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The Costume Party

Story by Laura Burton RiceIllustrations by Susan Detwiler

Shared Story 11

Green Words (Phonetic):

Reading Roots—Shared Story 11© 2003 Success for All Foundation

Anncan

capbat

cotNick’s

pinhat

Red Words (Sight):

says you be he

Practice reading these sentences.

Nick says, “Matt is a cat.I can not be a cat.”Tim’s bat is on Nick’s cot.

1

Matt sits on Nick’s cot.He says, “I am a cat.”

Nick and his sister, Ann, are friends of Matt and Tim. Nick invites his friends to his house to go to a costume party. What is Matt’s costume?

2

Tim’s cap is on Nick’s cot.Tim’s bat is on Nick’s cot.He says, “I am a

baseball player.”

Tim points to his things on the cot. What is Tim’s costume?

3

Nick looks at Tim and Matt. He says, “I can not be a cat. I can not be a

baseball player.”

He is sad.

Nick looks at his two friends. What is wrong?

4

Tim says, “You can be a dragon

! I can pin on the

tail .”

Matt and Tim try to help Nick think of a costume. Tim has an idea.

5

Don is a dragon

.Nick sits on the cot.He says, “I can not be a

dragon .”

He is sad.

Nick jumps up so Tim can pin on a tail made out of socks. But then Don comes in. Nick looks at him. What is the matter?

6

Don says, “You can be a pirate

! I can get a

pirate hat.”

Then Don has an idea. What is it?

7

Again, Nick jumps up. Ann knocks on the door and comes in. What do you think her costume is?

Ann is a pirate

.Nick sits on the cot.He says, “I can not be a

pirate .”

He is sad.

8

Nick says, “Dad is a policeman

. I can be a

policeman !”

Nick sits on the cot and thinks about what costume to wear to the party. Then Nick has an idea.

9

Nick gets Dad’s jacket .

Nick gets Dad’s hat .

Nick gets Dad’s badge

.

Nick talks to his dad. His dad helps him get everything he needs for a policeman costume.

Finally, Nick has a costume to wear to the party! He is so excited, he can hardly wait for the party to begin!

1. Is Tim a cat?

yes no

2. Is Tim’s cap on Nick’s cot?

yes no

3. Is Ann a pirate

?

yes no

4. Can Nick be a policeman

?

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Reading Roots, Level 1

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Illustrations for this book were colored digitally by James Bravo.

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