Anne Miller

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Genre -

Look for:• Dialogue, or the words characters

say to each other.• Lots of action.

Play

A play is a story that is written to be acted out.

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Meet the Author:

• Wong Herbert Yee was born on August 19, 1953, in Detroit, Michigan.

• He knew he wanted to be an artist when he was a child.

• His first book was EEK! There's a Mouse in the House. He wrote it for his daughter and her stuffed animals.

• He lives in Troy, Michigan, with his wife, Judy, and daughter, Ellen. He likes to go to the zoo.

Wong Herbert

Yee

          

                

 

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Author: Wong Herbert Yee

The ________ writes the stories.

Story Summary: 

Kim's dog, Chip, is lost in the big city. How will she find him? Maybe her new friends can help. . . .

The __________ draws the pictures.

Illustrator: Laura Ovresat

illustrator

author

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Using the Glossary

1. Put your reading book on

your desk.

2. Open to the Glossary.

3. When you see the Glossary

Word, find it in the glossary.

4. Read the definition.

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City •city - big town

city

•This is the City Hall in the city of Savannah.

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Sometimessometimes

- every now and

then

sometimes

Sometimes we can see plants eating bugs.

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Take

•take - to go by way of

take

The birds can not take a bath today.

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House house - a kind of building

house

This chameleon lives in a house of glass.

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There

•there - in that place

there

There are two birds in the lake.

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1.city - big town 2.house - a kind of

building3.sometimes - every

now and then4.take - to go by way of5.there - in that place

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1. Say the words.

2. Read the sentence.

3. Fill in the blank.

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__________ policemen ride horses in the

city.

City

House

Sometime

s

Take

There

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The girls __________ turns holding the baby chicks.

there

sometimes

house

city

take

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_________ are fun things to do at the science museum.

House

City

Take

There

Sometimes

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This is sometimes called Savannah’s ghost ________.

sometimes

city

house

there

take

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This is the _______ of Savannah.

take

there

city

sometime

s

house

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Match the words to its meaning.

1.sometimes__

2.there ___

3.house ____

4.city _____

5.take ___

A

B

C

D

E

A.-big townB.-a kind of

buildingC.-every now

and then

D.-to go by way of

E.-in that place

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Say the Sight Words

city house

sometimes

may old

onceopen

over

put

round

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New words in the story: Did You See Chip?missfarmwalkparkwish

friendshardcheer

Yip-yip

catch could bark our

think cart

swings smart thanks

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Characters in the Play

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Kim and Dad are new in the city.Sometimes they miss their house on

the farm.“Let’s take a walk in the park,” said

Dad. “I’ll bet our friend Mrs. Sanchez will be

there.”

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SitesYou should be able to click on these sites and go to them.

Reading Skills

Test Tutor

How to Love Your Dog

Build a Beast Web Game

American Kennel Club - Dog Breeds

Did You See Chip: Interactive Websites

Harcourt Sites