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Dear Family Member:This week we are reading Dear Mrs. LaRue. It’s
about a dog named Ike who gets into a lot of mischief. His owner sends him to obedience school, but Ike writes letters back to his owner, telling her how terrible the school is. By reading and looking at the pictures, I’m deciding that Ike isn’t telling the truth.
This Week’s Skills
Comprehension: draw conclusions
Vocabulary: prefi xes
Spelling/Phonics: silent letters
Name
Word WorkoutWORDS TO KNOW
appreciated desperate endured
misunderstood neglected obedience
Isn’t He Silly Let’s use the words to tell about a silly pet.
SPELLING WORDS
hour lambs thumbs honest answer
honesty plumber honor wrapper knives
doubt knead wriggle heir wrinkle
knew wrench kneel known combs
Shhh! No One Can Hear Me I’m going to rewriteeach spelling word leaving out the silent letters.Then you can complete each word by writing in the missing letter or letters.
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Funny EndingsLook at the cartoons below and on the opposite page. What do you think happened? Draw your own conclusions. Write a funny caption for each cartoon.
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Conexión con el hogarConexión con el hogar
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Queridos familiares:Esta semana estamos leyendo Dear Mrs. LaRue.
Trata de un perro llamado Ike que siempre se mete en líos. Su dueña lo manda a clases de obediencia, pero Ike le escribe cartas donde le cuenta lo terrible que es la escuela. Por lo que leo y lo que veo en las ilustraciones, me parece que Ike no dice la verdad.
Destrezas de la semanaComprensión: sacar conclusiones
Vocabulario: prefi jos
Ortografía/Fonética: letras mudas
Nombre
Ejercicio de palabrasPALABRAS DE VOCABULARIO
appreciated desperate endured
misunderstood neglected obedience
¡Qué travieso! Vamos a usar las palabras de la lista para formar oraciones sobre un perro travieso.
PALABRAS DE ORTOGRAFÍA
hour lambs thumbs honest answer
honesty plumber honor wrapper knives
doubt knead wriggle heir wrinkle
knew wrench kneel known combs
Las letras mudas no están Voy a volver a escribir cada palabra de la lista sin las letras mudas. Luego completa cada palabra poniéndole la letra o letras que falten.
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Un fi nal cómicoMira los dibujos de abajo y los de la página siguiente. ¿Qué crees que pasó? Saca tus propias conclusiones. Luego escribe una leyenda cómica para cada caricatura.
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Table of ContentsThe Pet Store. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Fish Surprise! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
The Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
A Fishy Way to Make Friends . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Comprehension Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
by Sunita Apteillustrated by Carolina Farias
Fish Tricks Fish TricksText Clues ConclusionSummarizeUse the chart to list clues in
the story that help you draw
conclusions. Then use the chart
to summarize the story.
Think and Compare 1. Think about the actions
Minnie and Maddie take. What conclusions can
you draw from them? (Draw Conclusions)
2. Would you enjoy having Minnie as a pet?
Explain. (Evaluate)
3. How can pets, even if they are not unusual,
transform people’s lives? (Apply)
Comprehension Check
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Table of ContentsThe Pet Store. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Fish Surprise! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
The Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
A Fishy Way to Make Friends . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Comprehension Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
by Sunita Apteillustrated by Carolina Farias
Fish Tricks Fish Tricks
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The Pet Store
“Come on,” Maddie’s Aunt Irene said to her.
“Grab your coat. We’re going to the pet store.”
“The pet store?” Maddie mumbled, surprised.
“Why? Are you getting a new pet?”
“No, my sweet, you are.” Aunt Irene chucked
her surprised niece lightly under the chin. “I
think my favorite niece could use a pet to keep
you company until you make some new friends
at school.”
Maddie stole a quick glance at the older
woman. Aunt Irene was her father’s sister and
she and Maddie shared a special relationship.
Maddie appreciated the fact that Aunt Irene
always seemed to know what was going on.
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“I could have sworn I heard a voice coming
from the fishbowl,” Aunt Irene said. “I must have
been dreaming. I guess I’m tired.”
