Reading practice for children with audio _01 making friends

Level: I
DRA: 16
Genre:
Informational
Strategy:
Summarize
Skill:
Main Idea
Word Count: 302

by Erika Rice
1.1.1

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by Erika Rice

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Making Friends
Friends can do things together.
A friend can play with you and
laugh with you.
A friend can help you fix a
problem.
A friend can teach you new things.
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One way to make a friend is
to talk.
When Joe met Eva, he asked her
lots of questions.

Then Eva asked Joe lots
of questions.
They learned all about each other.
That’s how they got to be friends.
3


One way to make a friend is
to share.
Sal shared her markers with Tom.
Then Sal and Tom both made
silly drawings.
They had lots of fun together.
That’s how they got to be friends.
4


Good Friends
Ana and Jada are good friends.
Jada can cheer Ana up
when Ana feels sad.
Ana helps Jada to be brave
when Jada feels afraid.
They talk about their feelings.
5


Being the Same
All friends have things that
are the same.

Friends may look the same
or like the same games.
Meg and Bill both like to color.
That’s how they are the same.
6


Being Different
Friends also have things that
are different.
Friends may look different
or have different ideas.
Ed is tall, but Lee is shorter.
That’s how they are different.
7


Staying and Leaving
Sometimes friends get to
stay together.
They may live on the same street
or go to the same school.
But sometimes friends have to
say goodbye.
They may move away
or go to a different school.
8


Jen and Pam live far apart.

But they are still friends.
They talk on the telephone
and write letters.
Jen visits Pam in the summer,
and Pam visits Jen in the winter.
9


New and Old
Some friends are old friends.
You may know an old friend
for a long time.
You can make new friends, too.
Friends can be old and new,
and they may live near and far.
There are many different kinds
of friends!
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Responding
Main Idea
What is this book mostly about?
What details tell about this idea?
Make a word web.
TARGET SKILL

Write About It
Text to Self Draw two pictures.
Show how you meet new

friends and things you like to
do with friends. Label your
pictures. Share the pictures
with your class.
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WORDS TO KNOW

and

help

with

be

play

you

LEARN MORE WORDS

goodbye

telephone

Main Idea
Tell important ideas and details
about a topic.

TARGET SKILL

Summarize
Stop to tell important ideas as
you read.
TARGET STRATEGY

GENRE Informational text gives
facts about a topic.
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Level: I
DRA: 16
Genre:
Informational
Strategy:
Summarize
Skill:
Main Idea
Word Count: 302

by Erika Rice
1.1.1

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN

Online Leveled Books

ISBN-13:978-0-547-02698-5

ISBN-10:0-547-02698-6

1032697
H O UG H T O N M IF F L IN