People in the Town

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN
People in
the Town
by Roberta Beekman
illustrated by
René King Moreno
by Roberta Beekman
illustrated by René King Moreno
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People in People in
the Townthe Town
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We get on the bus.
We talk to
the bus driver.
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Soon we see lots of
people in the town.

They have work to do.
4
We see a police officer.
He helps a boy cross
the street.
5
We see a painter.
She climbs up a ladder
to do her work.
6
We see a
construction worker.
She digs a hole.
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We see a barber.
He cuts hair.
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We see a baker.
She bakes great bread.
It is done cooking.
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We see a store clerk.
He packs our food in
a bag made of paper.
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We see an ice cream man.
We laugh and eat.
We were busy today.
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Responding

WORDS TO KNOW
Word Builder
Name places that people
do work.
Text to Self Where would you
like to do work? Draw a
picture. Write a sentence to tell
about your picture.
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done
great
laugh
paper
soon
talk
were
work
WORDS TO KNOW
TARGET STRATEGY
Monitor/Clarify
Find ways to figure out what
doesn’t make sense.
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