This document contains a story told through short sentences with missing or incorrect words. It discusses two children, Don and Fran, at a farm. Fran is wearing pants. Don sees a barn. The story uses descriptive words about boats on a pond, a surprise party for a pig with friends and gifts, and a baseball game where a player feels excited, nervous and proud.

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What a Thrill
1. Where are Don and Fran?
They She
are at the farm.
2. What is Fran wearing?
It She
is wearing pants.
3. Does Don see the barn?
he they
Yes, sees it.
Directions: Read each question aloud and have children echo-read. Then guide children to
circle the word that best completes the answer that follows.

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1. We send cards
on valentine´s day.
2. My thanksgiving card has a
pumpkin.
3. The flag card is for fourth of july.
4. I get my mom a card for
mother´s day.
Directions: Read the sentences aloud and have children echo-read. Then guide children
to rewrite the name of the holiday with capital letters.

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What a Thrill
I me
1. Rob pitched the ball to
I Me
2. hit the ball.
I Me
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ran fast.
I me
4. Jan tagged with her mitt.
Directions: Read each sentence to children and have them echo-read. Guide children to choose
and circle I or me to best complete each sentence. Then rewrite the word on the line.

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What a Thrill
1. Where are Don and Fran?
They She
are at the farm.
2. What is Fran wearing?
It She
is wearing pants.
3. Does Don see the barn?
he they
Yes, sees it.
Directions: Read each question aloud and have children echo-read. Then guide children to
circle the word that best completes the answer that follows.

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What a Thrill
1. Jack dad has a black car.
2. The dog fur is long.
3. Tran bike is fast.
4. The girl book is long.
Directions: Read each sentence aloud and have children echo-read. Tell children that each
sentences has a possessive that´s missing something. Guide children to add´s to the underlined
word in each sentece.

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Happy Landings
1. The little boats are in the pond.
2. That long boat has white sails.
3. The read boat is slow.
4. The green boat is fast.
5. See the small, square raft?
6. The big, black boat is my boat.
Directions: Read the sentences aloud as children follow along. Have them echo-read. Guide
children in circling each describing word. Ask if the words tell about size, shape, or color.

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Happy Landings
Ray and Meg sat in the soft grass.
“I have some salty snacks!” said Meg.
“What is that stinky smell?” Ray asked.
A yelping dog ran off a skunk.
Directions: Read the sentences aloud and have children echo-read. Guide
children to circle each describing word. Then have them tell if the words tell how something feels,
tastes, sounds,or smells.

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Happy Landings
1. One pig is very happy.
2. Ten friends give him a surprise.
3. Mother Hen and her five chicks came.
4. Two ducks and two more pigs are there.
5. They have one big cake with ten candles.
6. There are six gifts for the little pig.
Directions: Read the sentences aloud as children follow along. Have them echo read.
Guide children to circle each describing word that tells how many.

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Mike was excited.
His team was winning.
He felt nervous as he held the bat.
Mike hit the ball over the wall.
He felt proud as he ran the bases.
Directions: Read the senteces aloud as children follow along. Have them echo-read. Guide children to circle
each describing word that names a feeling.