

Directions: Have students reread the story and answer the questions.

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3. What is the problem with Mister Spencer’s garden?
 He has rabbits in his garden.
 He has a dog in his garden.
 He has sprouts in his garden.

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4. Pepper helps Mister Spencer when he . . .

 has a snack from the garden.
 barks at the rabbits so they run off.
 sleeps out in the barn.

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Directions: Have students underline the pronouns and draw a connecting line from each pronoun to the noun it replaces.

1. Kate is nine. She wrote a book.

2. Jack has a shop. He sells coins.

3. Kate went on a trip. It was fun.

Then have students write the pronoun on the line below.

4. Kate found a coin. It is Spanish.

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 1. Kate went on a trip. ____ had fun.

2. Jack likes the coin. Jack likes ____.

Directions: Have students replace the underlined nouns with the proper pronouns, using he, she, or it.

3. Was Jack Nan’s pal? Yes, ____ was

Nan’s pal.

4. Kate made a book. ____ wrote the

words.

5. Nan has a cabin. ____ is in the

West.

6. Max is a kid. ____ is nine.

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Dear Family Member,
This is a story your child has probably read once, possibly several times, at
school. Encourage your child to read the story to you and then talk about it
together. The tricky parts in Tricky Words are underlined in gray.
Repeated oral reading is an important way to improve reading skills. It can be
fun for your child to repeatedly read this story to a friend, relative, or even a pet.

Mister Spencer and the Rabbits

Grace Spencer’s dad has a farm. Her dad is

a farmer out in the Midwest, where the land is
flat and the soil is rich.

In the spring Mister Spencer plants corn

next to the farmhouse. All summer long,
he takes care of the corn. By the end of
the summer, the corn is ripe. Then Mister
Spencer harvests it and sells it. That is how he
makes a living.

Mister Spencer has a garden, too. In his

garden he plants eggplants, beets, sprouts, and
peppers.

Mister Spencer has had some problems

with rabbits. They crawl under the fence, hop
into his garden, and munch on his plants.
When Mister Spencer sees the rabbits in his
garden, he gets mad as a hornet. He shakes his
fist and shouts at the rabbits.

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Grace says they are cute. She tells her dad to be
nice and let the rabbits be. But Mister Spencer
can’t stand those rabbits, and the Spencers need
the plants in the garden to feed them in the
winter.

Last summer, Mister Spencer got a dog to

force the rabbits out of his garden. The dog’s
name is Pepper. He is a black dog. He sleeps
out in the barn.

When Pepper came to the farm, he gave the

rabbits quite a scare. They were in the garden,
munching on sprouts. Then Pepper came
charging out into the yard, barking. The rabbits
took off ! They raced back into their hole as fast
as they could.

Pepper ran to the rabbit hole and went in

as far as he could. He started digging with his
paws. But it was no use. It was a deep hole and
he could not get down to where the rabbits
were.

Mister Spencer was sitting in the living

room at the time. He could tell what Pepper
was up to. He smiled. “Good dog!” he said.
“Good dog! I bet those rabbits will munch on
sprouts somewhere else next time!”

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The Picnic by the River

1. What was in the picnic basket?

Directions: Have students reread the story and answer the questions.

Page
2. Where had the Spencers set down their picnic
basket?

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the ants?

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4. What did Grace do for the ants at the end?

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he she it I you
Directions: Have students underline the pronoun in each sentence pair and draw a connecting line from the pronoun to the

1. The house is big. It has lots of rooms.

2. Mitch has a black goose. He likes the goose.

3. Ben said, “I have lots of red pencils.”

noun it replaces. Then have students write the pronoun on the line.

4. Mom asked Reese, “Can you feed the horse?”

5. The princess broke her leg. She has to use

crutches.

6. The mouse is soft. It is a nice mouse.

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Ants

1. What is an ant farm?

Directions: Have students reread the story and answer the questions.

Page
2. Who is the queen?

