TIME for Kids G2 Teachers Manual

Author’s Purpose TFK Pages 90–91

MODEL THE SKILL ELAR Student
Have children open to page 89 of Time for Kids, Student Expectations
Edition. Look at the cover and read the article titles aloud with
the class. Have children preview the photographs. Tell children, Author’s Purpose
We will read these articles and learn how to identify the TEKS 2.13
author’s purpose for writing a text. Explain the author’s purpose.
Objective 3
Display Transparency pp. 90–91 of the article “A Story Collector”
and distribute Blackline Master 43. Have children open to page Context Clues
90 of Time for Kids. Explain that they are going to read about TEKS 2.5 (B)
a woman who collected stories. Have children look at the title, Use context to determine the
pictures, and time line before they read the article. Then have meaning of unfamiliar words.
children read the article and identify any words they do not Objective 1
know. Underline these words on the transparency and review
them with the class. Then read the following question and Time Line
answer choices aloud: TEKS 2.15 (B)
Use graphic features to
1 The author most likely wrote this article to — interpret text.
Objective 3
A persuade girls to become writers
Materials
B tell about the writer Florence Stratton
Transparency
C explain how stories can be school books pp. 90–91
Blackline Masters
D describe the lives of Native Americans 43, 44, 45

From Blackline Master 43

Think Aloud This question asks why the author wrote the
article. To answer this question, I need to think about all of the
information in the article and how the author presents it. I can
analyze the information in the article to decide if the author is
trying to persuade, entertain, inform, or teach. Then I can figure
out the author’s purpose.

Tell children that they should review the article to look for
information that will help them determine the author’s purpose.
Explain that while several answers might mention details from
the article, only one answer correctly describes the author’s
purpose. Have children review the article, then call on volunteers
to explain how they arrived at the right answer (B).

For further practice with the comprehension skill, you may wish
to have children work together or independently to answer
question 2 on Blackline Master 43.

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TFK Pages 90–91

Time Line

3 Look at the time line MODEL THE SKILL
on page 90. When did
Florence Stratton become Tell children that a time line is a graphic feature that can provide
a reporter? additional information to go along with the text. A time line
usually shows key events in the order they happened. The
A 1907 time line may be illustrated, and it may present information
horizontally or vertically.
B 1920
Display Transparency pp. 90–91 and point to the time line. Tell
C 1936 children that this time line shows important events in Florence
Stratton’s life.
D 1938
Then read question 3 aloud.
From Blackline Master 43
Think Aloud I need to look at the time line to determine when
Florence Stratton became a reporter. The time line includes
pictures and captions that tell about important events in her life.
I need to find the caption that says Florence Stratton became a
reporter and the year that goes along with that caption. Then
I can combine these details to figure out the answer.

Point to the captions on the transparency. Ask a volunteer to
read the caption that tells when Florence Stratton became a
reporter. Show children that the caption is connected to a point
on the time line. Have children determine the correct answer (A).

Context Clues

4 On page 90, the word MODEL THE SKILL
published means —
Tell children that they may not know the meaning of every word
A performed as a in a text. Explain that often the context, or the other words in the
play paragraph, can help them figure out the meanings of unfamiliar
words or words with more than one meaning.
B hid away
Then read question 4 aloud.
C printed for others
to read Think Aloud To answer this question, I have to find clues in the
story and connect them with the answer choices. I can start by
D read aloud finding the sentence with the word published in it. Then I will
look for clues in the article to help me figure out what it means.
From Blackline Master 43
Point to the sentence on page 90 that uses the word published
(Stratton published their stories in a book, When the Storm God
Rides). Have children decide which answer (C) makes the most
sense in context.

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TFK Pages 90–91

Short Answer

MODEL WRITING A SHORT ANSWER
Tell children that short-answer questions will ask them to write
answers in complete sentences on the lines provided.
Read the following short-answer question aloud:

5 Why did the author include the story, “How the North Wind Lost
His Hair” in this article? Explain your answer and support it with
details from the article.

From Blackline Master 43

Think Aloud The question asks why the author included the story
about the North Wind in the article. I can go back to the article
and look for details that tell what the story is about, where it
came from, and how it relates to Florence Stratton. Then I will
analyze this information to figure out the author’s purpose and
write my answer.

Work with children to find details from the article to help them
answer the question, and have a volunteer underline these
details on the transparency. Write a short response together.
Remind children to use complete sentences in their answers.

Possible response: The author included this folk tale to show an
example of the stories Florence Stratton collected and published.
The author also wanted to show the kinds of stories told by the
Tejas. This story is an example of a folk tale used to explain how
things happen.

See page T1 of the Teacher’s Manual for a short-answer rubric.
See page T30 for answers to Blackline Master 43.

Teacher’s Manual 143

Student Name

DIRECTIONS
Answer these questions about “A Story Collector.”

