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Letter Naming Fluency GK/Benchmark 1

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Nonsense Word Fluency GK/Benchmark 2

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A Jump Rope Contest

Itwasthedayofthejumpropecontest.KimandAnnaweregoingtocompete.Kimwasgoingtodoanewtrick.Annawasgoingtohelp.Thetwogirlswatchedasyoungerchildrentookaturninthecontest.Theyoungchildrenjumpedandskippedropeinacircle.Theywerejustbeginningtolearnfancytricks. Fiveboyswentnext.Theyusedtworopestodotricks.Alltheboysjumpedovertheropesatthesametime.Theirfeetmovedquicklyandinasteadybeat.Theboysdidtrickswithkicksandspins.Theropesneverstoppedturning. “We’renext,”saidAnna. Kimhopedthatshewouldnotmisshernewtrick.AnnawassurethatsheandKimwoulddowell. First,KimturnedtheropeandAnnajumped.Annadidsomespinsandkicks.SoonitwasKim’sturntodothetricks.ShepassedtheropetoAnna. ItwastimeforKimtodohernewtrick.Shejumpedupanddidasplitintheair.Thenshepulledherfeettogetherandtouchedtheground.Kimhoppedbackup.Shewasproudthatshehaddonethetrick. Thegirlsweredone,andtheyleftthefloor.“Wedidit!”Kimshouted.“Ithinkwecanwinthiscontest.”


Go Fish

Itwasacold,snowyday.AbbyhadinvitedtwofriendsovertoplaythecardgameGoFish.Abby’slittlebrother,Tim,hadneverplayedandwantedtolearn. “I’llexplainduringthisgame,”saidAbby. AbbyshowedTimthecardsinherhand,whichhaddifferentnumbersonthem.Abbyexplainedthatsheneededtogetallfourcardswiththesamenumbers. Abby’sfriendJenaskedAbbyifshehadanytens.NoneofAbby’scardshadtensonthem.Shereplied“Gofish,”whichmeantJenhadtodrawacardfromthedeck. NowitwasAbby’sturntoasksomeoneforatypeofcard.Abbyhadacardwithathreeonit,sosheaskedherfriendTessforthrees.Tesshadonethree,soshehadtogiveittoAbby.Abbyalsohadafive,sonextsheaskedJenforfives.“Gofish,Abby,”saidJen. Soon,thegamewasalmostover.AbbytoldTimhecouldplayforheronhernextturn.Hedrewacard.Itwasaten!HeknewoneofAbby’sfriendshadtens,butwhichone?Hefrowned.Thenheremembered. “Jen,doyouhaveanytens?”heasked.Smiling,JengaveTimthreetens!Timnowhadallfourtens.Thegamewassooncomplete.EveryonewassurprisedthatTimandAbbyhadwon! TimwasconfidenthecouldplaythenextgameofGoFishwithouthelp.


A Busy Bee

Thesunisrising,tellingthebeesit’stimetogetbusy.Theworkerbeesleavethehive.Theyarelookingfornectar,asweetliquid,andpollen,ayellowdust.Thebeesusethesethingstomakefoodandhoney. Onebeefindsagardenandclimbsinsideaflower.Itdrinksthenectar.Thenectarisstoredinasackinthebee’sbody.Asitwalksaround,pollenstickstoitslegs. Whenthenectarsackisfull,thebeefliesbacktothehive.Theotherworkersgreetthebee.Totellwherethenectarandpollencamefrom,theworkerdoesadance.Thewaythebeemovestellswherethegardenis.Theotherbeesrushofftogetmorenectarandpollen. Theworkerbeeclimbsovermanyotherbees.Mostofthemareworkerbees,too.Onebeeisbiggerthananyother.Itisthequeen.Herjobistolayeggs.Athirdkindofbee,thedrone,doesnothaveastinger.Itsjobistomatewiththequeen. Theworkergivesthenectarandpollentoanotherworkerbee.Thisbeehasthejobofmakingfood.Oncethebeehasdelivereditsload,itfliesoutagain.Inall,thisworkerbeewillmakeabouttentripseachday.Itmightflyasfarassixmilesaway.Nowthat’sabusybee!


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vuz tec zic nas toj

ag hov vik kut mem

ek yun rab tif fov

puf zaj nib poj vel

rup ev yif pov hap

pes kav juc rif om

pi l paj voj bec yut

jas ep fiz nud hol



The Cocoa Stand

MarkandhisbrotherSamwantedtogotothemovies,buttheyneededmoney.Inthesummertheysoldcooldrinks,butitwasverycoldoutside. “Ihaveanidea,”saidSam.“Wecanmakehotcocoa,becauseonsuchacoldday,everyonewillwantsomecocoatowarmthemup.” Marklovedhotcocoa,buthecouldnotmakeit.Samwasfifteen,sohecouldmakecocoa,butwhatcouldMarkdo? “Youcanhelptoo!”saidSam.“Iwillworkthestove,butyoucanhelpmixittogether.” SamtoldMarkwhattheyneededtomakecocoa.WhileSamheatedthemilk,Markmixedthecocoaandsugarinabowl.Headdedasmallamountofvanillaandatinybitofsalt,andthenSambroughtoverthehotmilkandcarefullypoureditin.MarkgotoutabigthermosandSampouredthehotcocoaintoit.Thentheyputontheirwarmclothes.Theyalsogotoutchairsandacardtable.Sammadeasignthatsaid“HotCocoaforSale!”andMarkdrewapictureofacupofhotcocoa.Theywentoutsidetoselltheirdrink. Theirneighbor,Ms.Martin,cameby.“I’llbuyacup,”shesaid.Samgaveheracupandshetastedit.“Thisisreallygood,”shesaid.“It’stheperfectdrinkforacoldday.Whomadesuchgoodcocoa?” “Webothdid!”thebrotherssaid.


