h. Listen: You are a good person. Exercise 15 grow growing
Say the sentence with a contraction. (Tap.)
You’re a good person. a. You learned the word grow.
• If something gets smaller, is it growing? (Tap.)
• We are having a lot of fun.
Say the sentence with a contraction. (Tap.) No.
We’re having a lot of fun. • If something gets bigger, is it growing? (Tap.)
• He is writing a letter. Yes.
Say the sentence with a contraction. (Tap.) • Yes, something that gets bigger is growing.
He’s writing a letter.
Say the sentence. (Tap.) Something that gets
• Who is going with us? bigger is growing.
Say the sentence with a contraction. (Tap.) b. Do trees grow? (Tap.) Yes.
Who’s going with us? Say the sentence. (Tap.) Trees grow.
• Do baby dogs grow? (Tap.) Yes.
• I am thinking about tomorrow. Say the sentence. (Tap.) Baby dogs grow.
Say the sentence with a contraction. (Tap.) Repeat steps a and b until firm.
I’m thinking about tomorrow.
Repeat step h until firm.
Exercise 14 would Exercise 16 swing swinging hit
a. Listen: If she had five dogs, she would sell four 1 6 a
of them.
a. What are the objects in this picture? (Tap.)
• What would she do if she had five dogs? (Tap.) Tools.
Sell four of them. Yes, the objects in this picture are tools.
b. My turn: Does she have five dogs? No. • (Point to saw.) What is this? (Tap.) A saw.
• Your turn: Does she have five dogs? (Tap.) No. • (Point to knife.) What is this? (Tap.) A knife.
• If she had five dogs, what would she do? (Tap.) • (Point to hammer.) Is this a hammer or a nail?
Sell four of them. (Tap.) A hammer.
Say the sentence. (Tap.) If she had five dogs, she • (Point to nails.) What are these? (Tap.) Nails.
would sell four of them. b. Once more: Tell me the names of these tools.
c. (Call on a student.) What would you do if you • (Point to saw.) What is this? (Tap.) A saw.
had five dogs? [Student responds.] • (Point to knife.) What is this? (Tap.) A knife.
Repeat steps a through c until firm. • (Point to hammer.) What is this? (Tap.) A
d. Listen: If I had new shoes, I would keep them hammer.
clean. • (Point to a nail.) What is this? (Tap.) A nail.
Repeat steps a and b until firm.
• What would I do if I had new shoes? (Tap.)
Keep them clean. c. Is a hammer a tool? (Tap.) Yes.
Say the sentence. (Tap.) A hammer is a tool.
e. I do not have new shoes.
• Do I have new shoes? (Tap.) No. • What do tools help people do? (Tap.) Work.
• What would I do if I had new shoes? (Tap.) • Yes, tools help people work.
Keep them clean. Say the sentence. (Tap.) Tools help people work.
• Yes, if I had new shoes, I would keep them Repeat step c until firm.
clean.
Say that sentence about me. (Tap.) If you had
new shoes, you would keep them clean.
Repeat steps d and e until firm.
d. (Call on a student.) (Point to saw and knife.) j. (Point to woman hammering.) The worker is
What do saws and knives help people do? swinging something.
(Idea: Cut things.)
• What is she swinging? (Tap.) A hammer.
• Yes, saws and knives help people cut things. • Yes, the worker is swinging a hammer.
Say the sentence. (Tap.) Saws and knives help
people cut things. Say the sentence. (Tap.) The worker is swinging a
hammer.
e. (Call on a student.) What do hammers and • What does the worker want the hammer to
nails help people do? (Idea: Put pieces of wood hit? (Tap.) The nail.
together.) Yes, the worker wants the hammer to hit the
nail.
• Yes, people use hammers and nails to put • What does the worker want the hammer to
pieces of wood together. do? (Tap.) Hit the nail.
Yes, the worker wants the hammer to hit the nail.
• What do people use hammers and nails to k. (Call on a student.) What will the nail do if the
do? (Tap.) Put pieces of wood together. worker hits it? (Idea: Go into the wood.)
• Yes, the nail will go into the wood.