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Page

4. Why could the queen’s life be a hard life?

Page

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the word on the lines.
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6. cells
2. cent

5. house

8. center
7. prince
3. glance
1. choice

4. grouse

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Spelling Test

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

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knock
kn
running
nn
/n/

nut
n

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The Band

1. What did Grace and Jill sound like at the start?

Directions: Have students reread the story and answer the questions.

Page
2. How did Mister Spencer act when the children
started out?

Page
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3. Who is Mister Vance?

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4. Describe the band concert.

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sit grass dress snake hips

cell sun center cent kiss

/s/  ‘s’ /s/  ‘ss’ /s/  ‘c’

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Dear Family Member,

Your child’s spelling words for this week include a review of previously taught
sound-spellings. As usual, there is one Tricky Word. Tricky Words do not play by
the rules, meaning there are spellings that do not sound the way students would
expect them to. These words need to be memorized, so your child will benefit
from practice reading and writing them.

Spelling Words
1. maps

2. mice

3. hammer

4. trimmed

5. skipped

6. scrub

7. space

8. Tricky Word: could

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 Sort the words by their spellings for /n/.
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sense knit dinner knee nerve

running winner cent knot fence

/n/  ‘n’ /n/  ‘nn’ /n/  ‘kn’

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Can you see the spelling pattern? Fill in the chart.

Root Word –ed Word –ing Word

tan tanned tanning

grin

plan

scan

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Write the words on the correct lines.

cent goose fence

knot mouse prince
dance knee moose

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The Yard Sale

1. What is for sale at the yard sale?

Directions: Have students reread the story and answer the questions.

Page
2. What is Grace’s problem?

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4. Why did the man let Grace get two books for the
price of one?

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The Storm

1. Describe the storm on the farm.

Directions: Have students reread the story and answer the questions.

Page
2. Did Grace like the storm?

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4. What did Grace tell Jill to make her feel better?

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He She It

1. Vince is a good catcher.

Directions: Have students write the pronouns that would replace the underlined nouns on the lines.

2. The mouse is on the fence.

3. The prince had goose for

dinner.

4. The horse ran in a race.

5. Mom has a red blouse.

6. Gran knits socks for her

grandkids.
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Dark Clouds and Wind

1. What did Mister Spencer see as they finished up

lunch?
Directions: Have students reread the story and answer the questions.

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2. What do the Spencers do when the clouds get
darker and the wind picks up?

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3. What is a storm shelter?

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4. What did Grace shout as Mister Spencer started to

lock up the shutters?

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Dear Family Member,
This is a story your child has probably read once, possibly several times, at
school. Encourage your child to read the story to you and then talk about it
together.
Repeated oral reading is an important way to improve reading skills. It can be
fun for your child to repeatedly read this story to a friend, relative, or even a pet.

The Band

Grace and Jill are in a band. Grace

toots on her trumpet. Jill toots on her slide
trombone.

When the children started out, they did

not sound too good. Grace and her trombone
sounded like a sick moose. Jill and her
trumpet sounded like a flock of geese.

The two of them made quite a racket.

It was so bad that Mister Spencer would

yell, “I can’t take it!” Then he would run out
of the house and hide in the barn.

But, since then, the children have gotten

a lot better, just as Mister Vance said they
would. Mister Vance is the band master. He
spends a lot of time with the children, helping
them get better.

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 In the spring there is a band concert in the park.

Mister Vance gets up on the bandstand and waves his hands. The
band starts belting out a jazz song. They sound good. Grace hits the
notes on her trumpet. Jill’s trombone sounds good, too. The drummer
is drumming up a storm. The band is knocking it out of the park.

Mister Vance has a big smile on his face. He is proud of Grace and
Jill.

Mister Spencer smiles, too. He has gotten tired of spending so

much time in the barn.

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In the Storm Shelter

1. Why are the Spencers down in the storm

shelter?
Directions: Have students reread the story and answer the questions.

