Download - The Three Sisters
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by Laura Cerierillustrated by David Austin Clar
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN
1032974
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN
Online Leveled Books
Level: J
DRA: 18ScienceStrategy:Analyze/Evaluate
Word Count: 313
2.2.7 Build Vocabulary
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by Laura Cerierillustrated by David Austin Clar
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ISBN-13: 978-0-547-02861-3ISBN-10: 0-547-02861-X
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2Lets plant a garden!
First you will need supplies.
You need shovels, seeds, and a hose.
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3You can also buy plants.
Some plants have a scent
that keeps bugs away.
You can buy those too!
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4Next, you need to
get the soil ready for planting.
You will need to dig with
your shovel.
Its hard work digging out
tough roots and rocks.
Use your muscles!
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5Now it is time to plant your seeds.
What will you plant?
Corn, beans, and squash are
three plants that help
each other grow.
Sometimes they are called the
three sisters.
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6Corn is a plant that grows tall.
Beans need to climb up
something tall.
So the bean plants climb up the
corn stalks.
Squash plants grow big leaves.
The big leaves make shade.
The shade stops weeds
from growing.
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7You plant the three sisters in hills.
First, you make a small hill of soil.
Then you push some corn seeds
into the hill.
Next, you plant bean seeds
in a circle around the corn hill.
Then you plant squash seeds
in a circle around the bean circle.
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8At first, your garden might look
plain, but just wait until it starts
to grow!
You will need to water it every day.
Very soon you will see wrinkled
leaves growing.
Then your plants will begin
blooming.
And next vegetables will begin
to grow!
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9It is fun to pick vegetables from
your own garden.
Soon you will have baskets
full of vegetables.
The three sisters help
each other grow.
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The three sisters taste great
together, too!
You can make a Three Sisters Stew
with your family.
Do you want a second helping?
they will ask.
You will give a big nod yes!
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Text to Self There are many kinds of
gardens. Write a few sentences describing
a garden you would like to plant. Would
it be vegetables or flowers? Plain or
fancy? Use words from the Word Builder.
Write About It
RespondingTARGET VOCABULARY Word Builder Many
words have words that mean the opposite.
Fancy is the opposite of plain. Copy the
chart and add more words.
Word Opposite
plaintough
wrinkledbig
fancysoft??
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A blooming flower often has
a nice .
bloomingmusclesnoddedplain
scentshovelstoughwrinkled
TARGET VOCABULARY
TARGET STRATEGY Analyze/Evaluate Tell how you feel about the text, and why.
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by Laura Cerierillustrated by David Austin Clar
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN
1032974
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN
Online Leveled Books
Level: J
DRA: 18ScienceStrategy:Analyze/Evaluate
Word Count: 313
2.2.7 Build Vocabulary