Repeat steps d and e until firm. Everybody, say the sentence. (Tap.) The nail will
go into the wood.
1 6 b l. The nail will hold two pieces of wood together.
• Listen again: The nail will hold two pieces of
f. Listen: You use a hammer the same way you wood together.
use a bat. • Say the sentence. (Tap.) The nail will hold two
pieces of wood together.
• (Point to bat.) The boy is swinging the bat. Repeat steps i through l until firm.
• Say wing. (Tap.) Wing.
• Say swing. (Tap.) Swing. Exercise 17 AVNI story (stay)
• Say, swinging a bat. (Tap.) Swinging a bat.
Repeat step f until firm. a. I’ll tell you the next part of the story
about Avni.
g. What is the batter doing? (Tap.) Swinging a
bat. • (Call on a student.) Where was Avni in the
last part of the story? (Idea: At the lake.)
• The batter wants the bat to hit the ball.
• Say hit. (Tap.) Hit. • Yes, Avni was at the lake.
• Say, hit the ball. (Tap.) Hit the ball. Everybody, say the sentence. (Tap.) Avni was
Repeat step g until firm. at the lake.
h. Yes, the batter wants the bat to hit the ball. b. She went into the bathhouse.
• If the batter hits the ball, the ball will fly in the • (Call on a student.) What did she do in the
opposite direction. bathhouse? (Idea: Change her clothes.)
• Say: The ball will fly in the opposite direction. • Yes, she changed her clothes.
(Tap.) The ball will fly in the opposite direction. Everybody, say the sentence. (Tap.) She
Repeat step h until firm. changed her clothes.
c. Did the dog try to go into the bathhouse?
i. The boy is swinging the bat. (Tap.) Yes.
Say the sentence. (Tap.) The boy is swinging the • Say stay. (Tap.) Stay.
bat. • She told the dog,“You have to stay outside.”
• What did she tell the dog? (Tap.) You have to
• What does the boy want the bat to hit? (Tap.) stay outside.
The ball. Repeat steps a through c until firm.
Yes, the boy wants the bat to hit the ball.
d. Was it difficult for Avni to get in the i. She put the wet swimsuit in the bathroom on
bathhouse? (Tap.) Yes. a hanger.
• When she was in the bathhouse, she could • What did she put the swimsuit on? (Tap.) A
hear the dog outside. hanger.
• What was the dog saying? (Tap.) Woof, woof. • Where was the hanger? (Tap.) In a closet.
Yes, the dog was saying,“Woof, woof.” j. This swimsuit was not Avni's swimsuit. Her
Repeat step d until firm. friend Soeleen said that Avni could use it
today.
At last, Avni changed her clothes and came
out of the bathhouse. • Was the swimsuit Avni's or Soeleen's?
(Tap.) Nancy’s.
The dog was happy to see her. His tail was Yes, the swimsuit was Soeleen's, but she
going from one side to the other side. told Avni that she could use it today.
She started to walk home. The dog started k. Avni looked at the swimsuit and said, “Soeleen's
walking with her. She said, “No, dog. Stay swimsuit will be dry in two hours.”
here.”
• What did she say? (Tap.) Soeleen's swimsuit
The dog looked at her, but he did not stay. will be dry in two hours.
When Avni started to walk again, the dog
started to walk with her. l. Then Avni went to the phone to call Soeleen.
• Say phone. (Tap.) Phone.
e. She walked half of a mile to her home. • Say call. (Tap.) Call.
• How far did she walk to her home? (Tap.) Half
Yes, Avni made a phone call.
of a mile. • She could hear the dog outside, saying,“Woof,
• Yes, she walked half of a mile to her home.
woof.”
Say the sentence. (Tap.) She walked half of a
mile to her home. Repeat steps i through l until firm.
f. (Call on a student.) How far do you think that
dog walked? (Idea: Half of a mile.) m. I will tell you more about Avni next time.
• Yes, the dog walked half of a mile to her home.
Everybody, say the sentence. (Tap.) The dog Exercise 18 most
walked half of a mile to her home.
g. She opened her door a little and closed the 18
door before the dog could get inside.