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2. What did Mister Spencer see when he peeked
out from the storm shelter?

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3. Describe what you do when it storms.

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Spelling Test

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

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/s/ under the /s/ header, the plural words that end in /z/ under the /z/ header, and the plural words that end in /ez/ under
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the /ez/ header.

cats dogs foxes sharks forks

kids dishes porches hands crabs
/s/ /z/ /ez/

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The Visit

1. How do Grace and Jill feel in the car ride to

visit their Gran?
Directions: Have students reread the story and answer the questions.

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2. What do Grace and Jill do to get set to swim?

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Dear Family Member,

Our class has been learning spelling alternatives for the /n/ sound. The /n/
sound can be written with the spellings ‘n’, ‘nn’, and ‘kn’. The spelling words this
week contain these spellings for /n/. As usual, there is one Tricky Word. Tricky
Words do not play by the rules, meaning there are spellings that do not sound
the way students would expect them to. These words need to be memorized, so
your child will benefit from practice reading and writing them.

Spelling Words
1. knit

2. kneel

3. nose

4. center

5. nugget

6. running

7. winner

8. Tricky Word: which

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wh
when
/w/

w
wet

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The Soccer Game

1. Why is Grace’s soccer game this weekend such

a big game?
Directions: Have students reread the story and answer the questions.

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2. Why did Grace sit on the grass and pout?

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got upset?

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4. What happens at the end of the game?

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Supper

1. Why are Kim and Jane Knox at Grace’s house?

Directions: Have students reread the story and answer the questions.

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2. List the steps Grace takes to make the cake with
her mom.

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serve?

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pink
n
/ng/

ng
sing

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Dear Family Member,
This is a story your child has probably read once, possibly several times, at
school. Encourage your child to read the story to you and then talk about it
together. The tricky parts in Tricky Words are underlined in gray.
Repeated oral reading is an important way to improve reading skills. It can be
fun for your child to repeatedly read this story to a friend, relative, or even a pet.

The Visit

The Spencers are on a trip to visit their

Gran. It’s a long car ride from the farm. Their
dad drives in the morning. Then their mom
drives after lunch. Grace and Jill feel like the
trip will never end.

At last, they get to Gran’s place. Grace and

Jill run up to their Gran and hug her.

“It’s so nice to see you!” says Gran.

“Gran,” Jill says, “can we run down and

swim?” After the long car ride, the children
need some exercise.

Gran smiles. She grabs her knapsack and

points to the flip-flops on her feet and says,
“I’m all set!”

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 Grace and Jill get dressed for swimming. They rub sunscreen on
their arms and legs. Mister Spencer helps them rub the sunscreen on
their backs.

Once the sunscreen is on, Grace and Jill run down the path to the
cove. When they get there, they wade in, yelping as the cool waves
crash past them.

Grace and Jill splash and ride the waves. They dig for crabs and pick
up shells. They toss a frisbee back and forth. They munch on snacks
and sit in the sun. It’s fun to visit with Gran.

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Sound out the words with the lines under them. Is the ‘n’ sounded /n/ as in nap or
/ng/ as in pink? Write in the words where they fit.

nap 1 2 pink
fun n drink
nod bank
/n/ as in nap /ng/ as in pink

1. I’m hot. Can I have

something to drink?

2. I can count to ten.

3. I will not sell it to you, but I

will lend it to you.

4. When will this end?

5. I need some cash. Let’s drive to

the bank.

6. I sat in the sun and got a tan.

7. At the park we can have lots

of fun.

8. It is a nice gift. Thanks!

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Grace the Performer

1. What is the job of a mime?

Directions: Have students reread the story and answer the questions.

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2. What tricks did Grace do to make the children
smile?

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Sort the words by their spellings for /ng/.

pink long drink wing

sang junk jumping bank
thing finger sting singer

/ng/  ‘ng’ /ng/  ‘n’

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Spelling Test

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

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The Frog Jumping Contest

1. What are the names of Grace and Ken’s frogs?

Directions: Have students reread the story and answer the questions.

