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For students who received Superkids first-grade instruction in the most recent academic year
SUMMER PACKET
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SUMMER PACKETFirst Grade
Contents
SECTION 1: Decoding & Spelling Practice Practice Pages 1–10
SECTION 2: Decoding Games Game Directions
Word Cards
Game Boards & Pieces
SECTION 3: Reader Response Summer Reading Log
My Book Review
About a Story Character
About an Informational Book
Book Talk Questions
SECTION 4: Superkids Stories Missing Coconut
The Hide-Out
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First-Grade Summer Packet
SECTION 1:Decoding & Spelling Practice
Practice Pages 1–10
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Directions: Have your child complete each word with oa or ai, and then write a sentence or draw a picture to show its meaning.
1. tr_____n 2. s_____p
3. t_____d 4. sn_____l
5. br_____d 6. c_____t
7. g_____l 8. t_____l
Practice Page 1Decoding & Spelling PracticeSECTION 1:
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Directions: Have your child write ee to complete the words on stars and ea to complete the words on hearts. Then list each word in the correct group for the spelling of long e.
b___ ___cht___ ___m
b___ ___
sl___ ___p
f___ ___t
dr___ ___mp___ ___l
l___ ___k
ee
1. ____________________
2. ____________________
3. ____________________
4. ____________________
ea
5. ____________________
6. ____________________
7. ____________________
8. ____________________
Practice Page 2Decoding & Spelling PracticeSECTION 1:
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Directions: Have your child trace the gray letters and write the missing vowel pair to complete a word in each sentence.
oa ee
1. Frits will sw p the steps.
ai oa
3. Tac put on her c t.
oa ee
2. Sal felt sick and his thr t hurt.
ea oa
4. Toc keeps her room cl n.
ai ea
5. Oswald likes to p nt.
ue ie
6. The sun shone in the bl sky.
ai ie
7. Each team had 3 goals, so the game was a t .
Practice Page 3Decoding & Spelling PracticeSECTION 1:
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Directions: Have your child complete each word with oi or oy, and then write a sentence or draw a picture to show its meaning.
1. c_____n 2. b_____
3. t_____ 4. _____l
5. b_____l 6. enj_____
7. j_____n 8. p_____nt
Practice Page 4Decoding & Spelling PracticeSECTION 1:
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Directions: Have your child write ow to complete the words, and then list each word in the correct group for the vowel sound.
cr_____d
thr_____
b_____l
_____n
c_____boy
fl_____er
br_____n
gr_____n
ow = owl 1. ______________________
2. ______________________
3. ______________________
4. ______________________
ow = snow 5. ______________________
6. ______________________
7. ______________________
8. ______________________
A Snow Shower
Practice Page 5Decoding & Spelling PracticeSECTION 1:
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Directions: Have your child complete each word with ar or or, and then write a sentence or draw a picture to show its meaning.
1. c_____ 2. h_____n
3. c_____n 4. y_____n
5. sh_____k 6. st_____m
7. f_____est 8. j_____
Practice Page 6Decoding & Spelling PracticeSECTION 1:
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Directions: Have your child find and circle the words that have the sound er, and then list them in the correct group for their spellings.
dinner
girl
turn
ladder
frog
under
shirt
birdcurb
rise
dress
fur
ir
1. __________________
2. __________________
3. __________________
er
4. __________________
5. __________________
6. __________________
ur
7. __________________
8. __________________
9. __________________
A Perfect Party
Practice Page 7Decoding & Spelling PracticeSECTION 1:
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Directions: Have your child complete each sentence using a word from the box.
scarf sports turn bird pepper thirsty hurt farm
1. Eating pretzels made Doc __________________.
2. Ettabetta had a __________________ around her neck.
3. Sal fell and got __________________.
4. Our pet __________________ chirps a lot in the morning.
5. Toc’s uncle has a big barn on his __________________.
6. It was Icky’s __________________ to wash the dishes.
7. Tic likes to play lots of __________________.
8. The __________________ made Cass sneeze.
Practice Page 8Decoding & Spelling PracticeSECTION 1:
Achoo!
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Directions: Have your child list the words with the short oo sound under the word good and the words with the long oo sound under the word scoop at the bottom of the page.
hoop
zoo
foot
stood
wood
cook
pool
good
1. ______________________
2. ______________________
3. ______________________
4. ______________________
scoop
5. ______________________
6. ______________________
7. ______________________
8. ______________________
Good Scoops
moon
Practice Page 9Decoding & Spelling PracticeSECTION 1:
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Directions: Have your child complete each sentence using a word from the box.
foot tooth pool boots cook book broom woods
1. Toc had a wiggly __________________.
2. Golly hurt his __________________.
3. Alf used a __________________ to sweep the porch.
4. Oswald was reading a good __________________.
5. Rain __________________ keep your feet from getting wet.
6. The kids like to swim at the __________________.
7. Tic helps __________________ dinner.
8. Frits’s grandpop has a cabin in the __________________.
Practice Page 10Decoding & Spelling PracticeSECTION 1:
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SECTION 2:Decoding Games
First-Grade Summer Packet
Game DirectionsWord CardsGame Boards & Pieces
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Game DirectionsDecoding GamesSECTION 2:
Directions: Use the word cards and game boards on the next pages to play fun decoding games with your child! See the directions below for six different games.
