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By Betty Cain
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction 5 Fancy Falcon Finds Fluffy Feathers Song .... 65
Aa Adam Alligator Adds Apples 7 Gg Gail Gazelle Got a Guitar 66
Language Arts Lesson 7 Language Arts Lesson 66
Adam's Story 8 Gail's Story 67
Activities/Projects 9 Activities/Projects 68
Alligator Picture Chart 1 Gazelle Picture Chart 69
Alligator Mask Patterns 12 Gazelle & Guitar Patterns 70
Aa April Ape Ate Acorns 14 Gail Gazelle Got a Guitar Song 72
Language Arts Lesson 14 Hh Harry Hippo Hates Haircuts 73
April's Story 15 Language Arts Lesson 73
Activities/ Projects 15 Harry's Story 74
Ape Picture Chart 17 Activities/Projects 75
Ape Mask Patterns 1 Hippo Picture Chart 76
April Ape Ate Acorns Song 20 Hippo Puppet Patterns 77
Bb Bad Billy Bear Coloring Page 21 Harry Hippo Hates Haircuts Song 79
Language Arts Lesson 21 li Iguana Is Inside an Igloo
III 80
Bad Billy's Story 22 Language Arts Lesson 80
Activities/Projects 23 Izzy's Story 81
Bear Picture Chart 25 Activities/Projects 82
Balloon Bear Pattern 26 Iguana Picture Chart 83
Bad Billy Bear Bursts Balloons Song 27 Iguana Mask Patterns 84
Cc Casper Cat Catches Caterpillars 28 III Iguana Is Inside an Igloo Song 86
Language Arts Lesson 28 li Iris Ibis Idolizes Ice Cream 87
Casper the Cat's Puppet Show 29 Language Arts Lesson 87
Activities/Projects 30 Iris the Ibis's Puppet Show 88
Cat Picture Chart 32 Activities/Projects 89
Cat & Caterpillar Patterns 33 Ibis Picture Chart 90
Friends Song 36 Ibis & Ice Cream Patterns 91
Casper Cat Catches Caterpillars Song 37 Iris Ibis Idolizes Ice Cream Song 95
Dd Dolly Duck Delivers Doughnuts 38 Iris's Ice-Cream Song 96
Language Experience Lesson 38 Jj Jittery Jack Juggles Jars 97
Dolly Duck's Story 39 Language Arts Lesson 97
Activities/Projects 40 Jack's Story 98
Duck Picture Chart 41 Activities/Projects 99
Duck Mask Patterns 42 Clown Picture Chart 100
Dolly Duck Delivers Doughnuts Song 44 Clown Mask Patterns 101
Ee Edgar Elephant Elbows Elves 45 Jittery Jack Juggles Jars Song 103
Language Arts Lesson 45 Klc KellyKangaroo Kisses Kevin Koala 104
Edgar's Story 46 Language Arts Lesson 104
Activities/Projects 47 Kelly's Story 105
Elephant Picture Chart 48 Activities/Projects 106
Elephant & Elf Patterns 49 Kangaroo Picture Chart 107
Edgar Elephant Elbows Elves Song 52 Koala Mask Patterns 108
Ee Eager Eagle Eats Erasers 53 Kelly Kangaroo Kisses Kevin Koala Song .111
Language Arts Lesson 53 U Lorrie Leopard Loves Lightning Bugs Ill
Eager Eagle's Story 54 Language Arts Lesson 1 1
Activities/ Projects 54 Lorrie's Story 1 1
Eagle Picture Chart 55 Activities/Projects 1 13

Eagle & Eraser Patterns 56 Leopard Picture Chart 1 14
Eager Eagle Eats Erasers Song 58 Leopard & Lightning Bugs Pattern 115
Ff Fancy Falcon Finds Fluffy Feathers 59 Firefly Mobile Pattern 117
Language Arts Lesson 59 Lorrie Leopard Loves Lightning Bugs Song 1 1
Fancy's Story 60 Mm Marty Mouse Makes Magic 1 1
Activities/Projects 61 Language Arts Lesson 1 19

Falcon Picture Chart 62 Marty's Magic Show 120
Falcon & Feather Patterns 63 Activities/Projects 1 22
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Mouse Picture Chart 123 Timothy Mask Pattern 201
Magic Hat & Puppet Patterns 1 24 Timothy Tiger Time Song
Tells 202
Marty Mouse Makes Magic Song 1 28 Uu Upton Umpire Unpacks Underwear 203
Nn Nora Nanny Naps Noisily 129 Language Arts Lesson 203
Language Arts Lesson 1 29 Activities/Projects 204
Nora's Story 130 Umpire Picture Chart •
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Activities/Projects 1 31 Underwear Pattern 206
Nanny Picture Chart 132 Upton's Unusual Underwear 207
Nanny Mask Patterns 133 Upton Umpire Underwear Song 222
Nora Nanny Naps Noisily Song 1 35 Uu Unica Unicorn Uses a Ukulele 223
Oo Olive Ostrich Obliterates Opera 136 Language Arts Lesson 223
Language Arts Lesson 1 36 Unica's Story 224
Olive's Story 137 Activities/Projects 225
Activities/Projects 138 Unicorn Picture Chart 226
Ostrich Picture Chart 1 39 Unicorn Mask Patterns 227
Ostrich Mask Patterns 140 Unica Unicorn Uses a Ukulele Song 229
Olive Ostrich Obliterates Opera Song 142 Vv Victor Vulture Videotapes Volleyball 230
Oo Obese Obadiah Overeats 143 Language Arts Lesson 230
Language Arts Lesson 143 Victor's Story 231
Obadiah 's Story 144 Activities/Projects 232
Activities/Projects 145 Vulture Picture Chart 233
Obadiah Bear Picture Chart 146 Vulture Patterns 234
Obese Obadiah Mask Patterns 147 Victor Vulture Videotapes Song 236
Obese Obadiah Overeats Song 1 49 Ww Willy Wallaby Wears A Wig 237
Pp Patty Panda Patches Pants 150 Language Arts Lesson 237
Language Arts Lesson 150 Willy's Story 238
Patty's Story 151 Activities/ Projects 239
Activities/Projects 151 Wallaby Picture Chart 240
Panda Picture Chart 152 Willy Wallaby Mask Patterns 241
Panda Patterns 153 Willy Wallaby Wears a Wig Song 243
Patty Panda's Perfect Patches 156 Xx Xavier X- Rays Xylophones 244
Patty Panda Patches Pants Song 174 Language Arts Lesson 244
Qq Quincy Quail Quilts Quickly 175 Xavier's Story 245
Language Arts Lesson 175 Activities/ Projects 246
Quincy's Story 176 Xavier Picture Chart 247
Activities/Projects 178 Xylophone Patterns 248
Quail Picture Chart 179 Xavier X-rays Xylophones Song 249
Quail Mask Patterns 1 80 Yy Yvonne Yellowjacket Yodeled Yesterday ... 250
Quincy Quail Quilts Quickly Song 182 Language Arts Lesson 250
Rr Randy Rabbit Rides Rapids 1 83 Yvonne's Story 251
Language Arts Lesson 183 Activities/Projects 252
Randy's Story 184 Yellowjacket Picture Chart 253
Activities/Projects 1 85 Yellowjacket Mobile Patterns 254
Rabbit Picture Chart 186 Yvonne Yellowjacket Yodeled Song 256
Randy Rabbit Patterns 187 Zz Zelda Zebra Zigzags Zeros 257
Randy Rabbit Rides Rapids Song 188 Language Arts Lesson 257
Ss Silly Snake Saw A Saxophone 189 Activities/Projects 258
Language Arts Lesson 189 Zebra Picture Chart 259
Silly Snake's Story 190 Zebra Mask Patterns 260
Activities/Projects 192 Zelda Zebra's Zigzagging Number Book . 262
Snake Picture Chart 193 Zelda Zebra Zigzags Zeros Song 288
Silly Snake Patterns 1 94 Appendix
Silly Snake Saw a Saxophone Song 1 96 Introduction 290
Tt Timothy Tiger Tells Time 197 Reproducible Parent Instruction Sheet 291
Language Arts Lesson 197 Reproducible Homework Pocket Sheet 292
Timothy's Story 198 Flash Cards 293
Activities/Projects 199
Tiger Picture Chart 200
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INTRODUCTION
HOW TO BEGIN
Learning should be enjoyable —especially reading. Reading is the foundation for all learn-
ing. If a student is successful in reading, other learning will become easier. Make reading a
fun experience and do it in such a way that every student feels successful. Students should
begin at their own levels of learning and advance at their own pace.
The learning pocket (see appendix) has proven to be a successful project with many stu-
dents over several years. Each student is given a learning pocket which includes the skills he
or she needs to learn. For example, if a student is unable to identify colors or numbers and
knows none of the alphabet letters, she or he is not immediately given the phonics cards to
learn. Instead, the student is given a learning pocket with flash cards of the eight basic
colors, numbers /, 2, and 3, and possibly the letters of the student's first name. This serves
as a homework pocket.
Parents are instructed to spend ten to fifteen minutes each night going over the flash cards.
Ask parents and around them, and also
children to talk about the different colors they see
count buttons, model cars, and so and numbers become a part of
forth. This helps the colors
each child's vocabulary. Parents and children should spend some time spelling the child's
name together, saying the letters, and then placing them in order. The more a child sees and
hears the names for colors, numbers, and letters, the sooner he or she will begin to learn
them.
As the student learns these a few more are gradually added. Do not overwhelm the
skills,
student with too much one time. If she or he learns only three or four letters a
to learn at
week, all twenty-six will be learned in six to seven weeks. If the pace is faster, then add more
per week.
Students should play games with the cards in their learning pockets. They can place the
sequence to spell out their names. They can also match capital letters to the corre-
letters in
sponding lowercase letters. The letters can be mixed and reused for activities again and
again.
When a student has learned all the letters in his or her first name, the letters in the last name
should be added. This process continues until the student masters all the letters of the alpha-
bet. After the student masters and understands the numbers J, 2, and 3, then 4, 5, and 6
should be added. Additional numbers should be added regularly. Usually, learning 1-20 is
sufficient to give a student a good understanding of the numbers.
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When a student masters all the letters of the alphabet, phonics cards are added to the
learning pocket. Reduced copies of the Picture Charts (for example, page 1 1 ) are sufficient.
one word to associate with a letter sound, they can learn a

Instead of students learning only
sentence. a student cannot remember the complete sentence, she or he may possibly
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remember a picture associated with the letter and then recall the sound of the letter.
The activities described in this book are intended for use before a student has mastered all
of the alphabet. These activities should be started at the beginning of the school year with
the entire class. The letters and sounds, when reviewed each day, will become a part of
students' vocabularies.
Once a student begins to learn the letter sounds, simple word cards may be added to the
learning pocket. For example if a student knows the sounds of c, a, and t, word cat
then the
may be added to the pocket. The student will then begin to put sounds together and learn
simple words by sounding them out.
USING THE PICTURE CHARTS
The Picture Charts are arranged in alphabetical order for quick reference. However, they
are not intended to be used in the sequence presented in the book. The teacher can use his
or her own discretion as to which letters to begin teaching. Enlarging the posters is helpful
when using with a large class.
Should you decide to present the letter b first, this might be the procedure. Holding up the b
Picture Chart (page 25), point to the Bb and say, "This is a b and the sound of a b is b." (It
is best to form only the b with your lips and make the sound as short as possible not buh. —
It is difficult for students to sound out a word later if they have the additional uh sound with
which to contend.)
Continue by reading the sentence associated with the b.
"Bad Billy Bear Bursts Balloons."
Read the poem and do the language arts activities. You may choose to save the other
activities for later in the day or even for another day.
The craft activities have been simplified. These can be completed by the student without the
assistance of the teacher. An example of a completed project may be displayed for the
students to view.
A student who is exposed to these activities daily will begin to learn. Activities are simple and
clearly understood. Almost anyone can learn to read if taught these basic skills.

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ADAM ALLIGATOR ADDS APPLES

Adam Alligator was a kooky old fellow
Who'd give away apples with glee.
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LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON
Go back through the poem and pick out words beginning with the short a sound as in
apple. List these on the Alligator Picture Chart. Try to think of other words that may
begin with the short a sound to add to the list. Save these charts and add to them each
day. Review the captions and letter sounds, adding new ones as you learn them.
Discuss the Vocabulary Words

kooky: goofy, silly
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ADAM'S STORY
There once was a 'gator named Adam,

Whose words of "yes sir" and "madam
polite
Helped him gather up friends
Who adored his big grins
And the way on their backs he would pat them
Our friend Adam is so very kind,

He shares anything he can find
His toys and cars
And his chocolate bars;
Take them all because he doesn't mind.
Not a bone in his body is greedy,

And he loves to give things to the needy.
When he sees they're in need,
He's a true friend indeed;
He comes right to their aid fast and speedy.
When the apples on his tree are red,

He makes sure that his friends are all fed.
As he gives them away,
Our friend Adam will say,
"Catch these please —don't get hit on the head
"Here are three for my friend over there;

Have another, there's plenty to spare.
And here's one for you;
Here's another — that's two;
And two more gives you four and that's fair."
Now at adding he is quite a whiz.