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2. What happened to Hopper at the start of the
race?

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Can you see the spelling pattern? Fill in the chart.

Root Word –ed Word –ing Word

stop stopped stopping

munch

sip

kick

fish

slip

dash

wrap

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Root Word –ed Word –ing Word

beg begged begging

tug

flash

park

pat

pin

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The Spinning Wheel

1. Describe the Spinning Wheel.

Directions: Have students reread the story and answer the questions.

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2. What did Grace dare Jill to do while they rode the
Spinning Wheel?

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4. Why do Grace and Jill not ride the Spinning
Wheel two times?

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Dear Family Member,
This is a story your child has probably read once, possibly several times, at
school. Encourage your child to read the story to you and then talk about it
together. The tricky parts in Tricky Words are underlined in gray.
Repeated oral reading is an important way to improve reading skills. It can be
fun for your child to repeatedly read this story to a friend, relative, or even a pet.

The Frog Jumping Contest

There is a frog jumping contest at the park

this week, too.

“Did you get a frog for the contest?” Ken

asks. Grace nods. She sticks her hand in her
bag and grabs her frog. The frog sits on her
fingers.

“Cool!” Ken says. “What’s his name?”

“It’s a she!” says Grace. “Her name is

Hopper.”

“I got one, too,” says Ken. “His name is

Legs.” Legs has longer legs than Hopper.

Grace and Ken take their frogs to the

starting line. They set the frogs down. The
starter shouts, “On your mark! Get set! Hop!”

“Jump!” Ken yells. “Jump!” Legs hops off.

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 Hopper jumps, too, but she jumps off to
the side.

“No, Hopper!” Grace yells. She runs and

grabs her frog. Then she sets her down with
her face pointing at the finish line.

Hopper hops off. This time she is lined up

and on target.

Ken and Grace chase their frogs down the

track. The frogs are fast. It is a close race.

The two frogs cross the finish line at the

same time.

“Did Legs win?” Ken asks.

“Did Hopper win?” Grace asks.

“We have two winners!” says the man at

the finish line. “Hopper and Legs crossed
the line at the same time. They will share the
prize!”

The man hands Grace and Ken a cup for

their prize. Grace plops Hopper in the cup.
Ken adds Legs. Then they hoist the cup up
and shout, “Here’s to the champs!”

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Buster the Pig

1. What is a livestock contest?

Directions: Have students reread the story and answer the questions.

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2. Why is Rod grooming Buster?

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4. Which pig wins the prize?

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Write the words on the correct lines.

1. prince

2. mouse

3. dancer

4. rinse

5. knot

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7. knit

8. whale

9. cent

10. bounce

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the word on the lines.
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5. cent

8. hitch
4. blink
1. knob

6. glance
3. choice

7. grouse
2. whiskers

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10. think

11. house

12. whale

13. whisper

14. knocking

15. cells

16. magic

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Whisper

1. What can wool be used for?

Directions: Have students reread the story and answer the questions.

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2. Why did Grace ask to bring a chick home?

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from her mom, dad, and Jill?

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4. Describe a pet you have or would like to have.

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Dear Family Member,
Please have your child read the sentence and circle the correct pronoun for
the underlined noun or noun phrase.

1. Sam and Pat ran a race.

a. We b. She c. They

2. Jim is knitting a scarf for me.

a. We b. He c. It

3. Mom and Dad went dancing.

a. She b. They c. We

4. The mouse ran and hid.

a. It b. He c. We

5. Kate dressed up like a princess.

a. They b. She c. We

6. Jake and I solved the math problem.

a. We b. He c. They
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Mark the words that are said.

1. blouse bound bounce pounce

2. moose mouse nice mice

3. long link like lick

4. wipe wilt wind whip

5. tense fence ten twice

6. plaster perch percent partner

7. note knot cot knock

8. wage wake waste whack

9. nine wife knave knife

10. sing sink simmer since

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The Harvest

1. Who helps Mister Spencer bring in the harvest?

Directions: Have students reread the story and answer the questions.