• Listen again: She opened her door a little and a. (Point to pie 1.) How many parts does this pie
closed the door before the dog could get have? (Tap.) Two.
inside.
• Could the dog get inside? (Tap.) No. • Is this pie cut in half? (Tap.) Yes.
• (Call on a student.) What did Avni do to keep Say the sentence. (Tap.) This pie is cut in half.
the dog outside? (Idea: Closed the door.)
Yes, she closed the door. b. (Point to pie 2.) Is this pie cut in half?
• Yes, she didn’t open the door very much. So (Tap.) No.
the dog could not get inside.Then she closed Say the sentence. (Tap.) This pie is not cut
the door. in half.
h. She could hear the dog outside. c. (Point to pie 3.) Is this pie cut in half?
• What do you think the dog was saying? (Tap.) (Tap.) No.
Say the sentence. (Tap.) This pie is not cut
Woof, woof. in half.
Repeat steps e through h until firm.
Repeat steps a through c until firm.
d. (Point to pie 1.) What color is the left half of Exercise 19 start begin
this pie? (Tap.) Yellow.
Say the sentence about the left half of this pie. a. You learned the word begin last time.
(Tap.) The left half of this pie is yellow. • What word? (Tap.) Begin.
b. What’s another way to say: Start working?
• What color is the right half of this pie? (Tap.)
Blue. (Tap.) Begin working.
Say the sentence. (Tap.) The right half of this pie • What’s another way to say: Begin reading the
is blue.
book? (Tap.) Start reading the book.
Repeat step d until firm. • What’s another way to say: Start walking at
e. (Point to word most.) This word is most. the corner? (Tap.) Begin walking at the corner.
• Say most. (Tap.) Most. • What’s another way to say: Start clapping
Repeat step e until firm.
when I tell you to start? (Tap.) Begin clapping
f. Listen: Most is more than half. when I tell you to begin.
• What is most? (Tap.) More than half. Repeat steps a and b until firm.
g. Most of the cars is more than half of the cars.
• What is most of the cars? (Tap.) More than half c. Listen: They walked for more than a mile.
Say the sentence. (Tap.) They walked for more
of the cars. than a mile.
h. What is most of the pie? (Tap.) More than half
• What word does that sentence begin with?
of the pie. (Tap.) They.
• What is most of the farm? (Tap.) More than
d. Listen: Stop that train right now.
half of the farm. Say the sentence. (Tap.) Stop that train right now.
• What is most of the money? (Tap.) More than
• What word does that sentence begin with?
half of the money. (Tap.) Stop.
• What is most of the people? (Tap.) More than
e. Listen: Her oldest brother is a hospital worker.
half of the people. Say the sentence. (Tap.) Her oldest brother is a
Repeat steps f through h until firm. hospital worker.
i. (Point to pie 2.) Is more than half of this pie • What word does that sentence begin with?
yellow or blue? (Tap.) Blue. (Tap.) Her.
• So most of the pie is blue. • Yes, her is the beginning word.
Say the sentence. (Tap.) Most of the pie is blue. Say the sentence. (Tap.) Her is the beginning word.
j. (Point to pie 3.) What color is most of this Repeat steps c through e until firm.
pie? (Tap.) Yellow.
Say the sentence about most of this pie. (Tap.) Exercise 20 strong wind breeze
Most of this pie is yellow.
a. You learned about air.
k. Listen: What’s another way to say: More than • Can air move? (Tap.) Yes.
half of the people were sleeping? (Tap.) Most of • Can you see air? (Tap.) No.
the people were sleeping. b. You can’t see air, but you can see things the
• Yes, most of the people were sleeping. air moves.When air moves fast, it can move
Say the sentence. (Tap.) Most of the people were things like pieces of paper.
sleeping. c. Can you blow air from your body? (Tap.) Yes.
Repeat steps i through k until firm. • Show me how you blow air from your body. ✓
• Did you blow air from your body? (Tap.) Yes.
• What did you do? (Tap.) Blow air from my body.
Repeat steps a through c until firm.
20a Exercise 21 tried to carry
d. (Point to line.) This line shows how fast air a. You learned a sentence about a person who
moves. wanted to get two boxes in her car.