He adores taking any math quiz.
And what fills him with joy
Is not counting his toys,
But the number of friends that are his.
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ALLIGATOR PIE
Alligator pie, alligator pie,
If I don't get some, I think I'm gonna die.
Give away the green grass, give away the sky,
But don't give away my alligator pie!
Alligator stew, alligator stew,

If I don't get some, I don't know what I'll do.
Give away my furry hat, give away my shoe,
But don't give away my alligator stew!
Alligator soup, alligator soup,

If I don't get some, I think I'm gonna droop.
Give away my hockey stick, give away my hoop,
But don't give away my alligator soup!
Alligator pickles, alligator pickles,

If I don't get some, I think it's gonna tickle.
Give away my quarters, give away my nickels,

But don't give away my alligator pickles!
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(Think of other alligator delicacies and add verses to the chant such as "Alligator Roast,"
and so forth.)
Related Story
Read Flap Your Wings by P. D. Eastman. Talk about all the differences between birds
and alligators.
CREATIVE WRITING LESSON
Make a book shaped like an alligator. On each page illustrate a verse of the poem
Alligator Pie.
Alternative: Illustrate a book noting the differences between birds and alligators by
" and "Birds have
finishing the sentences "Alligators have
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CRAFT PROJEQ
Make an alligator mask using patterns A-l and A-3. Add a tongue depressor for a
handle. An apple cutout (A-2) may be attached to the reverse side of the mask or to the
bottom of the handle.
COOKING PROJECT
With the make apple turnovers. Give each student a canned biscuit. With a
students,
little flour on hands they can flatten the biscuits into circles. Drop a tablespoon of
their
apple filling onto the center of each circle. Fold the circle in half, and with a floured fork
press the edges together to make a crescent shape. Bake at 400 degrees until brown.
Drizzle with a confectioner's sugar glaze (1 cup of confectioner's sugar and about 1
teaspoon of milk until it is thin enough to drizzle). Eat and enjoy. Yummy!
MATH PROJECT
Take the class to the grocery store and purchase different varieties of apples. (Alterna-
Have each student bring in an apple.) Use these to practice addition just as Adam
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APRIL APE ATE ACORNS

There once was a funny old ape,
You never can guess what she ate
Green acorns and pinecones,
New flowers and old bones,
I shudder to think of her fate!
Go back through the poem and pick out words beginning with the long a sounds as in
acorns. List these on the Ape Picture Chart. Begin making a row of Picture Charts; add
to each daily. Try to think of other words that may begin with the long a sound to add to
the list. Go back through and change all the long a's to short a's and observe the
difference in the way each word sounds. Review the other charts.

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fate: final outcome or what might happen
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APRIL'S STORY
April Ape loved to joke with all her friends. She loved to make her friends laugh. April
would do anything for a laugh. She would stand on her head. She would turn somersaults.
She would make all sorts of funny faces. April's friends thought she was so funny!
One day Adam dared April to eat a flower. April didn't even look for bugs on the
flower, butgobbled it down. "That's nothing/' she said as she grabbed an acorn off the
tree and gobbled that down, too. Then she ate a pinecone and everything else she
could find on the ground. April was laughing and eating, but her friends no longer
thought this was very funny. They began to wonder what was going to happen to April.
They tried to stop her, but she just continued eating. Then, suddenly, April stopped
eating and began to turn green. Yuck!
Does April Ape have a tummy ache?
Yes, a yucky, mucky tummy ache!
Has April Ape learned her lesson?
Yes! Now all of her food is edible.
Does April Ape eat bananas now?
Yes, April Ape eats bananas now!
Will April do anything for a laugh now?
No, April is a smart cookie now.
Related Story
Read Curious George by H. A. Rey. Study different types of apes. See if the students can
determine which type of ape George was. Which type of ape is curious? Do you think
this is why the author chose to use a chimpanzee for his story?
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(Sing to the tune of "Mary Had a Little Lamb.")
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(Change the familiar nursery rhyme by filling in the blanks with different types of apes
and a fact about each.)
Make a book with each page illustrating the new nursery rhyme you just created. The
book could be in the shape of an ape.
CRAFT PROJECT
Make an ape mask Use the pat-

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depressor for a handle. An acorn cutout may
be attached to the reverse side of the mask
or to the bottom of the handle.
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BAD BILLY BEAR BURSTS BALLOONS

Bad Billy Bear is a naughty old bear,
And a naughty old bear is he.
He loves to play tricks,
With needles and sticks
Once he put Tim's balloon up a tree.
Go back through the poem and pick out words beginning with the b sound as in bal-
loon. List these on the Bear Picture Chart. Add this to your row of Picture Charts. Try to
think of other words beginning with the b sound to add to the list. Review the other
charts.
Discuss the Vocabulary Word

naughty: disobedient, bad
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BAD BILLY'S STORY
Billy Bear was and bigger than many bears and other animals. He was also
taller
meaner. Billy Bear was a bully. He loved to play tricks on the other animals. Once he found
a needle and burst all the balloons at Dolly's birthday party. Another time Billy told Kevin,
"Here, have some pretzels." But there were not any pretzels in the can only sticks. —
One day as Timothy was coming home from school, he noticed Billy walking ahead
of him. Timothy had made a special balloon friend at school that day and he knew if
Billysaw it, Billy would burst the balloon. Timothy had an idea. He hid the balloon in his
backpack and continued walking. As Timothy approached, Billy noticed the bulge in
Timothy's backpack. "What have you got there, Tim?" asked Billy.
Timothy did not want to tell a lie, but he did not want Billy to burst his balloon friend.
Timothy decided to say nothing. He kept walking. Bad Billy grabbed Timothy's back-
pack, climbed a tree, and left the backpack on a very high limb. Then Billy laughed and
raced down the street.
Timothy was glad Billy had not found his balloon, but how could he get his back-
pack down? He had never climbed that high before, but he wanted his backpack. He
thought about getting a ladder, but that would take too long — Billy might come back.
What could he do? Too late! Billy was coming!
"You still don't have your backpack down?" sneered Billy. "Ha! Ha!"
Choking back his tears, Timothy boldly said, "Billy, I sure would like to be your
friend, but you make it very hard for me to like you."
Billy looked shocked. "No one has ever wanted to be my friend. Here, I'll get your
backpack for you," said Billy. Billy climbed up the tree and came back down in no time at all.
"Boy, I wish I could climb like that," said Timothy.
"Oh, it's easy," replied Billy. "I can teach you. Now what's in the backpack?"
Still afraid, Timothy opened the backpack and slowly lifted his balloon friend to
show Billy.
"Wow! That's neat. How'd you make that?" asked Billy.
Boldly Timothy said, "I'll tell you what. I'll teach you to make a balloon friend if you
teach me to climb. OK?"
"OK," said Billy with a smile. And the two new friends walked home together laughing.

Discussion
What would have happened if Timothy had lied to Billy about what was in the backpack?
What would have happened if Timothy had not asked to be Billy's friend?
Do you think Billy changed?
What can happen when you return good for evil?
Related Story
Read Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey. Make a comparison of the things Little
Bear did and the things Sal did.
Think of naughty things a bear might do.
Think of nice things a bear might do.
Discuss reasons why a person might do naughty things. For example, a person has a
headache, someone else did something bad to the person, and so forth.
Discuss reasons why people might do nice things. For example, someone else had been
especially nice, was someone's birthday, and
it so forth. Emphasize to students that
even if they are having a bad day, they should not do bad things. They could turn the
day around by doing something nice. Try smiling. Stress why we should try to have a
good day in spite of the bad things that might happen to us.
Alternative Story
Read The Thinking Place by Barbara M. Joosse. Discuss all the naughty things Elizabeth
did. Should she have been punished? Did she really learn her lesson? Should we blame
someone else, even an invisible character, when we do something wrong?

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Rewrite tfie poem of Bad Billy by changing the naughty

things to nice things. For example, "Nice Billy Bear is
a nice old bear, and a nice old bear is he."
CRAFT PROJECT
Make a Balloon Bear friend. Blow up a balloon and tie
it. Insert the tied knot into the cutout on a pair of bear
feet (see pattern B-l ); it will then stand alone. Now let
the student draw in the features of the bear with per-
manent markers. When the bear is thrown into the air,
it will always land on its feet. (See illustration.)
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Go through the Bad Billy poem and make a chart B

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find. Count and graph the results.
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CASPER CAT CATCHES CATERPILLARS

Casper the Cat loves to capture insects.
He thinks they're such interesting bugs.
Caterpillars and fireflies,
Crickets and butterflies,
Not to hurt them, but to give them big hugs
Go back through the Casper Cat poem and pick out words that begin with the hard c
sound as in cat. List these on the Cat Picture Chart. Add this to your row of Picture
Charts. Try to think of other words beginning with the hard c sound to add to the list.
Review the other charts.

capture: to catch or take captive
caterpillars: the long worm-like larvae of a moth or butterfly
fireflies: glowworms or lightning bugs

crickets: insects noted for the sound they make by rubbing their forewings together
butterflies: insects with large, brightty colored wings
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CASPER THE CAT'S PUPPET SHOW

Casper enters
Casper Friends, I wish that I had lots of friends.
Friends make you happy,
Friends make you laugh,
If had a friend I'd be happy at last.
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Everybody needs a special person

To tell and problems to.
their secrets
If I had would treat them so kind,
friends, I
That they would be forever friends of mine.

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Casper Hey, will you be my friend?
[Fly whizzes right on by. A cricket enters, jumping along.]
Casper [Speaking faster]
Hey, will you be my friend?
[Cricket jumps by. Firefly enters.]
Casper (Yelling after it)
Hey, you! Will you be my friend?

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Casper Friends, everybody needs a friend.

Friends treat you special.
Friends treat you kind,
Won't somebody be a friend of mine?
Everybody needs a special person.
To tell their secrets and problems to.
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singing, Casper reaches over and grabs the butterfly. Giving
Butterfly a big, gentle hug, Casper continues to sing. The butter-
fly flies offstage and comes back later with a lot of other insects.
They all fly around Casper. Dancing and smiling and hugging
each one, Casper changes his song.]
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Read The Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. Change the story to The Hungry Ant or The
Hungry Cricket. Children love to be creative and make up new stories.
Make a caterpillar "peep" (see example, page 33). Allow the students to use it to circle
words that they may know on the Picture Charts.
Make books using the students'new stories of The Hungry Ant or The Hungry Cricket.
Let the students illustrate their own books.
CRAFT PROJECTS
Make a caterpillar/butterfly craft project. Take an

empty toilet paper tube and paint it green. Make eyes
and antennae with a marker. The butterfly will be
made with a clothespin for the body and colorful tis-
sue paper for the wings. Bunch up the wings in the
middle and clip together with the clothespin. Draw
the eyes and a mouth. When completed, the butterfly
is bunched up and inserted into the caterpillar tube.
The butterfly can be hatched again and again.
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SCIENCE ACTIVITY
Go on a nature hunt and collect all the insects you can

find. Be sure to take along plenty of bug keepers (jars with
holes in the lids).
You may also wish to start an ant farm. This is easily done
by placing a small glass jar inside a larger one and put-
ting dirt and soil between the two jars. Add sugar water
periodically so your ants will have food (do not soak the
dirt). Now collect some ants. Be sure to get them from the
same colony so they do not fight. Cover the jar opening

with cheesecloth so the ants are not able to escape. Block
out the light with dark paper or a box so the ants think they
are underground. You can periodically lift the cover or
paper to check on the progress of your farm.
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Draw facial features on only one
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DOLLY DUCK DELIVERS DOUGHNUTS

Dolly the Duck drives a big pedal truck
To deliver some doughnuts and such.
She sputters away,
Each and every day,
In her truck that she loves very much.
Go back through the poem and pick out words beginning with the d sound as in duck.
List these on the Duck Picture Chart. Add this to your row of Picture Charts. Try to think
of other words that begin with the d sound to add to the list. Review the other charts.

deliver: to give or transfer
sputters: makes explosive popping sounds
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Dolly Duck always wished she could be helpful to others, but every time Dolly tried to
help, things did not turn out the way they were intended. Once Dolly tried to help her
friend draw a hopscotch pattern, but her big feet kept erasing all the lines. When she
tried to help her mother count all her brothers and sisters, she kept leaving out the
number six. When she tried to help her dad rake the leaves, her wings kept dragging
the piles of leaves. When she tried to help her brother mow the yard, her tail got in the
way. Her sisters never wanted her to play hide and seek because Dolly's big mouth kept
giving them away.
One day a man came by with a pedal truck. He would give it to anyone
said that he
whose feet could fit the pedals. All Dolly's brothers and sisters were anxious to try it out.
First Dolly's sister Dainty jumped in. Her legs were so short her feet could not reach the
pedals. Her brother Danny tried it out, but his legs were so long he was unable to get his
knees under the dashboard. One by one, Dolly's brothers and sisters tried their best to
make the pedal truck go. Finally it was Dolly's turn. She had no trouble slipping com-
fortably into the seat. Her large feet fit the pedals perfectly. Away Dolly zoomed with
her brand new truck.
Dollywas much happier. She had her very own truck so she could help her friends and
neighbors with a delivery service. Dolly delivered groceries, medicine, and anything
else her friends might need. Her very favorite task was to fill her truck with doughnuts
and visit all her neighbors with a special treat for each of them.

