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DIBELS is a registered trademark of Dynamic Measurement Group, Inc. Visit our website at www.dibels.org. Revised 5/17/10
DIBELS® Next Student MaterialsDaze/Level 3
Progress Monitoring
Roland H. Good III
Ruth A. Kaminski
with:
Kelli Cummings, Chantal Dufour-Martel, Kathleen Petersen,
Kelly Powell-Smith, Stephanie Stollar, and Joshua Wallin
Dynamic Measurement Group, Inc.
®
Copyright 2011 Dynamic Measurement GroupAll rights reserved
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Practice 1
After playing in the dirt, Sam went homesummer was
to wash her hands.
Practice 2
On her way home, she chairsleep saw
an ice cream truck.
Name: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
C: __________________________
I: __________________________
AS: __________________________
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Race Car Driver
A checkered flag waves. A line of cars takes off.FindIt'sThankful
the Indianapolis Five Hundred, one
of the mostfamouslinecars
car races in the world. Manysonsbrotherspeople
dream of driving one of thelongedsleekairplane
, fast
cars around the track. It's awasn'tsoondream
that comes true for only alearnedbrotherfew
people, but some find great
success at the Indy Five Hundred.FriendsMadeOne
of these people is Bobby Unser.
Bobbyadditionworkingbegan
racing in his home state of New Mexico assoonanymorethough
as he learned to drive.
He soonwassomegot
bringing home trophy after trophy incertainlylocalimitating
races, but he longed to win the Indy
Five Hundred. Hewingotstate
one step closer to his dreamhomeit'swhen
he started racing cars at thepopulartrackfirst
in
Indianapolis. It took six years ofattemptsthreedid
, but he finally won the Indianapolis Five Hundred! He
stoppedsmallerwent
on to win the Indy Five Hundred threetimeswentcomes
in all. Between those races, hecompetedsloweddoesn't
in
and won many smaller races.
Bobbycheckeredbecamecar
very popular with the public. Toycompanieslovedgirl
made small race cars and
otherfanspeopletoys
with his name on them. Childrenverylovedsleek
imitating their racing hero with thesehundredtoysstep
.
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Thousands of fans loved Bobby andstartedcheeredtwo
for him when he raced.
However, Bobbyflyingwasn'tspending
the only one from his family wholovedlocaltoday
racing. His father and two
unclesallyearshasn't
drove race cars. Bobby's brother, Al Unser,childrenalsofast
raced in the Indy Five Hundred and
won theracenowhas
four times in all. Al Unser'ssonattemptscompanies
has even won twice! Bobby's twootherracingtime
brothers did some racing, and Bobby'ssonsgreatname
also have raced. In addition, hisstayshavedaughter
is now a race
car driver. Shedriveherois
the first girl in the family todriverracetrophy
. Over the years, their family hasdrivensixdaughter
in over a hundred races andtookwonis
thirty-seven times! That is a lot ofdriventoyraces
for one family.
Today, Bobby isthankfulmosttrue
for his many years of success andfamilywashappiness
racing cars. He
stopped racing yearsmanysonago
, but he stays busy working, flying hisairplanesmalluncles
, and spending time with
family andfriendshowevereven
. Even though he doesn't race anymore, hecertainlyracedsuccess
hasn't slowed down!
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Practice 1
After playing in the dirt, Sam went homesummer was
to wash her hands.
Practice 2
On her way home, she chairsleep saw
an ice cream truck.
Name: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
C: __________________________
I: __________________________
AS: __________________________
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A Jazz Composer
In the nineteen twenties, a young boy heard some exciting new music on the radio. He had never
heard anything like it, and from thatmomentoftenswitched
he was hooked. The boy's namewastimemusician
Charles
Mingus, and the music hemanytogetherheard
was big band jazz. Charles wouldgrowconcertseventually
up to be a great
jazzalwaysturnedcomposer
.
Charles was born in Arizona andgrewnineteenlearned
up in California. When he was averycomposerstrumpets
young
boy, he spent many hours at hisownsoundschurch
listening to traditional gospel music. Hebecomewellwas
eight years
old when he firstmovedwouldheard
jazz music on the radio. Thesongstooloud
sounds of the trumpets thrilled him. He
wantedchildhoodbegan
listening to the radio more often,threealwaysgospel
trying to find more of thatbeganmusicwas
. A couple of
years later, heborngothours
a trombone. He chose that instrumentjazzbecauseall
he had seen one at church and he
bowthoughtmet
it sounded like a trumpet.
Heplayedstartedlater
practicing right away, but the tromboneplaywaschurch
not a good match for him and he
neededyoungnever
learned to play it very well.CoupleMostEventually
, he stopped taking lessons. His fatherlaterlivingperformed
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traded the trombone for a cello, ansoundedinstrumentwere
with strings that is played with amomentcomposerbow
. This was
a much better match for Charles. Hissometeachersone
were impressed by his talent.
Yearsfamousstartedlater
, Charles switched instruments again, this timelivedbandstrading
his cello for a bass. The
makeverybass
is similar to the cello, but itisworkinstrument
much bigger. Charles practiced by playing along with
theradiomovefirst
. After only three days, he played histradedthoughtnew
instrument in a concert!
When Charles was ateenagerchoseanything
, he started writing his own music. Hegreatestwouldseen
play these new
songs when hemuchtradingperformed
. Pretty soon, famous bands were playing hisbecauseheardmusic
too! Even though
Charles wanted tobestoppedmake
a living as a musician, heplayingneededeight
to earn more money. As apracticedbiggeryoung
man, he moved to New York City togoodlessonswork
for the Postal Service.
This turned out tobandbeimpressed
a good move for him. Many of thegreatestcameonly
jazz musicians of
the time lived in New York, and Charlesbetterbassmet
them all. Soon he was playingexcitingconcertssimilar
with them
and writing more music. Hewentgotmore
on to become one of thegreatfathermost
important jazz composers of our
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time. Themusicboyspent
styles of his childhood, gospel andbigcelloloud
band jazz, often came together in his
music.FreshTryingYears
later, his music still sounds fresh.
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Practice 1
After playing in the dirt, Sam went homesummer was
to wash her hands.
Practice 2
On her way home, she chairsleep saw
an ice cream truck.
Name: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
C: __________________________
I: __________________________
AS: __________________________
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Long Key State Park
Schools of colorful fish swim through sparkling blue water next to smooth, white beaches. A
bright green lizard darts up thewaytrunkpicnics
of a tree. Tall, pink birds withenjoyanimalslong
legs search for tasty
shrimp. Thesecolorfultrunkplace
sights are just a few of thelookthingsbeautiful
visitors can see at Long Key State Park
in Florida. Thistropicalbesidesclear
island is a great place totowerbeachwalk
, canoe, swim, and fish. It isdartsalsoday
a great
place to just lie on thewatchsightsbeach
under the warm Florida sun!