Parts of a Tree

Treesareverytallplants.Theycomeindifferentshapesandsizes.Yetalltreeshavethesameparts. Theleavesarethegreenpartsofthetree.Someleavesarebigandflat.Otherslooklikethinneedles.Nomattertheirsizeorshape,leavestakeinairandsunlight.Treesneedairandlighttoliveandgrow. Thehardest,tallestpartofthetreeisthetrunk.Thetrunkholdsupthetree.Thebarkisthepartofthetrunkthatwesee.Tinytubesinsidethetrunkmovewaterandnutrientsthroughoutthetree.Thebarkprotectsthetubesfromanimalsthatvisitthetreeandfromhotandcoldweather. Wecannotseetherootsofthetree.Therootsgrowdeepintothedirt.Theykeepthetreefromfallingover.Rootsalsohavelittletubesinside.Theytakeinwaterandnutrientsfromthedirtandmovethemupintothetrunk.Thesethingsmakethetreestrongandhealthy. Seedsareanothertreepart.Theymayforminflowers,cones,ornuts.Theyfallonthegroundandstarttogrow.Itwilltakemanyyears,butatinyseedwillonedaygrowintoatalltree.


Going to Market

Fourbasketswerefilledwithfish.Nowitwastimetotakethemtothemarket.Kenhelpedhisfatherloadthebasketsontothefamily’sboat.Ken’sfamilylivedonalargeislandoffthecoastofAfrica.Theyusedtheboattosailtomarket. Kenjumpedintotheboat.Hisfatherpushedtheoldwoodboatoffthesandandintotheclearbluewater.Afterclimbingin,Ken’sfatherliftedthebigtrianglesail.Thewindfilledthecloth,pushingtheboatouttosea.Thetripwouldtakeaboutanhour,soKensatdowninthefrontoftheboat.Therewereofteninterestingplantsandanimalstoseealongtheway.Hedidnotwanttomissanyofthem. Ken’sfatherkepttheboatclosetotheland.Kencouldseecleanwhitebeacheslinedwithcoconuttrees.Abigseaturtlecameupforairneartheboat.Itwentbackunderwhentheboatgotcloser.Beforelong,Kensawsomedolphins.Theyracedbesidetheboatforseveralminutes.Lookingbackatthecoast,Kensawsomemonkeys.Theywereleapingfromtreetotree. Thetripseemedtooshort.Ken’sfatherturnedtheboattotheshoreandletthesaildown.Kenheardthewoodscrapeonthesand.Nowitwastimetotakethefishtothemarket.Kenhopedtheywouldsellalltheirfishquickly.Hewantedtosailintheboatagain.



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Picture Day

Theteachertoldtheclassthattheywouldhavetheirpicturestakenthenextday.Nickdidnotlookforwardtopictureday.Hedidnotunderstandwhyalloftheotherkidsweresoexcited.Whydidtheylikepicturedaysomuch? NicktookthepictureorderformhomeandgaveittoMom.Evenshewasexcited.Shefilledouttheformandputitinanenvelopewithmoney.ThenshewentintoNick’sroomtofindtherightoutfit.Nickwonderedagainwhyeveryonegotsoexcitedaboutpictureday. Thenextday,Nickwenttoschoolinhisbestredshirtandnewbluejeans.Hishairwascombedneatly.Hismomhadevensprayedhishairwithhairspray! Theclassroombuzzedwithexcitement.Theotherchildrencouldnotwaittohavetheirpicturetaken!Nicksatathisdeskandfeltpuzzled.Someonesatdownatthedesknexttohim.NicksawthatitwashisfriendCody,andhewassmiling.NickaskedCodywhyhewassohappy.NickcouldnotbelievehisearswhenCodytoldhimthattheschoolhadanewplanforpictureday.Thisyeartherewouldberealanimalsinthepictures!Youcouldpettheanimalwhiletheytookthepicture.Nicksuddenlywaslookingforwardtopictureday!