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Read Make Way for Ducklings
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book of duck behavior. Make a chart of the ducklings' names. Cut the
tions in this
names apart and separate by letters. Chart how many of each letter there are in the
names. Students may make a tally mark for each letter or they may color a square on a
chart for each one. Pose questions of more/less comparisons.
Another good story tell might be The Ugly Duckling adapted by Katharine
to read or
between a duck and a swan. How do you think the swan
Ross. Discuss the differences
duckling got mixed up with the duck ducklings? Perhaps that mother quacked louder
than the swan honked!
Read The Duck by Judy Dunn. Draw a map of the different places Henry went.
Little
Remember tocome back to the nest by the lake. Emphasize the circular movements of
the story to show how Henry ended up where he started.
CRAFT PROJECT
Make a duck sock puppet. With your hand inside a sock, pull the sock toe back toward
the heel of the sock. The heel now becomes the top of the duck's head. Finish the project
using markers, or sew on buttons for the eyes.
Make a Dolly Duck mask using pattern pieces D-l D-2, and D-3. Add a tongue depres-
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sor for a handle.
COOKING PROJECT
Students can make homemade doughnuts using canned biscuits. Each student cuts a
hole in the center of a biscuit or pokes a hole with a finger. Fry these in hot oil. (Teacher
needs to do this part.) Drain them, and roll them in powdered sugar or a sugar and
cinnamon mixture. Yummy! Yummy!
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EDGAR ELEPHANT ELBOWS ELVES

Edgar, the elephant, has big ears.
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He tells corny jokes
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Pokes his elbow 'til they're black and blue
Go back through the poem and pick out words that begin with the short e sound as in
elephant. List these on the Elephant Picture Chart. Add this to your row of Picture Charts.
Try to think of other words beginning with the short e sound to add to the list. Review the
other charts.

corny: ridiculously naive
elf: a mythological being, a sprite, often frail and diminutive
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Edgar, the elephant, was a joke teller. The problem was that his jokes were never
funny to anyone but Edgar. He would tell a corny joke and then laugh and roll on the
ground. Sometimes he tried to get others to laugh with him by poking them in the ribs
with his elbow. He never thought about how others felt about these jokes or the pain he
was causing his friends.
No one ever told Edgar because he was so much bigger than everyone
to stop else,
so Edgar was allowed to get away with making folks uncomfortable.
One day Elly, the elf, and all her elf friends decided they had had enough of Edgar's
jokes. They decided on Edgar. They stood on each other's shoulders and
to play a trick
made themselves as tall in a tent just big enough for

as they could. Then they cut a hole
Elly to put her head through it. They put Elly on the top. Suddenly, Elly looked like a
giant. Together they tramped over to Edgar's house. Edgar was sitting under a tree
creating some new jokes. When Elly, the giant, approached, he jumped to his feet and
started backing away.
"Pick on someone your own size," Edgar cried.
"What's the matter, Edgar?" asked Elly. "Are you scared of a little elf?"
"Wh-wh-who is that?" asked Edgar.
"Why Edgar, it's just me, Elly."
"Wh-wh-what happened to you?" asked Edgar.
"I grew tall so that I could tell you it hurts me when you poke me with your elbow,"
said Elly.
Just then all the elves peeped out from under the tent and said, "Boo!"
Edgar jumped ten feet off the ground. Then everyone had a great big laugh. The
plan had been successful. From then on, Edgar quit poking his friends with his elbows,
and he only occasionally told his corny jokes.

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Divide the class and have each group make a book. One group will make a book
shaped likean elephant. Use the caption "Elephants are as large as
." The other book could be shaped like an elf. Use the caption
"Elves are as small as ." Each page should have a different
picture of something that is either large or small.
JOKE CONTEST
Hold a joke-telling contest. See how many different jokes the students can create. Vote
to choose which joke is the funniest, which joke is the corniest, and so forth.
CRAFT PROJECTS
Make an elf hat to wear (see example, page 51 ).
Make an elephant mask using patterns E-l , E-2,

and E-3. Add a tongue depressor for A a handle.
cutout elf hat (E-4) may be placed on the elephant's
head or on the reverse side of the mask.
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EAGER EAGLE EATS ERASERS

Eager Eagle goes to school
With more than work on his mind.
Each day during lunch,
An eraser he'll munch.
He eats anything else he can find.
Go back through the poem and pick out words that begin with the long e sound as in
eagle. List these on the Eagle Picture Chart. Add this to your row of Picture Charts. Try
to think of other words that may begin with the long e sound to add to the list. Go back
through the poem and substitute the short e sound for each long e and see how differ-
ently it sounds. Review the other Picture Charts.

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Eager Eagle loved to go to school. He wanted to learn everything he could! He loved

everything about school. He loved to play with the blocks. He loved to work puzzles. He
loved to play games with his friends. He even loved to do his writing lessons. He espe-
cially loved when his teacher asked him to write on the chalkboard.
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One day Ms. Crow gave Eager an addition problem to work. He was so excited
about getting to write on the board. He figured out the answer and was just going to
write it down when suddenly his chalk stick broke in two. Eager thought the chalk
looked very tasty. While no one was watching he put the smallest piece in his mouth.
Eager developed a taste for chalk and every chance he had, he would eat some
not the whole chalk, but the pieces that were broken. Soon chalk was not enough for
Eager. He began to eat erasers, pencils, crayons, glue, and other classroom objects.
Many things in began to disappear.
the classroom
A few weeks went by, and then one day Ms. Crow called Eager to the board to do
an addition problem. But where were the chalk and erasers? Suddenly, Eager wished
he had not eaten the chalk and erasers. He was very embarrassed.
When Eager turned around, Ms. Crow was looking at him with sad eyes. Eager felt
very badly. Choking back his tears, Eager faced the class and said, "I'm so sorry, but I
have been eating the chalk and erasers and lots of other things in our classroom. I
promise from now on, will only eat the food in the cafeteria. will never take your
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things again."
Eager was a different Eagle after that. He never again ate things he should not.
Read Gregory the Terrible Eater by Mitchell Sharmat. Discuss strange combinations of foods
different students like. List them and tally the preferences. Make a chart of your findings.
WRITING LESSON
Make a book with pages shaped like different types of food, such as carrots, broccoli,
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and so forth. Use the caption "I love to eat with
for each page.
CRAFT PROJECT
Make an eagle mask using the patterns E-5, E-6, and E-7.
Add a tongue depressor for a handle. An eraser may be
attached to the reverse side of the mask.

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A fancy falcon named Blooms
Finds fluffy feathers and plumes.
He's collected a lot,
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He counts them on every full moon.
Go back through the poem and pick out words that begin with the f sound as in falcon.
List these on the Falcon Picture Chart. Try to think of other words beginning with the f
sound to add to the list. Add this to your collection of Picture Charts. Review the other
charts.

fancy: decorative or elegant
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Once upon a time there was a falcon named Blooms. Blooms loved to swoop down
from the sky and grab anything he could find. He especially loved to jerk feathers from
other birds. This was his favorite pastime. Blooms collected quite a lot of feathers this
way. When themoon came out each night, Blooms would count all his feathers and
delight at how many he had collected.
One day Little Chipper Chickadee was out for a stroll in the woods. Suddenly Blooms
swooped down and plucked a tiny feather from Chipper's wing.
"Ouch," she said and began to cry.
Peter Peacock saw what Blooms had done and decided to teach Blooms a lesson.
Peter took a stuffed turkey and put some very sticky glue on the ends of each turkey
feather. Then he placed this where Blooms was sure to see it, and he hid.
Soon Blooms came swooping down again and plucked out one of the feathers.
Blooms flew back to his nest and deposited the sticky feather with his collection of other
feathers. Not knowing they had sticky ends, Blooms continued to pluck feathers from the
stuffed turkey, adding them to his collection.
Peter watched when Blooms began to count his feathers. To Blooms's surprise, all his
featherswere clumped and glued together. He began to cry. Until this time Peter had not
realized how much the feathers meant to Blooms.
"Oh Blooms, I'm sorry that I ruined your feather collection, but do you realize how
much it hurts when feathers are pulled out?" said Peter. "Let me show you." Peter pulled
out one of Blooms's tail feathers.
"Ouch," said Blooms. "That hurts."
"Now that you know how it feels, you won't ever do it again," said Peter. And Peter
was right.
From that day on, Blooms only collected feathersand plumes that were already
detached. He apologized to the other birds and everyone became friends. Once all the
birds knew how much the feathers meant to Blooms, the birds helped Blooms with his
collection.

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Read Happy Birthday Moon by Frank Asch. Did Bear's hat have a plume? Discuss the
full moon and other stages of the moon. Make a set of cards with the moon in different
positions as in the story. Have the students sequence the cards.
Make a book shaped like a feather with the title, "Feathers are as fluffy as
." Have the students think of other fluffy things and illustrate
them on the pages of the book.
CRAFT PROJECTS
Make a hat with a fancy plume to go in it (see example).
Make a falcon mask using the patterns F-l, F-2, F-3, and
F-4. Add a tongue depressor for a handle. A feather may
be attached to the reverse side of the mask.
SCIENCE PROJECT
Collect feathers and decide which ones would make good plumes. These could be used in
by color and size. Chart your findings.
the craft project for hat plumes. Sort the collection
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There was a gazelle named Gail,
Who played from morning to night
Her guitar she could strum,
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Go back through the poem and pick out words that begin with the g sound as in guitar.
List these on the Gazelle Picture Chart. Try to think of other words that begin with the g
charts.

strum: to play a musical instrument by plucking with fingers
pick: a device used to pluck a guitar
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GAIL'S STORY
Gail Gazelle was a very talented animal. Sometimes she played the guitar from the
moment she awoke until it was time to go to bed. She loved to play and was very
accomplished. This may seem a bit strange for a gazelle, for Gail had a hoof without
fingers or a thumb. Guess how she played? —she used a tenpenny nail.
One day a new neighbor moved into the house next door. Gail baked a cake and
took it over to welcome her new neighbor.
"Hi!" she said. "My name is Gail and I live next door. Welcome to our neighbor-
hood. I baked you a cake."
"Oh, thank you," said the new neighbor. "My name is Nora, and absolutely love cake."
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Nora and Gail became very good friends. Gail began to visit her new friend every
day. Sometimes Nora would visit at Gail's house.
One day Gail showed Nora her guitar and how well she could play it. Nora was
amazed at her talent.
A few weeks later, Gail began practicing her guitar from daybreak to bedtime.
Now, Nora loved to sleep in, most mornings. But with Gail playing so loudly, she was
unable to get the extra sleep she so dearly loved.
Nora went to visit Gail early one morning. As usual Gail was practicing her guitar.
When Nora knocked on the door, there was no response. So Nora knocked louder. The
music stopped, and Gail came cheerfully to the door to greet her friend. Gail noticed
that her friend was not very happy.
"What do you think you are doing?" asked Nora angrily.
"What do you mean?" replied Gail. "I always practice my guitar first thing in the
morning. Am I disturbing you?"
Until this time Gail had never thought for one minute about how this might disturb
others. Nora didn't reply. With her arms folded, she sat down and fumed.
"I am so sorry, Nora," said Gail. "Please forgive me for being so rude. I promise
never to play my guitar until I am sure you are awake."
Nora began to unfold her arms and suddenly the anger melted.
"I wish I had come to you sooner, before I became so angry," she said. "I really
don't want to lose our friendship. Please forgive me for being so angry with you instead
of talking to you about how I felt."
Gail and Nora hugged each other, crying tears of joy.
Mornings were different after that. As soon as Nora awakened, she would trot over
to Gail's house and listen to her best friend play the guitar.
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Read Song and Dance Man by Karen Ackerman. Hold a talent show or an old-fash-
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LISTENING PROJECT
Listen to different types of guitar music or invite a musician to come to the class and
strum a few tunes.
Make a book shaped like a guitar. Have the students name and draw as many musical
instruments as they can imagine.
CRAFT PROJECTS
Make a guitar from an empty cereal box. String rubber bands

across it. Try to strum it without using your thumb. Try to strum
using your fist, foot, elbow, and other parts of your body.
Make a gazelle mask from patterns G-1 , G-2, G-3, G-4,

and G-5. Add a tongue depressor for a handle. A cutout
guitar may be attached to the reverse side of the mask.
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Harry, the hippo,had very long hair,
But he never would visit the shop.
It frightened him so
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these on the Hippo Picture Chart Think of other words that

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add to the list. Add this to your collection of Picture Charts. Review the other charts.