Theparkwillleave
offers three choices of nature trails. The Golden Orb Trailwavescampis
named for a kind
of spider thatoceanthirdlives
in the area. The trail takeshasnaturevisitors
on an easy walk along thedifferentbeachwhite
. It also
passes through a swampyisthicketflamingos
and tropical woods. It is interesting tocampsiteseenamed
the different
kinds of plants thatpaddlegrowstay
in each area. There is agrowtallflock
tower at the end of thefulltrailponds
. It gives
visitors a bird's-eyefunexcitingview
of the beach and ocean.
Birdshrimpjustlovers
will enjoy walking on the Layton Trail. Ittallareleads
to a point where many tropical
warmbirdscanoes
come to hunt in the shallowwatersparklingcan
. A flock of bright pink flamingosearlyhandcatching
tiny
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shrimp is an exciting sight!
Thealsoblowingthird
trail is not for walking, though. Itisseeplants
for canoes. Visitors can rent a
interestingloverscanoe
and paddle it through the shallow,peopleclearbirds
ponds that lie behind the beach.GivesManyCanoe
tropical plants, birds, fish, and otherthreesomeanimals
live in the water. This traillizardbrightis
a great way to get a
campersfishingclose
look at them.
The park offersotheralllie
things to do besides hiking. Thebeautifulnotsun
beaches and sparkling water
invite visitors toeachplaythicket
in the ocean waves. Many visitorspinktrynext
their hand at fishing. There are
greatplayplaces
for picnics, as well.
Some people like tolegscampoffers
at the park. Each campsite has aviewtimesleep
of the ocean. After a full
daymightwake
of fun in the sun, camperstropicalcomecan
enjoy a quiet evening with thethoughbreezeeye
blowing across the
water. They go tospidersleepbreeze
to the sound of the waves on thequietswampybeach
. Those who wake up early can
trailwatchsearch
the sun come up over theswimendocean
. Visitors might stay the night orotherhikingjust
come for the day,
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but theywillwalkingpasses
all leave with great memories of theirtimebeachesrent
at Long Key State Park.
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Practice 1
After playing in the dirt, Sam went homesummer was
to wash her hands.
Practice 2
On her way home, she chairsleep saw
an ice cream truck.
Name: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
C: __________________________
I: __________________________
AS: __________________________
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A New Idea
Have you ever looked at a tool you use and thought of a way you could improve it? Such a thing
happened to Maggie.TopOneWorking
day, Maggie was doing her maththoughtreallyhomework
when the lead broke on
herlaterpencilshould
, so she stopped what she wascouldremovabledoing
and went to the pencil sharpener. Aimprovefewthinking
minutes later, she went back to thenotebookmathshowed
problem, but she could not recallthenwherewanted
she was in the
solution. She had tolovedhomeworkstart
over from the beginning. That gave her anideahavedinner
. She thought
pencils should have atimesmadebuilt
-in sharpener. Maggie concentrated on herwerenicehomework
until it was
complete, but shecouldwaterhow
not stop thinking about her idea.
Thatrecallstartednight
at dinner, Maggie told her dad about herheldideastop
. Dad encouraged Maggie to think
more about her idea bymistakemakingnight
a drawing of what the pencilneededwouldbe
look like. Maggie got a
notebook andpencilbeganinstead
making sketches. She drew many designs, but thewentoneso
she liked best looked
like aregularbuiltsuch
pencil. It had a removable top thatheldputwondered
an eraser and a sharpener.
Thatweekendbedused
, Maggie showed her drawing to herdadmodelminutes
. Together, they used pencils and
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othermaterialsgaveliked
to make a working model of Maggie'swouldlotsharpening
pencil. They tried many times
andtoousedlast
a lot of pencils. At last, they had abackbestfunctioning
model. Maggie tried it on hersharpenhomeworkstart
the next week. It really worked!SlippersWhenGot
her pencil broke, Maggie had what shetogetherneedederaser
to sharpen
it. When she made amathmistakeday
, she had what she needed tomanyputtingerase
it.
Maggie loved her new pencil. Andmoreonewhen
her friends saw it, they allfunctioningwantedconcentrated
sharpening
pencils, too. Maggie showed themhowcompletethings
they could make their own. Shewonderedsolutionerase
if there were
other things shemakeweekendcould
improve. She started to look for them.AllOneEver
night, as she got up from
drewproblembed
to get a drink of water, shedrawingthoughtexcited
how nice it would be ifwasinsteadmight
of putting on her
slippers andotherthenlead
turning on the light, she coulduseregularhave
her slippers automatically light up when she
brokeinventionput
them on. Maggie was excited todadthinkautomatically
she might have another great invention.
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Practice 1
After playing in the dirt, Sam went homesummer was
to wash her hands.
Practice 2
On her way home, she chairsleep saw
an ice cream truck.
Name: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
C: __________________________
I: __________________________
AS: __________________________
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The Nurse
Jason and his mother were in the waiting room of the doctor's office. He leaned on his mother's
arm andaskeddoorwaylistened
why he had to see thedoctorcalledexample
. Mom stroked Jason's forehead with herfingersthenshook
.
“Because you are sick and weneedchestused
to get some medicine for you.”SuddenlyInterestingMedicine
, someone called his
name. A man inheightwhiteled
pants and a white smock wasveryexplainedwaiting
for them at the doorway.
“Ipressurethroathear
you're not feeling too well today,” themuchsurprisedman
said. “Let's see if we can
momentisfix
you up!” He showed Jason out of thealllobbyjob
and asked him to step on ascalewhenhead
. He wrote
down Jason's weight andshotsomethen
he measured his height. Then thewhymanhow
in the white pants and white
becausetreatsmock
recorded that number, too.
“Why did yousomeonetemperatureneed
to measure and weigh me?” asked Jason.
“HealthyNotBecause
we want to make sure that yourecentlyaresample
a healthy weight, and to seehowinformationsaid
much you've grown recently,” the manstitchesexplainedgrown
. “Your weight also helps us decidehowarmillness
much
medicine to give you.” Themanfavoritesmall
led Jason and his mom to asmallsuddenlyentered
room and took Jason's
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temperature while heyou'vebadtold
them how all this information helps thewhiledoctorsure
decide how to treat the
illness.
Jasonsaywasthought
surprised. “I thought you were theofficedoctorstep
!”
The man chuckled, “No, I'm Nurse Doug. Iweighneedassist
the doctor.”
Jason was thoughtful for adoctor'smomentsubject
. “All you do is measure people andnumberprobablytake
their
temperature?”
Nurse Doug shook his head. “NoAssistDon't
, I do lots of other things. Foryou'reifexample
, I can clean and
bandage badcutsarewell
, measure blood pressure, or take outstitchesdohear
. I can also take a sample of your
waitingbloodfix
or give you a shot.”