Going Camping

Somepeopleliketocamp.WillLilybeoneofthem?Sheisgoingonherfirstcampingtrip.Shewonderswhatitwillbeliketosleepinatent.Willsheseeanywildanimals? Lily,herparents,andhersisterdrivetothecampsite.First,theysetuptheirtent.ItisnotaseasyasLilythoughtitwouldbe!Therearesomanystepstofollow.Finally,thetentisready,andeachpersonputsasleepingbaginside. Everyonesitsdownandeatssacklunchestheybroughtfromhome.AfterLilyeats,shethrowshertrashawayinthetrashcan.Thenshehasafantasticidea!Shesaystheyshouldsplitintotwogroupsandgoonhikes.Theywilldrawpicturesofthingsinnaturethattheysee.Theywillhavefifteenminutestohikeandthenreturntothecampsite.Thenthetwogroupscancompareallthedifferentthingstheyhaveseen.Thefamilythinkstheplansoundslikefun.Theygetreadyandsetoffonthetwopaths. Justaftersheleavesthecampsitewithherdad,Lilyseesadeer!Itisthefirstwildanimalshehaseverseen.Lilyhurriedlysketchesitspictureinhernotebook. Fifteenminuteslater,thefamilymeetsbackatthecampsite.Theyshowtheirdrawingstoeachother.Lilylovesseeingwhateveryonedrew.Sheisalreadyenjoyingherfirstcampingtrip!


The South Pole

WhatdoyouthinkofwhenyouhearthewordsSouthPole?Doyouseeapoleinyourmind?TherereallyisapoleattheSouthPole.Itisredandwhitelikeacandycane.Theflagsofmanycountriessurroundit.ScientistsfromthesecountriescometotheSouthPole.Theyworktogethertostudytheclimate. ThescientistshavelearnedthattheSouthPoleisthecoldestplaceonEarth.Eveninthesummerthetemperatureisbelowzerodegrees.ItissocoldthatmostscientistsonlyliveattheSouthPoleduringthewarmersummermonths.Veryfewstayfortheharshwinters.NooneelselivesattheSouthPole. WhilethescientistsareattheSouthPole,theyseesomeanimals,includingpenguinsandseals.Therearemanyfishinthewater,too.Inthesummer,somewhalescometotheSouthPole.Eventhewhalesleaveinthewinter.Itisjusttoocold. MostpeoplearesurprisedtolearnthattheSouthPoleisadryplace.Yes,thereisalotofsnowandice,butlittlenewsleetorsnowfallseachyear.TheSouthPoleislikeafrozendesert. PerhapsyouwouldliketoseetheSouthPoleforyourself.Ifyoutravelthere,youwillseeafewbuildingswherethescientistsworkandlive.Ofcourse,youwillseetheredandwhitepole,too.Otherthanthat,whenyoulookaround,youwillonlyseeflatlandcoveredwithsnowandice.


Check Out a Book

Therearemanyreasonstogotoalibrary.Youcanfindmanybooksthere.Didyouknowthatalibraryalsohasmoviesandmusic?Manyhaveprogramsjustforkids,too.Youcangotostorytimeormeetarealauthor. Ifyouwanttoborrowsomethingfromthelibrary,youneedtogetalibrarycard.Togetacard,anadultmustfilloutaform.Theformhasinformationsuchastheperson’snameandaddress.Atmanylibraries,childrenmaygetacardtoo,butanadultmustsigntheform.Whenyougetyourcard,learnthelibrary’srules.Askhowmanyitemsyoucancheckoutatonetime.Alsoaskhowlongyoumaykeepthem. Onceyouhaveyourcard,youarereadytofindsomethingtocheckout.Youcanusethelibrary’scomputertofindabookoramovie.Searchbytitle,author’sname,orsubject.Or,youcanalwaysjustbrowse.Maybeyouwanttoreadafictionbook.Lookatthebooksinthefictionsection.Orbrowsethemoviesection.Youaresuretofindsomethingyoulike! Onceyouhavechosentheitemsyouwant,takethemtothefrontdesk.Givethelibrarianyourlibrarycardandyouritems.Heorshewillcheckthemoutforyouandtellyouwhentobringthemback.Remembertoreturntheitemsbytheirduedate.Thencomebacktothelibrarytocheckoutmoreitems!


Sue’s Goals

Momwassittingatthetablewritinginanotebook.Sueaskedwhatshewasdoing.Momsaidshewasmakingalistofgoalsshewantedtomeetatwork.Suewasinterested.Shewonderedhowitwouldfeeltosetagoalandreachit. Suedecidedshewouldwritedownonegoaladay.Shethoughtaboutwhatshewantedtodoforherfirstgoal.Atschoolshewaslearningabouthealthyfoods.ThatgaveSueagreatidea.Shewouldsetagoaltoeattwoservingsofvegetablesthatday.Later,atlunch,Suelookedinthefridge.Shegotoutastalkofcelerytoeatwithhersandwich.Atdinner,Suehadahelpingofspinach.Thatnight,shedrewalinethroughthegoalonherpaper.Shefeltgreataboutmeetingherfirstgoal.Sueevendecidedshelikedeatingspinach. Thenextmorning,Suesetanewgoal.Shewouldcleanoutadrawerinherdresser.Sueopenedthedrawerandtookeverythingout.Shemadeapiletokeepandapiletogiveaway.Shecouldnotbelievehowmuchstuffwasinthedrawer.Sueneatlyplacedthingsshewantedtokeepinthedrawer.Shecarriedtheotherpiletohermother.Hermotherhelpedherdecidewhichthingswereingoodenoughshapetobegivenaway. Suesmiledasshecrossedthesecondgoaloffherlist.Shewasproudofwhatshehaddone.Shebegantothinkaboutthegoalshewouldsetfortomorrow.


