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Martha, Peg, Tim and Sally did their school work together. They wanted to write a play. They didn’t know what to write the play about. Finally Peg said, I have a great idea! Martha wanted to hear all about it! Tim never liked Peg’s ideas. Who is not going to like Peg’s idea?
Tim.
Matt did a science project for school. He worked very hard on his project. He learned all about frogs. His friend told him to do his project on bugs. He was glad he did not do a project on bugs. What was Matt’s project about?
Frogs
Lana loves recess. Her favorite thing is the hula hoop. She does not like the slide. She thinks it is scary. The last time she went down the slide she fell off! What does Lana think is scary?
The slide
Raphael made a cupcake for his brother’s first birthday party. His brother gave him a big smile, then threw it on the floor. His brother laughed and giggled. Ted just smiled. He was only one year old, he didn’t know what to do with a cupcake! What happened in this story?
Raphael learned something
about one year old brothers.
Skip was very proud of himself. He had won the bone contest. He found a huge bone. Spot found a little bone, but Ruff couldn't find any bones at all! Skip had done a good job! What is the name of the dog that found only a small bone?
Spot.
Pig walked up to the counter. He asked for a very big Ice cream cone. Then he paid for it. None of his friends thought he could eat anything that big! Where is pig and his friends?
At an ice cream store.
Ted worked with snakes at the zoo. He loved them. He liked to watch them and take care of them. He even had two pet snakes at home. Why did Ted have pet snakes at home?
He loved snakes.
Meg walks dogs to make money. Yesterday one got loose. The dog smelled bacon and ran away. She ran all over before she found him. Why did the dog run away?
He smelled the bacon.
Pete came home from school late. He had lost his house keys at school. He spent an hour trying to find them. Now he could not get into his house until his mom got home from work. When did Pete get locked out of his house?
After School.
Ted loved to do tricks. He was very good at them. He could pull coins out of his ear, and find birds in his hat. His favorite trick was making a cat disappear! What was Ted’s favorite trick?
Making a cat disappear.
The octopus did not know what to do. His friend was late! The movie would start in ten minutes. Should he wait? What is the problem?
His friend was late.
Duck broke his leg.He was riding his bike and ran into a tree. His bike was a mess too. He really should have been looking where he was going. Why did Duck run into a tree?
He was not looking where he
was going.
Marco could not catch the ball. He tried and tried but he just could never get that ball. Finally he took a few catching lessons from his coach. He got better and better. Now he is the best catcher on his team. How did Marco get better?
He took lessons.
Nate the pig loves to race his car. He is at a place made for racing. It has a track and seats for people to watch him. It is Pig’s favorite place to be! Where is Pig?
At a racetrack
Being a whale can be a hard job. Today Herb, the whale, had to stop a fight that the clown fish were having. Yesterday he had to jump out of the water for people in boats who liked to come and watch whales. When did Herb stop the fight?
Today.
Jake Duck lost his ticket. He sat and cried! His friends knew they needed to help him. Sam looked in Jake’s house. Joe looked in the yard, Silvia looked in his pants pockets. His ticket was found on his kitchen table. Who found Jake’s ticket?
Sam.
Jack wanted to learn how to do math. He was good at reading. He loved to write. Math was hard for him. He had a hard time learning the math facts. What was Jack’s problem?
Math was hard for him.
The sun had just come up. The little bird wanted to be the first one to catch a worm that day. Before the other birds woke up he had gotten a big fat worm to eat! When does this story happen?
Morning.
Pig loved to eat. He really loved junk food. He saved his money for a long time. Then he went to the store with all of the money he saved. He got lots and lots of junk food. When he was only half done, he felt sick. How did pig get so much junk food?
He saved his money.
Bob was surprised! He never expected to wake up and see his uncle in the kitchen! He came all the way from Ohio just to see him on his birthday! Why did Bob’s uncle visit him?
It was Bob’s birthday.
Fred was late for school again. He slept too late every day. He slept late because he stayed up late every night. His mom said that was going to stop! Why was Fred late for school?
He stayed up too late at
night.
Ed is a super hero. He saved a cat yesterday and a baby on Tuesday. He is very brave, but he does not like to go swimming. He is a little afraid of water. When did Ed save the cat?
Yesterday.
It had been a great day. Ted loved to fish, and today he caught four big fish. His family lived near a big lake, so Ted got to fish often. He had fished in a river and even the ocean, but he loved his lake the best. Where does this story happen?
Lake.
Fish did not know what happened! He was lost. He was swimming along, and must have gone the wrong way. He was thinking about his birthday party. He should have looked where he was going. Why was fish lost?
He was not looking where he
was going.
Chick dressed up like a rabbit. He loved those big ears! He went to school dressed like a rabbit on Monday. Everyone laughed at him, but they wanted to have rabbit ears too! Soon all of the chicks had rabbit ears! Where does this story happen?
School.