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2. What do combines do?

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Page
4. Where do you think the relic is from? Draw a
picture to help you describe the tale of the relic.

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The Prince Gets a Pet
Once there was a prince named Francis.
Prince Francis was nice, but he sometimes did
things without thinking.
One morning Prince Francis felt sad. He
went to see his sister, Princess Rose.
“I’m sad,” he said. “What can I do to make
myself feel better?”
“You should get a pet,” said his sister. “When I
feel sad, I visit with my cat. Then I feel better.”
“A pet!” said Prince Francis. “I like the sound
of that.” He shouted to his men, “Bring me my
horse! I will ride out and look for a pet!”
So Prince Francis rode out to look for a pet.
After a bit, he saw a skunk. He had never seen a
skunk.
“Look at that cat!” he said. “I have never seen a
cat like that! He’s black with a nice white
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grab the skunk. His men shouted at him to stop,
but it was too late.
The skunk made a big stink.
The prince ran back to his horse. “Yuck!” he
shouted, “I stink!” His men nodded. He did
stink.
The prince rode home. When he got back,
the princess helped him rinse off the stink.
She said, “Francis, that was not a cat. That was
a skunk. Skunks do not make good pets. Let
me pick a pet for you. I have one that will be
perfect.”
The princess went and got a goose. “This is a
nice goose,” she said. “She is soft, she will not
bite, and she smells much better than a skunk.”
The prince liked the goose, and the goose liked
him. It was the perfect pet.

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The Prince Gets a Pet

1. Francis is _________.
 a princess
 a prince
 a cat
 a horse

2. Rose is _________.
 a princess
 a prince
 a skunk
 a horse

3. What did Rose tell Francis he should get?

 She said he should get a pig.
 She said he should get a skunk.
 She said he should get a horse.
 She said he should get a pet.
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stripe. What was it?
 It was a cat.
 It was a horse.
 It was a skunk.
 It was a chipmunk.

5. Why did Francis need to be rinsed off when he got

back?
 He was hot.
 A skunk made him stink.
 He fell off his horse and skinned his knee.
 He fell in the mud.

6. What pet did Rose pick for Francis in the end?

 She picked a cat.
 She picked a skunk.
 She picked a goose.
 She picked a dog.

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Continued

7. It says, “Prince Francis was nice, but he sometimes

did things without thinking . . .”

What was the biggest thing Prince Francis did

without thinking in this tale?
 He asked his sister for advice.
 He grabbed a critter he had never seen and got
covered in stink.
 He and his men rode out to look for a pet.
 He let his sister help him get a pet.

8. Why did Prince Francis think the goose was a

perfect pet?
 He can pet the soft goose and it does not smell
bad.
 He could tell the goose why he feels sad.
 The goose can make eggs.
 The goose looks better than a skunk.

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The Harvest Marvel

1. When do the Spencers have a Harvest Fest?

Directions: Have students reread the story and answer the questions.

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2. Who did Mister Spencer tell the kids to look
out for?

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4. Why did Grace think the Harvest Marvel was
Hank?

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Cut out the word cards and stick them on Worksheet PP2.

cell center

voice prince

twice else

dense chance

house horse

percent dancing
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Sort the word cards from Worksheet PP1 by their spellings for /s/
and stick them in the boxes.
/s/  ‘se’
‘ce’
or
/s/  ‘c’

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Cut out the word cards and stick them on Worksheet PP4.

knife napkin

number knobs

knees nice

notch knocked

muffin kneeling

knitting nest
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Sort the word cards from Worksheet PP3 by their spellings for
/n/ and stick them in the boxes.

