Neighbors 9780547027012, 054702701X

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Level: I DRA: 16 Genre: Informational Strategy: Question Skill: Text and Graphic Features Word Count: 244

Neighbors by Kenyetta Ray

1.1.4

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN

Online Leveled Books

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

1032700 H O UG H T O N M IF F L IN

Neighbors

by Kenyetta Ray

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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. 2

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. 3

Good neighbors are friendly. They smile and say hello to everyone they meet. Sometimes neighbors sit and talk. Neighbors also play and have fun. 4

Good neighbors like to share. They share their things. They also come and help if there is a big job to do. It’s nice to have neighbors! 5

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. 6

Some neighbors like to build things. My neighbors made a playground. Now we have a place where kids can play and be safe. 7

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. 8

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. 9

You can do the things that a good neighbor does. Try it and you’ll see. It feels great to be a good neighbor! 10

Responding Text and Graphic Features Find two pictures in the book. How do the pictures help you understand the story? Make a chart. TARGET SKILL

Write About It Text to Text Think of another story about neighbors. What makes them good neighbors? Write two sentences. Share your sentences with the class. 11

WORDS TO KNOW

all

here

my

does

me

who

LEARN MORE WORDS

apartment

everyone

Text and Graphic Features Tell how words go with photos. TARGET SKILL

Question Ask questions about what you are reading. TARGET STRATEGY

GENRE Informational text gives facts about a topic. 12

Level: I DRA: 16 Genre: Informational Strategy: Question Skill: Text and Graphic Features Word Count: 244

Neighbors by Kenyetta Ray

1.1.4

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN

Online Leveled Books

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

1032700 H O UG H T O N M IF F L IN