Materials: Two copies of at least one page of Word CardsPreparation: Cut out the cards and mix them up. Spread out the cards with words facedown.To Play: Two players take turns turning over two cards and reading aloud the words. If the words match, the player should use the word in a sentence and then keep the cards. If the words don’t match, the cards should be turned facedown again in their original places. Play continues until all the cards are matched. The player with the most cards at the end wins.
Materials: Two copies of at least two pages of Word CardsPreparation: Cut out the cards to make two matching sets of cards, one for each player. Players place their cards in a stack in front of them.To Play: Both players turn over a card from their own set at the same time. If the cards show different words, they turn over a new card. If the same word is shown on both cards, each player slaps a hand on top of the cards and says the word. The first player to do this uses the word in a sentence and keeps the pair of cards. (If you don’t want to slap cards, the first player to say the word keeps the cards.) Play continues until all cards are matched. The player with the most cards at the end wins.
Materials: At least two pages of Word Cards, a die, paper, and a pencilPreparation: Cut out the cards and place them facedown in a stack. Write each player’s name at the top of separate columns on a sheet of paper.To Play: One player turns over a card, reads the word, and rolls the die. Based on the number rolled on the die, the player must name or write 1–6 words that rhyme with and have the same ending letters as the word on the card. The player receives one point for each rhyming word. Then the next player takes a turn. Play continues until all the cards have been used. Player with the highest score wins.
Concentration
Slapjack
Roll and Rhyme
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Game DirectionsDecoding GamesSECTION 2:
(continued)
Materials: At least two pages of Word Cards, a die, and a car cut out from the Game Pieces page or a small toy car for each playerPreparation: Cut out the Word Cards and line them faceup in a long winding path.To Play: Players take turns rolling the die and driving their car past that number of cards while reading aloud each word. (If children have trouble counting and reading at the same time, have them count the cards first and then read the words while driving their car.) First player to reach the end of the road wins.Variation: Make it a road race! One player reads aloud each word along the road while you time how long it takes to get to the end. Then players switch roles (or remain the timer if your child is the only player). Players can complete the race multiple times and try to improve on their fastest time each turn. Rearrange the words and path of the road every so often for more challenge.
Materials: Two pages of Word Cards, a blank Parking Lot game board for each player, and eight cars cut out from the Game Pieces page or eight small toy cars for each playerPreparation: Cut out the Word Cards and spread them out faceup. Each player copies eight words from the Word Card set onto a Parking Lot, writing one word per parking space. Then stack the cards facedown.To Play: Players take turns reading aloud a Word Card to the group. If any of the players have that word on their Parking Lots, they drive their car into the parking space. Play continues until one player has a car parked in every space.
Materials: Two or three pages of Word Cards, a blank Bingo board for each player, and pennies or paper squares to use as markersPreparation: Cut out the cards and spread them out faceup. Players copy words from the Word Card set onto their Bingo boards, writing one word per square, until their boards are complete. (Each board should end up with some of the same words, but in a different order.) Then stack the cards facedown.To Play: Players take turns reading aloud a Word Card to the group. If any of the players have that word on their boards, they place a marker over it. Play continues until one player gets four words covered in a row, in a column, or diagonally and shouts, “Bingo!”
Road Trip
Parking Lot
Bingo
Wor
d C
ards
Dec
odin
g G
ames
SEC
TIO
N 2
:
cake
ma
de
hop
e
nos
esm
ile
wh
ite
try
sta
yfu
nn
y
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ild a
s ex
plai
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e G
ame
Dire
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ns.
Wor
d C
ards
Dec
odin
g G
ames
SEC
TIO
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:
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tro
ad
wa
it
rain
tea
mre
ach
nee
dg
reen
tru
e
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e G
ame
Dire
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Wor
d C
ards
Dec
odin
g G
ames
SEC
TIO
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:
farm
da
rkto
rn
shor
td
irt
bir
d
turn
hu
rta
fter
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ames
with
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s ex
plai
ned
in th
e G
ame
Dire
ctio
ns.
Wor
d C
ards
Dec
odin
g G
ames
SEC
TIO
N 2
:
toy
enjo
yjo
in
poi
nt
lou
dfo
un
d
how
tow
nsl
ow
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s ex
plai
ned
in th
e G
ame
Dire
ctio
ns.