She leaned over and gave Maddie a kiss.
“Goodnight, honey. Sleep well.”
“Goodnight.” As the door closed behind her
Aunt, Maddie said softly, “And thank you—more
than you’ll ever know.”
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That night Aunt Irene came over. She went into
Maddie’s bedroom to say goodnight.
“Honey, I’m so glad that you’ve made some
friends at school,” she told her niece. “Your mom
said they are nice girls.”
“They are,” said a tiny voice from the fishbowl.
“They are,” Maddie said loudly, too loudly, at the
same time. She smiled as her aunt looked confused,
staring at the orange goldfish swimming serenely in
the bowl.
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It was true that Maddie was feeling lonely
at school this year. She was shy and having
trouble making friends. Her mother claimed it was
because she was an only child and wasn’t around
other kids very often.
Outside the pet store, Maddie stopped her
aunt. “Did you clear this with Mom?” she asked.
“You know how much she dislikes pets.”
Aunt Irene smiled. “I cleared it with her. I know
she dislikes dogs and cats, but you aren’t getting
that kind of pet. You’re going to get a fish.”
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A fish! Maddie’s face fell. A fish was a
ridiculous pet! You couldn’t play with a fish and
you couldn’t pet it. All you could do was watch
it swim around.
Still, Maddie couldn’t help but be fascinated by
all the fish in the store. She picked out a gigantic
orange goldfish with a big, beautiful fishbowl, and
then held the fish in its plastic bag carefully on
her lap all the way home.
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When the show was over and Minnie was
resting in the water, the girls turned to Maddie,
amazed.
“How did you do that?” Diamond cried. “That
was incredible!”
“You must have worked very hard,” Rosa said
softly.
“I did,” Maddie replied. She didn’t mention that
her fish could talk, since she and Minnie had
agreed that it would be their little secret.
Minnie’s tricks seemed to break the ice, and
after that, Maddie and the other girls hung out
and talked for the rest of the afternoon. Maddie
forgot to be shy with them, instead feeling as if
she had been friends with them forever.
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Maddie made a hand signal and Minnie began
swimming madly around the bowl, leaping out of
the water. The other girls watched, fascinated, as
Maddie made more hand signals and Minnie leapt
through a hoop, fetched tiny misplaced toys from
the bottom of her bowl, and did a series of
back flips.
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Fish Surprise!
At home, Aunt Irene helped Maddie set up
the fishbowl in Maddie’s bedroom. They filled
it with water and carefully poured in some fish
food. “Don’t overdo the food,” Aunt Irene warned
Maddie. “If you overfeed your fish, you can harm
it, but make sure your fish is not neglected,
either. Pay attention to it every day.”
Maddie admired her new fish while Aunt Irene
chatted with Maddie’s mom in the kitchen. But
she soon lost interest, since all the fish did was
swim around. She had been right the first time—
fish were a snooze.
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Maddie sighed and sat down at her desk,
thinking that she might as well begin her
homework until Aunt Irene came in to say
goodbye.
She bent over her math book, humming under
her breath. But it was hard to concentrate. She
kept getting distracted by a splashing sound. Was
something falling into the fishbowl?
Maddie looked over at the fishbowl. Her
goldfish appeared to be swimming in rapid circles
around the bowl, but nothing strange
had fallen in. Maddie sighed and
returned to her math.
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Several afternoons later, Maddie arrived home
with her two classmates. After a quick snack in the
kitchen, she led them into her bedroom.
“I got a new pet fish a few weeks ago,” Maddie
said shyly. “Want to see it?”
Diamond sniffed. “A pet fish? Fish are boring.
What is there to see?”
Maddie pointed to Minnie in her bowl. “This isn’t
just any pet fish. Minnie is special because I taught
her to do tricks.”
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For the next few weeks, Maddie
practiced with Minnie every day after school.
Minnie endured hours of training until she could do
various tricks. She could jump through a hoop and
fetch miniature toys thrown into her fishbowl. She
could clap her fins and do a back flip.