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Harry Hippo was an enormous animal. He had many friends because he was al-
ways so happy and jolly. He was kind and helpful. He never played tricks on his friends.
He always told the truth and he never made fun of others.
However, Harry did have one problem. He was very frightened of the barbershop.
Harry's hair was beginning to get quite long, so his friends decided to help him with his
fear.
"I'll go with you," said Lorrie.
"And I'll be right there to hold your hand," added Timmy.
"Let me go first and you can see that it doesn't hurt," said Kevin.
"I'm afraid might sneeze and the barber will cut off my nose," replied Harry. "Or
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and jerk away, and he pokes my eye with the scissors?" continued Harry.
"Oh, come on Harry," said his friends. "None of those things will happen. We
promise."
WhenHarry saw the concern of his friends, he decided to muster up all the courage
he could and go to have his long hair cut.
"OK," he said. "I'll go, but don't come with me. I promise to go today, but not right now."
Harry went home and thought about what his friends had said and the promise he
had made. With all the bravery he could muster, Harry started toward the barbershop.
With determination, Harry marched straight into the barbershop. Timmy was just
finishing getting his hair cut and was pleased to see Harry. He had told Mr. Baxter, the
barber, all about Harry and Harry's fears.
Harry climbed into the barber's chair and prepared himself for the worst. Sure
enough, just as Mr. Baxter came near him, Harry felt a sneeze coming. Mr. Baxter
realized it and told Harry to hold a finger under his nose. When Harry no longer felt
like sneezing, he began to relax.
"Okay, Mr. Baxter, tell me when you are ready so I can brace myself," Harry said.
Handing Harry a lollipop, Mr. Baxter laughed, "Harry, you can get down now. We
are all finished."
Harry could not believe how easy the haircuthad been. He and Timmy skipped
home together. When his friends saw Harry, they lifted him up on their shoulders. (It
took ten of them to do this.) Then, yelling, "Hip, Hip, Hurrah," they carried Harry the
rest of the way home.

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Read Mop Top by Don Freeman. Go back through the book and name all the things that
had a haircut. Relate Harry's fears of barbershops with this story.
Make a book shaped like a hippo. Title it"A Hippo's Mouth is as Wide
as ." Have students draw wide things for each page of the
book.
CRAFT PROJECT
Make a paper bag puppet of a hippo using the patterns H-l

H-2, H-3, and H-4. Make hair out of yarn for Harry's head.
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ILL IGUANA IS INSIDE AN IGLOO

An Iguana named Izzy got sick one day
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She wrapped herself up
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And now she is sick no more.
Go back through the poem and pick out words that begin with the short sound as in
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with the short sound to add to the list. Add this to your collection of Picture Charts.
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\zzy, the iguana, was Jason's special pet. She lived in an aquarium in Jason's room.
Jason took care of Izzy every day. Jason fed her and made sure Izzy was nice and
warm. Izzy was very happy with her life.
Jason's dad had to travel a lot on his job. He had been to Paris, London, Scotland,
and many other exciting places. His next trip was scheduled for Alaska.
One of Izzy's favorite places to sleep was inside the toe of Dad's slipper. Whenever
Jason her out of her cage she would slip inside Dad's slipper and
let sleep. Well, this is
exactly where Izzy was when Dad began packing for his trip.
Not knowing Izzy was asleep in the toe, Dad slipped his slippers into the side of his
duffel bag. Izzy was off to Alaska with Dad.
When awoke, she found herself in a very strange-looking bedroom. Izzy searched
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for Jason's room. She wanted to go back into her aquarium. But nothing looked famil-
iar. Izzy crawled onto the windowsill to look outside. Not realizing the window was
open just the slightest bit, Izzy found herself falling onto the snowy ground.
Izzy was used to being warm and cozy. Now she was crawling on snow and ice!
What could Izzy do? Izzy was f-f-f-f-freezing. Where was Jason? Where were the nice
cozy slippers? Where was Dad?
Coughing and spitting out snow, Izzy looked up to see a strange-looking house. It
was made completely of ice, but there was smoke coming from the chimney. Maybe it
was warm inside. Izzy struggled through the snow until she reached the house of ice.
How remarkable! It was very warm inside. Izzy found a cozy blanket, wrapped herself
up, and fell asleep.
Izzy slept for a very long time. When she awoke there were strangers looking at her.
What were they saying about her? She couldn't understand them. Who were these
people? Where was she?
In the meantime, Jasonwondered where Izzy was. He had looked for her every-
where. Then he remembered Dad's slippers and Izzy's habit of sleeping inside them.
Could Izzy be with Dad in Alaska? Jason frantically called his dad and told him that
Izzy was missing. Dad looked inside his slippers, but there was no Izzy. As Dad searched
the room, his eyes fell upon the open window. Could Izzy be out in the snow? Dad raced
to the window, but there was no Izzy. Then Dad spied the igloo across the way. Could
Izzy have crawled that far in the snow?
Dad took an interpreter with him to the igloo and there they found a frightened Izzy.
The Inuit family was laughing at this strange animal. They had never seen an iguana
before. Boy, was Izzy glad to see Dad! He tucked her inside his coat and carried her
safely back to the motel room. He took no chances on the plane she was tucked safely —
inside Dad's coat all the way home. Jason was delighted to get Izzy back.
Izzy was smarter after that. Whenever she slept in Dad's slipper, she was careful to
leave her tail visible so Dad would know she was there.
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Read Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard Atwater. Compare the two stories an iguana —
being where it is cold and penguins living where it is warm. What is the likelihood that
an iguana would be inside an igloo? What is the likelihood that a penguin would be
where it is warm?
Make a book shaped like an igloo. Title the book "An Igloo Is As Cold As
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of that are co Id.
CRAFT PROJECTS
If it is winter and there is enough snow, build an igloo.
Make an iguana mask using patterns 1-1 and 1-3. Attach a

tongue depressor for a handle. The igloo (1-2) may be at-
tached to the reverse side of the mask.
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IRIS IBIS IDOLIZES ICE CREAM

Iris, the ibis, was very fond
Of ice cream piled up so tall,
She had to eat fast,

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It would wiggle and almost fall.
Go back through the poem and / sound as in ice

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cream. List words beginning with the
these on the Ibis Picture Chart. Try to think of other
long sound to add to the list. Go back through the poem and change all the long i's to
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Velcro on top. Additional "scoops" can be made by
spray painting Styrofoam balls and gluing Velcro to
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I love ice cream!
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Icecream in the sunshine,
Icecream in the rain,
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Oh! Hi, boys and girls. What's the scoop? Do you like ice cream? Well, which kind
do you like best?
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I love ice cream!
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Ice cream in a hailstorm,
Ice cream in the snow,

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I love ice cream!
I love ice cream!
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Ice cream in a blizzard,
Ice cream in the wind

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Is that high enough?

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Finally, when she can reach no higher, she places a

cherry on top. Iris looks back and forth from audience
to ice cream, and back to audience several times. She
then begins to eat. Make the ice cream appear to be

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Read Too Much Junk Food by Stan and Jan Berenstain. Have students name their favor-
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junk foods
Make a book shaped like an ice-cream cone. Title the book "Ice Cream Is As Sweet As
." The students draw pictures of all the sweet things they can
imagine — including things that are sweet (nice) such as babies, kittens, puppies, etc.
CRAFT PROJECT
Make an ibis mask using patterns 1-4 and 1-5. Attach a tongue
depressor for a handle. A cutout ice-cream cone (1-6) may be
Make an ibis puppet using the patterns on pages 91 and 92.
HOMEMADE ICE CREAM
Make homemade ice cream with the students or have a banana split or sundae party
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JITTERY JACK JUGGLES JARS

A clown named Jack was very smart
At juggling balls and pins.
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Go back through the Jittery Jack poem and pick out words that begin with the / sound as
in Jack. List these on the Clown Picture Chart. Try to think of other words beginning with
the / sound to add to the list. Add this chart to your collection of Picture Charts. Review
the other charts.

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There once was a clown named Jack, Now when Jack dragged his sack on the floor,
Who had an unusual knack, It felt different than it had before.

For putting juggling spins He just smiled his big smile,
On big bowling pins, And bowed for quite a while,
And some balls that he kept in a sack. Then looked back at the guilty clowns four.
Now every night you could see him, But our Jack was a kind, happy clown,
At the circus he caused quite a mayhem. Who let nothing give him a big frown.
At half-past six He opened the sack,
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He was doing his tricks, told the crowd to move back,

And the clowns all wished they could be him. And he juggled those jars up and down.
Some were jealous of Jack and his fame, And the rocks were no problem to Jack,
And how everyone yelled out his name. He could juggle them over his back.
But the best part of all The crowd screamed and cheered,
Was the way he could fall, And the guilty clowns jeered,
And catch every ball just the same. All except for the one who's named Zack.
One day had a plot

four clowns When he saw how accomplished Jack was,
To embarrass Jack right on the spot. He began to join in the applause.
They replaced all his props, All the others looked stunned,
With glass jars and rocks, And they stopped making fun,
In the hope his performance would flop. They could see all the fans our Jack draws.
Now Jack and Zack have become friends.

And Zack helps his new friend juggle pins.
They have formed a new act,

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People think they're a cute set of twins.
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Read The Princess Who Never Laughed, by Disney. Goofy juggled eggs. Was
retold
that a good idea? What other objects are not a good idea to juggle? Why were jars not
good for Jack to juggle?
Substitute other objects in the poem to juggle such as eggs and cucumbers. Create
funny or unusual things to juggle. Another idea might be "juggling horses and pigs."
Students may illustrate their sentences and make books.
CRAFT PROJECT
Make a clown mask using patterns J-l , J-2, J-3, and J-4.
Add a tongue depressor for a handle.
JUGGLING CONTEST
Hold a juggling contest to see who can juggle the longest or who can juggle the most
balls or pins.
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KELLY KANGAROO KISSES KEVIN KOALA

Kelly Kangaroo and Kevin Koala
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When they start to kiss,
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Just imagine the germs if they sneezed.
A-choo!
Go back through the poem and pick out words beginning with the k sound as in kanga-
roo. List these on the Kangaroo Picture Chart. Try to think of other words beginning with
the k sound to add to the list. Add this to your collection of Picture Charts. Review the
other charts.

koala: a tree-dwelling marsupial that lives in Australia, also called koala bear but is not a bear
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Once upon a time there was a special little kangaroo named Kelly. When Kelly was
born she was no bigger than your thumb. She lived inside her mother's pouch. One day
she decided to peek out at the world around her.
There were many exciting things to see. When she leaned out of the pouch to get a better
look —oops! Kelly slid out or her mother's pouch. She quickly climbed back inside.
The next day Kelly gathered her courage and slid out of Mom's pouch again. Each
day she would explore areas farther and farther away from her mother.
One day when she was very far from her came upon a baby koala who
mother, she
was riding piggyback on his mother's back. He looked so cute and cuddly that she
spoke to him.
"Hi there, cutey," she said.
"Who are you calling cutey?" he asked. "My name is not cutey, it's Kevin," he said,
as he buried his face in his mother's back.
"Well, my name is Kelly, and I think we should be friends," Kelly offered.
"What's a friend?" asked Kevin.
"Well, a friend is someone to talk to and play with," said Kelly.
"OK," said Kevin, "I'll be your friend."
Kelly and Kevin began every day. One day Kevin wanted to see
to play together
what it was like to climb inside Kelly's mom's pouch. When Mrs. Kangaroo was busy
eating, Kevin jumped inside the pouch.
Thinking it was her baby, Mama

Kangaroo hopped away. She was taking such big
jumps it tooK Kevin's breath away. Finally Mrs. Kangaroo stopped. When Kevin peeked
out, Kelly's mom jumped back and screamed.
"What are you doing in there? Where's my baby?"
Kevin could hardly speak. "Sh-sh-she's o-o-over th-th-there," he said.
Mrs. Kangaroo hurried back to where Kelly was. Kelly was so glad to see that Kevin
was safe, she puckered up and gave him a great big kiss.
"Yuck! What'd you do that for?" asked Kevin, wiping the kiss away.
"Because I like you and you are my best friend," said Kelly, and she gave him
another kiss.
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Read Katy No Pocket by Emmy Payne. Try to think of reasons why Katy had no pocket.
Do you think this is a true story? Why? Have a discussion about fantasy and reality.
Make a book shaped like a kangaroo. The pocket of the kangaroo could open into the
book. Each page could feature an illustration of an animal who took a ride in Katy's pocket.
CRAFT PROJECTS
Make a koala bear from a paper bag. Stuff the bag with news-
paper. Tie the top of the bag. Turn it over. Draw the face. Cut out
ears from construction paper and paste them on the koala.
Make a koala mask using patterns K-l , K-2, K-3, K-4, and K-5.
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LORRIE LEOPARD LOVES LIGHTNING BUGS

Lome, the leopard, would go out at night
And catch lightning bugs with her paw.
She'd wiggle her nose,
And kick up her toes,
At all the bright lights that she saw.
Go back through the poem and pick out words that begin with the / sound as in leopard.
List these on the Leopard Picture Chart. Try to think of other words beginning with the /
charts.