Jason'sfingersmother'seyes
grew wide. “Don't worry,” Nurse Doug laughed andheartforeheadsaid
, “you probably
don't need a shotthingswastoday
.” Nurse Doug showed Jason some of theequipmentwrotedecide
he used in his job and
measuredexplainedimmediately
the purpose of each item. Jasonpantsweightthought
it was all very interesting.
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When the doctormeasuregrewfinally
entered, she looked in Jason's throat andmakethoughtfulpeered
gently into his
ears. She tapped on hiscanstrokedchest
with her fingers and listened to hisscaleseeheart
. During the examination,
she asked him abouteachmanschool
, his favorite subject and his favoritepurposesportswant
. When she asked him what
hewantedlobbyrecorded
to be when he grew up, Jasontooknewears
what to say immediately. “A nurse!”
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Practice 1
After playing in the dirt, Sam went homesummer was
to wash her hands.
Practice 2
On her way home, she chairsleep saw
an ice cream truck.
Name: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
C: __________________________
I: __________________________
AS: __________________________
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A Special Place in Arizona
Arizona is a state with great natural beauty. Its landscape of desert and giantpackedfishingred
rock
formations attracts visitors from far andpicnicsunwide
. Arizona has many state parks wherehundredvolleyballpeople
can
hike, camp, and enjoy nature. But Slide Rock State Parkhasstrollhot
something extra. It has a natural
waterswimmingpeople
slide!
A creek with a rockyblossomsbottomtime
runs through the park. In onelieparttoo
of the creek, the water runs
through aeveryonecrackmany
in a giant, flat rock. Over theyearsarejust
, the crack has become smooth andtrailtablesslippery
.
People go there to splash androcksslidespring
in the cold water. It isliveexcitingride
to slide down the creek along the
someslickexciting
rock. Not everyone is brave enough tobeautynotride
the natural water slide, though. Someapplespinkprefer
to wade and swim in theprefergocalmer
parts of the creek. This canbeswimago
fun, too. After playing in the
outdoorscoldowned
water for a while, many like todesertpartspread
out a towel and lie down on thestandingfallwarm
, sunny
rocks.
Slide Rock State Park offers more thanjustonewide
swimming. It has many attractions. Aissplashhiking
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trail leads to a cliff overlooking thefuncreektrails
. Visitors can also bring fishing poles andnaturaltryfarmer
their luck
at catching fish thatshelterswantlive
in the creek. There is also anstayareanature
where visitors can play volleyball.
Theareasparkformations
is a great place to have acamptoolspicnic
. There are areas with picnic tablesmachineswherethere
visitors can enjoy lunch in theyearsmoregreat
outdoors. For those who want tostaywaterplanted
out of the hot sun, there
arebeused
some shelters with roofs.
The parkwhilesitstry
on a piece of land thatusedredpark
to be an apple farm. Thebringparksman
who owned the
farm planted hispolesfreshapple
trees almost one hundred years ago.SittingOverlookingSome
of those trees are still
growing.PartsParkSomething
visitors love to see the pinkslidealmostblossoms
in the spring. In the fall, theyenoughwerecan
try
a fresh apple straight from thecracklucktree
. A stroll around the old farmplaceeveryis
interesting at any time of
year.ThanSomeField
of the old tools and machines thefarmerrockyplaying
used are still sitting in thegrowingfieldsmooth
. The barn
where the apples weretowelroofspacked
into boxes is still standing.
Withlunchitsthough
hiking trails, apple trees, fishing, andlandscapeareaslippery
water slide, Slide Rock State
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Park has something forstilleverybottom
visitor.
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Practice 1
After playing in the dirt, Sam went homesummer was
to wash her hands.
Practice 2
On her way home, she chairsleep saw
an ice cream truck.
Name: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
C: __________________________
I: __________________________
AS: __________________________
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Starting a Company
Every year, a certain catalog is delivered to mailboxes all over the world. It is full of camping
gear,eighteenworkedcomfortable
clothes, and backpacks. The name on thesureordercatalog
is L. L. Bean, a company that
hasworkrubberbeen
around for more than ninety years. Itmanyperfectsells
more than one billion dollars worth of
goodscompletestitching
every year. This giant company had abootsbackpackssimple
start when one man got tired offullhavinghunting
cold, wet feet.
Leon Bean lived in Maine, astatemailedpeople
known for its woods, lakes, andthenriverslives
. One day he went
hunting when thefixingweathernot
was cold and wet. Water leaked through hisbootsdidwould
and made his feet cold
andgearwentsore
. Why couldn't someone make a pair ofbackbootsgot
that did not leak? As hesturdythanstomped
around the
wet woods, he dreamed up adescriptiondesignsells
for waterproof boots. They would haverubberdesignhimself
bottoms to
keep the water out. Theymadehunterswould
have leather tops to provide sturdyotherscomforttoday
and a good fit.
Leon decided tomakeeverybuyer
the boots himself if he couldhastopsnot
buy them. He had a shoemaker
sewisknown
leather uppers to a pair ofrubbersatisfactionwere
boots. He tried them out, and theyworkedriversleather
! His feet
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stayed dry and snug,oneevenproducts
in wet weather.
Leon was sure thatotherssendhave
would also like his boots. Hecouldstayedwrote
a description of the boots and
mailedstompedalways
it to all the hunters hesomeoneknewyears
. He wrote, “You cannot expect successlovedhuntingdelivered
deer or
moose if your feetlivedcampingare
not properly dressed. The Maine Hunting Shoe isdesignedqualitycold
by a hunter
who has tramped the Maineeventearwoods
for the last eighteen years. Weguaranteemoosesnug
them to give perfect
satisfaction ineveryprovidemost
way.” Leon promised that if abeenwhenbuyer
did not like the boots, hedressedwouldpromised
send his or her money back.
CustomerManyLast
people wrote to Leon to order apairdaywear
of the boots. He had themmanguaranteemade
and
sent them off. However, theitsrubberstate
bottoms fell off most of thebootscompanyadding
! Leon kept his promise,
though, andmakecatalogsent
back all the money. Then hewentbilliondeer
to work fixing his design, addingninetydrystronger
stitching. The new boots held up tothoughsorewear
and tear and people loved them.TrampedExpectSoon
, Leon began
selling other goods asworldwellother
. All the products he sold were ofsoongoodway
quality and he always promised
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completewellcomfortablesatisfaction
. This promise to the customer lives onshoemakertodayname
as his company continues to
grow.
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Practice 1
After playing in the dirt, Sam went homesummer was
to wash her hands.
Practice 2
On her way home, she chairsleep saw
an ice cream truck.
Name: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
C: __________________________
I: __________________________
AS: __________________________
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Going to the Dentist
Sitting in the dentist's leather armchair, Kayla noticed that a picture of a waterfall hung above her
head. Kayla wondered why the dentist wouldrealizedwantnow
to hang pictures on the ceiling.