Wor
d C
ards
Dec
odin
g G
ames
SEC
TIO
N 2
:
room
soon
food
woo
dto
okfo
ot
pa
ge
pla
ceci
ty
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e G
ame
Dire
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Wor
d C
ards
Dec
odin
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ames
SEC
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Dir
ecti
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: Us
e th
is p
age
to c
reat
e ad
ditio
nal W
ord
Car
ds. W
rite
the
chos
en w
ords
on
the
card
s an
d th
en c
ut th
em o
ut.
Gam
e Bo
ard
Dec
odin
g G
ames
SEC
TIO
N 2
:
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Park
ing
Lot
Dir
ecti
ons
: Us
e th
is te
mpl
ate
to c
reat
e Pa
rkin
g Lo
t gam
e bo
ards
. See
the
Gam
e Di
rect
ions
for
how
to p
repa
re
each
boa
rd a
nd p
lay
the
gam
e.
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Gam
e Pi
eces
Dec
odin
g G
ames
SEC
TIO
N 2
:
Dir
ecti
ons
: H
ave
your
chi
ld c
olor
the
cars
and
cut
them
out
to u
se in
the
gam
e Pa
rkin
g Lo
t (8
cars
per
pla
yer),
Ro
ad T
rip (1
car
per
pla
yer),
or
Road
Rac
e (1
car
per
pla
yer).
See
the
Gam
e Di
rect
ions
for
how
to p
lay
the
gam
es.
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Gam
e Bo
ard
Dec
odin
g G
ames
SEC
TIO
N 2
:
BIN
GO
Dir
ecti
ons:
Use
this
tem
plat
e to
cre
ate
Bing
o bo
ards
. See
the
Gam
e Di
rect
ions
for
how
to p
repa
re e
ach
boar
d an
d pl
ay th
e ga
me.
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SECTION 3:Reader Response
First-Grade Summer Packet
Summer Reading LogMy Book ReviewAbout a Story CharacterAbout an Informational BookBook Talk Questions
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1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Summer Reading LogReader ResponseSECTION 3:
Directions: Help your child list the title of a book after reading it. Then have your child shade in the face that shows how he or she feels about the book.
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My Book ReviewReader ResponseSECTION 3:
Book Title: ____________________________________________________________
Author: _______________________________________________________________
This book is about ____________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
I think the book is ____________________________________________________
Three reasons why I think so
1. ______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
2. ______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
3. ______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
Picture of Best Part
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About a Story CharacterReader ResponseSECTION 3:
Character’s Name: ___________________________________________________
from the Book _________________________________________________________
Character’s Picture
What the character wants most
How the character changes or what he or she learns
Character Traits (like brave, smart, silly)
1.
2.
3.
4.
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About an Informational BookReader ResponseSECTION 3:
Title: __________________________________________________________________
Author: ________________________________________________________________
Most interesting thing I learned about:
Picture It!
Fun Facts!
1.
2.
3.
Caption: _____________________________________________________________________________________
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Book Talk QuestionsReader ResponseSECTION 3:
Directions: Have fun talking about books with your child! Tell each other the name and author of a fiction book you’ve read recently. (Note: You don’t need to have read the same book.) Then take turns answering the questions below. You can roll a die or draw a number from a hat to determine which question to answer during your turn.
1. Tell about one of the main characters in the book. What is the person like?
4. Describe a setting where the story takes place. Why is this setting important for what happens in the story?
2. Who makes the most trouble for the main characters in the story? Tell what this character is like.
5. Describe how a character changes or learns a lesson in the story. What can you learn from this for your own life?
3. Describe a problem the main character has. How does the problem get solved?
6. Would you recommend the book to others? Why or why not?
FOR FICTION
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Book Talk QuestionsReader ResponseSECTION 3:
Directions: Have fun talking about books with your child! Tell each other the name and author of an informational book you’ve read recently. (Note: You don’t need to have read the same book.) Then take turns answering the questions below. You can roll a die or draw a number from a hat to determine which question to answer during your turn.
1. What was the most interesting thing you read about in the book?
4. What did you think of photographs, illustrations, or diagrams in the book? How did they help your understanding?
5. What idea do you think the author wants readers to remember most after reading the book?
2. Share two or three interesting facts from the book.
3. Would you like to read another book about the same topic? Why or why not?
6. Would you recommend the book to others? Why or why not?
FOR INFORMATIONAL TEXT
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SECTION 4:Superkids Stories
First-Grade Summer Packet
Missing CoconutThe Hide-Out
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Mis
sing
Coc
onut
Supe
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s St
orie
sSE
CTI
ON
4:
Mis
sing
Coc
onut
Writ
ten
by V
aler
ie T
ripp
Illus
trat
ed b
y M
eryl
Hen
ders
on“L
ook,
Coc
onut
!” s
aid
Cas
s. “
It’s
a ne
w to
y fo
r yo
u.”