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LORRIE'S STORY
Lorrie was a baby leopard who loved to play tricks on the other animals in the jungle.
Whenever went for a walk in the jungle, she would sneak up into a tree and lie very
the others
still. When they walked under the tree she would pounce upon them, knocking them to the
ground. Then she would just laugh and laugh.

One day Marvin Monkey decided he had had enough of Lome's shenanigans. He gath-
ered all the animals together to come up with a plan to teach Lorrie how to behave.
"Why don't we all jump on her and scare her to death?" suggested Timothy Tiger.
"That's not a friendly thing to do," said Marvin.
"Well, let's pull her tail and yank her out of the tree," said Polly Parrot.
"We could all hiss at her," said Silly Snake.
"Hey, I could roar at her," said Larry Lion.
"I know — that's not a friendly thing to do," said Polly. "Why do you want to be friendly to
her?" she asked Marvin.
"Everyone needs friends," said Marvin. "Friends make you happy. Lorrie needs to be happy,
too. So here's what think we should do," he continued. All the animals put their heads together
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and listened as Marvin explained his plan of action.

The next day, just as usual, Lorrie climbed up into a tree and waited for the other animals.
What she did not know was that the animals had already climbed into a tree and were watch-
ing her. Lorrie waited and waited and waited. Nothing happened. She waited some more.
Nothing happened.
Lorrie wonder where everyone was. It was very lonely up in the tree. It was
began to
beginning to get dark and she was getting scared. She was not sure if she could find her way
home in the dark. Lorrie began to cry.
Suddenly little lights began to flicker in the sky. Lorrie had never seen anything like this
before. As she stretched herself to get a closer look, she lost her balance and plop, she fell to —
the ground.
Concerned for Lorrie, the other animals came down one by one to check on her. One by
one Lorrie hugged each animal.
"Where have you been?" she said. "I missed you!" Lorrie was laughing and crying at the
same time.
Just then, one of the flickering lights landed on Lome's nose. It was a lightning bug.
"Hi Lorrie!" said the lightning bug.
"Who are you?" asked Lorrie.
"I'm Lester Lightning Bug and these are all my friends. We want to be your friend, too, but
you have to stop playing mean tricks if you want to have any friends."
"OK," said Lorrie. "I get the message."
All the animals cheered and kicked up their heels. They danced all the way home with their
new friends — Lester and the other flickering lightning bugs.

Now the jungle is a happier place. All the animals are the best of friends and play together
peacefully. And when darkness comes, Lorrie can be found dancing outside with her new light-
ning bug friends.

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Related Story
Read Sam and the Fireflyby P. D. Eastman. This is another opportunity to discuss naughty
and nice activities. What were some of the naughty things the firefly did?
Make a book shaped like a firefly. The title could be "A Firefly Is As BrightAs a
."Have the students think of bright things for each page and
then illustrate them. You could add glitter to show the sparkle of each object.
CRAFT PROJECTS
Make a firefly mobile using patterns 1-5, L-6, and 1-7. Put
glitter on the tail of the firefly.
Make a paper bag puppet of Lorrie Leopard using pat-

terns L-l , L-2, L-3, and L-4.
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MARTY MOUSE MAKES MAGIC

Marty, the mouse, is a magician, they say,
Who can pull rabbits out of his hat.
He says "Alakazam,"
And "Bippity Bam,"
And that is theend of that.
Go back through the poem and pick out words beginning with the m sound as in
mouse. List these on the Mouse Picture Chart. Try to think of other words beginning with
the m sound to add to the list. Add this to your collection of Picture Charts. Review the
other charts.

magician: a person who performs slight of hand or tricks of illusion
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MARTY'S MAGIC SHOW
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A stuffed animal will be fine for the skunk—no need
to use a real one!
Marty Ladies and Gentlemen. Er, uh. Boys and Girls. Welcome to Magnificent Marty's
Marvelous Magic Show. Today you are going to be amazed, enlightened,
enthralled, ana stupefied at how fantastic really am. Now, don't ask how
I
these tricks are done. That is my little secret!
Alakazam and Bippity Bam! Behold! I pull a rabbit from my hat.
[Marty reaches inside his hat and pulls out a skunk.

Marty holds his nose and carries Hie skunk offstage.]
Marty And now boys and girls, I would like to introduce my assistant —The Sensa-
tional Squeaky Squirrel.
Squeaky [Enters]
I hope you know what you're doing this time, Marty!
Marty What is this up your sleeve, Squeaky?
[Begins to pull a long string of handkerchiefs from

Squeaky 's sleeve. Then he reaches to the other sleeve
and pulls handkerchiefs from there, too.]
Now, where is my magic coin? I know had I it here somewhere.
[Begins to search the ears of the audience.]
Not here . . .
Not here, either . . .
[Reaches into his pocket.]
Oh! Here it is! It was here all along. Would you like to see this magic coin
disappear? . . . Okay. Here goes . . .
[Places the coin back into his pocket!]
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Marty Ta Dah!
[Pulls a big box onto the stage.]
Squeaky Oh, no! Not that again! You know what happened the last time!
Marty And now boys and girls, I will make the Sensational Squeaky disappear.
[Squeaky reluctantly climbs in the box and shuts

the door.]
Marty Alakazam! Bippity Bam! My assistant is no more!
[Opens the door, but Squeaky is still in the box.

Marty quickly shuts the door again.]
Marty ALAKAZAM! Bippity Pop! My assistant is GONE!
[Opens the door, but Squeaky is still in the box.

Marty quickly shuts the door again. As Marty be-
gins speaking he pulls Squeaky out the back of the
box.]
Marty Alakazip! Boppity Bip! My assistant had better be GONE!
[Opens the door. Squeaky is gone. Marty takes a

bow.]
Marty Thank you, boys and girls, for being such a wonderful audience. I hope you
enjoyed our show.
Marty [Calling to Squeaky.]
Squeaky, come take a bow.
[Squeaky enters and takes a bow.]
Marty The Sensational Squeaky Squirrel, boys and girls!
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Read Alexander and the Windup Mouse by Leo Lionni. What makes a friend your
friend? How can you make someone be your friend? Do toys have feelings? Do you
think the pebble had magic? Could this have really happened, or is it just make-believe?
Make up your own story about a windup toy. Illustrate your story. You could shape your
book like the toy in your story.
MAGIC SHOW
Do some magic tricks with the class or have a magic show. Invite a magician to come to
the classroom and share some of his or her secrets!
CRAFT PROJECT
Make a Magic Hat from a Styrofoam cup and put a pop-up

mouse puppet inside it using patterns M-l, M-2, and M-3.
Play some music that has the pitch in the melody falling and
rising. When the pitch rises, each student will pop up the pup-
pet. When the pitch falls, each student will draw the puppet
into the hat. This helps a student understand the rise and fall in
pitch of a melody.
Make Marty and Squeaky puppets using patterns M-4, M-5,

M-6, M-7, and M-8.
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fabricand cut two pieces
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edges together and to head.
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NORA NANNY NAPS NOISILY

Nora, the nanny goat, has lots of fun,
As she stays up as long as the moon.
But during the day,
You won't find her at play,
She is likely to snore until noon.
Go back through poem and pick out words beginning with the n sound as in nanny.
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List these on the Nanny Picture Chart. Try to think of other words beginning with the n
charts.

nanny: a female goat
snore: sounds made while sleeping
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Our friend Nora seems lazy to me Well Nora turned over and snored,
Yes, a lazy old goat is she. And my voice she completely ignored.
She stays up too late, She continued to sleep
And she gets so irate, So my secret I'll keep,

When with her you don't always agree. And besides, Nora was making me bored.
Nora doesn't like going to bed. To the circus I went that same day,
Come real close and I'll tell what she said, It's the most fun I've had, I must say.
"Sleep at night is for nerds, Nora missed all the thrill,
And I think you're absurd, And the tall clown named Bill.
When it's night and you lay down your head. When she awoke, they'd all gone away.
"I like staying up until it's daylight, When I told her of all she had missed,
I don't like sleeping when it's night, She said, "Tell details, no, I insist."
So just listen to me "There were men on trapeze,

And I'm sure you'll agree, There were big chimpanzees.
Just try it, you'll find that I'm right." Give me paper, I'll make you a list."
But one morning while Nora was sleeping, As I started to list all the acts,
I had a big secret worth keeping. And described ladies upon horses' backs.
For into our town, Nora started to weep,
Came a tall circus clown, "From now on I will sleep,
So into Nora's room I went creeping. Not in daytime but nighK-that's a fact."
As approached her bed

I Now sweet Nora has better insight,
And kneeled by her head, And our household is not so uptight.
Right in her ear, I said, For now when she snores,

"Nora, you really do look I can shut all the doors,
As though you're quite dead." And peacefully sleep through the night.
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Read Rabbit Finds a Way by Judy Delton. In this story bear slept until noon, and the day
was wasted. Discuss the importance of going to bed early.
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Do you have a cat or dog that snores? Do you think cows or horses snore? Write a story
about an animal that snores. Draw pictures to illustrate your tale.
How long can we see the moon? Is the moon lazy or does it work at night? Write a story
about the moon and what you think the moon is like.
CRAFT PROJECT
On a black piece of construction paper, ask students to
draw night pictures using colored chalk or florescent cray-

ons. Have the students be sure to put in the moon and
draw their favorite things to do at night, such as catching
lightning bugs, watching for shooting stars, and so forth.
Make a Nora Nanny mask using pattern N-l. Attach a

tongue depressor for a handle. The saw (N-2) may be at-
tached to the reverse side of the mask.
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OLIVE OSTRICH OBLITERATES OPERA
Olive Ostrich loves to sing.
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Go back through the poem and pick out words beginning with the short o sound as in
ostrich. List these on the Ostrich Picture Chart. Try to think of other words beginning with
the short o sound to add to the list. Add this to your collection of Picture Charts. Review
the other charts.

obliterate: to destroy
opera: a dramatic musical performance
aria:a solo piece in an opera
squawk: a loud screech
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Olive Ostrich loved to sing. Olive sang in the shower. She sang while washing the
dishes. She sang while hanging out the clothes. She even sang while talking on the
telephone. Olive just loved to sing. Arias were her favorites.
—
The only problem was Olive sounded terrible. She was never in key. Her notes
sounded more like squawks than tones. It was annoying to be around her.
Olive's friends avoided coming to see her. They avoided calling her on the tele-
phone. Olive was enjoying singing so much that she hardly noticed anything was wrong.
While singing and reading the paper one day, Olive came across an advertisement for
singing lessons. Immediately she called and began her lessons. The teacher, Ms. Melody,
was discouraged at first when she heard Olive sing. But Ms. Melody's philosophy had
always been that anyone can do anything she or he determines to do. Ms. Melody decided
to work with Olive to help improve her singing.
Olive practiced every day and gradually her squawks became tones. As a matter of
fact, her songs became quite pleasant to hear.
Olive's friends were shocked when they saw Olive's picture in the newspaper. They
were even more surprised when they read that Olive was going to be the lead vocalist
in a new musical production in town. This they had to see. Somebody must have really
made a mistake.
Olive's big night arrived. All her friends had up in the front row to comfort
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Olive when she was laughed off the stage. Olive entered and everyone anxiously awaited
her songs. (Olive's friends had come prepared with cotton balls to stuff in their ears.)
Olive stepped to the front of the stage and began singing. The beautiful notes filled
the auditorium. Gradually the audience began By the time Olive had finished
to stand.
singing her first song, the entire audience was giving her a standing ovation espe- —
cially the front row.
After her performance, Olive's house was filled with friends and neighbors who
stayed for hours to listen to her beautiful songs. When the telephone rang, Olive would
pick up the receiver and just continue singing.
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Related Story
Read The Easter Egg Artists by Adrienne Adams. Why do you think Oliver liked to
decorate the ostrich eggs?
Draw pictures of all the different places that your egg hunt (see craft project) took you.
CRAFT PROJECTS
Blow up a balloon and tie it. Cover it with papier-mache. (You can make homemade
papier-mache with strips of newspaper dipped in a mixture of flour and water.) Cover
the balloon and allow it to dry. Cut a small hole and fill it with candy. Cover the hole
with more strips and allow it to dry. The egg can then be painted.
Let your students go on an ostrich egg hunt. Hide the egg and put clues in different
places —each clue should lead to the next clue until the egg is found.
Make an Olive Ostrich mask using patterns O-l 0-2, and

