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Name Phonics: Long a: a, ai, ay
Read the words with the long a sound spelled a, ai, and ay. Write a word from the box to complete each sentence.
1. I will ride on a .
2. Kate made a vase out of .
3. Use the brush t o .
4. You can hang things with a .
5. Jan put on an .
6. It is a nice .
apron clay nail train day paint
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Name High-Frequency Words
Complete each sentence using a word from the box.
1. I like the book a hen who makes bread.
2. The bug has legs.
3. Can you those boxes?
4. We take dog for a walk.
5. I will Mom a gift.
6. A pig is an .
about animal carry eight give ou r
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Name Vocabulary
A. Use a vocabulary word from the word box to complete ea ch sentence.
B. Write your own sentences using each vocabulary word.
3. special
4. splendid
1. Today is a day for me.
2. Peacocks have feat hers.
special: important or uniquesplendid: wonderful or v ery good
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Name Comprehension: Sequence Chart
Fill in the Sequence Chart. Use words from the story.
First
Next
Then
Last
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Fox loved to eat. He was always
looking for good food. “I see H
en,” Fox said. “I will ask her for a an egg.”
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Fox asked Hen for an egg. H
en shook her head.“W
hy not?” asked Fox.“H
a!” said Hen. “You can not
trick me, Fox. I see a fox tail!”
A Fox Tail
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So F
ox d
ecid
ed to
pla
y a
trick
. H
e dr
esse
d up
as
a fa
rmer
. He
put
on a
hat
and
old
clot
hes.
“Thi
s wi
ll tr
ick H
en,”
said
Fox
.Th
en h
e we
nt to
visi
t H
en.
“Goo
d D
ay, H
en,”
said
Fox
. “M
ay I
take
tha
t eg
g fr
om y
ou?”
“Why
wou
ld I
give
a fo
x on
e of
my
eggs
?” a
sked
Hen
.
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Name Comprehension: Plot: Sequence
A. Reread “A Fox Tail.” Use the numbers to tell the order of the events.
Write 1 if the sentence tells what happened first.Write 2 if the sentence tells what happened next.Write 3 if the sentence tells what happened then.Write 4 if the sentence tells what happened last.
1. “Why would I give an egg to a fox?” asked Hen.”
2. Fox got dressed up.
3. “I see Hen,” Fox said. “I will ask for an egg.”
4. “You can not trick me. I see a fox tail!”
B. Work with a partner. Read the passage aloud. Pay attention to intonation. Stop after one minute. Fill out the chart.
Words Read – Number of Errors
= Words Correct Score
First Read – =
Second Read – =
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Name Vocabulary Strategy: Use a Dictionary
A. Read the words and meanings from a dictionary.
B. Write the meaning for the word. Then write your own sentence using the word.
1. special
2. splendid
special: important. My pup is very special to me.splendid: very good .
I had a splendid time with Gram.
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Name Phonics: Long a: a, ai, ay
1. The dog wags his tail.
2. I wi ll mail you the box.
3. A snail is not fast.
4. Today it will rain.
5. It is fun to play with cla y.
B. Write a sentence about the picture. Use a long a word.
6.
A. Read each sentence. Circle the words that have a long a sound. Write the words on the line.
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Name Structural Analysis: Alphabetical Order
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
To put words in ABC order, look at the first letter of each word. If words begin with the same letter, look at the second letter.
Write the words in ABC order. Read the sentence.
1. me help Ann can
2. like pals my I
3. three twigs Dan picks
4. up Bill jump can
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Name Text Feature: Chart
Use the chart to help you answer the questions.
D uck Chicken
wings wings
long, flat beak small beak
webbed feet no webbed feet
lays eggs lays eggs
1. Which animal has wings?
2. Which animal has a small beak?
3. Which animal has webbed feet?
4. Which anim al can lay eggs?
5. Which parts of a duck and a chicken are different?
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Name Write About Reading: Plot: Sequence
A. Reread “A Fox Tail.” Think about how the author used sequence to tell the plot. Fill in the words in bold that best complete the sequence sentence.
1. First, the author told what . Fox wanted/Hen wanted
2. Next, the author told how Fox . what he wanted. got/did not get
3. Then, the author told how Fox . made a plan/gave up
The plot is what happens in the story. Authors tell what happens first, next, last.
B. Write what happened last.
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