• (Point to words strong wind.) This says • Start with she and say the sentence. (Tap.) She
strong wind. tried to carry both boxes to her car.
• Say wind. (Tap.) Wind. • Yes, she tried to carry both boxes to her car.
• Say, strong wind. (Tap.) Strong wind. Say the sentence. (Tap.) She tried to carry both
Repeat step d until firm. boxes to her car.
e. A strong wind is air that moves very fast. b. Could she carry them all the way to her car?
• Say: Air that moves very fast. (Tap.) Air that (Tap.) No.
moves very fast. • (Call on a student.) Do you remember how
• What is a strong wind? (Tap.) Air that moves far she could carry both boxes? 9 metres.
very fast. • Yes, she could carry both boxes 9 metres.
f. (Point to word breeze.) This says breeze. Everybody, say the sentence. (Tap.) She could
• Say breeze. (Tap.) Breeze. carry both boxes 9 metres.
Repeat steps e and f until firm.
Repeat steps a and b until firm.
g. A breeze is a wind that does not move very
fast. c. (Call on a student.) Then what did she do?
(Idea: Put one box down.)
• Does the air move? (Tap.) Yes. Yes, she put one box down and carried the
• Does it move very fast? (Tap.) No. other box.
Repeat step g until firm.
• Which box did she put down? (Tap.) The
20b smaller box.
h. One of these pictures shows a strong wind. • Which box did she carry, the bigger box or
• (Point to man.) Does this picture show a the smaller box? (Tap.) The bigger box.
strong wind or a breeze? (Tap.) A strong wind. • Yes, she put down the smaller box and carried
• (Point to girl.) What does this picture show? the bigger box.
Say the sentence. (Tap.) She put down the
(Tap.) A breeze. smaller box and carried the bigger box.
Yes, the air is moving, but not very fast.
i. Remember: Air can move. • Then she went back and got the smaller box.
When it moves very fast, it is a strong wind. Say the sentence. (Tap.) Then she went back and
• What is it when it moves very fast? (Tap.) A got the smaller box.
strong wind.
• When it moves, but not very fast, it is a breeze. Repeat step c until firm.
• What is air when it moves, but not very fast?
(Tap.) A breeze.
Repeat steps h and i until firm.
Exercise 22 good better best b. Listen to the first sentence: A woman gives
her daughter a glass of water.
Say the sentence. (Tap.) A woman gives her
22 daughter a glass of water.
• Say the sentence about an earlier time. (Tap.)
a. Tell me if I point to the good swimmers, the A woman gave her daughter a glass of water.
Yes, the woman gave her daughter a glass of
better swimmers, or the best swimmers. water.
• (Point to slowest boys.) What are these? (Tap.)
c. The girl puts the glass on the table.
The good swimmers. Say the sentence. (Tap.) The girl puts the glass
• (Point to middle boys.) What are these? (Tap.)
on the table.
The better swimmers. • Say the sentence about an earlier time. (Tap.)
• (Point to fastest boys.) What are these? (Tap.)
The girl put the glass on the table.
The best swimmers. Yes, the girl put the glass on the table.
Repeat step a until firm. d. The glass has water in it.
Say the sentence. (Tap.) The glass has water in it.
b. (Point to middle boys.) How many swimmers • Say the sentence about an earlier time. (Tap.)
are better than these swimmers? (Tap.) Two.
The glass had water in it.
Say the sentence. (Tap.) Two swimmers are Repeat steps a through d until firm.
better than these swimmers.
e. The glass falls over.
c. (Point to fastest boys.) How many swimmers Say the sentence. (Tap.) The glass falls over.
are better than these swimmers? (Tap.) None. • Say the sentence about an earlier time. (Tap.)
• Yes, no swimmers are better than these swimmers. The glass fell over.
Say the sentence. (Tap.) No swimmers are better f. The water goes on the table.
than these swimmers. Say the sentence. (Tap.) The water goes on the table.
Repeat steps b and c until firm. • Say the sentence about an earlier time. (Tap.)
d. (Point to slowest boys.) How many swimmers The water went on the table.
are better than these swimmers? (Tap.) Four. g. The girl gets water on her shirt.