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0-3. Attach a tongue depressor for a handle.
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OBESE OBADIAH OVEREATS

Obese Obadiah loves to eat
And doesn't much care what it is.
He eats oatmeal with ice cream,
And broccoli with whipped cream,
And soda without any fizz.
Go back through the poem and pick out words beginning with the long o sound as in
oatmeal. List these on the Obadiah Bear Picture Chart. Try to think of other words that
may begin with the long o sound to add to the list. Go back through the poem changing
each long o sound to the short o and see how differently it sounds. Add this to your
collection of charts. Review the other charts.

obese: extremely overweight
fizz: hissing and bubbling effervescence
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OBADiAH'S STORY
Obese Obadiah was a happy-go-lucky bear who loved to eat. Obadiah ate all
sorts of strange concoctions. He put whipped cream on his broccoli. He made sand-
wiches without bread by spreading peanut butter on lettuce leaves. He left the cap off
—
soda so the fizz would be gone he liked it that way. His very favorite thing to eat was
oatmeal. He loved oatmeal with everything. He would top it with ice cream or mashed
potatoes, or even chocolate sauce. Sometimes he would top with all three. Obadiah it
loved oatmeal so much that sometimes he would eat right from the box before was
it it
even cooked.
One day Obadiah was looking in a cabinet for a jar to use for capturing insects. He
was very surprised to find a jar filled with dry oatmeal. He decided to eat the oatmeal.
Then he went outside to catch fireflies. Obadiah began to feel very sick. His stomach did
not feel right. His head began to hurt. He went home to lie down.
When Obadiah's mother saw the jar she asked, "Where did you get that jar?"
"It was under the sink," said Obadiah. "I borrowed it to catch fireflies."
"What did you do with the sawdust?" asked his mother.
"SAWDUST?" shouted Obadiah "I THOUGHT IT WAS OATMEAL AND I ATE IT!"
Obadiah's mother called 91 immediately. Soon the paramedics were at the door.
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They made Obadiah throw up the sawdust and took him to the hospital. Obadiah
began to be very sorry he had not asked his mother about the "oatmeal."
Obadiah is much more careful about what he eats now. He knows that he was very
lucky that the sawdust in the jar was not a bad poison. He could have died from eating
something before asking his mother's permission. Obadiah has even stopped eating so
many concoctions —although he still likes to eat oatmeal a la mode.
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Related Story
Read Little Bear's Pancake Party by Janice. Make up some new rhymes for bear to sing.
Discussion
What are your favorite foods? What are some foods you do not like to eat? Do you
have any strange combinations of foods that you will share with the class? Discuss
poison labels and the importance of checking with your parents before eating anything
that is not labeled.
Make a large class book about an oatmeal party Bear throws for his friends. Students
can write and illustrate the story pages.
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CRAFT PROJECTS
Be creative with an oatmeal box. Try making toys, such as

a drum, train, castle tower, and so forth.
Make an Obese Obadiah mask using patterns 0-4, 0-5,

and 0-6. Attach a tongue depressor for a handle. The
oatmeal box may be attached to the reverse side of the
mask.
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PATTY PANDA PATCHES PANTS

Patty Panda is the bear to see
When you feel a breeze blowing behind
A patch she will sew,
And you're ready to go.
It's no bother, 'cause she doesn't mind.
Go back through the poem and pick out words that begin with the p sound as in panda. List
these on the Panda Picture Chart. Try to think of other words beginning with the p sound to

breeze: a gentle wind
patch: a small piece of material used to cover a worn area
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(Read the story on pages 1 56-1 73 after following these directions: Make a book using
the patterns for Patty Panda's Perfect Patches. Cut the book pages
shape of pants.
in the
Do not cut the space between the pants' legs. Cut out the rips on pages 1 59,
in the pants
161,1 63, 1 65, 1 67, 1 69, and 171. Cut the holes unevenly so they look as if they have
been ripped. Using the patterns for underwear, cut seven pieces of fabric. These half
pages will be placed behind each page that shows a rip in the pants. Read the book to
the students, pausing after each page with a rip in the pants. Students can try to guess
how Patty's patch may be made for each rip. What do they think Patty's patch will look
like?
Related Story
Read Corduroy by Don Freeman. Can a teddy bear talk? Discuss fantasy and reality.
Sing the song "Corduroy" by Jean Thomas.
Make up a story about a stuffed panda bear going on an adventure, such as the one
Corduroy had (perhaps the panda was lost in a theater or a grocery store, etc.). Illus-
trate your story.
CRAFT PROJECT
Make a panda mask from the patterns P-l , P-2, P-3, and
P-4. Attach a tongue depressor for a handle. The patched
pants may be attached to the reverse side of the mask.
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When you feel a breeze blowing behind.
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But his stitches are done differently.

A quilt he will piece,
And then back it with fleece,
Before you can say, "Fiddle-dee-dee."
Go back through the poem and pick out words that begin with the q sound as in quilt. List
these on the Quail Picture Chart. Try to think of other words that begin with the q sound to

quilt: a padded coverlet for a bed
stitch: a portion of thread left in material to hold it together
piece: to join by adding a section
fleece: a soft, wooly fabric
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you read each verse.]
Quincy Quail can sew very fast,

But one day he needed a rest.
So he went to the shore
For some chances to snore,
And relax in a soft, fluffy nest.
But the beach had so many unusual things,

That he didn't have much time to nap.
He saw many new things,
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Was one thing no beach should be without.
Fold the fabric like so . . .
Cut it here. Now you know.

It's the sun shining bright there's no doubt.
Sunshine
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fold o to meet b kid c to meet d the area indicated and unfold the pa-
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meet fold g to meet h

fold e to f
cut out
Now the beach is all covered with ripples of sand,

And is dotted with seashells as well. Seashells

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Cut it here. Now you know. poem, accordion-fold a 3" x8" (76 x
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should be W
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left. Unfold the paper and you will
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The most unusual thing that he saw on the beach,
And the one that he thought was so cute.

Watch this row of seahorses salute. Seahorses
While reading the fifth verse of the
poem, accordion-fold a 3" x 8" (76 x
203 mm) piece of paper. Each fold
should be 1 " (26 mm) wide. Cut the
project as shown in the illustration at
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some seahorses.
Now you'd think the next one might be found in the sky,
But it really is found in the sand.

'Tis a starfish I have in my hand.
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poem, folda4"x6"(102x 152mm)
fold e flap over piece of paper as indicated at left. Cut
off the corner as shown. The smaller
piece will open into a starfish.
fold f flap up make a cut close to the end
Quincy also found money not the kind you can spend —
And it has a star pattern as well.

It's a sand dollar as you can tell Sand Dollar
While reading the seventh verse of the
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fold e flap over cuts. Follow the directions carefully.
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a sand dollar.
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Quincy made all these things in a quilt he composed,

And he called it the "Sand and the Sea."
It has starfish and sunshine,
And seashells of all kinds.
When he finished, he gave it to me.
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Read The Quilt Story by Tony Johnston. Discuss quilts that you may have at home. Talk
about who made them. Watch a quilter at work.
Make up a story about a quilt and the different people who may have used it. Illustrate
your story.
CRAFT PROJECTS
Make a doll quilt. Piece together any fabric you may have and back it with fleece. The
students can help by using a plastic needle to do the sewing.
Make a quail mask using patterns Q-l , Q-2, Q-3, and Q-4.
Attach a tongue depressor for a handle.
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RANDY RABBIT RIDES RAPIDS

Randy Rabbit just loves to ride
In a kayak, his favorite boat.

When the rapids are fast,
He is happy at last.
What is better than being afloat!
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words that begin with the r sound as in rabbit.
pick out
(I have found that saying er instead of ruh works better.) List these on the Rabbit Picture
Chart. Try to think of other words that begin with the r sound and add these to the list.
Add this to your collection of Picture Charts. Review the other charts.

rapids: the very fast part of a a lot of rocks
river, usually with
kayak: a canoe with a covered frame that leaves a small central opening for the paddler
who uses a double-bladed oar
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Randy Rabbit loved to go riding down the rapids in his kayak. Every day after
school you would find him at the river, joyfully riding the rapids. He spent many happy
hours there.
Randy's mother bought him some bubble bath. One day as Randy was taking a
bath he began thinking about the rapids and how bubbly they were. This made his bath
time a lot more fun.
The next day, when Randy went riding the rapids, it reminded him of his bubble
bath. This made kayaking more fun as well.
One summer there was very little rain. Everything was dry. Randy noticed he could
not go as fast or as far when he went kayaking. His kayak would run aground or into a
rock. Soon he was not able to kayak at all. Randy was so sad. Every day he would go
to the river and sadly survey the dry rocks. Oh, how Randy wished it would rain! He
tried to comfort himself with bubble baths, but it just wasn't the same. All Randy could
think about was kayaking down the Ocoee River. He could not eat. He could not sleep.
He just looked at the sky and wished for rain.
One day Randy thought he saw a small gray speck in the sky. He lay down in the
grass and stared at it. It appeared to be getting larger and larger. Randy couldn't
believe was a rain cloud! The sky grew darker. Randy felt a drop of water on
it! It his
nose. More and more drops of rain fell. Randy was so happy he couldn't move.
When Randy's mother looked out the window, she saw Randy lying on the grass
smiling from ear to ear, with rain pouring down upon him.
"Randy, what are you doing?" asked his mother.
"Enjoying the rain, Mom," Randy replied.
The next day as soon as school was over, Randy rushed down to the river. It had
been raining all night long and the river was beginning to move again. Once again,
Randy was able to ride the rapids of the Ocoee river.
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Read The Little Rabbit Who Wanted Red Wings by Carolyn Sherwin Bailey. Discuss the
importance of being yourself.
Discussion
Discuss the fact that not only can a river be rapid, but music can also be rapid. Discuss
fast and and loud and quiet. Relate this to music. Let the student use a streamer,
slow,
scarf, or cape, and respond to music that is fast or slow. Next, play music that is loud,
then stop the music. Students should move when there is music and freeze when the
music stops.
Make a book called If I Could Be an Animal I Would Be a _

Have the last page say, "But I'm really glad that am me becauseI
Have students think of something special about themselves.
CRAFT PROJECT
Make Randy Rabbit in his kayak using patterns R-l and R-2.
COOKING PROJECT
Make a rabbit cake or cookie. Start by baking two round

cakes or cookies. Cut one as shown. Put it together as
shown. Frost it. Put on eyes, nose, mouth, and whiskers,
using round candies and licorice.
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SILLY SNAKE SAW A SAXOPHONE

A silly old snake named Clyde,
While slithering in the grasses espied
A lost saxophone,
Which he claimed as his own;
His treasure he attempted to hide.
Go back through the poem and pick out words that begin with the s sound as in snake. List
these on the Snake Picture Chart. Try to think of other words that begin with the s sound to

silly: foolish
slithering: slipping and sliding
espied: caught sight of or saw
saxophone: a single-reed musical instrument
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Props
Make a snake puppet using a long sock or stock-
ing. Insert a flexible wire through the middle so the
puppet can bend. Stuff it with fiberfill and close the
end. Add eyes and a tongue. Make the puppet so
that it has a smile when turned one way and a frown
when turned the other way.
Clyde, the snake, was a likeable sort of snake. He loved to act silly and tell jokes. He
loved to make others laugh. He was happy and jolly all of the time.
Clyde could also do a neat trick. He could twist his body to make all sorts of different
alphabet letters.
[Twist puppet's body to form different letters.]
See if you can guess what letter he is shaped like.
[Have students try to guess the letters.]
One day Clyde was slithering through the grass when he saw a saxophone hidden
among the tall weeds. Then Clyde saw Kelly Kangaroo approaching. Now Clyde had
always wanted to play a musical instrument, so he hid the saxophone so Kelly couldn't
find it.
"Have you seen my saxophone?" asked Kelly.
Choking back a lump in his throat, Clyde lied and said, "No, I haven't seen it."
When Kelly left, Clyde dragged the saxophone back to his hole in the tree trunk and
hid it. He decided to —
keep it for his very own even though he knew this was wrong.
Clyde's friends began to notice that Clyde was no longer jolly; he rarely laughed
and he didn't tell any more jokes. He didn't even play any more guessing games with
his friends. As a matter of fact, Clyde's smile turned upside-down into a frown.
/Turn puppet over to frown face.]
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Clyde had a bad feeling deep within his belly. Now what could he do? He wanted to
saxophone back, but his friends would no longer like him because he had lied.
give the
Worse than that, he had stolen Kelly's saxophone. What could he do? Clyde was so
upset he became very sick.
Every day one of his friends came to visit him, bringing him soup or flowers to cheer
him. One day Kelly came good
to see her friend Clyde. She told Clyde how sorry she
was to see him so sick. Clyde felt so bad he couldn't speak. Tears began to stream down
his cheeks.
"Oh, Clyde, please don't cry," said Kelly. "I don't want to see my friend cry. What
can Ido to help you?"
Clyde cried even more. Before he realized it, Clyde had twisted his body into the
shape of a saxophone.
[Twist puppet's body into Hie shape of a saxophone.]
"What is it, Clyde?" asked Kelly. "What letter have you made? Oh, I see ! It's an s."
Clyde reached under his bed and presented the saxophone to Kelly. Finally he was
able to speak. "I'm so sorry I took your saxophone."
"Oh, Clyde, you found my saxophone!" said Kelly.
"No!" said Clyde. "I took your saxophone and I lied to you," he confessed. "I'm so
sorry."
"Clyde, if you had just asked me, you could have played my saxophone anytime
you wanted," offered Kelly. "Anyway, I just want you to get well and be happy again."
Suddenly, the smile returned to Clyde's face.
[Turn puppet back over to the smile.]
He was so glad that he had finally told the truth. The pain in his belly was gone. His
laughter was back.
Now Clyde and Kelly have formed a band. They both play the saxophone and they
make beautiful music together.
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Related Story
Read The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash by Trinka Hakes Noble. What are some other
catastrophes Jimmy's boa could have caused?
Make a book titled The Day My Boa Went to the Dentist or some other place. Let the
students illustrate the book.
CRAFT PROJECT
Make aSnake by cutting a paper plate or piece of

