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I went the bracebridge last week to buy a new washing machine.
Bracebridge
Anthony’s teacher, Mr. Rivera, gave the class a different kind of homework assignment. The assignment was to watch the weather report on television every night for a week. Mr. Rivera told the students some things to listen for as they watched each night’s report. He also gave them a worksheet to fill out while they watched.
The homework is to watch the weather report on TV for a week.
Magpie built the best nest of all the birds, so the birds asked her to teach them how. Magpie started with a mud pancake. Thrush said, “Aha!” and flew away. Thrush still makes her nest out of mud. Magpie added some twigs. Owl said, “Aha!” and flew away. Owl still makes her nest that way. Each time Magpie finished a step, one of the birds thought Magpie was finished, and flew away. Magpie got angry because the birds hadn’t stayed, so she refused to show them ever again. And that is why different birds build their nests differently.
to teach us something
The red dog was fast.
red, fast
This is the last friday of summer school.
Friday
Anthony watched the weather report and filled in the worksheet each night. He noticed that the next day was usually a lot like the report said it would be. One day’s weather map showed a blue line right next to a red line, and the next day there was a rainstorm. Anthony decided that he liked this kind of homework assignment.
Elephants love water. They are excellent swimmers, and they also love to splash and play in shallow water. They suck water up into their trunks, two gallons at a time, and spray it into their mouths. They love to squirt their elephant and human friends, too. Even though their skin is an inch thick, it is very sensitive, and can get sunburned. They roll in the shallow waters to get a nice protective layer of mud on their bodies. Mother elephants are also careful to keep their babies coated with mud.
to give us information
The tall tree was enormous!
tall, enormous
I really like boston pizza for dinner.
Boston Pizza
Whales are the biggest creatures that have ever lived on the earth. They are even bigger than the biggest dinosaurs were. Scientists think that whales once walked on land. They believe this because whales are not fish—they are mammals.
Whales are the biggest creatures on earth.
Hans received a bag of gold coins for the year’s work, and set off down the road. The bag was heavy, so he traded it for a horse. The horse threw him into a ditch, so he traded it for a cow. The cow kicked him when he tried to milk it, so he traded it for a goose. Then he traded the goose for a grindstone that was really just an ordinary stone. When he was getting a drink of water from the stream, he accidentally knocked his stone into the water. Hans jumped for joy because now he was free of all his problems!
to make us laugh
One day I saw a deep puddle when I was out walking.
deep
My friend and i went to the mall to buy a new jacket.
I
Because whales are mammals, they must breathe air. They breathe through a blowhole on their back. However, they can hold their breath for a very long time. Some kinds of whales can hold their breath for two hours at a time. Whales never really sleep. Instead, they swim along with their blowhole above the water.
Whales must breathe air.
A fisherman caught a little golden fish. He took pity on the little fish, and let him go. In return, the fish promised that he would come back if the fisherman ever needed help. The fisherman’s wife was angry that he had let the fish go, because they had no other food. She told him to go ask the fish for food. So the fisherman went back to the seashore and called to the golden fish. He told the fish that they had no food, and when he got home there was food on the table.
to teach us something
On the big television there was a scary movie.
big, scary
Have you seen the movie lord of the rings?
Lord Of The Rings
Many kinds of whales migrate to warmer waters during the winter months. During the summer, they build up a layer of fat so that during migration they do not have to eat. Bears also eat during the summer to build up a layer of fat so that they can sleep during the winter. Some scientists think the prehistoric whales may have looked like gigantic bears
Many kinds of whales migrate for the winter
African elephants are some of the smartest animals in the world. They form close friendships with each other and with humans. They communicate with each other, help each other, and play with each other. They feel both happiness and sorrow. They cry when they are sad. If a friend is sad, an elephant will offer gentle touches with its trunk as comfort. If there is danger, elephants warn each other by stamping their feet on the ground. Other elephants can feel the ground movement with their feet even if they are twenty miles away
to give us information
The sleepy dog snored loudly.
sleepy, loudly