Agumswomanthere
in a blue smock walked in. “SmallSittingHello
, Kayla,” she said. “I'm Christine, and I'm
goingitemsnight
to be cleaning your teeth today. Before wedentistwhileget
started, I'd like to show youkindsomevery
of the
special tools that we'llallmirrorbe
using.”
Christine let Kayla look at acouldhavingsmall
tray of items next to herarmchairstringspecial
. Some of these things
were familiar to Kayla. Sherememberedtoolswe'll
the special kind of string, calledgetsremovefloss
, that she used
each night when shearmchairfeelbrushed
her teeth. There was also afunnysizedround
-looking toothbrush. It was round,
anddirtywonderfulsmaller
than the one she used atswishedhomemouth
. Christine explained that the toothbrush wasveryhurtblue
soft, and wouldn't hurt as sheranlittleleather
it over Kayla's teeth and gums.
PatientsThereEven
were also different-sized tools thatlookedspittinglots
a little bit like toothpicks. Christine
seeexplainedlet
that she would use these instruments toscrapecleaninghome
a substance called plaque off of
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Kayla'swalkedteethhang
.
Kayla protested, “My teeth aren't dirty! Iinstrumentsbrusharen't
them twice a day.”
“Wonderful!” said Christine. “Youwillteethhello
have less plaque to remove thansomeflossran
of the patients
I see. Butwereeverybodyscrape
gets plaque. Even me.” Kayla laughed.NiceThenToothbrush
Christine began cleaning
and brushing Kayla'sceilingteethyou're
.
While she cleaned, she told Kaylalotstraydifferent
of stories. She also explained what sheuseeverybodywas
doing while she worked. After she wasfinishedwonderedbe
, she ran a little tool with asmallexplaineddoing
mirror on the
end of it around Kayla'swhenendmouth
. She said that this was so sherememberednextcould
check her work and make
sure she hadthenlesscleaned
all of Kayla's teeth.
“All right, Kayla.GazeYou'reDay
all finished!” Christine said. “Now, all youbeganfunnyneed
to do is rinse out
yourmouthtoothpickswater
at this sink.” Kayla walked over to thesinksubstancemist
and swished the rinse around in her
workedmouthso
before spitting it down the drain.
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As Kaylaneedsaidleft
the dentist's office, she realized why thepictureleftbrushing
was hung on the ceiling. It
startednoticedwas
nice to gaze at the waterfallwhilegetwill
she was having her teeth cleaned. She hadrightevenmake
imagined that she could feel theusingdentist'smist
as the water hit the pool below.
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Practice 1
After playing in the dirt, Sam went homesummer was
to wash her hands.
Practice 2
On her way home, she chairsleep saw
an ice cream truck.
Name: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
C: __________________________
I: __________________________
AS: __________________________
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The New House
“Let's go, everybody,” Mom called as we got in the van. I fastened my seatbelt while Dad
lockedopenedhouse
my brother Ian's wheelchair into place. “Ihugpointedcan't
wait to see our new house!” Mom
criedtroubleinstead
. We were all eager to see it, butnorollhallways
one was more excited than Ian. Afterfrontallplace
, the
house was designed especially for him.
As wetroubledgiantdrove
, I thought about our old house and aboutfaucethowdining
uncomfortable it was for Ian.
First ofsaidallcarry
, his small hands had trouble turning thestilldoorknobssame
. In addition, it was hard for him to
isn'tpulledmove
his wheelchair through the narrow hallways. Histurninggreatestdoorknob
challenge was that he couldn't go
upstairsstairsclapped
by himself. Dad had to carry him. In thehimselfadditionbathroom
, Ian was barely able to reach the
enteredheadedfaucet
handles.
As Mom pulled into thedrivewayroomsreach
, we saw Mr. Sanchez waiting for us. Heexcitedwelcomewas
the
contractor who built the house. Wegogotdoor
out of the van and Ianrolledwheelchairwide
up the ramp that led to the
frontareable
door. Shouting a hearty welcome, Mr. Sanchezshookrolledexplained
Ian's hand and explained that
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hewascontractorthought
going to take us on aeagertourusual
of our new home.
Ian opened thelongfronthome
door. Instead of the usual rounddoorknoblovenew
, it had a long, thin handle to
tourtoldturn
. “Hey, this is easy to open,” Iangreatestissaid
.
We entered the living room. Thelookedhallwaywindows
were low so Ian could see out of themterrificeasilyhard
. The
doorway to the dining roomwasthinhead
wide. Mr. Sanchez told us thatwouldallhearty
the doorways in the house
wereroundsowide
.
Mr. Sanchez led us down the widewascan'thallway
to the bathroom. The faucet handles on thesinkdroveno
were long handles, like the doorknobs. Mr. Sanchezalsolet'sseatbelt
pointed out that there were nogotcabinetsmore
underneath the sink. Ian showed usseegavehow
he could roll right up to thecandoorknobssink
and reach the faucet
handles.
As wehandheadedold
down the hallway to the bedrooms, Ianhaveledlooked
troubled. He asked if Dad
wouldstillbrotherlevel
have to carry him up thestairswereshowed
to go to his room.
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Mr. Sanchezturnshookall
his head. “There isn't an upstairs, Ian. All thewhileroomsfirst
are on the same
level, so youlockeddoorwayscan
go everywhere by yourself.”
Ian clapped hiswaitingwe'rehands
and said, “This is a terrificcouldhousegoing
.” Mom gave Ian a giant hug and
theredesignedsaid
, “We're all going to love livingheresinkramp
.”
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to wash her hands.
Practice 2
On her way home, she chairsleep saw
an ice cream truck.
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The Best Kind of Present
The students were on their way to Dinosaur State Park for a field trip. They were all very excited
aboutdryfactseeing
real dinosaur tracks, and they chatted andit'sexcitedlaughed
as the school bus rolled along. Cody
enoughlookwas
looking forward to seeing the park,watchedwatertoo
, but he was quiet. He hadwheremadesomething
on his
mind.
His teacher, Miss Chen,satmessyvery
down next to him. “You looknexttroubledreally
,” she said. “Is
something wrong?”
“It'stroublesdifferentnothing
serious,” Cody started. “It's just thattomorrowwalkedmix
is my dad's birthday, and I
presentstillpainted
don't have a present for him.” Hedad'ssighedarea
. “I want to get him somethinganotherfunreally
different
this year.”
Miss Chen said thatrolledlaughedperhaps
he would find something great at thelookedworkpark's
gift shop. Cody
nodded, but when Miss Chenreturnedtracksfirst
to her seat, he sighed. Heperfectbucketknew
he didn't have enough
money tobuyeyeswhen
a present.
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When they arrived at thefeeldidn'tpark
and went inside the exhibit hall, Codyseatforwardforgot
all his troubles.
It was fantastic! Thepaintedtimedisplays
walls and dinosaur models made Codyfeeltraveledbest
like he had traveled
back inoilexplainedtime
. There were displays of fossils toknewlookmake
at, too. Best of all, though,footprintwerepowder
the
dinosaur footprints in the sandstonemindfloorcheered
. Cody liked the fact that hewasthenmixing
standing right where
dinosaurs had oncewalkedgiftreal
.