Silly
construction paper in a spiral as shown. (Decorate the pa-
per plate or circle of construction paper into mosaic de-

signs before cutting.) Attach a saxophone to the mouth of
the snake and add an eye. (See patterns S-l and S-2.)
Hang the snake as a mobile.
COOKING PROJECT
Together, make snake cookies. Roll sugar cookie dough into snake shapes and place
them on a cookie sheet as if they are slithering in an s-shape. Bake as directed.
MUSIC APPRECIATION
Listen to some musical instruments and discuss the differences in their sounds. A musical
recording of Tchaikovsky's "Peter and the Wolf" demonstrates various instruments and
their sounds.
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TIMOTHY TIGER TELLS TIME

Timothy Tiger can tell you the time
Without even having to think.
He just looks at his watch,
(At the twelve there's a notch.)
"It's o'clock," he will say with a wink
Go back through the poem and pick out words that begin with the f sound as in tiger. List
these on the Tiger Picture Chart. Try to think of other words that begin with the f sound
to add to the list. Add this to your collection of Picture Charts. Review the other charts.

notch: a v-shaped cut
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From paper plates, make clocks showing each hour,

on the hour.
More than anything else in the world, Timothy Tiger wanted to learn to tell time. But
Timothy had a lot to learn. When the clock looked like this:
[Show clock at 3:00]
Timothy would say it was twelve to three. When the clock looked like this
he would say it was eight to twelve. And when the clock looked like this:
he said it was four past twelve.
Timothy's mother put a notch on his watch at the twelve to help him learn to tell the time.
She explained that when the big hand was on the twelve, he should say "o'clock," and then
she explained about the small hand. Timothy was so excited about the notch and what it
meant, that he forgot to listen to his mother's explanation about the small hand.
"Now when the clock was like this:
he said it was "o'clock." And when the clock was like this:
he said it was o'clock.
Let us help Timothy learn to tell the time. When the big hand is on the twelve, just say
"o'clock." But before that, you must also say the number that the small hand is pointing to
for the hour. For example, this is "five o'clock":
Now what time is this?
[Show the other clocks and have the students deter-

mine the times.]
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Read Bedtime for Frances by Russell Hoban. When is your bedtime? Do you stall when
it is bedtime? What are some of the ways that you stall?
Have each student make a book sequencing his or her day. One page will say "I wake
up at ." Another page will say, "I catch the bus at ."
Compare the varying activities and times for the different students.
COOKING PROJECT
Make tiger cookies. Remove doughnut cutter. Cut one large

the smaller circle from a
circle and two small circles from orange-tinted sugar cookie dough. Use the two small
circles for the tiger's ears and press to the top of the large circle. With black icing, make
stripes across the cookie. Place round candies for eyes, nose, and mouth. Bake and eat.
CRAFT PROJECT
Make a tiger mask using pattern T-l . Attach a tongue de-

pressor for a handle. The watch (T-2) could be attached to
the reverse side of the mask. Another alternative would be
to extend the watch ends to wrap around the student's arm.
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UPTON UMPIRE UNPACKS UNDERWEAR

Upton Rabbit was a football umpire
Who traveled to many a town.
He unpacked with care,
His strange underwear,
When there was no one around.
Go back through the poem and pick out words that begin with the short u sound as in
underwear. List these on the Umpire Picture Chart. Try to think of other words that begin
with the short u sound to add to the list. Add this to your collection of Picture Charts.

umpire: the person who enforces the rules in various sports
strange: unusual or extraordinary
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Using the patterns, make Upton's Story (pages 207-221 ). Have the students count the
characters on each pair of underwear.
Related Story
Read Brer Rabbit and Friends, an Uncle Remus tale retold by Disney. Was rabbit really
a hero in the story? Discuss integrity. Stress the importance of building integrity so that
people can trust you.
Rewrite the story of Brer Rabbit and change the ending so that he is punished for his
crime. An example might be that he took back all the peanuts and became friends with
Brer Fox and Brer Bear.
CRAFT PROJECT
Make your own pair of underwear using pattern U-l
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Who traveled to many a town.
He unpacked with care,
His strange underwear,
When there was no one around.

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Is because them were handmade.
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He made one for each day
He had traveled away,
And he'd wear them in towns where he stayed.

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The strange animals that he spied.
You can count them with him,
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And here's number one;

Now before we are done,
We will count all the things that we see.
I see one calf,
Beginning to laugh.
Am I right? Please count it with me.
One.

And here's number two;
I'll tell you what to do.
Let's count all the things that we see.
I see two sheep,
Who are falling asleep.
Am right? Please count them with
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One, two.

And here's number three;
Now count it with me.
I see three chicks,
Who are watching the flicks.
I me.
One, two, three.

Now about number four;
I'll show you some more.
I see four pigs,
Who are wearing blue wigs.
I me.
One, two, three, four.

And here's number five;
Now I tell you no jive.
I see five bees,
Who are starting to sneeze.
I me.
One, two, three, four, five.

We're already to six;
My, how that clock ticks,
As we count all the things that we see!
I see six ants,
Who have rips in their pants.
I me.
One, two, three, four, five, six.

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Next should be the seven

Does it look like eleven?
There are seven cows,
Who are taking bows.
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Am I right? Please count them with me.
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven.

Look at this number eight,
And let's keep it all straight,
When we count all the things that we see.

I see eight chimps,
Who are walking with limps.
I me.
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.

We're up to number nine;
We are counting just fine,
As we count all the things that we see.
I see nine goats,
Wearing each others' coats.
Am I right? Please count them with me.
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine.

The last one is ten;
Now count with me again,
As we count all the things that we see.
I see ten birds,
Who are dressed up like nerds.
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UNICA UNICORN USES A UKULELE

Unica Unicorn loved to play
A ukulele her uncle had sent.
He had more than one,
And Uni had none,
So he gave her the one with a dent.
Go back through the poem and pick out words that begin with the long u sound as in
unicorn. List these on the Unicorn Picture Chart. Try to think of other words that begin
with the long u sound to add to the list. Go back through the poem and substitute the
short u sound for each long u and see how differently it sounds. Add this chart to your
collection of Picture Charts. Review the other charts.

ukulele: a small, four-stringed guitar
dent: a depression made by pressure or a blow.
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Unica Unicorn loved music — all kinds of music. She loved classical music, rock mu-
sic, jazz, and country music. She was truly amazed at the sounds that came out of
different types of musical instruments. Oh, how she wished she could play!
Unica's Uncle Brewster had several instruments and he let Unica play them when
she visited; however, Uncle Brewster lived very far away. Uni could only visit once or
twice a year. She wrote to Uncle Brewster almost every day about how much she loved
his music and all the instruments he had.
One day a package arrived for Unica. The package was from Uncle Brewster. Guess
what it was? Uncle Brewster had sent Uni one of his ukuleles. It was the one that had a
dent in it. Did Uni resent the fact that the one he gave her had a dent? Was she really
grateful for the gift? How would you feel?
[Have a discussion about being grateful. Answer

the questions. Allow the students to finish the story
in their own way. See how their endings relate to
this one.]
Unica was delighted with her gift. This was her favorite instrument of all the ones
Uncle Brewster had. Uncle Brewster had known this was her favorite. The ukulele with
the dent had belonged to Unica's grandfather.
Grandfather had been a great musician in New York City. One night, when grand-
father was walking home following a performance, a sudden windstorm started. Grand-
father put the ukulele over his head him from the wind and rain. Suddenly, a
to protect
sign dangling over a doorway came tumbling down. The sign hit the ukulele and knocked
Grandfather to the ground. The sign made a dent in the ukulele. The ukulele had saved
—
Grandfather's life that dent could have been in Grandfather's head!
So now when Unica played the ukulele it reminded her of her dear grandfather. She
thought of the many times she had spent listening to Grandfather play this very ukulele
and those memories made her music sound even sweeter.

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Read The Anf and the Elephant by Bill Peel
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others.
WRITING LESSON
a variety of stringed instruments. Make a book with all the stringed instruments
Listen to
you can recall. Relate the sounds to an animal. For example, "A ukulele sounds like an
antelope."
CRAFT PROJECT
Make a unicorn mask using the patterns U-2, U-3, U-4, U-5,
and U-6. Attach a tongue depressor for a handle. The uku-
lele may be attached to the reverse side of the mask.
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Victor Vulture got a videocamera
From a contest he'd entered and won.
He'd make videotapes,
Of his friends being "apes,"
And then laugh at them all just for fun.
Go back through the poem and pick out words that begin with the v sound as in vulture.
List these on the Vulture Picture Chart. Try to think of other words that begin with the v
charts.

vulture:a large bird having dark feathers, a bald head and neck, and who feeds on
dead animals
videotape: recording of images on magnetic tape
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Victor Vulture loved to watch game shows on television. He loved watching others
win prizes. More than anything Victor wished that just once, he could win a prize. He
entered every contest he could.
One day a large package arrived for Victor. was from one of the contests he had
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entered.What was it? What had he won? To Victor's surprise, was a video camera. it
He was thrilled! Now he could send a tape to the Funniest Video show. Maybe he would
win another contest.
Every day Victor would hide and videotape his friends. Then he would play the tape
back and laugh and laugh. One day as everyone was playing volleyball on the beach,
Victor made a tape. He had footage of Obadiah being hit on the head by the volleyball.
He filmed Olive turning a flip and falling in the sand. He also captured the time Billy fell
into the ocean.
had been videotaping them. You can imagine

Victor's friends did not realize Victor
their embarrassment a few weeks later when their pictures were on television. They
were furious with Victor. Poor Victor was so elated about getting his film shown on
television, that he never once considered how his friends would feel about people laughing
at them. /C25Tv/
"Hey, you guys, did you see it last night?" he asked excitedly.
With their arms folded, all of Victor's friends just glared at him
"Hey, you guys aren't mad at me are you?" Victor asked. "I'm sorry. I guess I should
have asked your permission first."
"Yeah, you should have. But, you know, we were kind of funny," said Billy, begin-
ning to laugh.
"Especially you, when you fell in the ocean," said Olive.
"What about the flip you turned in the sand?" said Obadiah.
Everyone began to laugh. They laughed so hard they began to cry and roll around
in the sand.
"Hey, Victor, get your camera. Now we really are funny!" said Olive.

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Read Hamilton by Robert Newton Peck. Victor made fun of his friends. The animals
made fun of Hamilton. Is this the way to keep friends? How can we make and keep
friends.
Go on a nature walk and pretend to be videotaping everything you see. (Use an empty
toilet paper tube as your lens.) Draw pictures on rolled paper to be used in your televi-
sion set. (See Craft Projects.)
CRAFT PROJECTS
Make a television screen for your story (see illustration).
Cut a screen out of the front of a cardboard box. Paint on

the knobs. Cut a hole in each side at the top and bottom
for a dowel stick. Attach your story paper to the dowel
sticks. Now roll your story across the screen.
Make a vulture using the patterns V-l V-2, V-3, and

, V-4.
Make and color a volleyball using pattern V-5.
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Willy, the wallaby, was very upset,
When he saw how bald-headed he was
So he hopped to the shop,
With a hippity hop,
And purchased a wig full of fuzz.
Go back through the poem and pick out words that begin with the w sound as in
wallaby. List these on the Wallaby Picture Chart. Try to think of other words that begin
with the w sound to add to the list. Add this to your collection of Picture Charts. Review
the other charts.

wig: artificial hair
bald-headed: lacking hair on the head
fuzz: a mass of fine, light particles, fibers, or hairs
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Willy Wallaby just loved to walk,

In the woods on a bright, sunny day.
But while strolling along,
He felt something was wrong,
When he saw all the others at play.
Everyone had a lot of fur,

Or some mane on their heads,
That swooped to and fro in the wind.
But poor Willy had none,
He could fling in the sun;
He was jealous of all of his friends.
So he went to the shop that sold wigs and hair pieces,

And they gave him a wig made of fuzz.
'Twas a curly, orange wig
That was also too big,
Just imagine how silly that was.
Well, his friends started laughing out loud

At poor Willy, and how he looked now.
They were cruel indeed,
Ignored poor Willy's need,
Of having to fit in somehow.
But then Kelly and Kanga just shouted,

"Stop your laughing at Willy right now!
You should all be ashamed,
For you're all to be blamed,
And, Billy, you sound like a cow!
"Now, Willy, we like that you're bald.