Eventually, Maddie and Minnie agreed that Minnie
was ready to perform for others. Maddie decided
to invite two girls from her class that she really
liked—Rosa and Diamond.
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Splash! She heard it again. Maddie looked
up at the fishbowl, just in time to see her new
fish leap out of the water and dive back down.
Splash! Then Maddie stared, startled, as the fish
waved a fin at her.
“Hey, what’s going on?” Maddie wondered
aloud.
“I’m just showing you my tricks,” said a tiny
voice.
A stunned Maddie leaned toward the fishbowl.
“Did you just talk?”
“Yeah, that was me,” the tiny voice said again.
“My name is Minnie. I was just presenting a few
of my tricks. I really am a good
pet, you know, because I
can do all sorts of things.”
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“Of course,” Minnie added, “I would improve
greatly with a little training. Do you think you
might be interested in training me?”
“Let me get this straight.” Maddie paused for
a long moment. “You’re a fish, but you talk and
do tricks. And you think you could do even better
tricks if I trained you?”
“Yeah,” Minnie said eagerly. “That’s it precisely.
I heard you and your aunt talking in the car
about the hard time you’ve been having in school,
so I know you want to make friends. What if
you trained me to do tricks and then invited
your classmates over to watch? You could really
impress them and make a lot of friends that way.”
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A Fishy Way to Make Friends
The next day, Maddie burst into her bedroom
after school. “Hey, Minnie,” she announced, “I got
a book to train you with, but the only problem
is, it’s for dolphins. It’s called Dolphin Obedience
Training, but I think we can make it work.”
Minnie swam eagerly up to the surface of
the water. “A book of tricks? Oh, wow, I’m
so excited, I can’t wait. I’m desperate to get
started. Let’s hurry!”
“Okay,” Maddie dumped her bag on the bed
and opened the book up. “Chapter one—‘Jumping
Through Hoops.’”
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Aunt Irene gave her niece a big hug. “I’m so
glad, honey. I’m sorry that it couldn’t be a bigger
pet, like a cat or a dog, since I know fish don’t
do much, just swim around.”
Maddie had to work hard to suppress a smile.
“That’s okay, Aunt Irene, I don’t really mind.
Goodnight.”
As Maddie closed the door behind her aunt,
she heard a tiny, outraged voice from the fishbowl.
“Fish just swim around, huh?” Minnie sniffed. “She
is so misinformed. Wait until she sees the tricks
I’m going to learn to do.”
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The Agreement
Maddie couldn’t really believe she was holding a
conversation with a fish—her own pet fish, in fact.
She leaned over the bowl. “No offense,” she began,
“But I have to say I find this talking fish tricks
thing a little, well…fishy. Why should I train you?”
Minnie sighed. “We fish are so misunderstood,”
she muttered under her breath. She swam a little
closer to Maddie. “You should train me because
your classmates will be amazed by my antics.
Haven’t you noticed how
big fish are lately ?
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Minnie raised a fin and waved it in the air.
“What about Legend of the Lone Shark or
Batfish to the Rescue? We fish are movie stars!
And, anyway, look at all the things I can already
do, like the backstroke.” To demonstrate, Minnie
swam backwards, fin over fin.
“And I can play dead—see?” Minnie rolled over
and froze in the water, belly up.
Maddie held up her hand. “All right, all right.
I’ll look for a book and train you, and maybe, if
you master some amazing moves, I’ll invite some
kids over to watch you.”
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“Oh, thank you, thank you!” Maddie wasn’t
sure what super grateful fish were supposed
to look like, but she was pretty confident that
Minnie’s expression nailed it.
Just then, Aunt Irene knocked on the door,
and Maddie dove back to her desk and her math
problems. For some reason, she didn’t want her
aunt to discover the truth about Minnie.
“Maddie, honey, I’m leaving now,” Aunt Irene
said from the other side of the door. “Can I
come in and say good night?”
“Sure.” Maddie looked up and smiled as her
aunt opened the door. “Thanks for the fish, Aunt
Irene. I really love it.”
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