/n/  ‘kn’ /n/  ‘n’

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Cut out the word cards and stick them on Worksheet PP6.

think feeling

string drink

hopping wrong

finger fling

stink pink

singer hunger
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Sort the word cards from Worksheet PP5 by their spellings for
/ng/ and stick them in the boxes.

/ng/  ‘ng’ /ng/  ‘n’

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Cut out the word cards and stick them on Worksheet PP8.

why were

waves whimper

whisk where

winter twelve

wake whale

white weeks
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Sort the word cards from Worksheet PP7 by their spellings for
/w/ and stick them in the boxes.

/w/  ‘wh’ /w/  ‘w’

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Cut out the word cards and stick them on Worksheet PP10.

buzz fuzz

zoom buzzing

farmers prize

jazz cars

things freezer

homes zipper
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Sort the word cards from Worksheet PP9 by their spellings for /z/
and stick them in the boxes.
/z/  ‘s’
/z/  ‘zz’
/z/  ‘z’

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Sort the words by their spellings for /s/.

dance bounce blouse prince fence

rinse voice geese dense force

/s/  ‘ce’ /s/  ‘se’

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contain words that have ‘n’ > /ng/ as in pink in another color.
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nest
stink

chunks
longest
drink
plank
trunk

snatch
wren

fence

green

notch

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PP12

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Mark the words that are said. Then write them on the lines.

1. fence fetch

2. moose mouse

3. drink drank

4. whisker wither

5. cent center

6. dancer dander

7. knock not

8. knee need

9. bank blank

10. tense dense

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Yes or no? Write yes or no on the lines.

1. Is a knife sharp?

2. Do snakes have whiskers?

3. Can a mouse write with a
pen?
4. Can you feel your pulse?

5. Is a quilt like a blanket?

6. Is pepper a spice?

7. Do you have a loud voice?

8. Do you like to dance?

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10. Is ten cents less than a

dime?

11. Is an iceberg made of ice?

12. Is rice a food?

13. Do skunks smell good?

14. Can a horse run fast?

15. Do cars have six wheels?

16. Can a whale jump rope?

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In the box are six words. Write them on the correct lines.

knitting knot nap

dinner knee nine

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In the box are six words. Write them on the correct lines.

whiskers wave web

whale wheel weep

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In the box are six words. Write them on the correct lines.

finger sing sink

drink ring skunk

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Write the words on the correct lines.

1. knife

2. blanket

3. house

4. cent

5. fence
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6. goose

7. kneel

8. links

9. whisper

10. wheel

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Fill in the gaps.

1. I baked muffins you were sleeping.

2. your mouth well after brushing

your teeth.

3. Who is their horn like that?

4. I made that mistake !

5. This is a short .

6. Do you like to ?

7. I have a soft on my bed.

8. This tree has a thick .

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as many senses as possible. Then have the student write down words and/or phrases for each applicable sense.
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Plan

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PP19

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complete sentences.
Name

Ending
Sentence
I will describe
Draft

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PP20

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1. Jim went to France. He has a

pal there.

2. Francis said, “I saw a goose

outside.”
Directions: Have students write the nouns that the underlined pronouns replace on the lines.

3. Jen has a knit hat. It itches.

4. Gran said, “Kate, can you

hand me the coin?”

5. Deb has a dress. She likes it.

6. Dan and Sam said, “We

plunged into the pool.”

7. Marge and Jim got a dog.

They are glad.

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Add ‘s’ or ‘es’ to the gaps based on the word.

1. Ants make anthill .

2. My pal Tom has three bike .

3. I have fifteen classmate .

4. Our cat had two litter .

5. A tree has lots of branch .

6. I do not like to take pill .

7. In the park are a lot of bench to sit on.

8. My mom has five summer dress .

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Dear Family Member,
This is a story your child has probably read once, possibly several times, at
school. Encourage your child to read the story to you and then talk about it
together. The tricky parts in Tricky Words are underlined in gray.
Repeated oral reading is an important way to improve reading skills. It can be
fun for your child to repeatedly read this story to a friend, relative, or even a pet.