Coc
onut
just
yaw
ned
and
wen
t to
slee
p.
1
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Coc
onut
Supe
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s St
orie
sSE
CTI
ON
4:
“Oh,
Coc
onut
,” C
ass
said
. “A
ll yo
u do
thes
e
days
is s
leep
.”
“Is
she
sick
?” a
sked
Etta
betta
.
2
“I h
ope
not,”
sai
d C
ass.
“Bu
t I’ll
take
her
to
the
vet f
or a
che
ckup
.”
“I’ll
go,
too,
” sa
id E
ttabe
tta.
“Tha
nks,”
sai
d C
ass.
“Le
t’s g
et h
er c
ase.
”
3
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Coc
onut
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s St
orie
sSE
CTI
ON
4:
The
girls
wen
t to
the
base
men
t to
get
Coc
onut
’s c
ase.
4
“Whe
re d
id C
ocon
ut g
o?”
aske
d Et
tabe
tta.
“I d
on’t
know
,” s
aid
Cas
s. “
But s
he m
ust f
eel O
.K.
if sh
e ra
n of
f lik
e th
at. S
he’ll
com
e ba
ck
whe
n sh
e fe
els
like
it.”
5
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Mis
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Coc
onut
Supe
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s St
orie
sSE
CTI
ON
4:
But C
ocon
ut d
id n
ot c
ome
back
that
day
or
the
next
day
.
On
the
third
day
, Cas
s as
ked
Etta
betta
, “H
ave
you
seen
Coc
onut
?”
“No,
” sa
id E
ttabe
tta. “
Is s
he s
till m
issi
ng?”
6
“Sor
t of,”
sai
d C
ass.
“I h
ave
not s
een
her.
Bu
t I k
now
that
she
has
com
e ho
me
to e
at.
I hav
e fil
led
her
dish
es e
very
mor
ning
, and
th
ey a
re e
mpt
y at
the
end
of th
e da
y.”
“So
she
just
eat
s an
d th
en r
uns
off a
gain
?”
said
Etta
betta
.
“Yes
,” s
aid
Cas
s sa
dly.
“I m
iss
her.”
7
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Coc
onut
Supe
rkid
s St
orie
sSE
CTI
ON
4:
“Let
’s fi
ll C
ocon
ut’s
dis
hes
and
then
w
ait f
or h
er to
com
e,”
said
Etta
betta
.
“Goo
d pl
an!”
sai
d C
ass.
“I’l
l get
her
to
ys. M
aybe
she
’ll s
tay
and
play
.”
8
Cas
s an
d Et
tabe
tta w
aite
d an
d w
aite
d.
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Coc
onut
Supe
rkid
s St
orie
sSE
CTI
ON
4:
At l
ast,
Coc
onut
cam
e!
“Hi,
Coc
onut
!” s
aid
Cas
s. “
We
are
glad
to s
ee y
ou!”
But C
ocon
ut ig
nore
d th
e gi
rls.
She
gobb
led
her
cat c
how
.
“Sta
y an
d pl
ay!”
sai
d C
ass.
10
But t
he s
econ
d C
ocon
ut fi
nish
ed e
atin
g,
she
ran
away
.
“Let
’s fo
llow
her
!” s
aid
Etta
betta
.
“O.K
.!” s
aid
Cas
s.
The
two
girls
cha
sed
the
cat.
But C
ocon
ut w
as to
o fa
st fo
r th
em.
She
disa
ppea
red.
11
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aner
-Blo
ser,
Inc.
May
be
dupl
icat
ed fo
r cla
ssro
om a
nd a
t-hom
e us
e.
Mis
sing
Coc
onut
Supe
rkid
s St
orie
sSE
CTI
ON
4:
“Coc
onut
has
sto
pped
liki
ng m
e,”
said
Cas
s.
“She
doe
s no
t wan
t to
be m
y ca
t.”
“Coc
onut
will
alw
ays
be y
our
cat,”
sa
id E
ttabe
tta k
indl
y. “
She’
ll co
me
back
to
pla
y w
ith y
ou a
nd s
tay
with
you
. W
ait a
nd s
ee.”
12
The
girls
res
ted.
The
y di
d no
t spe
ak.
Sudd
enly
, Etta
betta
ask
ed, “
Wha
t is
that
sou
nd?”
“It i
s co
min
g fr
om th
e ba
sem
ent,”
sai
d C
ass.
13
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aner
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ser,
Inc.
May
be
dupl
icat
ed fo
r cla
ssro
om a
nd a
t-hom
e us
e.
Mis
sing
Coc
onut
Supe
rkid
s St
orie
sSE
CTI
ON
4:
“It i
s C
ocon
ut!”
whi
sper
ed C
ass.
“Clo
se th
e w
indo
w,”
sai
d Et
tabe
tta. “
Then
let’s
go
se
e he
r.”