After the students watched a movie abouteveryonedinosaursmodels
, Miss Chen led them outside to another
park'sareastudents
with dinosaur footprints. She asked if theysighedmoviewould
like to make a plaster casting of a
seeingrightfootprint
. Everyone clapped and cheered, and Miss Chenexplainedparkwant
that they would each use a
weresatfootprint
as a mold. First, they wouldmixfieldteacher
plaster powder with water in adinosaurbuckettroubled
. Then, they
would rub oil into thedon'tfootprintgot
. Next, they would pour in thesaidplasterserious
. When it was dry, they could
liftsandstonegreat
it out and have their verywasownwalls
dinosaur footprint.
The students got busyfootprintsmixingall
, oiling, and pouring. Cody found that ithalleachwas
messy work,
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but very fun. When hethat'sliftedfossils
up the dry plaster and looked at hisstandingcoulddinosaur
footprint, his eyes lit up.
With abackwrongbig
smile, he told Ms. Chen that he hadjustquietcried
found the perfect present.
“That's great,” shethoughrubcried
. “And best of all,” she added with awinktoldadded
, “it is really different!”
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to wash her hands.
Practice 2
On her way home, she chairsleep saw
an ice cream truck.
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The Attorney General
Over three hundred million people live in the United States today. There are thousands of laws to
helpingthousandsmake
sure all are treated fairly. The Department of Justicesawhastwo
thousands of law officers, judges,
andlawyersthreeyoung
. They work hard to bring justice torightsalldo
the people.
The Department of Justice is part of the United Stateshonestsometimesgovernment
. This department has many
duties. Two of thebepartmost
important are helping people understand thelargelawswork
and making sure people
follow them.
Themostattendperson
in charge of such a largeaunthundreddepartment
has a lot of responsibility. This
thoughpersongovernment
is the Attorney General. To do thisreportersisjob
, a person must be honest, tough, and
gladwentfair
. He or she must have manyyearschargeheld
of experience in the justice system. President Bill Clinton
surebigsaw
all of these qualities in Janet Reno. Hetriednamedtime
her Attorney General at the start of hiswhentermwant
.
She held this job for eightyearsjobsoffice
.
Janet was the first woman tofairarebe
Attorney General. As a young girl, shebeganlookedmaking
up to the
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other women in herfamilysomeright
as role models. At a timewhenhardworked
most women did not have jobs, her
motherpeopleanswer
was a reporter. Her aunt was anarmyfollowalso
nurse. Another aunt flew planes.
Janettermpersonwent
on to study law. When shewasnotflew
done with college, she tried totimesstacksget
a job at a
big lawmustmetfirm
in Florida. They did not want herdaydonebecause
she was a woman. Another officesystemhaswas
glad to have her, though. After afewheadnurse
years, Janet began to work for thestateanotherdid
of Florida. During
this time shelawdutiesworked
hard to protect the rights ofchildrentherefirm
.
As Attorney General, Janet had a lot todoyearsfamily
. Every day she had stacks ofroleoftenpapers
to read
and sign. She also had toattendunderstandfirst
important meetings. She often met withquestionsjudgessuch
, people in the
government, or thetreatedadvicehead
of the FBI to give legaladvicewomenqualities
and ask questions. Sometimes she would
fewmeetplanes
with the President to give himsignrememberadvice
. Other times, she would meet withreporterswomanlooked
to
answer questions.
In all shefairlylegaldid
, Janet worked hard to do whatwaslawsnamed
right. Some people will remember her
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forbeingbringlive
the first woman Attorney General. Most willremembertodaydepartment
her for being honest and fair.
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Practice 2
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Hank Aaron
The famous baseball player known as Hank Aaron was born in nineteen thirty-four. When he
was a teenager, hisnotfamilycalled
moved to another part of townhitsoteenager
that he and his siblings could
talentedmomentgo
to a different school. His mother andtownotherfather
always encouraged their children to be the
feelbestget
that they could be. So when Hanktwodecidedany
to become a baseball player hebetterstoppedput
all of his
heart into it.
ThirtyEagerlyWhen
Hank was a teenager, he played onsomegofamily
of his city's baseball teams. On these
pitchersteamsbecause
, he just played for fun andhappymotherdid
not earn any money. One day heplayedpartforty
in a game
against a big,certainlyimportantsiblings
team from a city in Indiana. Theagreedteam'sbeat
owner was amazed by young
Hank'sfatherimportanttalent
. He offered him a job as anewplayedprofessional
baseball player.
Hank was very happywouldmadebecause
this man was going to pay him tojobdolast
what he loved—playing
baseball. Withonlyfamouseighteen
two sandwiches and two dollars, Hanktookfansvery
the train to Indiana.
Over thenextpowerwent
few years, Hank played for manyslappingoneother
teams. Each one was better than
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thelastmuchexciting
. On every team, Hank's talent made himbigdidstand
out as an important player. Then,titlewhenif
he was twenty, Hank was invited toplayersjoinrattlesnake
a team called the Braves. Heruneagerlysix
agreed. Hank
was playing with thebestfindingyear
players in American baseball.
What made Hanksuchlaterbreaking
a special player? It was hiscouldencouragedspeed
and power when hitting a
baseball.DecidedMostHome
baseball players feel lucky to hitpitchereighteenanother
home runs every year. Hank once
hitsomemark
forty-seven! Baseball pitchers tried toyearstwentytrick
him, but he could always get ainvitedsevenhit
. One
pitcher said that trying tothanrunsfool
Hank was like slapping a rattlesnake.
WhenEachMore
year, Hank made more home runs.BothBaseballSport
fans started to wonder if hewouldfunfour
beat
Babe Ruth. Babe Ruth held theeachsuchtitle
for the most home runs during hiscareerspecialowner
. When Hank hit the
record-breakinggoingoncehome
run, his fans went wild! Itcareerrecordwas
an exciting moment in the history
ofbaseballtookbecome
.
Six years later, Hank stopped playing baseball. Hestandbeganfew
a new job finding talented
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youngschoolheldplayers
and helping them to succeed at thebornsportwild
he loved so much. This rolewasnextmoved
perfect
for Hank. He is aputroleoffered
model, both on and off thefielddayalways
, and has certainly left his mark on the
everysporthelping
of baseball.
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Practice 2
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an ice cream truck.
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Known for Courage
Leaping across the boulders leading to the lighthouse, Ida pulled her shawl tightly around her.
“What a busy morning it's going toaloudblewbe
,” she said aloud. Ida knew thatsomeoneifhear
she didn't clean
the prisms on thelighthousereachedcouldn't
light, it wouldn't be bright enough tocouldoarshelp
guide the sailors entering
the harbor.