1 The author most likely wrote 3 Look at the time line on
this article to — page 90. When did Florence
Stratton become a reporter?
A persuade girls to A 1907
become writers
B 1920
B tell about the writer
Florence Stratton C 1936

C explain how stories D 1938
can be school books

D describe the lives of
Native Americans

2 The Tejas told folk tales to — 4 On page 90, the word © Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
published means —
A convince people to A performed as a play
go to school
B hid away
B describe the weather
in southern Texas C printed for others to
read
C teach about Tejas
writers D read aloud

D explain how things
happen

Blackline Master 43 Grade 2
A Story Collector
144 Time For Kids

Student Name

5 Why did the author include the story, “How the North Wind Lost
His Hair” in this article? Explain your answer and support it with
details from the article.

© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill

Blackline Master 43 Time For Kids 145

Grade 2
A Story Collector

TFK Pages 92–93

Show What You Know

APPLY THE SKILLS

Tell children that some of the questions they will see on a test
will focus on author’s purpose, context clues, and reading time
lines. Introduce “The Blowing Winds” by having children open to
page 92 of Time for Kids. Point out that some important ideas of
an article can be found in the title and illustrations. Have children
look at the photos, captions, and headings, and then ask, What
do you think the article is mainly about?

Encourage children to share their ideas about the author’s
purpose for writing this article. Have children point to the text
and text features of the article to show how they came up with
their answers.

Remind children to use context clues as they read to determine
the meaning of some unfamiliar words. Then have children read
the article independently.

Distribute Blackline Master 44 on pages 147–148 of the
Teacher’s Manual. Tell children that they will take a practice test
on the article they just read. Share these specific suggestions
with children to help them answer test questions:

1. Before you read, look at pictures, captions, and the title to give you an
idea of what the article is about.

2. Then read “The Blowing Winds” and the questions on the worksheet
very carefully. Make sure you understand what the questions are asking.

3. Make sure your answers are based on the article, pictures, and text
features. You may go back to the article at any time to find the answers
you need.

4. For the short-answer question, plan your answer carefully before you
write. Make sure you answer every part of the question and use details
from the article to support your answer.

5. Be sure to write complete sentences.

Have children complete Blackline Master 44. Answers can be
found on pages T30–T31 of the Teacher’s Manual.

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Student Name

DIRECTIONS
Answer these questions about “The Blowing Winds.”

© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill 1 The author most likely wrote 3 Look at the time line on
this article to — page 93. Which place had a
temperature of 80 degrees
A convince readers to below zero?
live in warm places A Riverside, Wyoming
B Rogers Pass,
B explain how air is Montana
heated and how it C Prospect Creek
moves Camp, Alaska
D Maybell, Colorado
C tell readers a funny
story about the wind 4 On page 92, which words
from the article help the
D teach readers how to reader understand what the
predict the weather word direct means?
A In some places
2 The author most likely used B the sun’s rays
the map on page 93 to — C tend to be very
warm
A show how winds D nearly straight on
blow in the United
States Time For Kids 147

B compare the North
Pole and South Pole

C explain how the
sun’s rays heat Earth

D show where people
live

Blackline Master 44

Grade 2
The Blowing Winds

Student Name

5 What did the author want readers to learn about winds in the
United States? Explain your answer and support it with details from
the article.

© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill

Blackline Master 44 Grade 2
The Blowing Winds
148 Time For Kids

Poetry TFK Page 94

APPLY THE SKILLS ELAR Student
Expectations
Tell children that they will read a poem and answer questions
about it. Point out some of the differences between poetry and Poetry
prose. For example, poems may not have complete sentences. TEKS 2.7
They are arranged in lines and stanzas instead of paragraphs. Describe how rhyme, rhythm,
Some poems use rhyme, but some do not. Poems often use vivid and repetition interact to
words that appeal to the reader’s senses and feelings. create images in poetry.
Objective 2
Introduce “Who Has Seen the Wind?” by having children open
to page 94 in Time for Kids. Ask children to read the title of the 1 How does the reader
poem and share their ideas on what the poem will be about. know that “Who Has
Write their ideas on the board. Read the poem aloud with Seen the Wind?” is a
children and discuss the different images in it and what they poem?
could mean. A It describes trees.
B It has a title.
Distribute Blackline Master 45 on page 150 of the Teacher’s C It asks questions.
Manual to children. Read aloud the first question and answer D It uses rhyme.
choices. Tell children to look at the poem to find the answer.
From Blackline Master 45
Think Aloud The question asks how the reader knows that “Who
Has Seen the Wind?” is a poem. I need to think of what I know
about poems and see what I notice when I read this poem. Then
I can connect this information to the answer choices to figure out
the correct answer.