14
Softl
y, th
e gi
rls c
rept
dow
n
into
the
base
men
t.
15
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aner
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ser,
Inc.
May
be
dupl
icat
ed fo
r cla
ssro
om a
nd a
t-hom
e us
e.
Mis
sing
Coc
onut
Supe
rkid
s St
orie
sSE
CTI
ON
4:
“Kitt
ens!
” ga
sped
Cas
s. “
Coc
onut
had
kitt
ens!
”
“No
won
der
she
didn
’t st
op to
pla
y,” s
aid
Etta
betta
.
Coc
onut
pur
red.
The
kitt
ens
mad
e ha
ppy
lit
tle s
quea
ks.
16
“Wha
t will
you
nam
e th
em?”
ask
ed E
ttabe
tta.
“The
ir m
othe
r is
Coc
onut
,” s
aid
Cas
s. “
So I’
ll ca
ll
the
whi
te o
ne M
arsh
mal
low
and
the
othe
r on
e Bu
tters
cotc
h.”
17
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aner
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ser,
Inc.
May
be
dupl
icat
ed fo
r cla
ssro
om a
nd a
t-hom
e us
e.
Mis
sing
Coc
onut
Supe
rkid
s St
orie
sSE
CTI
ON
4:
“I li
ke th
at!”
sai
d Et
tabe
tta.
“The
y ar
e al
l ver
y, v
ery
swee
t!”
18
Mis
sing
Coc
onut
Writ
ten
by V
aler
ie T
ripp
Illus
trat
ed b
y M
eryl
Hen
ders
on
The
End
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aner
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ser,
Inc.
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be
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icat
ed fo
r cla
ssro
om a
nd a
t-hom
e us
e.
The
Hid
e-O
utSu
perk
ids
Stor
ies
SEC
TIO
N 4
:
The
Hid
e-O
ut
Writ
ten
by V
aler
ie T
ripp
Illus
trat
ed b
y M
eryl
Hen
ders
on
One
day
, Hot
Rod
and
Etta
betta
dis
cove
red
a
hide
-out
.
“I b
et th
is h
ide-
out i
s hi
dden
in th
e su
mm
er,”
sa
id E
ttabe
tta. “
You
can’
t tel
l it’s
her
e un
til
the
bran
ches
are
bar
e. I
bet w
e w
ent p
ast i
t a
hund
red
times
with
out s
eein
g it
unde
r
this
tree
bef
ore.
”
“Let
’s g
o in
,” s
aid
Hot
Rod
.
1
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aner
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ser,
Inc.
May
be
dupl
icat
ed fo
r cla
ssro
om a
nd a
t-hom
e us
e.
Supe
rkid
s St
orie
sSE
CTI
ON
4:
The
hide
-out
was
in b
ad s
hape
. The
sid
es ti
lted
in.
The
top
was
cav
ed in
. It w
as a
mes
s.
But H
ot R
od s
aid,
“It
is li
ke a
cav
e! I
like
it!”
“It s
mel
ls li
ke r
otte
n fr
ogs,”
sai
d Et
tabe
tta. “
And
I c
an’t
stan
d up
in it
. But
I th
ink
it is
terr
ific!
”
2
“I w
onde
r w
ho m
ade
this
,” s
aid
Etta
betta
. “It
look
s
like
it w
as m
ade
a lo
ng, l
ong
time
ago.
Per
haps
ca
vem
en m
ade
it!”
3
The
Hid
e-O
ut
© Z
aner
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ser,
Inc.
May
be
dupl
icat
ed fo
r cla
ssro
om a
nd a
t-hom
e us
e.
Supe
rkid
s St
orie
sSE
CTI
ON
4:
But H
ot R
od s
aid
he d
idn’
t thi
nk s
o. “
It ju
st
look
s lik
e a
kid’
s hi
de-o
ut,”
he
said
. “W
hoev
er
mad
e it
hasn
’t us
ed it
in a
whi
le.”
“Do
you
thin
k w
e ca
n us
e it?
” sa
id E
ttabe
tta.
“We
will
hav
e to
fix
it up
,” s
aid
Hot
Rod
. “It
need
s
som
e re
pairs
.”
4
“You
bet
!” s
aid
Etta
betta
. “Le
t’s m
ake
it a
lot b
igge
r.
Let’s
put
it u
p on
stil
ts a
nd m
ake
a la
dder
! We
can
di
g a
tunn
el to
the
pond
. I b
et w
e ca
n sa
ve u
p
and
get a
TV
or a
sw
ingi
ng h
amm
ock
to p
ut in
side
.”
5
The
Hid
e-O
ut
© Z
aner
-Blo
ser,
Inc.
May
be
dupl
icat
ed fo
r cla
ssro
om a
nd a
t-hom
e us
e.
Supe
rkid
s St
orie
sSE
CTI
ON
4:
But H
ot R
od s
aid
he d
idn’
t thi
nk s
o.