The Best Big Brother

MaxthoughthisbigbrotherKevinwasawesome.Kevinwasperfect.Hewasagreatsoccerplayer,andheplayedintheband.Hewasagoodstudent,too.MaxwantedtobejustlikeKevin.However,whenMaxtriedtodosomethingKevindid,hewasneverasgood.Kevinalwaysremindedhimthathewassixyearsyounger.WhenMaxwasolder,hewouldbeabletoplaysoccerjustlikeKevin.AlthoughMaxknewKevinwasright,hestillfeltdisappointed.HewantedtobejustlikeKevinrightnow! Yearswentby,andMaxgotbetteratwhathedid.Thenoneday,Kevinwenttocollege.WhatwouldMaxdowithouthisbigbrother?Atfirst,Maxwasverysad,buthisschoolworkandactivitieskepthimbusy.Afterschool,hehadbandpracticetwiceaweek.Twodaysaweekhehadsoccerpractice,andhehadsoccergamesonSaturdays. OneSaturday,Maxwashavingagreatsoccergame.Hescoredtwogoalsinthefirsthalf.Whenhescoredthesecondgoal,heheardafamiliarvoiceyellinginexcitement.MaxscannedthestandsandsawKevin!HehadcomehomefromcollegetowatchMax’sgame.Afterthegame,KevincongratulatedMaxonhavingagreatgame.“You’rethebest,”hesaid. AsMaxhuggedKevin,herealizedhehadbecomealotlikehisbigbrother.“No,”hesaid.“We’rethebest!”


Gavin’s Jump

Itwasthefirstdayofsummervacation.Gavinwasexcited.Hehaddecidedtojumpoffthedivingboardatthecommunitypool! Lastsummer,manyofGavin’sfriendsjumpedoffthedivingboard.Gavinwatchedthem,butheknewhewasnotreadytojump.Instead,hepracticedhisswimmingstrokeswhiletheytookturnsjumpingoffthedivingboard.Thentheyallswamandplayedtogether. WhenGavinwokeupthismorning,heknewhewasreadytojumpoffthedivingboard.Hewaslookingforwardtoit.Hehoppedoutofbedandwenttothekitchentoeatsomeoatmeal. Justthen,Gavin’sunclecameintothekitchenforhiscoffee.HetoldGavintheycouldgotothepoolthatafternoon.WhenGavintoldhisunclethatheplannedtojumpoffthedivingboard,hisunclepattedhimontheshoulder.“Iknowyoucandoit,”hesaidencouragingly. Finallyitwastimetogotothepool.WhenGavinarrived,hisfriendswerealreadythere.Hesurprisedthembysayinghewasgoingtothedivingboard.Gavinwaitedinline.Hisfriendsstoodbehindhim.Whenitwashisturn,hewalkedouttotheedgeofthedivingboard.Hesawhisunclesmileathim.Heheardhisfriendssaying,“Youcandoit!”Gavincountedtothreeandjumpedintothewater.Heshotuptothesurfacewithahugesmileonhisface.Hecouldnotwaittojumpagain!


The New Year

Thefirstdayoftheyearisaspecialday.PeoplearoundtheworldcelebratetheNewYearindifferentways.Insomeplacespeoplewatchfireworks.Inotherplacesthereareparadeswithpeopleincolorfulcostumes.Inourcountrypeopleoftencelebratebyhavingaparty.PeoplecountdownthesecondsuntilmidnightwhentheNewYearstarts.Thentheyblowhornsandmakealotofnoise. InsomeplacespeoplemakespecialNewYear’sbread.Whenthebreadisbeingmade,thebakerputsagoldcoininthedough.Thecoingetsmixedupinthebreaddoughandisbakedinsidethebread.Nooneknowswherethecoinis.Afterthebreadisbaked,itiscutintopieces.Itisluckytogetthepieceofbreadwiththecoin.Allofthepeoplechewcarefully.Theywonderwhotheluckypersonwillbe. InthecountryofDenmark,peoplesavetheirbrokendishesallyear.OnNewYear’sEve,theythrowthebrokendishesatfriends’doors.IfyouwakeuponthefirstdayoftheNewYearandfindalotofbrokendishes,youarehappy.Findingalotofdishesmeansyouhavemanyfriends. HowdoyoucelebratetheNewYear?Maybeyouwouldliketotryoneofthesecustomswithyourfamily.