After children have had time to answer the question, ask a
volunteer to explain how to determine the correct answer (D).

Have children complete Blackline Master 45. Answers can be
found on page T31 of the Teacher’s Manual.

Teacher’s Manual 149

Student Name

DIRECTIONS
Answer these questions about “Who Has Seen the Wind?”

1 How does the reader know 3 What is this poem about?
that “Who Has Seen the
Wind?” is a poem? The wind can make
It describes trees. you feel cold.
It has a title.
It asks questions. You cannot see the
It uses rhyme. wind but you can
see what it does.
2 The speaker compares the
trees to people who — The wind is always
bow down warm and gentle.
laugh loudly
run fast Children should
fall asleep not play outside on
windy days.

© Macmillan/McGraw-Hill

Blackline Master 45 Grade 2
Who Has Seen the Wind?
150 Time For Kids

TAKS Short-Answer Reading Rubric

Use the rubric below to score the short-answer items in the tests.

Score Description

3 An exemplary response gives an interesting and detailed response strongly
2 supported by text evidence.
1
0 A sufficient response gives a clear and reasonable response supported by text
evidence.

A partially sufficient response gives a reasonable but vague response weakly
connected to text evidence.

An insufficient response does not respond to the question.

Evidence may be specific words from the story or a retelling.

Teacher’s Manual T1

Answer Key

ISSUE 1, Article 1

Question Answer Content Focus ELAR TEKS

1 B Compare and 2.14 (A)

Contrast

2 D Compare and 2.14 (A)

Contrast

3 B Photos and 2.15 (B)

Captions

4 A Context Clues 2.5 (B)

5 See possible Compare and 2.14 (A)

responses below Contrast

3-Point Answer: Condoleezza Rice played the piano and studied hard when she was
young. As an adult she still plays the piano and works hard. She did not travel
around the world and meet with world leaders when she was young, but she did as
an adult.

2-Point Answer: Condoleezza Rice played the piano and worked hard when she was
young, and she still does. As an adult she met with world leaders.

1-Point Answer: Condoleezza Rice played the piano and worked hard.

T2 Time For Kids • Issue 1

ISSUE 1, Article 2

Question Answer Content Focus ELAR TEKS
1 D 2.14 (A)
2 Compare and 2.14 (A)
3 B Contrast 2.15 (B)
4 2.5 (B)
B Compare and
Contrast
A
Photos and
Captions

Context Clues

5 See possible Compare and 2.14 (A)

responses below Contrast

3-Point Answer: To play a sport safely, kids should warm up before they play. They
should wear the right equipment and follow the rules. If kids are in pain, they
should tell a parent or coach.

2-Point Answer: Kids should warm up before they play. They should wear the right
equipment and follow the rules.

1-Point Answer: They should wear the right equipment and follow the rules.

ISSUE 1, Text Feature

Question Answer Content Focus ELAR TEKS
1 B Charts 2.15 (B)
2 D Charts 2.15 (B)
3 A Charts 2.15 (B)

Teacher’s Manual T3

ISSUE 2, Article 1

Question Answer Content Focus ELAR TEKS

1 B Cause and Effect 3.13 (C)

2 C Cause and Effect 3.13 (C)

3 A Map 2.15 (B)

4 B Antonyms 2.5 (C)

5 See possible Cause and Effect 3.13 (C)

responses below

3-Point Answer: Martin Luther King, Jr., protested against laws that were unfair to
African Americans. He helped to get a new law. Now the law says African Americans
must have equal rights.

2-Point Answer: Martin Luther King, Jr., protested against laws that were unfair to
African Americans. He helped to get a new law.

1-Point Answer: He protested against laws that were unfair to African Americans.

ISSUE 2, Article 2

Question Answer Content Focus ELAR TEKS

1 D Cause and Effect 3.13 (C)

2 B Cause and Effect 3.13 (C)

3 A Map 2.15 (B)

4 D Antonyms 2.5 (C)

5 See possible Cause and Effect 3.13 (C)

responses below

3-Point Answer: Maathai’s group buys seedlings from women. The women use the
money they earn to buy food. They also send their children to school.

2-Point Answer: Women sell seedlings to Maathai’s group. They can buy things with
the money.

1-Point Answer: Women earn money to buy food.

T4 Time For Kids • Issue 2

ISSUE 2, Text Feature

Question Answer Content Focus ELAR TEKS
1 A Lists 2.15 (B)
2 B Lists 2.15 (B)
3 C Lists 2.15 (B)

Teacher’s Manual T5

ISSUE 3, Article 1

Question Answer Content Focus ELAR TEKS

1 C Main Idea and 2.14 (B)

Details

2 B Main Idea and 2.14 (A)

Details

3 A Bar Graphs 2.15 (B)

4 D Prefixes and 2.5 (A)

Suffixes

5 See possible Main Idea and 2.14 (A)

responses below Details

3-Point Answer: Kids with disabilities can get into Forever Young tree houses because
these tree houses have ramps. Kids feel great when they can get into a tree house
without any help. They get to feel what it’s like to be a normal kid.