BusyMovingWhen
she reached the small lighthouse, Idaleadingpulledbright
open the heavy door and stepped inside.
Shedaysecondsput
out the oil lamp and trimmed thewickpulledwere
before relighting it. She finished therestbarelyslid
of
her chores quickly. She wanted togetbecamechores
back home before the big stormlampblewshort
in. Making her way
back to herit'saboardhouse
, Ida heard the cries of gulls and theheavywavesblast
of a horn from a ship atseaislandsomeone's
.
As the hours passed, the daybackbecameheard
gray and bleak. A frosty chillsaidenoughsettled
on the island. The
wind grewdangerouscryingmore
forceful. Inside, Ida had moved hergrewblastchair
closer to the fire and picked up her
mendingwouldran
basket when she heard a voicearmscryingwind
, “Help! Someone's drowning!”
In an instant, Idamorninggullsleapt
from her chair and ran out of thetiltfinishedhouse
, calling for her brother to
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follow. Shehalfwaylighthousewas
moving too quickly to hear hergoingneighbor'sbasket
plea. “Stop! It's dangerous!” the
neighborbeshoutedone
, but Ida couldn't hear her voice over thecriescrashingnoticed
waves.
Seconds later, she was rowing theboatcallingstruggle
through the choppy seas. Even though her
neighborhelparms
were strong from years of rowingbackbigif
and forth to the mainland, Ida had toneighbor'sstruggleslamming
to
keep the boat on course.QuicklyHalfwayAlso
out, a huge wave crashed into thebowmovedwater
, causing the boat to tilt to
leapingoneleapt
side. Ida barely noticed the wave or thewateropentrimmed
at her feet. Instead, she held herfirsttoogaze
on
the two men bobbing in thewaterlaterfire
ahead.
Straining to pull the oars through the water, shesmallslidmen
the boat beside the first man. Ida
gaspingtriedinstead
to steady the boat against thewantedcleanslamming
waves. Her brother pulled the manaboardstormsaw
. At that
moment, she saw thepassedsavingsecond
man disappear beneath the water for amoremainlandshort
time. She could tell
that hisstrengthsecondsteady
was running out.
Minutes later, theoilkeepsecond
man was also safely in theforcefulboatinstant
, and Ida had turned the boat
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towardheldguideshore
. The two men, gasping for air,gazetriedprisms
to thank Ida and her brother forknewturnedsaving
them.
“What would you do if youwouldn'tboatsaw
someone drowning?” she said calmly.
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to wash her hands.
Practice 2
On her way home, she chairsleep saw
an ice cream truck.
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The Perfect Topping
On Thursday, everyone in class went around and named their favorite foods. Tonya said her
favorite food was theturnedwaterpizza
her family made. After school was over, sheagreedwaitedtonight
with Megan for the
bus.
“Do youthingreallygot
make your own pizza?” Megan asked. “Isaidlovethought
pizza, but I've never made
it.IsPerfectlyWaited
it hard?”
“No, it's easy!” said Tonya. “IfGrilledPotato
our parents let us, do youwantservedsprinkled
to come over for
dinner tomorrow?EagerWe'reAdded
making it then.”
Megan was eager tolovetrycalled
it, and their parents agreed, so thediscussedhardnext
day Megan went to
Tonya's house. On thebroughtwholeway
, they discussed what toppings to put on theirspreadpizzasalt
.
“You'd be surprised by what youpepperscanso
put on a pizza,” Tonya said. “LotsCouldn'tPan
of things
you'd never think ofdinnercanpotatoes
make really good toppings.”
Megan alwayssuggestedorderedmixed
the same thing on her pizza:pantryseenmushrooms
and green peppers. She
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wondered whattookelsecook
she could try.
As dinnertime approached, Tonya'scoolbrotherslices
started making the dough by mixingnextdinnertimeflour
,
water, salt, and yeast. He let Tonya and Megandoughtastetry
it, and Megan thought it wasdeliciousyou'dfamily
.
Tonya's parents opened the pantry forchoosetoppingexcited
ideas. “What shall we put on ittonightflavorsbus
?” her
mom asked.
Tonya suggested angreatonionwe're
, and then Tonya's brother got outwonderedsomeput
potatoes. Megan had
never seen potatoes on arolledpizzareally
before. She tried to think what shecouldtoppinghot
choose that would be a
good,unusualaskedwant
topping.
“What if we put applebrotherslicestoo
on the pizza?” Megan suggested. Everyoneagreedcheesehelped
that was a
great idea. While Tonya'sparentscomeideas
prepared the toppings, Megan grated cheese and Tonya and her
brotherdotried
rolled the dough flat and put it in thedadtablepan
. They spread sauce on it and Meganthingssprinkledsome
on the cheese. Tonya's dad put on thesetovengrilled
onion and her mom added thefoodsaucepotatoes
and apple
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slices. Then they put thecarefulwholeonion
thing in the oven to cook.
As Meganhelpedgoodmade
Tonya set the table, she wasopenedbiteexcited
by the thought of their pizza. She
toppingscouldn'tprepared
wait to taste it.
“Careful, it'shouseeasyhot
,” called Tonya's father as he brought it out. Hemushroomscutclass
it into slices
and served everyone, andelsewhenown
it was cool enough, Megan took abitecutfoods
.
The sweet flavors of the appleneverslicesfavorite
mixed perfectly with the grilled onion andwasbepotato
.
Thrilled, Megan turned to Tonya. “Now yourfavoritemixingpizza
food is my favorite food, too!” shemaketastesaid
.
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to wash her hands.
Practice 2
On her way home, she chairsleep saw
an ice cream truck.
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Being a Plumber
When people wake up and prepare for the day ahead, they expect to have hot and cold water.
When they are ready to brush theirhappensteethfew
, they turn on the faucet forpeoplealsocold
water. Warm water
makes for atreatmentcomfortablecompletely
bath or shower. Clean water flows into theconnectcleansink
, shower, or tub. Then it
drains down and out through thewellpipeswashing
.
A hundred years ago very fewtoiletcasepeople
had hot and cold running water.LinesMostBath
people had an
outhouse in thetankarebackyard
. Very few had indoor toilets. They had tosewerpumpgo
water from a well. If they
verywantedprepare
hot water, they had to pumpruncoldhome
water and then heat it on thehowstovewhen
.
Plumbers are the workers who makeallneedrunning
water possible. Plumbers know how tosingleconnectcoming
all the pipes and valves thatagobringmake
water into a home. They alsocarryvalvesknow
how to get the wastewater out
of theturnplumbershouse
to the sewer. These sewer pipesgroundteethcarry
wastewater to the treatment plant.
