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boy
Grandpa was a boy
many years ago. He liked to look for birds. 2 Grandpa
Now Grandpa likes to
look for birds with me. 3 water
Grandpa liked to swim
when he was a boy. 4 Now Grandpa likes to swim with me. 5 fishing pole
Grandpa liked to get
fish when he was a boy. 6 Now Grandpa likes to get fish with me. 7 sled
snow
Grandpa liked to play
in the snow when he was a boy. 8 Now Grandpa likes to play in the snow with me. 9 pictures
Grandpa liked to take
pictures when he was a boy. Now Grandpa shows his pictures to me! 10 Responding TARGET SKILLUnderstanding Characters What does Grandpa like to do? What do these things show about Grandpa? Make a chart.
Write About It Text to World Draw two pictures. Show what a real grandpa did when he was a boy. Show what the grandpa does now. Write captions.
11 WORDS TO KNOW
for look have too he what
Understanding TARGET SKILL
Characters Tell more about
characters.
TARGET STRATEGYInfer/Predict Use clues to figure out more about story parts. GENRE Realistic fiction is a story that could happen in real life.
12 Level: C DRA: 3 Genre: Realistic Fiction Strategy:
When Grandpa Infer/Predict Skill: Understanding Characters Word Count: 93
Was a Boy 1.1.2
by Sheila Sweeny Higginson
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