Roller Skating Fun

EverySaturdayDadandCraigdidsomethingtogether.ThismorningDadhadasurprise.Theyweregoingtogorollerskating.Craigwasexcited.Hehadneverbeenrollerskating.Dadsaiditwasalotoffun,soCraiggotdressedandputonhiscoat.Theywalkedtothebusandrodetotheskatingrink. Assoonastheywalkedin,Dadstartedsmilingandtellingstoriesabouthischildhood.Hetoldhowhehadskatedatthissamerink.Hetoldofbirthdaypartiesandskatingcontests.Dadwasveryhappy.Craiglikedtohearaboutthethingshisdaddidwhenhewasaboy.Theywerebothexcitedtostartskating. DadandCraigwenttothecountertorentskates.Thentheysatonabenchandlaceduptheirskates.Loudmusicplayed,andCraigsangalongwiththesong.Redandbluelightsflashed,callingtheskaterstothewoodenfloor. Together,DadandCraigstoodup.Craigwasabitshakyonfourwheels.Dadhadaneasiertimeskating,rememberingtheskatinghedidasaboy.Theybothmovedclosertotherinkandenteredthroughagate.Dadledtheway.Craighadahardtimeatfirst.Heclungtothewall,inchingslowlyaroundtherink.DaddidonelapandskateduptoCraig.HetookCraig’shandandledhimawayfromthewall.Soon,Craigfounditeasiertoskate.HeletgoofDad’shandandwasskatingonhisown.Craigsmiled.SkatingwithDadwasalotoffun.

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Oral Reading Fluency G3/Benchmark 1.1

Finding a Nest

AsPatrickwalkedalongthepathtohisneighbor’shouse,hetrippedoveratreerootcoveredbysomespikyleaves.Hebentdowntoseeiftheleaveshadscratchedhim.Itwasthenthathesawthenest.Itwastuckedintotheleaveswithtwotinyeggsinside.Herememberedfromhisschooltriptothenaturecenterthatheshouldn’ttouchit.Helookedaroundforthemotherbird.Notseeingher,hequietlybackedawayandcontinueddownthepath. Eachday,Patrickwalkeddownthepathandcarefullycheckedthenest.Patrickmadesurenottodisturbanythingthatwasnearit.Heknewthatthebrushprotectedthenestfrompredators.Bytheendoftheweek,therewereatotaloffiveeggsinthenest.Justoneweeklater,therewerenineeggs.Hewonderedwhatkindofbirdwouldhatchoutofthem.Theeggsweresmallerthanchickeneggsandtheywerecream-coloredwithbrownspeckles.Oneday,Patrickgothisanswer.Ashecreptovertolookatthenest,hesawamotherquailsittingontheeggs. Patrickcontinuedtocheckonthenesteveryday.Hewasdeterminedtokeepitsafe.Afteraboutthreeweeks,theeggsfinallyhatched.Patrickwasthrilledtoseeallthelittlequailsscurryingaroundtheirmother.Afterthat,everytimehepassedthespotwherethenesthadbeen,herememberedthelittlebabybirdsandsmiled.


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A Famous Food: The History of Pizza

Manypeopleloveeatingpizza.Pizzaismadeusingathincrustwhichiscoveredwithtomatosauceandcheeseandthenbaked.Often,othertoppingsareadded.Youmightthinkthatpizzaisanewtypeoffood,butpeoplehavebeeneatingitforhundredsofyears. MostpeoplethinkpizzacomesfromItaly.Thisispartlytrue.ThetypeofpizzathatismostcommontodaywasfirstmadeinthecityofNaples.Someoftheearliestpizzas,though,weremadeinGreecemorethantwothousandyearsago.Thisearlypizzawasmadebytravelingarmies.Aftermarchingallday,thesoldiersbakedaflatbreadontheirshieldsandthencovereditwithcheeseandfruit. WhentomatoeswerefirstbroughttoItalytheywereputonacrust.Notlongafter,pizzabegantobesoldonthestreetsatmarketstands.Peoplewouldordertheirfavoritetoppingswhilethecrustwasbeingmade.Evenkingsandqueensstartedtoenjoythisnewfood. PeoplefromItalywhotraveledtootherpartsoftheworldtooktheideaofpizzawiththem.TravelerswhohadtriedpizzainItalyreturnedhomewantingmore,andthedemandforthefoodgrew.Today,almosteverycountryhassomekindofpizza.Youcanchoosethickcrustorthincrust.Thenumberoftoppingsyoucanhaveisnumerous.Therearebreakfastpizzasandevendessertpizzas.Nomatterhowyousliceit,pizzaisadeliciousandadaptablefood.


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Living in Singapore

ThewholefamilymovedwhenNell’smotherwasaskedtotransfertoanofficeinaforeigncountryforayear.Everyonewasexcitedbecausetheythoughtitwouldbeasplendidadventure.TheywouldbelivinginSingapore. Nelllovedhernewhome,whichwasinthemiddleofalivelycityfullofpeople.Honkingbusesandcarsfilledthestreets,yetbeautifulflowersgreweverywhere.ItseemedalotnoisierthanNell’ssmalltownhadbeen. OnethingNellandherfamilyhadtogetusedtowastherain.Itseemedlikeitpouredeveryday.Buttoday,thesunshonebrightly.Nellandherdaddecidedtotakeadvantageofthegoodweathertogotoabookstore.Theywantedtopurchasethelatestbookintheseriestheywerereading. Onthewaytothestore,Nellandherdadlookedatthesidewalkfilledwithpeoplesellingvariousfoodsfromsmallcarts.Onemansoldjuicefromfreshfruit,andawomansoldricewithchickenontop.Nellstoppedandstaredwhenshesawabigsnowconeinabowlwithpinkandgreenjuiceontop.Amanwasaddingyellowjuice.Nell’sdadtoldheritwasanicedkachang,andthenboughtoneforher. Nellwantedtoeattheicebeforeitmelted.Whenshegottothebottomofthebowl,shesawsomeseedsandbeans.Nellwassurprisedsincethesnowconesathomeweredifferent.Nelltookabiteandsmiled.Itwasverygood.