At your wanting some hair we're appalled,
For you always look neat
And your head looks complete,
When you wear it completely bald."
These days Willy is proud of his looks,
And he stares at himself in the brooks.

He is handsome for sure,
And his looks will endure,
For his picture's in all his scrapbooks.
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Read Tony and His Friends by Ken Wagner. Tony shared his hair with the birds. Was he
foolish to do this? He became bald. Think of all the friends he made. His hair will
eventually grow back.
Make a scrapbook drawing of all the members of your family. Draw them in strange
and daring wigs. . /, ,
CRAFT PROJECTS
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hair stylist. Using a crochet hook, pull a piece of yarn
through one hole and then through another one. Each
strand will be through two holes. This will hold the yarn in
place. Keep doing this until the entire cap is covered. Try
on the wigs and see how different each one looks.
Make a Willy Wallaby mask using patterns W-l and W-2.

Attach a tongue depressor for a handle. The wig may be
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Xavier, the yak, was a strange sort of yak,
Who had the unusual trait,
Of x-raying bones,
And pink xylophones;
One day he x-rayed a blue skate.
Go back through the poem and pick out words that begin with the x sound as in xylo-
phone. List these on the Xavier Picture Chart. Try to think of other words that begin with
the x sound to add to the list. Add this to your collection of Picture Charts. Review the
other charts.

xylophone: a musical percussion instrument
trait: a distinguishing feature
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Xavier, the yak, was a very curious fellow. He loved to find out what made things
work. Everything he could get hands on he tore apart to see what was inside. Xavier
his
disassembled a new watch he had received for his birthday. He took apart his new train
set, piece by piece. He disassembled every toy he ever had. The problem was, after
Xavier took things apart, he could not remember how to put them back together again.
"Xavier, I am going to the grocery store," called his mother one day. "You be good
and just watch television while I am gone."
"OK, Mom," said Xavier.
Xavier was watching one of his favorite cartoons. After his mom left, he grew curi-
ous. How did the cartoon get inside the television set? (You know what happened next,
don't you?)
When Xavier's mother returned, she found pieces of the television set all over the living
room floor. There, in the middle of the mess, was Xavier, tears streaming down his face.
"I'm so sorry, Mom," he said. "I guess I am just too curious for my own good."
That was the last straw! Xavier's mother sent Xavier to his room for the rest of the day.
Xavier really felt bad about what he had done. He wished he could put the television
back together again. He wished he were not so curious in the first place. And Xavier
dreaded what his father would say when he arrived home.
When Xavier's father came home from work that day, he had a special gift for Xavier.
"Xavier, I am glad you are curious," said his father. "But you must control your
curiosity. Think of the consequences before you investigate how things work. hope I this
gift will help satisfy your curiosity, but you must promise never to take it apart."
"I promise," said Xavier. "What is it?"
Opening the package, he found a toy x-ray machine inside.
"Now you can see inside everything without destroying anything," said his father.
"Curiosity is good if you use it to learn new things, but you have to use it wisely,"
instructed his father.
Now Xavier x-rays everything in sight—toasters, microwaves, toys, skates, and so forth.
He is learning how things work without disassembling them. What a wonderful toy!

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Read Brian Wildsmith's ABC's by Brian Wildsmith. Let the students try to guess what the
objectmay be, based upon the sound. If they cannot guess, tell them. There are some
unusual things in this book. Students will enjoy guessing what they are.
DISCUSSION PROJECT
Draw positive/negative pictures: On one half of a piece of paper, name an object and
draw a picture of On the other half of the paper, draw a picture of how you think it
it.
would look if it were x-rayed. Label the picture positive or negative. Show the pictures
and negatives to the students and discuss the differences.
CRAFT PROJECTS
Make your own "xylophone" by filling drinking glasses with

water at differing heights to obtain the pitch desired. Cre-
ate an eight-note scale. See how many songs you can play
on your xylophone.
Make a xylophone using patterns X-1 and X-2. Color the

xylophone and mallets. The mallets may be glued in the
shape of an x on the xylophone.
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Yvonne B. Yellowjacket loved to yodel,
And make lots of musical noise.
She yodeled so long
In one of her songs,
That she destroyed all of her toys.
Go back through the poem and pick out words that begin with the / sound as in
yellowjacket. List these on the Yellowjacket Picture Chart. Try to think of other words that
begin with the y sound to add to the list. Add this to your collection of Picture Charts.

yodel: to sing so that the voice fluctuates greatly
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Yvonne B. Yellowjacket loved to yodel,

And make lots of "musical" noise.
She yodeled so long
In one of her songs,
That she destroyed all of her toys.
It happened one day (I am sorry to say),

She was singing and making a stir.
She went up very high,
I'm not telling a lie,
And her toys started yelling at her.
"Stop your singing right now. We can't take any more

Of your yodeling, yelling, and stuff.
Our nerves are all frayed,

By the noise you have made;
Ithink that we have heard quite enough."
But Yvonne was singing and yodeling so loud y j [
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They fainted and appeared to be dead.
Now our startled Yvonne began weeping aloud,

When she saw all her toys in their strife.
And she started to hum,

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When her toys started coming to life. v
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And they asked her to hum all the time.

So she sings softly now,
For she really knows how,
And her yodels now sound so sublime.
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Read The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf. Was it a yellowjacket that stung Ferdinand?
How isa yellowjacket different from a bumblebee? Ferdinand did not like to fight and
kick, and neither should we.
and tomorrow. Be sure the students understand the concepts.

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Have each student make a book with three pages. Page one can be Things Did Yester-
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CRAFT PROJECT
Make a yellowjacket mobile using patterns Y-l and Y-2.

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the laminating film. Cut out the wings. Draw in the veins
with a black marker.
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Zelda, the zebra, thought it was lots of fun,
To make all of her numbers in zigzags.
She would wiggle her hoof,
With a magical "poof,"
And her numbers would be in wig-wags.
Go back through the poem and pick out words that begin with the z sound as in zebra.
List these on the Zebra Picture Chart. Try to think of other words that begin with the z
charts.

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Directions: Make a book using the patterns for Zelda Zebra's Zigzagging Number Book
(pages 262-287). Students enjoy trying to guess what Zelda creates with the numbers.
Imagine other things the numbers could become.
Related Story
Read "Stand Back, " Said the Elephant by Patty Thomas. What happened to the zebra's
stripes? Could this really happen? Is the story real or make-believe? Is a zebra black
with white stripes or white with black stripes?
Make a book of black and white. Name and illustrate all the things you can think of that are
both white and black, such as a zebra, skunk, piano keys, newspapers, and so forth.
CRAFT PROJECT
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Z-5. Add a tongue depressor for a handle. The zero may

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Zelda Zebra could make,
All the numbers it takes,
Going up to the numeral ten.
Her zigzagging hoof
Never made a goof,
When she marked with her magical pen.

Now she wants to help you,
And here's what she will do;
Making numbers right up to the ten.
She'll help you to learn,
And when it is your turn,
Use your own special marking pen.

"Are you ready to go?"
She soon wants to know.
Answer "Yes" and she'll teach you the rest.
"Yes, we're ready," we say.

"Let's do it today."
She says, "Give it a try —do your best."
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I'll call you a hero.
Now what does it look like to me?

Those zero holes,
Make the doughnut's nose.
They come with the doughnut for free.

Now let's draw a one.
Watch how it is done.

Add two tiny eyes,
Add ears huge in size,
It's an elephant as you can see.

When you're drawing a two,
Here is what you must do.

Put two eyes and a tongue.
It's a snake on the run.
Let's get out of its way hastily.

Make a hook for the three.
Loop the bottom with me.
Now what does it look like to you?

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As if starting to bend.
Now it's scissors to cut things in two.

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up to the four.
Let me teach you some more.

Cover the whole thing with spines.
Pretty flowers look fine.
It's a cactus, no? Do you agree?

We can draw a big five,
And this is no jive.

All she needs is a face,
Hair all over the place.
It's a mermaid. How pretty is she?
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Twirl —
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Draw a mouthpiece and then,
Blow the curl to the end.
Hey! It looks like a party to me.

Now the seven is breezy
Out, then down nice and easy.

Put sharp teeth on each side,
And an eye open wide.
Then a crocodile it will now be.

Now an eight looks so neat.
You can make it seem sweet.

Put a soft sleeping face,
As if wrapped up in lace,
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When you're drawing a nine
Make a circle and line.

Draw an eye and a
It will look almost real
It's a cute, long-necked duck floating free.

Now we're up to the end
When we're making the ten.
Now let's finish this zero and one.

Make the hinge on the seat.
The roll makes it complete.
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The following section contains flash cards for letters, numbers, shapes,
and phonics that can be duplicated and placed intoa learning pocket for
each student. The pocket should be labeled for — example: "Jason's Home-
work Pocket." The Parent Instruction Sheet should be duplicated, along with
the Pocket Label. color-coded mine. A gallon-size sealed plastic bag works
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well as a container for the homework pocket.
The teacher could assign each student to bring her or his pocket back to
school on a certain day of the week. By scheduling only five or six students
for each day, it gives the teacher more individual time with each student.
Rather than trying to work with everyone at once, each child then gets
quality time with his or her teacher at least once a week.
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PARENT INSTRUaiON SHEET
This is a learning pocket that will be sent back to school on a weekly basis. It has your
child's homework in it. Please make sure your child keeps it out of the reach of baby
brother, sister, puppies, and kittens.
Working with your child fifteen minutes each night helps your child learn!
Please help your child remember to return this pocket on the day of the week printed on
this information sheet.
WAYS TO USE THESE FLASH CARDS
COLORS: Talk about these colors. Look for these colors around the house.
Cut pictures from magazines for each of the colors.
SHAPES: Talk about these shapes. Look for these shapes in objects around the house.
Cut pictures from magazines of things with these shapes.
NUMBERS: Playsome counting games. Put these numbers in order.

Have your child count the correct number of objects such as buttons, cars,
etc., for each number.
LETTERS: Hang a strip with the ABCs in your child's room.

Say or sing the ABCs with your child (slow down on the L M N O P part).
Teach your child to spell his or her name, both the first and the last.
Go over the letters in her or his name.
Put the letters in order and spell out his or her name.
Put the letters in alphabetical order.
Match the capital letters with the lowercase letters.
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Talk about the sounds of the letters. (Be sure you are using the actual sounds.
For example, 8 is not buh. Omit the uh sound; form the sound with your lips
and make a very short 8 sound.)
Think of other words that begin with those letters.
WORDS: Have your child sound out the words and try to read them.
Color and number words are sight words.
(When all available words have been mastered, your child will bring home
a reading book.)

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Fancy's Story 60 Mm Marty Mouse Makes Magic 1 1

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one word to associate with a letter sound, they can learn a

USING THE PICTURE CHARTS

Continue by reading the sentence associated with the b.

"Bad Billy Bear Bursts Balloons."

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ADAM ALLIGATOR ADDS APPLES

2 + 2 = 4, don't you see? >*^V~~

Discuss the Vocabulary Words

glee: merriment or joy

There once was a 'gator named Adam,

Our friend Adam is so very kind,

Not a bone in his body is greedy,

When the apples on his tree are red,

"Here are three for my friend over there;

Now at adding he is quite a whiz.

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Alligator stew, alligator stew,

Alligator soup, alligator soup,

Alligator pickles, alligator pickles,

Give away my quarters, give away my nickels,

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APRIL APE ATE ACORNS

LANGUAGE ARTS LESSON

Discuss the Vocabulary Words

Does April Ape have a tummy ache?

Yes, a yucky, mucky tummy ache!

Has April Ape learned her lesson?

Yes! Now all of her food is edible.

Does April Ape eat bananas now?

Yes, April Ape eats bananas now!

Will April do anything for a laugh now?

No, April is a smart cookie now.

SHARED LANGUAGE EXPERIENCE

(Sing to the tune of "Mary Had a Little Lamb.")

Mary had a little ,

Mary had a little ,

CREATIVE WRITING LESSON

Make an ape mask Use the pat-

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