I’d Like to Be LEVELED BOOK • H
A Reading A–Z Level H Leveled Book I’tdoLBikee
Word Count: 176
Written by Arturo Banál E•H•K
Connections
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Draw a picture of what
you would like to be.
Write a rhyme to go
with your picture.
Math
Sort the jobs in the book
into groups.
Label the groups and
count how many are
in each.
Share your ideas with
a partner.
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I’tdoLBikee Words to Know
Written by Arturo Banál auto greasy
discover stew
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I’d Like to Be Correlation
Level H Leveled Book LEVEL H
© Learning A–Z
Written by Arturo Banál Fountas & Pinnell H
Reading Recovery 13–14
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DRA 14
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I’ll be a cook and make a dish I’ll learn to cook, not by the book.
with carrots, rice, beans, and fish. I’ll taste my stew, then take a look.
I’d Like to Be • Level H 3 4
I’ll make a funny video game 5 The game is a fun fantasy.
and give it an exciting name. I’d like it if you played with me!
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I will ask the question, “Why?” 7 I’ll discover many things,
when I gaze into the sky. from brand new stars to
I’d Like to Be • Level H Saturn’s rings.
8
I’ll be a vet who helps sick cats, I’ll sew their cuts and fix their legs,
and dogs, and mice, and snakes, and help with birds who lay bad eggs.
and bats. 10
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I’ll draw art for comic books, 11 These bad guys ruin and destroy
evil guys with nasty looks. until they’re stopped by Super Boy!
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I’ll run an auto body shop I’ll be sure to fix them all.
and fix old cars that have stopped. Getting greasy is a ball!
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auto (n.) Glossary
a short form of the word
automobile, a small vehicle
on four wheels that is made
to carry people (p. 13)
discover (v.) to find for the first time (p. 8)
fantasy a story in which the
(n.) imagination makes the
impossible seem possible
(p. 6)
greasy (adj.) oily or covered with grease
(p. 14)
stew (n.) a dish usually made of meat
and vegetables cooked
slowly in liquid (p. 4)
vet (n.) a short form of the word
veterinarian, a person who
The world is open for you and me. treats sick or injured animals
What in the world would you (p. 9)
like to be?
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