“You
don
’t pu
t stu
ff li
ke th
at in
a h
ide-
out,”
he
sai
d.
“Do
you
put A
NYT
HIN
G in
a h
ide-
out?
”
aske
d Et
tabe
tta.
“Jus
t a b
lank
et to
sit
on,”
sai
d H
ot R
od. “
I will
as
k G
us if
he
has
a bl
anke
t we
can
use.
”
6
“Oh,
no!
” sa
id E
ttabe
tta. “
You
can’
t tel
l Gus
we
ha
ve a
hid
e-ou
t! A
nd y
ou c
an’t
tell
Ger
t or
any
of
the
Supe
rkid
s. A
hid
e-ou
t is
no g
ood
if yo
u te
ll.”
“O.K
.,” s
aid
Hot
Rod
. “I w
on’t
tell
anyo
ne a
bout
it.”
Etta
betta
mad
e H
ot R
od s
hake
han
ds o
n it.
7
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Hid
e-O
ut
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aner
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ser,
Inc.
May
be
dupl
icat
ed fo
r cla
ssro
om a
nd a
t-hom
e us
e.
Supe
rkid
s St
orie
sSE
CTI
ON
4:
Hot
Rod
and
Etta
betta
spe
nt th
e w
eek
fixin
g up
the
hide
-out
. The
re w
as a
lot o
f rak
ing
and
clea
ning
to d
o.
8
One
day
, Hot
Rod
and
Etta
betta
wen
t to
see
Gus
and
Ger
t.
Gus
sai
d, “
I hav
e no
t see
n yo
u tw
o fo
r a
whi
le.
Wha
t are
you
kid
s up
to th
ese
days
?”
9
The
Hid
e-O
ut
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aner
-Blo
ser,
Inc.
May
be
dupl
icat
ed fo
r cla
ssro
om a
nd a
t-hom
e us
e.
Supe
rkid
s St
orie
sSE
CTI
ON
4:
“Jus
t pla
ying
at t
he p
ond,
” sa
id H
ot R
od.
“Wha
t wer
e yo
u do
ing
ther
e?”
aske
d G
ert.
Hot
Rod
look
ed a
t Etta
betta
. Etta
betta
look
ed
at H
ot R
od. “
Not
hing
!” th
e tw
o ki
ds s
aid.
“Wel
l,” s
aid
Icky
. “W
hate
ver
you
are
doin
g,
you
had
bette
r st
op. Y
ou s
mel
l lik
e ro
tten
frog
s.”
Ger
t sm
iled
at H
ot R
od a
nd E
ttabe
tta. S
he s
aid,
“Y
ou s
mel
l O.K
. to
me.
I am
gla
d yo
u ca
me
to
hel
p G
us a
nd m
e.”
10
Whe
n Et
tabe
tta a
nd H
ot R
od g
ot to
the
hide
-out
th
e ne
xt d
ay, t
here
was
a b
ag o
f big
red
app
les
insi
de it
.
“Did
you
put
thes
e he
re?”
Etta
betta
ask
ed H
ot R
od.
“No,
” he
sai
d.
“Did
you
tell?
” Et
tabe
tta a
sked
.
Hot
Rod
gav
e Et
tabe
tta a
dis
gust
ed lo
ok.
“No!
” he
sai
d.
11
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Hid
e-O
ut
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aner
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ser,
Inc.
May
be
dupl
icat
ed fo
r cla
ssro
om a
nd a
t-hom
e us
e.
Supe
rkid
s St
orie
sSE
CTI
ON
4:
“Wel
l, th
en, w
ho le
ft th
ese
appl
es h
ere?
” Et
tabe
tta a
sked
.
Hot
Rod
sai
d no
thin
g. H
e bi
t int
o an
app
le.
12
“Wha
t if a
n en
chan
ted
gree
n fr
og le
ft th
ese
appl
es?”
Et
tabe
tta s
aid.
“Pe
rhap
s a
mon
ster
left
them
. I w
onde
r
if it
was
a li
ttle
pers
on fr
om a
noth
er p
lane
t.”
13
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Hid
e-O
ut
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aner
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ser,
Inc.
May
be
dupl
icat
ed fo
r cla
ssro
om a
nd a
t-hom
e us
e.
Supe
rkid
s St
orie
sSE
CTI
ON
4:
Hot
Rod
sai
d he
did
n’t t
hink
so.
“I
thin
k C
ass
left
the
appl
es,”
sai
d H
ot R
od.
“It w
as n
ot C
ass!
” sa
id E
ttabe
tta. “
She
wou
ld
not h
ave
liked
it in
her
e. S
he h
ates
mud
and
frog
s.
I bet
a g
ang
of s
pies
left
thes
e ap
ples
.”
14
The
next
day
Etta
betta
das
hed
to th
e hi
de-o
ut
to s
ee if
the
spie
s ha
d le
ft a
nyth
ing.
