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Suggested levels for Guided Reading, DRA, Lexile, and Reading
Recovery are provided in the Pearson Scott Foresman Leveling
Guide.
Scott Foresman Reading Street 1.5.1
ISBN 0-328-13216-0
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Think and Share Read Together
1. Who are the characters in the story? List the ways they are
different.
2. How does the grasshopper act at the beginning of the story
and in the middle of the story? How does he act at the end of the
story? Use a chart like this to organize your ideas.
3. On a separate sheet of paper, write at least five action
words [verbs] from the book that end in ed or ing. Next to each
word, write the base word.
4. Do you think the ant did the right thing by not giving the
grasshopper some food? Why or why not?
Beginning
Middle
End
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The Ant and the The Ant and the GrasshopperGrasshopper
rretold by Beatrice Reynoldsetold by Beatrice
Reynoldsillustrated billustrated by Freddie Leviny Freddie
Levin
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Long, long ago, at the edge of a field, there lived an ant and a
grasshopper. The ant was a hard worker. Each summer morning, he
woke up early to gather food. The grasshopper, however, was very
different from the ant. He did not like to work, at all!
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4The grasshopper liked to sleep until late in the morning. Then
he would spend the day dancing and singing.
The ant was always up before dawn. All day long, he carried food
into his underground home. Back and forth he went, many, many
times.
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The grasshopper watched the ant work. He watched for a long
time. The ant worked very, very hard. Finally the grasshopper
spoke.
I have been watching you! the grasshopper said. You are such a
silly and dull ant! You work much too hard! Why dont you come and
have a good time with me? We can sing and dance together! You need
to relax and have some fun!
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6Now is not the time to play, the ant replied. Summer will soon
be over. I am gathering food for the winter, and you should do the
same! How do you intend to eat during the long, cold winter
months?
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Winter is such a long way off! the grasshopper said. I have
enough food to eat now. I am not going to worry about winter yet.
It is such a beautiful day! Are you sure you want to spend it
working?
I can enjoy the day while I work, said the ant, and he kept on
working.
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8On days when it rained, the grasshopper sat under a big, leafy
plant. He munched on pieces of grass as he watched the rain come
down.
Meanwhile, the ant was busy inside his home. He organized and
stored his food so that everything would be ready when the cold
weather came.
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As summer turned to fall, the air got cooler.
Winter will be here before I know it! thought the ant. So he
worked even harder than he did before.
The grasshopper kept on singing and dancing. You are so boring!
he said to the ant. Wont you come and dance with me?
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You would do well to stop dancing and start gathering some food
for yourself! said the ant. Cant you see that winter is coming
soon? What will you do when snow covers the ground, and there is no
food to be found?
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The grasshopper ignored the ant. What does he know? the
grasshopper thought. Im the clever one because Im having fun. All
he does is work! How very dull, indeed! The grasshopper continued
to dance and sing as the leaves fell from the trees.
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One week later, winter arrived with a big snowstorm. The ant was
in his home, feeling warm and cozy. He put his feet up and made
himself comfortable. I can relax now because I have plenty of food
for the long, cold winter, he thought with a smile.
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The grasshopper was sitting beneath a bare tree. He was
shivering and hungry, but there was no food to be found. Oh dear,
what a predicament I am in! he said aloud. What shall I do? This is
no fun at all!
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So the grasshopper knocked at the ants door. Hello, my good
friend! he said to the ant. I am very cold and hungry, and there is
no food to be found. Will you give me something to eat?
The ant looked at the grasshopper and shook his head.
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You spent the whole summer singing and dancing while I worked,
the ant said. You even made fun of me for working so hard. Now, you
want me to give you some food! Im sorry, but I do not have enough
for both of us. I hope you have learned a lessonthere is a time to
work and a time to play.
The ant shut his door, and the grasshopper walked away slowly.
He hoped he would find some food.
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Fables Read Together
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The Ant and the Grasshopper is a special kind of story called a
fable. Fables are meant to teach lessons on how to behave. These
lessons are called morals. The moral of The Ant and the Grasshopper
is that it is important to work and to plan ahead for the
future.
A man named Aesop made up the story of The Ant and the
Grasshopper. He lived more than 2000 years ago in Greece. Aesop
made up many other fables as well. What is your favorite fable?
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Think and Share Read Together
1. Who are the characters in the story? List the ways they are
different.
2. How does the grasshopper act at the beginning of the story
and in the middle of the story? How does he act at the end of the
story? Use a chart like this to organize your ideas.
3. On a separate sheet of paper, write at least five action
words [verbs] from the book that end in ed or ing. Next to each
word, write the base word.
4. Do you think the ant did the right thing by not giving the
grasshopper some food? Why or why not?
Beginning
Middle
End
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