The Spinning Wheel

There are lots of fun rides and games at

the park this week. Grace and Jill like to ride
the Spinning Wheel. The Spinning Wheel is
a ride with six arms. The arms spin round and
round and lift up. It is fun to ride.
“Jill!” Grace yells as the wheel starts to
spin, “I dare you to keep your hands up while
you ride, like this!”
Soon they are whizzing and whooshing
and shouting and yelling. Grace keeps her
hands up till the ride ends. Jill keeps her
hands up for a while, but not all the time.
“Whoo-hoo!” shouts Grace.
“Look at me!” shouts Jill. Her cheeks are
pink with excitement.

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games. Grace shoots hoops while Jill tosses darts at a target. Jill wins a
prize!
“Let’s have a snack!” says Grace. The sisters get a big tub of buttered
popcorn. They share a corn dog and a drink, too. The food is good.
When they are finished, Jill asks, “Should we ride the Spinning
Wheel one last time?”
“No,” Grace says. “After all that food, it would not be safe. I think I
would get sick!”

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Dear Family Member,
This is a story your child has probably read once, possibly several times, at
school. Encourage your child to read the story to you and then talk about it
together. The tricky parts in Tricky Words are underlined in gray.
Repeated oral reading is an important way to improve reading skills. It can be
fun for your child to repeatedly read this story to a friend, relative, or even a pet.

Buster the Pig

There are also contests at the park

besides games and rides. Grace is at a
livestock contest with her dad. When
a livestock contest is held, farmers
bring their best sheep and pigs and
hope to win a prize.
“Look at the size of that pink pig!”
Grace says.
“His name is Buster,” says a teen in
a white tank standing next to the pig.
He is rubbing the pig’s flank with a
rag. “And my name is Rod.”
“What are you doing to him?”
Grace asks.
“I’m grooming him,” says Rod.
“Buster needs to look his best so he
can win the top prize. Would you like
to help?”
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 When it’s time to take Buster out into the ring, Grace rubs him
under his chin. Buster likes this so much he oinks and whimpers.
There are lots of pigs in the ring, and they all look good. A man in
a black hat inspects the pigs. His job is to pick which pig he thinks is
best. That pig will be the winner.
“I hope Buster wins!” Grace says.
The man looks at the pigs one last time. Then he points a finger at
Buster and hands the top prize to Rod.
“Yippee!” says Grace. “Buster is number one!”

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Dear Family Member,
This is a story your child has probably read once, possibly several times, at
school. Encourage your child to read the story to you and then talk about it
together. The tricky parts in Tricky Words are underlined in gray.
Repeated oral reading is an important way to improve reading skills. It can be
fun for your child to repeatedly read this story to a friend, relative, or even a pet.

Whisper

Grace and Jill like to visit the livestock

contest. There are lots of fun things to do
there.

In one barn, they see a man cutting wool

off a sheep. They feel the wool the man has
cut from the sheep. It is soft. The man tells
them that the wool can be used to knit hats
and scarves and mittens.

Jill gets to milk a cow. She likes to see the

milk shoot out of the udder and splash in the
bucket.

Grace picks up a rabbit. The rabbit is cute

with lots of fuzz.

Then Grace sees chicks that have just

hatched out of their eggs! She picks one up
and pets it. She thinks the chick is the softest
thing she has ever petted.
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 “Are the chicks for sale?” she asks.

“Yep,” says the man.

“Can I bring this one home?” Grace asks.

She looks at her mom and dad.

“It’s fine with me,” says her dad. “But you

have to take good care of her.”

“I will, I will!” says Grace.

Mister Spencer hands the man some cash.

The man plops the chick in a box and hands
Grace the box.

In the car, Grace asks, “What should I

name her?”

“Snickers!” says Jill.

“Whizbang!” says Mom.

“Gem!” says Dad.

“No,” says Grace. “I will name her

Whisper!”

