Fiction
by Myka-Lynne Sokoloff
illustrated by Gabriele Antonini
STRATEGIES & SKILLS
Comprehension Phonics
Strategy: Reread initial h
Skill: Character, Setting, Events
High-Frequency Words
my Word count: 130
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by Myka-Lynne Sokoloff
illustrated by Gabriele Antonini
Uncle Hank has a garden.
I want a garden too.
Uncle Hank said, “I have
seeds in the shed.”
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We found the seeds. They
are mystery seeds.
“What will grow?” I asked.
3
I planted my mystery seeds.
Uncle Hank gave them water.
Then we waited for them
to grow.
4
I helped pull weeds.
Uncle Hank said, “We don’t
want weeds to grow here.”
5
It got sunny, and my
plants grew.
The stems got taller.
The leaves got bigger.
6
My plants grew and grew.
Look at my mystery
seeds now!
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Now we have food to eat.
We have seeds for our next
garden too!
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Literacy Activities
Seeds Need
Talk to a partner about what seeds
need to grow.
I Can Grow It!
Draw something that you could grow
from a seed. Write a sentence about it.
I can grow .
How Does Your Garden Grow?
GR E • Benchmark 8 • Lexile 240L
Grade K • Unit 5 Week 1
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