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Focus Question How did Ginger feel about the new kitten?

Ginger was a lucky cat.

by Charlotte Voake

He lived with a little girl

who made him delicious meals

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and gave him a beautiful basket,

where he would curl up . . . and close his eyes.

Here he is, fast asleep.

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But here he is again,WIDE AWAKE.

What’s this?

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“He’ll be a nice new friend for you, Ginger,”

said the little girl.

A kitten!

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Day 7

Theme: Finding FriendsT108

Reading and RespondingReading and Responding

Comprehension StrategiesTeacher Modeling1 Clarifying Do you remember that I wondered if Ginger was the name of the little girl or the cat? Now I know—it’s the cat’s name. And the words let me know that Ginger is a he.

2 Predicting The little girl has brought home a new kitten to be Ginger’s friend! I predict that Ginger will be happy to have a friend to play with because it is fun to spend time with a friend. Let’s read on to find out if my prediction is confirmed.

3 Clarifying The story says that Ginger didn’t want a new friend. I like finding new friends. I wonder why he doesn’t. I’ll read on to find out.

4 Predicting Well, I suppose the kitten is just being playful, but Ginger doesn’t know that. And I suppose the little girl doesn’t see it either. I predict Ginger will have to do something to make them notice what is going on.

Teacher Tip

GLOSSARY The word leaping can be found in the Glossary of the Finding Friends Big Book.

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IF . . . students are not familiar with the concept of luck, THEN . . . explain that luck is something that people believe makes things turn out well for them. Ginger was lucky because his life was going well.

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