Ther
e w
as a
n en
velo
pe fo
r H
ot R
od a
nd E
ttabe
tta!
Insi
de th
e en
velo
pe th
ere
wer
e fiv
e di
mes
for
Hot
Rod
an
d fiv
e di
mes
for
Etta
betta
.
“It m
ust b
e sp
ies,”
Etta
betta
whi
sper
ed to
Hot
Rod
. “H
ow c
an w
e ca
tch
them
?”
15
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Hid
e-O
ut
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aner
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ser,
Inc.
May
be
dupl
icat
ed fo
r cla
ssro
om a
nd a
t-hom
e us
e.
Supe
rkid
s St
orie
sSE
CTI
ON
4:
“We
can
dig
a ho
le in
fron
t of t
he h
ide-
out a
nd
put t
he b
lank
et o
n to
p of
it. T
hen
the
spie
s w
ill
step
on
the
blan
ket a
nd tu
mbl
e in
to th
e ho
le!”
sa
id E
ttabe
tta.
“We
can
hang
a n
et o
n a
bran
ch a
nd th
e sp
ies
w
ill g
et ta
ngle
d up
in it
!” s
aid
Etta
betta
.
16
“We
can
scar
e th
em. W
e ca
n m
ake
a w
eb
out o
f str
ing
and
put a
rot
ten
bana
na p
eel
in it
!” s
aid
Etta
betta
.
“Let
’s p
ut g
um in
the
hide
-out
. The
spi
es w
ill
step
on
it an
d ge
t stu
ck!”
sai
d Et
tabe
tta.
“We
just
hav
e to
cat
ch th
em!”
sai
d Et
tabe
tta.
Hot
Rod
sai
d he
did
n’t t
hink
so.
17
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Hid
e-O
ut
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aner
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ser,
Inc.
May
be
dupl
icat
ed fo
r cla
ssro
om a
nd a
t-hom
e us
e.
Supe
rkid
s St
orie
sSE
CTI
ON
4:
Hot
Rod
sai
d, “
Let’s
tape
a n
ote
to th
e hi
de-o
ut.
Let’s
ask
the
spie
s w
ho th
ey a
re.”
“A n
ote?
” Et
tabe
tta s
aid.
“Yo
u ca
n’t j
ust s
end
spie
s
a du
ll no
te. Y
ou a
re s
uppo
sed
to u
se a
cod
e.”
Hot
Rod
sai
d he
did
n’t t
hink
so.
But
Etta
betta
sa
id th
e no
te ju
st h
ad to
be
in c
ode.
So
she
tape
d
this
not
e to
the
hide
-out
:
Etta
betta
wan
ted
to u
se in
visi
ble
ink
bu
t she
did
n’t h
ave
any.
18
The
next
day
Hot
Rod
and
Etta
betta
got
this:
“Wha
t is
this?
” as
ked
Hot
Rod
.
“The
spi
es s
ent u
s a
note
in c
ode!
” sa
id E
ttabe
tta. “
Isn’
t it
fant
astic
?”
“O.K
., O
.K.,”
sai
d H
ot R
od. “
But w
hat i
s th
e co
de?”
9
1-13
1
16
-1-1
2
Hin
t: 1-
2-3
is
A-B
-C
19
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Hid
e-O
ut
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aner
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ser,
Inc.
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be
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icat
ed fo
r cla
ssro
om a
nd a
t-hom
e us
e.
Supe
rkid
s St
orie
sSE
CTI
ON
4:
“Loo
k at
the
hint
,” s
aid
Etta
betta
. “1-
2-3
is A
-B-C
. Get
it?”
“No,
” sa
id H
ot R
od.
“It’s
sim
ple,
” sa
id E
ttabe
tta. “
The
num
bers
in
the
code
sta
nd fo
r le
tters
. 1 is
A. 2
is B
. 3 is
C.
4 is
D. A
nd s
o on
. It w
ill o
nly
take
me
a se
cond
to
rea
d th
e no
te.”
The
note
sai
d, “
I am
a p
al.”
“A p
al!”
sai
d Et
tabe
tta. “
How
can
spi
es b
e pa
ls?”
20
Hot
Rod
sai
d, “
Let’s
tell
the
spie
s
we
wan
t to
get t
oget
her.”
“O.K
.,” s
aid
Etta
betta
. “Pe
rhap
s
we
can
send
a fl
ying
not
e.
Or
we
can
get a
pla
ne
to m
ake
lette
rs in
the…
”
Hot
Rod
sai
d he
did
n’t
thin
k so
. “Le
t’s ju
st ta
pe
anot
her
note
to th
e
hide
-out
,” h
e sa
id.
“O.K
.,” s
aid
Etta
betta
. “Bu
t it
has
to b
e in
cod
e.”
