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Book 1
Give examples from the story where Val proves that Dave is not brave in real life.
List the words from the text that follow the (vowel consonant e) pattern like the word: Dave.
What do Val and Dave have in common? What is different about them?
Dave's Perspective: Draw a picture of one of the scenes from the plot where Dave brags about his bravery.
Is this an appropriate title for the story? Why or why not? If not, what should the title be changed to?!
What lesson can be learned from this story?
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Give three adjectives that describe Steve.
Book 2
Sort the long e words from the text into 4 categories. !
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Sleepy Steve peeked beneath Eeek sneak
feet leaned asleep he please me
Where is Steve? Describe the details of the setting.
Long Vowel e:
e
Long vowel e:
ee
Why do you think Steve is so sleepy?!
Long Vowel e: ea
Long Vowel e: e consonant e
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neat! pleased! meet! deep! peaceful! sleep
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Book 3
Details: How did the fox try to persuade the bird in the story to come close enough for him to eat?
Sort the long and short vowel i words from the text into 2 categories. !
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What lesson can be learned from this story?
Long! Vowel! i
Rules: Which rules of nature does the ending of this story go against?
Short! Vowel! i
flying shy trick I will replied string
my with tie tight is lived might
spied! die! cried! pie! in! lie! sky
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Book 4
Details: Write down details/evidence that show Chinlow’s talent which is love.
Find 5 examples from the text of long vowel o words.!
Do you think love can be a talent? Why or why not?
Find 5 nouns from this story. Remember, a noun is a person, place, thing, or emotion.!
How did the emperor change over time?
What details are showed in the pictures in this story?
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Book 5
Find three words from the selection that have long vowel /u/ in them.
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Match the person to the item that they threw out:!
! clock ! candlesticks ! bugle
Mrs. Iris! Mrs. Music! Mr. Quinlan
What is the lesson to this story?
What would you throw out that you don’t use anymore around your house?!
What are some patterns you can find in this story?
What question do you have about the story?
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Book 6
Details: Name three tricks that Claude can do from the text.
Details: Looking at the picture text, use at least 3 adjectives to describe Paul, Maud, or Claude.
Unanswered ?: Where was Claude?
Language: Claude, seesaw, raw, sausage, Maul, and Paul! What sound do all these words from the text have in common?!
Unanswered ?: What do you think her lion’s name is and what kind of tricks do you think it does?
Language: Pick a word from the text and illustrate it.!
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Book 7
Details: What are the things the animals say Flower can’t do?
Find examples of words with the /ou/ spelling and sound.!
What does it mean to be too proud?
Find examples of words with the /ow/ spelling and sound!
Do you think the pig, horse, and hen learned their lesson? Why or why not?
Text to Text Connection: Can you relate to or connect this story to another story you have read?
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Book 8
Underline the spelling for the /oy/ sound in the following words:!
! Roy ! foil ! toy
join
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What toy would you have picked from this story? Why?
coil!
royal! choice
Why do you think he chose the plastic coil? Give 3 strong reasons.
Write other words with the /oy/ sound. They do not have to be from this story.
What do all the toys have in common?
List at least 5 toys that can be seen in the Toy Store.
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Book 9
What things do we take for granted as a sighted person that would be difficult for a blind person to do?
How did the characters change from the beginning of the story to the end? !
Find 3 words from the selection with (ook) spelling.
What rules usually exist between neighbors?
What lesson can be learned from this story?!
Create your own icon and come up with a question for the story.
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Book 10
Find 5 words from the selections with the /oo/ sound and spelling.!
What happened in the middle of the story?!
Describe the setting of the story by the looking at the pictures in the selection.
What happened at the end of the story?!
What happened in the beginning of the story?
Find 1 action verb from the story and illustrate.
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Book 11
Details: Name three things that frogs can do well.
What can you do really well?
What lesson can be learned from this story?
According to the other characters, what is something that frogs cannot do?
Find 5 words in the text with the long /i/ sound and underline their spelling. !
What is something you want to do, but can’t at the moment?
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Book 12
Find 5 examples of words with short /a/ from the text.
Picture Clues: Give two details from the map.!
Find 5 examples of words with short /e/ from the text.
Picture Clues: How many kids are on the baseball field in the story?!
What were the three things he lost?
What are some of the rules that are followed when you play baseball?
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Book 13
Find 5 examples of short /i/ words from the selection.
What lesson can be learned in the story?!
What are some patterns that you notice in the story? Does anything happen more than once?
Find 3 words from the book that have the prefix re- which means to do again.!
What are the conditions of the contest? What are they looking for?
Come up with one other word that is not from the story with the prefix re. Illustrate it below.
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Write 3 details about the setting.
What are 3 differences between a city and a farm?!
How does Eve change over time?
Find three adjectives from the story that end in -y.!
Give me 5 examples from the selection that have a long /e/
Choose one of the y adjectives in an original sentence.
Book 14
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Book 15
What are some patterns that you see in the story?
Make a connection to this story? (text to text, text to self, text to world)!
What lesson is learned?
How did the Prince’s perspective change over the course of the story?!
Find 3 plural words in the story.
What would you wish for if you had 3 wishes?
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Book 16
List 10 words with the long /o/ sound from the selection.
Story Events: Beginning!
What lesson was learned?
Middle:!
Your Perspective: When have you been brave?