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Horseback Treasure Hunt

ItwasDenny’sbirthday,andhisthreebestfriendswerecomingtohisgrandfather’sranchtoridehorsesandlookfortreasure.Whenhisfriendsgotthere,Dennyexplained,“We’vegottowatchforcluesinblueenvelopesalongthetrail.ThecluesleadtoatreasurethatGrandpahidthismorning.” Joe,Ray,andHectorcouldn’twaittogetontheirhorsesandridedownthetrail.DennyandhisgrandfatherledthewayuntilJoecalledout,“There’ssomethingblueonthattree.”Herodeoverandgrabbedtheenvelopeoffthelowbranch. “Yournextnoteisnearagoat,”heread. Inaflash,theboysturnedandrodedowntothegoatpenwhereRayfoundthenextenvelopeonafencepost.Itread,“Findhighground,thenlookdown.” “Ithinkwe’resupposedtoridetothetopofthathill,”saidDenny.“It’sthehighestplacearound.” TheyrodetothetopofthehillandsearchedforcluesuntilHectorhollered,“Theclueisstickingoutfromunderthisrock.”Hejumpeddownandpulledtheenvelopefree.“Taketenstepssouthandmakethembig,thengrabashovelandstarttodig,”heread. Theboysjoinedarmsandtooktenstepssouth.Theydiscoveredthreeshovelsandanorangecirclepaintedontheground.Theyalldugasdirtfleweverywhere. SuddenlyDennycalled,“Here’sawoodenchest!”Everyonewatchedwhileheliftedthelid.“Therearefourcowboyropeshere,”hesaid.“They’reropeslikearealcowboywoulduse!”Theboyswerehappyandproudthattheyhadfoundthehiddentreasure.


Benchmark 3


Raising a Calf

Someofyourfriendsprobablyhavepetdogsorcats.Othersmighthavegerbilsorgoldfish.Butdoyouknowanyonewhohasababycow?Itmightastonishyoutoknowthatmanychildrendo!Everyyear,thousandsofyoungpeopleraisebabycows,orcalves,tocompeteinlivestockshows. Imaginethatyouaregoingtoraiseacalfforalivestockcompetition.Getreadytoworkhard!First,youmustprepareaplaceforyourcalf.Itneedsaclean,drypenthatisroomyenoughtorunaround.Theenclosureshouldhaveagoodfencesothecalfcan’tescapeandgetinjuredorlost.Beforeyouputthecalfinitsnewhome,checktomakesurethereisnothingsharpordangerous.Calvesliketoexploreandputeverythingintheirmouth.Itisyourresponsibilitytowatchoutforthemandprotectthem. Onceyoubringyourcalfhome,providefoodandwatereachdayandmakesureitspenisalwaysclean.Yourcalfwillneedfreshwatertwiceaday.Thecalfwon’tdrinkdirtywater,sodisposeofthepreviouswaterfirst.Thecalf’sfoodshouldbefresh,too.Dampordirtyfoodisbadforthecalf,socleanoutanyoldgrainorhaybeforeyouputoutfreshfood.Becarefultogiveyourcalftheproperamountoffood.Eatingextrafoodcanmakeacalfsick.Neverskipthesechoresbecausethecalfdependsonyouforeverythingitneeds. Ifyoutakegoodcareofyourcalf,itwillgrowquickly.Beforeyouknowit,itwillbetimetoshowyourcalfatalivestockshow.Youcanbeproudofallyourhardwork.


Benchmark 3


Skimboarding

Asthewavesrolledontotheshore,agroupofteensranintothesurfwithfunnyroundboardsundertheirarms.Allielookedupfromreadingherbookandwatchedthem.Whentheyreachedthewetsand,theytossedtheirboardstowardtheincomingwaves.Then,theyquicklyjumpedontothem.Someofthemfellflatintothewater.Otherswereabletoglideoutintothesurforovertheshallowwater.Oneboywasevenabletofliphisboardaroundandchangedirection,likeaskateboarder.Itlookedlikegreatfunandgoodexercise.Allie’sfriendMorgantoldherthegroupwasskimboarding. Thatnight,afterdinner,AllieaskedherDadifhehadeverskimboarded.Hehadn’t,buthesaidhewouldbewillingtolearn.Theyreadaboutittogetherinamagazine.Theydecidedtheywouldrentboardsandtryitthatweekend.Overthenextfewdays,Alliestudiedthemotionsoftheskimboarderscarefully.Fromherreading,sheknewthattimingwasveryimportant. WhenSaturdaycame,Alliewasreadytoheadforthebeachearly.First,sheandherdadpracticedrunningtotheshoreandtossingtheirboardsintothesurf.Next,theyrepeatedtheirfirststepandaddedthejumpontotheboard.Ontheirfirsttry,theybothfellbackwardsintothesurfandsatlaughingateachother.Thiswasnotaseasyasitlooked! Afterseveralattempts,theywereeachabletoglidealittlewayonthewater.Alliewasproudofherselfandherdad.Theyrealizedthatitwouldtakealotofpracticetobecomegoodatskimboarding.Intheend,theydecidedthatthefuntheyhadtogetherwaswellworththeeffort!