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Dear Family Member,
This is a story your child has probably read once, possibly several times, at
school. Encourage your child to read the story to you and then talk about it
together.
Repeated oral reading is an important way to improve reading skills. It can be
fun for your child to repeatedly read this story to a friend, relative, or even a pet.

The Harvest

Mister Spencer must harvest his corn when it is ripe. He can’t let it
spoil. It’s a big job. Sometimes he has to hire helpers to help him bring
in the harvest.

Grace likes two of the helpers her dad hires. Their names are Hank
and Cedric. When they finish twelfth grade, they plan to be farmers
like Mister Spencer.

Mister Spencer gets out his big combine and fills the tank with gas.
Then he starts it up. It sends up a puff of black smoke. The combine is
loud. But it is good at cutting down corn.

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 Mister Spencer drives the combine in
the morning. After lunch, he lets Hank and
Cedric drive. They drive the combine back
and forth until all of the corn is cut down.
Grace rides with them part of the time.

When they are finished with the harvest,

Hank spots what looks like a rock sticking up
out of the ground. He bends down and grabs
it.

“What is it?” Cedric asks.

“I think it’s a chunk of a pot,” says Hank.

He dusts it off with his fingers and says, “It
could be a relic from a long time back in the
past!”

Back at the house, Hank hands the pot

shard to Grace. “Here,” he says. “This is for
you. We can’t tell, but we think it could be a
relic.”

“Thanks!” says Grace, with a smile. Then

she runs to get Hank and Cedric some corn
muffins. They sit on the steps and munch on
the muffins.

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Dear Family Member,
This is a story your child has probably read once, possibly several times, at
school. Encourage your child to read the story to you and then talk about it
together.
Repeated oral reading is an important way to improve reading skills. It can be
fun for your child to repeatedly read this story to a friend, relative, or even a pet.

The Harvest Marvel

After the harvest, the Spencers had a

Harvest Fest on their farm. A bunch of
children came.
“Have fun!” Mister Spencer said to the
children. “And look out for the Harvest Marvel!”
“What’s the Harvest Marvel?” one of the
children asked.
“There is a legend that farmers have passed
down for a long time. At the Harvest Fest,
someone dresses as the Harvest Marvel to
celebrate all of the crops and good food we
harvest in the fall. It’s a tribute to thank the
Harvest Marvel for the harvest. But who or
what the Harvest Marvel is can be the best
game at the Harvest Fest!” said Mister Spencer.
The children pondered this for a bit and
then skipped off to get snacks and drinks.
Time passed, and they had forgotten to look
out for the Harvest Marvel—until something
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 or someone stepped out of the darkness next to the barn. It was hard to
tell what it was. Its arms and legs were wrapped in corn husks. It had a
pumpkin on its face as a mask.
“Greetings!” shouted the Harvest Marvel, jumping up and down.
The children did not recognize the voice of the Harvest Marvel, and
could not tell who or what the Harvest Marvel was.
They were spooked and started to run.
Grace started to run from the Harvest Marvel, too. But then she
spotted a jacket on the Harvest Marvel, under the corn husks. She
recognized that jacket.
Grace ran up to the Harvest Marvel and tagged it. By accident, she
knocked the pumpkin mask off of the Harvest Marvel.
“See!” Grace yelled. “It’s just Hank!”
When the children saw that the Harvest Marvel was just Hank, they
ran up and jumped on top of him. Hank and the children were all smiles.

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The Jumping Fish

1. Where are Grace and Jill?

Directions: Have students reread the story and answer the questions.

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2. Describe what the big, green fish did.

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3. Why did Grace’s mom think the fish was jumping
next to them?

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4. Why did Jill think the fish was jumping next to
them?

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Snakes

1. How did Grace start her speech?

Directions: Have students reread the story and answer the questions.

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2. What happens when snakes get too big for
their outside skin?

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3. What happens when a snake catches a mouse?

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4. Why is it not safe to grab a snake?

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