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1032700

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN

Online Leveled Books

Level: I

DRA: 16Genre:InformationalStrategy:QuestionSkill:Text and Graphic Features

Word Count: 244

Neighborsby Kenyetta Ray

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by Kenyetta Ray

Neighbors

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My family lives in a big city.

Our apartment is on the first

floor of a large building.

Grandma lives in the apartment

above us.

She is our neighbor.

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I have many neighbors.

Some of them live in the

apartment next door.

Some of them live in a house

across the street.

Neighbors are people who live

near me.

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Good neighbors are friendly.

They smile and say hello to

everyone they meet.

Sometimes neighbors sit and talk.

Neighbors also play and have fun.

5

Good neighbors like to share.

They share their things.

They also come and help if

there is a big job to do.

Its nice to have neighbors!

6

Good neighbors care about where

they live.

Every summer, my neighbors plant

a garden.

I help plant seeds and pull weeds.

Then we share all the food we grow.

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Some neighbors like to

build things.

My neighbors made a

playground.

Now we have a place where

kids can play and be safe.

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I have neighbors at school, too.

I like to read books with the boys

and girls in my class.

We write and draw pictures, too.

We help each other learn here.

9

The kids who play with me

are my neighbors.

We play on the swings and slide.

We shout and laugh and have fun.

These neighbors are my friends.

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You can do the things that

a good neighbor does.

Try it and youll see.

It feels great to be a good

neighbor!

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RespondingTARGET SKILL Text and Graphic

Features Find two pictures in the book. How do the pictures

help you understand the story?

Make a chart.

Text to Text Think of another story about neighbors. What

makes them good neighbors?

Write two sentences. Share your

sentences with the class.

Write About It

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does

here

me

my

who

WORDS TO KNOW

apartment everyoneLEARN MORE WORDS

TARGET SKILL Text and Graphic

Features Tell how words go

with photos.

TARGET STRATEGY Question

Ask questions about what you

are reading.

GENRE Informational text gives

facts about a topic.

ISBN-13:978-0-547-02701-2ISBN-10:0-547-02701-X

1032700

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN

Online Leveled Books

Level: I

DRA: 16Genre:InformationalStrategy:QuestionSkill:Text and Graphic Features

Word Count: 244

Neighborsby Kenyetta Ray

1.1.4