Benchmark 3


A Surprising Discovery

IwassoexcitedtobegoingtothewinterOlympicGames.SomeofmyearliestmemorieswereofwatchingOlympicskatersglidebeautifullyovertheice.Finally,Iwouldhavethechancetowatchtheminperson. IwaspackingmybagswhenMomcameintomyroom. “Ihavesomebadnews,”shesaid.“Therearenoticketsavailableforanyiceskatingevents.Infact,ticketsformosteventsaregone.Ididgetticketsforoneevent,though.It’saneweventcalledcurling.” Iwasverydisappointed,butIwasalsocurious.Curling?Whatwasthat?ItsoundedlikesomethingImightdotomyhair! Soon,weleftfortheairport,butIwasstillalittlesad.Icouldn’tbelieveIwasfinallygoingtotheOlympics,butwouldn’tgettoseetheskaters.DadassuredmeIwouldenjoycurling,butIdidn’tquitebelievehim. Wecheckedintoourhotelandthensetoutforthestadium.Itwaschilly,andhadanicyfloorwithalargetargetinthecenter.Asthegamesstarted,teamsoffourpeopleworkedtogethertoguidealargegranitestonetowardthetarget.Beforelong,Iwascaughtupintheexcitementofthegames.Ihadfoundafavoriteteamandwasthrilledwhentheydidwell. Iwasinmuchbetterspiritsasweleftthecurlingmatch.Wewereinabeautifulplace,asoftsnowwasfalling,andthereweregoingtobeplentyoffunthingstokeepusbusy.ImightnotbeabletoseetheOlympicskatersinperson,butIcouldputonmyowniceskatesandtryoutthefrozenpondnearby.Itwasturningintoagreattripafterall.


Benchmark 3


A Day for a Shadow Dance


Benchmark 3


A Day for a Shadow Dance, continued


Benchmark 3


A Triple Challenge


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Playing by the Rules

Once in a while, a natural athlete is born. This is a person who has anangryunusualresult

talent for a

sport. Tiger Woodsmindwereis

one such person. He makes thefairgametoo

of golf look so easy, andgolf'speoplestopped

love to watch him play. Anothertodaynaturalnext

athlete was Bobby Jones. Bobby playedgolfcountrydid

many

years ago, but many youngeasygolfersso

still think of him as aroledecisionstill

model today.

Bobby was born overgolfersoneless

hundred years ago. Like Tiger, Bobbypenaltyshowednatural

a talent for golf

at aathleteusualyoung

age. He was too short torulesusemore

a real golf club, so somebodylatershortsawed

a club in half for

him. Bobbysawedonlynever

had a real golf lesson. Instead, herealoftenlearned

by imitating the best golfer at the

verygolfsomebody

course near his house.

By agetoldtherefourteen

, Bobby was playing in tournaments. Heplaythinkwas

winning them, too! However,

he gottournamenthouseangry

easily. When he missed a shot, heinsteadwouldshowed

often yell and throw his club down. “To

me,lostaskedgolf

was just a game to beatmodelsomeonejudges

,” Bobby said later. “I didn't know that someonemanywasmoved

me.”


With time, Bobby learned tocontrolyellage

his temper. He became known foryoungwinningbeing

a very fair

and honest player.ReadyOnceHundred

, during a tournament, Bobby was gettingpraisedreadyeasily

to make a shot. When

hebeingjustplaced

his club next to the ball, heaccidentallydidn'tplayed

moved the ball a tiny bit. Thisneverisaccidentally

against the rules of golf, andwasjudgeshonest

assign a penalty to players whodomightclub

it. However, no one else

saw itimitatinghappentournaments

, and the ball moved less thanbitsuchhalf

an inch. But Bobby told thelessontimejudges

about it,

and asked them torememberedgivewhile

him the usual penalty. The judgesgamesawdid

not want to do it, but

Bobbyinsistedtalentmissed

.

As a result of the judges'decisiongotunderstand

, Bobby lost the tournament. But heassigndidsaid

not mind. In

fact, when someonepraisedanothernot

him for insisting on playing fairly, Bobbyhasdidinsisted

not understand.

“There is only oneplayingthanway

to play the game,” he said. “Youmightnofact

as well praise a man forgettingnotdo

robbing a bank!”

People all over theallfairlycountry

loved Bobby. But at age twenty-eight, Bobbymakestoppedunusual

playing

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golf. His family and hiswantgolferjob

were more important to him than thewaygivesport

. He is still remembered

today aspeopleonejudges'

of golf's greatest players.