Say the sentence. (Tap.) The girl gets water on
Say the sentence. (Tap.) Four swimmers are
better than these swimmers. her shirt.
• Say the sentence about an earlier time. (Tap.)
Repeat step d until firm.
The girl got water on her shirt.
Exercise 23 irregular verb review h. That makes the girl sad.
Say the sentence. (Tap.) That makes the girl sad.
Here’s a story that tells about now. • Say the sentence about an earlier time. (Tap.)
Listen: A woman gives her daughter a glass
of water. The girl puts the glass on the table. That made the girl sad.
The glass has water in it. The glass falls over. Repeat steps e through h until firm.
The water goes on the table. The girl gets
water on her shirt. That makes the girl sad. Listen to the whole story that tells about
an earlier time.
a. I will say sentences that tell about now.
You will say sentences that tell about an A woman gave her daughter a glass of
water. The girl put the glass on the table. The
earlier time. glass had water in it. The glass fell over. The
water went on the table. The girl got water
on her shirt. That made the girl sad. She said,
“When this shirt dries, it will be smaller.”
Exercise 24 say sentences g. How many boys ate pie? (Tap.) Four.
Say the sentence. (Tap.) Four boys ate pie.
a. Here’s a sentence you have said before: • How many boys ate only one piece of pie?
She looked for her pencil but could not find it. (Tap.) Three.
Say the sentence. (Tap.) She looked for her • How many pieces of pie did the fourth boy
pencil but could not find it. eat? (Tap.) Four.
• What did she look for? (Tap.) Her pencil. • Yes, the fourth boy ate four pieces of pie.
• Could she find it? (Tap.) No. Say the sentence. (Tap.) The fourth boy ate four
b. Could she find her pencil in the kitchen? (Tap.)
pieces of pie.
No. Repeat step g until firm.
Say the sentence. (Tap.) She could not find her
Exercise 25 could fix everything
pencil in the kitchen.
• Could she find her pencil in the garage? (Tap.) a. You learned a sentence about his dad and
what his dad could do.
No.
Say the sentence. (Tap.) She could not find her • Say the sentence about his dad. (Tap.) His dad
pencil in the garage. could fix everything that is not right.
c. (Call on a student.) Do you remember where Repeat step a until firm.
her pencil was? (Idea: In her red coat.) b. (Call on a student.) Name some things his dad
Yes, she would find her pencil if she looked in could fix. (Ideas: Tables, ladders, chairs, cars.)
her red coat. • (Repeat step b with several students.)
• Listen again: She would find her pencil if she
c. If his dad fixed a car, would the car be good?
looked in her red coat. (Tap.) Yes.
Say the sentence. (Tap.) She would find her
• Would it work the right way? (Tap.) Yes.
pencil if she looked in her red coat. • Yes, after he fixed a car, it would work the
Repeat steps a through c until firm.
right way.
d. You learned another sentence about what the Say the sentence. (Tap.) After he fixed a car, it
boys will eat: The boys will eat almost all of
the pie. would work the right way.
Repeat step c until firm.
• The boys will eat almost all of the pie.
Say the sentence. (Tap.) The boys will eat almost
all of the pie.
Repeat step d until firm.
e. How many pieces did the pie have at first? d. Listen: What is another word for dad? (Tap.)
(Tap.) Eight. Father.
• How many pieces did the boys eat? (Tap.) Seven.
• Yes, the boys ate seven pieces of pie. • Yes, father is another word for dad.
Say the sentence. (Tap.) The boys ate seven Say the sentence. (Tap.) Father is another word
pieces of pie. for dad.
f. Did most of the boys eat one piece of pie or • His dad could fix everything that is not right.
Say that sentence with another word for
more than one piece of pie? (Tap.) One piece
of pie. dad. (Tap.) His father could fix everything that is
• Yes, almost all of the boys ate one piece of pie. not right.
Say the sentence. (Tap.) Almost all of the boys Repeat step d until firm.
ate one piece of pie.
Repeat steps e and f until firm.