End:
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Book 17
How does the invention work in this story? List 3 details below:!
What invention would you make?
Illustrate your invention here:
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Book 18
List 5 words with Long /e/ and underline their spelling:
What things did they use in the story to try and cheer the Queen up? !
What patterns can you find in the story?
What do you do to cheer yourself up when you are sad?!
What lesson can be learned from this story?
Make a connection to this story.
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Book 19
Complete these analogies or comparisons:!
! Slow as a turtle, ___________ as a fox.! ! Fast as lightning, _________ as a tack.! !
Details about the Dodo:!
Make a connection. Text to Self, Text to Text, Text to World
Details about the Eagle:!
Do you think people have the responsibility of taking care of the wild animals on Earth? Why or why not?
What do these birds have in common?
Clean as a whistle, ________ as a mouse.
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Details: Sea Turtle’s Body
What are some differences about the two selections? ( Turtles in the Sea vs. Baby Turtles)!
Details: Sea Turtle’s Diet
What lesson can be learned from both of these selections?!
Details: Baby Turtles
What questions do you still have about turtles?
Book 20
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Book 21
Patterns: What kinds of things do birds have in common?
Details: Elf Owl or Kakapo Parrot!
Details:Bee-Eaters
Details: Kookaburra or Crab-Loving Plover!
Details: Burrowing Owls
Details: Fairy Prion
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Details: A Dreamcatcher
What was a recent good dream that you had?!
Details: Granddad’s Dream One
What was a recent bad dream that you had?!
Details: Granddad’s Dream Two
Do you think a dreamcatcher works?
Book 22
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Book 23
How do you think the pepper got into the soup?
What is the lesson that can be learned from this story?!
How do they try to fix the problem in Grandpa’s soup?
What does a typical meal consist of at your grandparent’s house or in your own home?
Choose one of four animals from the walk and write 3 adjectives to describe it.
Who does the cooking in your family?
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Book 24
Can you think of other stories that have animal characters in it? What are they?
Find five examples of the /oi/ sound in the selection.!
Why do you think people enjoy reading stories about animals?
A onomatopoeia is a sound word. Find 3 examples from the story and come up with one of your own.!
What is the big idea in this story?
What do the animals think of the noise? What does the farmer think of the noise?
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Book 25
Details: What are some of the things that Jan writes about in her letters?
Why is Tammy not having as much fun as the story progresses?!
Details: What are some of the things that Tammy writes about in her letters.
What patterns do you see in this story?!
Why is Jan not having as much fun as the story progresses?
What lesson can be learned in this story?
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Details: What idea did her brother give her?
What lesson can be learned from this story?!
Details: What idea did her sister give her?
What would you write a story about?!
Details: What idea did her dad give her?
How does Joyce change throughout the story?
Book 26
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Book 27
Hyperbole: Find an example of an exaggeration that is impossible from the text.
What was Old Hare’s plan?!
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What was Little Hare’s plan?!
What is the lesson to be learned in this story?
Do you think the lion will come back?!
Find examples from the text of words that have the prefix un- in them. What do they mean?
Make your own icon.
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Details: Describe the main character, Ralph?
Find 5 examples from the text of short vowel ! /i/ words.!
Details: What is the problem that the character faces in the story?
Find 3 examples of an onomatopoeia( a sound word) from the story.!
Details: What is the solution to the problem?
What is the moral of the story?
Book 28
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Details: Describe the main character, Kitty.
What patterns did Kitty have in her day at school.!
What was the big idea in this story?
What does Kitty think about her mom asking her about her day?
What did you do today?
Why do you think Kitty had a great day?
Book 29
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Book 30
Find 5 examples of words from the text with the present tense suffix (-ing).
Write an acrostic poem about a star. Choose an adjective or small phrase that starts with each letter.! S!
! T! ! A! ! R Tell me one place the shooting star and Tom traveled.
What is a star?
Connection: Where would you travel with the shooting star?
Where do you think Tom lives?
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Details: Cite 3 details about all whales from the text.
Details: Cite facts from the text about blue whales.
Details: Cite facts from the text about killer whales or orcas.
Design your own icon for the story.
Details: Cite facts from the text about baleen whales.!
What other questions do you have about whales?
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Book 32
What do you think the rumbling noise is?
What do you think the big idea of this story is?
What does the new home and the old home have in common? What is different?
Find three examples of the past tense with the suffix (-ed).
Do you think it is okay to tear down natural habitats?!
Why do you think that the animals chose the raccoon as the leader?
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Book 33
Big Idea: Why do people use codes?
Patterns: What patterns do you see with these code systems?
Across Disciplines: What other codes are you familiar with?
Across Disciplines: Where else have you seen a flag system being used?
Details: Choose one code system and give details about it. !
What questions do you still have about codes?
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Book 34!
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What was Becky’s problem?
Do you think her mom’s plan was a good one? Why or why not?
Find 3 words from the text with the -ing suffix and illustrate.
What would you do to solve the problem?
What is the big idea in this story?!
What do like to do when it is really quiet?
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Book 35
Changes Over Time: How have schools changed since 1776?
Do you have any unanswered questions on the topic?
Rules: What were some of the rules that children had to follow long ago?
Create your own icon:
Your Perspective: What is your favorite part about schools long ago?!
Your Perspective: What is your least favorite part about schools long ago?
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