Waterisfaucetshot
also brought to our homes throughouthousetherepipes
. These pipes are buried in the
groundpipesamount
along the streets. When a newsplitnothouse
is built, the city installs amightwaterhundred
meter, a branch
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pipe, and acutwateryears
-off valve near the house. Thewaterbranchjust
meter measures the amount of water that
cityisget
used in the house. The plumberapartmentuseswill
the branch pipe to connect asupplyaheaddo
line. The cut-off
valve lets aplumberrunningif
turn off all of the waterbringemergenciescoming
into the house in case ofemergencieswantedtwo
.
Inside the house, the single linevalvesupplycoming
in is split into two. One of thesebroughtlinesfix
feeds water
into the hot waterhousetankday
. From there, pipes go to all thehotmeterother
water faucets in the house. The
problemotherready
line feeds water to all theplantcoldlets
-water faucets and to the toilets.
PlumbersBackyardTub
know how to provide people with theworkerswaterexpect
they need for cooking, cleaning, and
sinkwashingstart
. Sometimes a part of the plumbing in afeedspossiblehouse
or an apartment breaks. A toilettimemightpump
start to run water all thetimebreaksshower
. A faucet might not turn offdrainsheatcompletely
. When that happens, it is
time tosometimescallprovide
the plumber, who will know just what tocookingfaucetdo
to fix the problem.
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Practice 2
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The Invention of the Vacuum
Pet hair, dust, dirt, and cookie crumbs can all add up to make a carpet a dirty mess. It's time to
get out thethinkingmopsvacuum
cleaner! Plug it in, and insimplejusteasy
a few minutes the carpet isthancleansuck
again.
It wasn't so simple in the past. Before theinventionwheelsdid
of vacuum cleaners, floors were cleaned
withbroomshairsat
, brushes, and mops. To get abackbreakingcarpethousekeepers
really clean, it had to bereallyhungenough
up
outdoors and beaten with sticks. Itlaterwasman
backbreaking, unpleasant work.
Inventors looked fornotwayscart
to make the job easier. Thewerefirstplug
sweeping machine appeared in
1858. Itwasmadehung
a brush with wheels on ahandleairappeared
. The brush spun around when pushed,timesweepinggot
up dirt. This machine worked about ashandlewouldwell
as a broom, but it couldcallnotrug
pick up dirt that was deep
in acarpetcreatedjust
. Housekeepers still had to beat theircarpetsinsteadcookie
to get all the dirt out.
Afewpetfeet
years later, an inventor came up with adirtysomachine
that would suck the dirt up,hoseratherlooked
than brush it around. The suctionhousekeeperwasused
created by a small fan inside themachinewasn'tthanks
. There was
no motor to drive thecatchfancleaning
, however. Instead, it had a crank that thehousekeeperpickit's
turned by hand.
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Turning this crankmachinefastinvention
enough and long enough to clean amesspopularwhole
rug was tiring! This
machine didnotwheninventor
catch on.
Around the beginning of thecleangettwentieth
century, someone got the idea that agoodmachineyears
that
blew air could be used fortwentiethideacleaning
floors. This machine was not populareithersuccesswork
. All it did was
blow thedirtsmalltiring
around!
Finally, a year later, amancarpetvery
invented a machine with a motor thathoweverfewsucked
dirt up. However,
this machine wasmakehugebroom
! It sat on a cart that wasbepulledfirst
by horses. People would call themansuctionwhole
when they wanted their floors cleaned. Hewouldclosetssweeping
park the cart outside the house andpulledcleaneruse
a
hose that was one hundredbeatenfeetwas
long to suck up the dirt. It wasnotbrushhouse
easy, but it did a very
wayssuckedgood
job of cleaning.
This man's successstillgotbrushes
other inventors thinking, and it wasn'tyearaddlong
before someone made
the first smallcrankelectricsticks
vacuum cleaner. Thanks to its smalluselongsize
, people could store it in
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theirsizeclosetscleaned
. Thanks to its electric motor, it washorseswelleasy
to use. And thanks to all thesecleveroutdoorsthere
inventors, cleaning a carpet is ajobworkedquick
and simple job today!
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The People's Artist
You might not know his name, but you may have seen his pictures. His art brings to mind the
goodshowedworking
old days of small town America. Thosedayspopularpainted
may be gone, but people stilloftenloveactually
the
art of Norman Rockwell.
Normanwasconsidermade
born in New York City. He knew from ayoungmoneynormal
age that he wanted to be an
artistlivespreferred
. He actually left high school early tomanstudyborn
art full time. It wasn't long before heconfusewasartwork
earning money for his artwork. He waspaintingtimeonly
eighteen when he was hired by adifferentmagazinelet
to be its
art director.
Atwasageeveryone
twenty-two, a magazine called the Saturday Evening Postputartistsquares
one of his
paintings on itsletterscoverseen
. This was a great honor forlovesuchordinary
a young man. The Saturday Evening Post
wasonesimpleworry
of the most popular magazines in America at thatinterestmaytime
. Over the next few decades,
Norman'sschoolbeartwork
appeared on the cover of the “Evening Post”womanmorepaint
than three hundred times.
Many of Norman'sartistspaintingsfew
showed ordinary moments of life in America. Theyshowedstillhired
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children playing and people working at theirjobsnotmany
. Norman painted these scenes with charm and
magazineshumorplaying
. They showed the good side oflifecharmingother
and made people feel happy andpeoplehundredproud
. He
often told people that hesadjustmight
couldn't paint sad pictures.
His paintingswantedthanwere
very different from the work ofotherpaintingswasn't
artists of that time. These
artistshappyweretimes
making modern art. They did notpaintcouldn'tcalled
scenes in a normal way. Forsideyounginstance
, a
painting of a woman by amodernmoreage
artist might be made up ofmagazinescribblesbags
, drips of paint, or circles and
squareseighteennext
. These artists looked down on Norman'sonlyjustwork
. They said it was dull. Theywarmthdidfeel
not
consider him a good artist.
Butmodernlifesending
art did not interest Norman. Heweredidwanted
to paint pictures that everyone would
like,dripsdirectornot
pictures that would confuse or worrycharmpeoplehonor
. And many people preferred Norman's
simple,circlesscribblescharming
scenes to modern art. They let himknowgoodhigh
by sending him bags and bags of
fanearlylooked
letters. Even after his death, hissuchartlong
lives on. Today people still love hisitspicturesbrings
for their
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warmth and humor, and formakingleftmost
them smile.
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The News Team
It is 1956, and people all across the country are turning on their television sets to watch the
evening news. On one channel, two men deliver thecollegeclevernews
. One is serious, and the otheragainletsloved
a
spark of wit and humorshowonewould
in his reports. They make aschoolperfectmore
team. For the next several years,
theirnewsdidspark
program is number one in themencountrywriters
.
