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The ____________ writes the stories.

The words and photographs are by George Ancona

The _____________ takes the pictures.

Young children feel important when they work with adults. The photographs in this book show them at work indoors and out.

author

photographer

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• George Ancona was born onDecember 4, 1929, in Coney Island to Mexican parents. As achild, he enjoyed drawing and role-playing imaginary scenes. • He liked to pretend he was riding on an airplane around the world to faraway places. • After finishing high school, he studied in Mexico

forsix months. George Ancona speaks more than fivelanguages. • "I enjoy meeting all kinds of people." • "For me, a children's book is like taking a child fora walk and discovering something about our world."

Author: George Ancona

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Genre:

A photo essay tells about a topic using photographs and words.

Nonfiction: Photo Essay

Look for:Photographs that give important

ideas about the topic.Sentences that help you think

about the photographs.

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1. alongside2. chores3. engine4. simple5. sprout6. tool

Vocabulary for “Helping Out”

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1.Put your reading book on your desk.

2.Open your book to the glossary.

3.When you see the word, find it in your glossary.

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alongside - by the side of

• The rabbit is hopping alongside of the path.

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chores- jobs that have to be done

regularly

Shoveling snow is one of my brother’s chores.

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engine - motor

This is a truck engine.

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simple

This is a simple wooden top.

- not difficult, fancy, or complicated

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• My beans began to sprout one week after I planted them.

sprout- - began to grow

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tools -an object that makes a job easier

Dad helps Todd use his tools safely.

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1. alongside - by the side of 2. chores -jobs that have to be done

regularly 3. engine - motor 4. simple - not difficult, fancy, or

complicated 5. sprout - began to grow 6. tool - an object that makes a job

easier

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• Say the words.

• Read the sentences.

• Fill in the blank

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The man and horse are riding ___________ of the ocean.

alongsidechores

enginesimple

sprouttool

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chorestool

alongsidesimplesproutengine

This is called a steam _______.

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simpletools

alongsideengines

Do you like bean _______ on your salad?

choressprouts

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Washing the car is one of Anna’s favorite __________.

simplealongside

chorestool

enginesprout

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He uses a special _______to make the totem pole.

choressprout

alongsidetool

enginesimple

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alongside

chorestool

I like this ______ flower arrangement.

enginesimplesprout

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Match the Letters to the Words.1. tool – ___

2. engine ___

3. chores –__

4. simple – ___

5. sprout –__

6. alongside - __

A. - by the side of B. -jobs that have

to be done regularly

C. - motor D.- not difficult,

fancy, or complicated

E. - began to grow F. - an object that

makes a job easier

B

E

C

D

A

F

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Read your words again!!!

sproutchoresenginesimple

toolalongside

The End

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Links for “Helping Out”• Vocabulary• Definitions• Matching• In Context• Main Idea• Reading Skills Rocket- What's the Big Idea?  • Test Tutor- Main Idea  • Main Idea Lesson  • Main Idea- Practice Games  • Identifying the Main Idea • R Controlled Words

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The Internet Resources•

Author Information and Story Background• Information About the Author- George Ancona  • Background Information- chores olympics  •

Nouns• Grammar Gold- Nouns  • Grammar Gold- Plural Nouns  • Grammar Gold- Proper Nouns  • Noun Dunk- Common and Proper Nouns  • Nouns- a Lesson  • Nouns- Explanation and Online Activities  • Singular and Plural Nouns- Quia Game  • The Plural Girls- Nouns