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The City Championship

The name “City Champion” has a nice sound, doesn't it? At the beginning of last summer, I

soredidn'tcoached

think of myself as a champ. I hadneverfirstevery

been a champion at anything. Ibasketballsoonharder

learned,

though, what can happen as theworkwhistleresult

of a few months of hardcallshalftimework

and practice.

My friends and Ibeatingplaygame

basketball at the Youth Services Center almost everydayeventwants

. Each

year the center hosts asummergivefriends

event called Student Leaders Athletic Mentoring. Everybody calls this

the Summer SLAM forshortseemedday

. Workers at the center assign localwinkidswanted

to teams. Then each team

iscalledkidsgiven

a coach who is a greathighhostsmore

school player.

This year our coachwascan'twould

Reggie Fox from Central High School. On thestartedhandfirst

day of

practice, Reggie lined usplayereverybodyall

up in a row. He said, “EverybodyEasySummer

who wants to win the city

worthteammateschampionship

, raise your hand!” Of course, wemyselfallrolled

raised our hands. We could tell that Reggie

hardreallyhas

wanted to win, too.

Last year ourcoachsoundmelted

was easy on us, but thatrunwaswatched

definitely not the case this year.


Reggieyou'llmadegreat

us run until our legs werecoachsorelooked

. After practice he would always encourage us and

givenewsaid

us good advice. He would say, “BeenNothingGood

that's worth anything comes easy. Theharderwentlined

you

work, the more you'll berewardedbiggestencourage

.”

By the time the Summer SLAM gamesrolledprettythen

around, we were a great team. Before the

broughtworriesfirst

game began, Reggie huddled with us inside theteamsgymhands

. We went over all the plays and

didn'tbackwatched

the other team during their drills. Reggieothermadeseemed

a little nervous. The other teamblewwashistory

coached by one of his teammates. Theynervouscomeslooked

pretty good, too. Once the gamestarteddrillscould

, though, all

of our worries meltednothinghuddledaway

. We ran our plays perfectly. Bychampionshiphalftimeeach

we were already

beating the otherteamwinningremember

by twenty-one points. When the finalwhistlereadis

blew, the scoreboard read

fifty to twenty-seven. We had thegroupalmostbiggest

win in SLAM history!

It wasgreatnamecity

winning the city championship, even though ittookhighwhen

a lot of hard work. I

tooworkerscan't

wait until I'm in high school. Idefinitelywantfifty

to be one of the players whocomesthat'ssoon

back to coach


during the Summer SLAM. I'llrememberlegscourse

the lessons that Reggie brought with him thisbethinklast

summer, and I'll pass those along to aawaywaitnew

group of young players.


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Making Chocolate

What sweet treat do you enjoy? For Troy, it was chocolate. Thatmakepasteis

why he was so excited

when henibsfoundany

out his class was going tobeginstakehot

a field trip to a chocolateanotherwallsfactory

. He would see

how his favoritesplitprocesstreat

was made. He could only hope hewouldwonderedhuge

get a sample while he

wasthereovensknew

!

When the students arrived at theisfavoritefactory

, they went into a huge room. On theenthralledwallshow

were

a lot of pictures of anunusualhardmixing

tree. Troy wondered what a tree had todomoldstold

with chocolate. As if

reading Troy'sweremindbeans'

, a guide came in and told them thatlookedchocolaterollers

begins with the cacao tree. It

growsthickscoop

in tropical rainforests.

The guide explained thatsohangingcould

on the trees are fruits aslargegetchocolate

as melons. People pick

these fruits andonlygoingsplit

them open. Inside are seeds calledcocoarainforestswatched

beans, which workers scoop out

andthoughtputcame

in big piles. After about aweekdoseeds

the beans' shells harden. Then theyarrivedareparts

ready to

make their long journey to thehopefactorygrows

.


Troy saw that first the beanshardenwentwere

roasted in very hot ovens. Thereadingnowovens

didn't look like any Troy

hadeveroutermind

seen, but the roasting beans smelledseentripgreat

! Next, the beans went into anothernextmachinestudents

that took off the hard outermachinestreatshells

and left the inside parts, calledarenibsroasted

. The guide explained

that the nibstreesroomare

the parts that go into theroastingchocolateguide

. Troy watched as the nibs went intobigyettour

another machine. This machine crushed thenibscooledhanging

into a liquid. Troy was enthralled by theexciteddarklot

liquid pouring out of the machine.

In thenextlargelast

part of the factory, Troy and thesweetmightother

students watched as the liquid went into

whatlookedpassedfactory

like a very large mixing bowl. Theliquidputpackaging

chocolate got mixed with dry milk and

darksugartake

to make a thick chocolate paste. Thewhenthicksamples

chocolate passed through huge rollers. The

bettermelonsguide

told them that this part of themovedprocesseach

could take up to a week!

Thepicturessugarclass

then moved on to see thepickalreadythen

mixed chocolate get poured into molds

whyopenwhere

it cooled and hardened. The laststepfinallyfield

was packaging. The students watched ascrushedenjoymachines


wrapped the chocolate bars. Finally, at theworkersdidn'tend

of the tour, the guide passed outlookgreatchocolate

samples to each student. Now that Troyknewverytree

where chocolate came from, he thought hesawbeansmight

like

it better than ever.

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