The serious member of this teamthingreportsis
Chet Huntley. The other is David Brinkley, who
televisionnumberwas
born in North Carolina in nineteen twenty. Hiscareerwasn'tjust
as a news reporter began when he
wasclearlyfact
a teenager. He wrote articles about hisdeliverenjoyedhigh
school for a newspaper owned by a
newspapersmemberpeople
of his family. After high school, heenoughbetterwent
to college for a while. Then henightstartedowned
working as a reporter again, writingpartnernewsborn
stories for many newspapers. He made theswitchhighcountry
from
newspaper to radio during the Second World War.SoonFeelingLasted
a new invention started to catch on:
lookedtelevisionprogram
! It wasn't long before Brinkley beganarticlesisn'tgiving
news reports on TV.
What made Brinkleyansweredlittleso
good at what he did? First ofgivingwayall
, he was a good writer.
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Hebeganbecausecould
explain a news story clearly withworkingreporterjust
a few words. Younger news writerslookedperfectvery
up to him. From him theylearnedmindwhile
that good writing could make theirmadeworkall
better.
Second, he did more thanjustothercame
read the news. His wit andcleverbenineteen
mind always came
through. He onceshowfriendlysaid
that the only way to do news on TVishumorsets
not to be scared of it. He
saidnotnews
that most of the news isn'tyoungerverybrought
important. In fact, he thought verylittlewarmare
of it was.
He was serious about hisreadworkwrote
, though. In fact, he and histwentywitpartner
on the news show did not
like theeachendingnewspaper
of their show because they felt itteamwriterwas
not serious enough. Each night at the
twoendnew
of the show, David said, “Goodtoldnightwatch
, Chet.” Chet then answered, “Good night, David.” They
makeendingboth
thought this was silly, but peoplewatchingsillyonce
the show loved it. They liked theinventionswitchwarm
and
friendly feeling it brought to the newsletsshowold
.
Brinkley's career lasted for over fortyendexplainyears
, and he enjoyed all of it. Heeveningtoldwriting
his son
that if he weretwentylongscared
years old, he would do thewentsamewere
thing all over again.
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Practice 1
After playing in the dirt, Sam went homesummer was
to wash her hands.
Practice 2
On her way home, she chairsleep saw
an ice cream truck.
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Money
Most people have seen money, but few have seen it being created. Keep reading to find out
wheremoneymintsusing
comes from and how it isbillmetalsmade
.
In the United States, money comes in thecontainedsafetyform
of coins and paper bills. Newonlymachinecoins
are
made every day at one ofusesbagsfour
places in the country. These specialbegovernmentplaces
are called mints.
To make aholdingcoinhave
, a machine feeds huge rolls ofmakefindflat
metal into the side of another
stampsduplicatedmachine
. Different coins use different metals. Then theyearagosecond
machine cuts the flat metal into
moresilkcalled
than thirty thousand round pieces, likedriedloadedusing
cookie cutters on dough. The metallargecutterspieces
come out of the machine shaped likecoinswhereday
, but they are blank. The piecessheetscannotare
heated and cooled.
Then they arewashedeachhow
and dried. Next they go tocanfewanother
machine. This machine presses each round
placeswhenpiece
into a mold of a coin.DoughCarsNew
, shiny coins come pouring out of themachinewatermarkscomes
. The coins are
counted and put intomoldhugecounted
bags. The bags are loaded ontokindsmadearmored
cars. Now they are ready to
becooledpiece
safely delivered to banks across thebeinggetcountry
.
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Paper bills are printed in Washington, D.C., and Forth Worth, Texas.CountryGoesEach
of these
locations prints millions oflightworkdollars
worth of bills each year.
Theputprintingused
of bills begins with large sheets ofcoinpeopleblank
paper. Unlike other kinds of paper,
thespecialsuchsee
paper the government uses for thebanksbillsshiny
does not get soggy if itlocationspapergets
wet or is run
through thewashingreadycookie
machine. The paper is made ofifcottonpresses
and linen. Bills made one hundred
yearstoomoney
ago even contained silk.
The hugesideblankpouring
sheets of paper enter a machine thatblankrealstamps
the paper with ink and cuts it
intocreatedbillsprinted
. The machine uses special ink thatfourunlikecannot
be duplicated. There are many othercreatingsafetythen
features on the bills, too, such asspecialwatermarksgo
that can only be seen whenholdingdifferentdelivered
a bill up to the
light. Thishelpsfeaturessure
people make sure that the money theytherearecuts
spending is real. As you can
hundredseewashed
, a lot of work goes intocreatingroundis
the money that is used each andformeverywashing
day.
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Practice 1
After playing in the dirt, Sam went homesummer was
to wash her hands.
Practice 2
On her way home, she chairsleep saw
an ice cream truck.
Name: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________
C: __________________________
I: __________________________
AS: __________________________
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The Harper House
One hundred years ago, the Harper House was the grandest in town. The Harper family gave
parties inwereplaceits
ballroom, and the gardens were theperfectplayedenvy
of everyone. But then the familywasnowlost
their money, and they moved away. Forwantedyearsfixed
the house stood empty. The roofwhenpartfell
in, the walls
sagged, and weedsfamilytookhelped
over the gardens.
But today the Harper Housedecoratedesigneris
beautiful once more, thanks to thebelievesfinishedefforts
of the town's
Park Department. The head of the Park Departmentfloorsolderexplained
, “We wanted to save the house
becauseusefulsits
it is part of our town'shistorybecausemoved
. Now it is beautiful and useful,wouldtooplanned
.”
Workers and builders fixed the walls,meetingsroofhelp
, and floors. When repairs were finished, it
agowasdid
time to decorate inside. The decoratorspiecewantedbeautiful
everything to look just like itchoosetoodid
one
hundred years ago. They studiedoldcurtainsbe
photographs and drawings of the house. Thishelpedworkerslarge
them
choose the right curtains, artwork, andwilloldfurniture
.
Then it was time to restore theeverythinglawnthere
and gardens. For this job, thedirectorbackyardtown's
hired May
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Chen, an expert gardener andlandscapechildrenfell
designer. She believes landscaping is veryhouseimportanttoday
to the
appearance of a house. Shelandscapingwantedartwork
the yard to be as pretty as thejustsaggedhouse
.
Designing the landscape for the Harper Housewasexpertfuture
a challenge for Ms. Chen. Because the
houselivedright
is very big and sits on acouldgardenerhuge
piece of land, she needed toplanroofbuilders
flower beds that were
very large.PhotographsDirectorFlower
beds of a normal size wouldlookalsohead
too small.
Like the decorators, Ms. Chenstudiedplanonce
old photographs of the house. Shelookemptyalso
talked to
older people in town. The Harpergoldfishthanksfamily
still lived in the house whenhistorysomepicnics
of these people were
children. They hadballroomplayedstroll
in the gardens and could stillrememberappearancepretty
what the gardens looked like.
Onesaveweedsman
told her about a little goldfishponddesigninglandscape
in the backyard. With his help, shemoneyitsplanned
one just like it.
The Park Departmentfurnitureflowerhas
big plans for the house now.NeededThereSize
will be town meetings
and parties in thetoldballroomhas
, and part of the house willbigsmallbe
a museum. People will be able