The
note
sai
d:
21
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Hid
e-O
ut
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aner
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ser,
Inc.
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be
dupl
icat
ed fo
r cla
ssro
om a
nd a
t-hom
e us
e.
Supe
rkid
s St
orie
sSE
CTI
ON
4:
On
Sund
ay H
ot R
od a
nd E
ttabe
tta s
at in
side
the
hide
-out
.
“Let
’s p
ut o
n m
asks
and
long
cap
es,”
sai
d Et
tabe
tta. “
Let’s
dr
ess
in b
lack
. We
can
hide
und
er th
e bl
anke
t and
jum
p ou
t on
the
spie
s!”
Hot
Rod
sai
d he
did
n’t t
hink
so.
22
Hot
Rod
and
Etta
betta
wai
ted
and
wai
ted.
It
felt
as if
it w
ould
nev
er g
et to
be
five
o’cl
ock.
“Spi
es a
re n
ot s
uppo
sed
to b
e la
te,”
sai
d Et
tabe
tta.
“Shh
h!”
said
Hot
Rod
.
Just
then
, a b
ranc
h cr
acke
d. “
The
spie
s ar
e he
re!”
Et
tabe
tta w
hisp
ered
.
“Hel
lo?”
sai
d H
ot R
od.
“Ent
er, s
pies
!”
said
Etta
betta
.
Who
cam
e in
?
23
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Hid
e-O
ut
© Z
aner
-Blo
ser,
Inc.
May
be
dupl
icat
ed fo
r cla
ssro
om a
nd a
t-hom
e us
e.
Supe
rkid
s St
orie
sSE
CTI
ON
4:
Ger
t!
“Are
you
the
gang
of s
pies
?” E
ttabe
tta a
sked
.
“Yes
!” s
aid
Ger
t. “I
mad
e th
is h
ide-
out w
hen
I w
as a
kid
. I w
as g
lad
whe
n yo
u di
scov
ered
it.”
“How
cou
ld y
ou te
ll w
e di
scov
ered
it?”
as
ked
Hot
Rod
.
“You
sm
elle
d lik
e ro
tten
frog
s!”
said
Ger
t.
24
“But
why
did
n’t y
ou te
ll us
?” a
sked
Hot
Rod
. “W
hy d
id y
ou
pret
end
to b
e a
gang
of s
pies
?”
“Wel
l!” s
aid
Ger
t. “W
hat g
ood
is a
hid
e-ou
t if t
here
are
no
spi
es?”
25
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Hid
e-O
ut
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aner
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ser,
Inc.
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be
dupl
icat
ed fo
r cla
ssro
om a
nd a
t-hom
e us
e.
Supe
rkid
s St
orie
sSE
CTI
ON
4:
Ger
t had
a b
ig p
icni
c ba
sket
. It h
ad s
andw
iche
s,
milk
, and
app
les
in it
. Ger
t als
o ha
d a
lam
p,
a cl
ock,
and
a c
rack
ed te
lesc
ope
for
the
hide
-out
.
2627
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Hid
e-O
ut
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aner
-Blo
ser,
Inc.
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be
dupl
icat
ed fo
r cla
ssro
om a
nd a
t-hom
e us
e.
Supe
rkid
s St
orie
sSE
CTI
ON
4:
Etta
betta
ask
ed, “
Ger
t, do
you
wan
t to
be
a m
embe
r of
the
hide
-out
gan
g?”
“No,
than
k yo
u,”
said
Ger
t. “I
had
my
time
here
. It
is ti
me
for
a ne
w b
oy a
nd g
irl to
use
this
hid
e-ou
t.
You
two
seem
to h
ave
fixed
it u
p ve
ry w
ell.”
28
The
hide
-out
bel
ongs
to E
ttabe
tta a
nd H
ot R
od
now
. But
Ger
t stil
l vis
its fr
om ti
me
to ti
me.
H
ot R
od a
nd E
ttabe
tta s
till g
et g
ifts
and
note
s
in c
ode.
Hot
Rod
like
s to
rea
d th
em.
29
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Hid
e-O
ut
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aner
-Blo
ser,
Inc.
May
be
dupl
icat
ed fo
r cla
ssro
om a
nd a
t-hom
e us
e.
Supe
rkid
s St
orie
sSE
CTI
ON
4:
But E
ttabe
tta is
stil
l on
the
look
out f
or s
pies
, or
per
haps
an
ench
ante
d gr
een
frog
, or
a m
onst
er
who
will
cre
ep o
ut o
f the
pon
d, o
r a
pers
on fr
om a
noth
er
plan
et, o
r w
ho c
an te
ll w
hat?
20- 8
- 5 5
- 14
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The
Hid
e-O
ut
The
End
The
Hid
e-O
ut
Writ
ten
by V
aler
ie T
ripp
Illus
trat
ed b
y M
eryl
Hen
ders
on