2-Point Answer: Forever Young tree houses have ramps that kids with disabilities can
use. These kids feel excited to be in a real tree house.

1-Point Answer: Kids with disabilities feel happy in a tree house.

T6 Time For Kids • Issue 3

ISSUE 3, Article 2

Question Answer Content Focus ELAR TEKS

1 B Main Idea and 2.14 (A)

Details

2 A Main Idea and 2.14 (A)

Details

3 C Bar Graphs 2.15 (B)

4 D Prefixes and 2.5 (A)

Suffixes

5 See possible Main Idea and 2.14 (A)

responses below Details

3-Point Answer: Habitat for Humanity builds houses for needy families. Volunteers
work with a family to build a home. This group builds houses all over the country. It
has built more than 300,000 houses.

2-Point Answer: Volunteers help Habitat for Humanity build houses for needy
families. They have built houses all over the country.

1-Point Answer: Volunteers help Habitat for Humanity build houses for needy people
in many places.

ISSUE 3, Poetry Answer Content Focus ELAR TEKS
B Poetry 2.7
Question A Poetry 2.7
1 Poetry 2.7
2 C
3

Teacher’s Manual T7

ISSUE 4, Article 1

Question Answer Content Focus ELAR TEKS

1 B Compare and 2.14 (A)

Contrast Connect

2 C Compare and 2.14 (A)

Contrast Connect

3 A Bar Graphs 2.15 (B)

4 C Synonyms 2.5 (C)

5 See possible Compare and 2.14 (A)

responses below Contrast Connect

3-point answer: The chimps in the sanctuary live on islands instead of in small cages.
They live with other chimps and have families. They climb trees and eat good food.

2-point answer: The chimps in the sanctuary live with other chimps and have families.
They climb trees and eat good food.

1-point answer: The chimps in the sanctuary have families and eat good food.

ISSUE 4, Article 2

Question Answer Content Focus ELAR TEKS

1 B Compare and 2.14 (A)

Contrast

2 A Compare and 2.14 (A)

Contrast

3 C Bar Graphs 2.15 (B)

4 D Synonyms 2.5 (C)

5 See possible Compare and 2.14 (A)

responses below Contrast

3-point answer: Lewis and other elephants could not find enough food in Samburu
during the dry season. They left the reserve and found food at a farm. Other animals
need less food so they did not have to roam to find food.

2-point answer: Lewis and other elephants could not find enough food in Samburu.
They found food at a farm. Other animals eat less and did not roam to find food.

1-point answer: Lewis left the reserve and found food at a farm.

T8 Time For Kids • Issue 4

ISSUE 4, Poetry Answer Content Focus ELAR TEKS
A Poetry 2.7
Question C Poetry 2.7
1 D Poetry 2.7
2
3

Teacher’s Manual T9

ISSUE 5, Article 1

Question Answer Content Focus ELAR TEKS

1 A Main Idea and 2.14 (A)

Details

2 D Main Idea and 2.14 (B)

Details

3 B Photos and 2.15 (B)

Captions

4 B Context Clues 2.5 (B)

5 See possible Main Idea and 2.14 (A)

responses below Details

3-point answer: Jill Tarter is a scientist. She listens to sounds from outer space. She
and her group have not found signs of life yet, but they are still listening.

2-point answer: Jill Tarter is a scientist. She listens for signs of life in outer space.

1-point answer: Jill Tarter is a scientist. She listens to sounds.

ISSUE 5, Article 2

Question Answer Content Focus ELAR TEKS

1 C Main Idea and 2.14 (B)

Details

2 A Main Idea and 2.14 (A)

Details

3 C Photos and 2.15 (B)

Captions

4 D Context Clues 2.5 (B)

5 See possible Main Idea and 2.14 (A)

responses below Details

3-point answer: GPS can help blind people feel better about traveling alone to new
places. GPS is like a talking map. It tells them where they are and where they are
going. It can tell them street names that are nearby. It can tell them about parks or
stores nearby.

2-point answer: GPS can help blind people get around because it is like a talking map.
It can tell blind people about a park or store nearby.

1-point answer: GPS can give directions to blind people.

T10 Time For Kids • Issue 5

ISSUE 5, Text Feature

Question Answer Content Focus ELAR TEKS
1 B Charts 2.15 (B)
2 A Charts 2.15 (B)
3 C Charts 2.15 (B)

Teacher’s Manual T11

ISSUE 6, Article 1

Question Answer Content Focus ELAR TEKS

1 C Author’s Purpose 2.13

2 B Author’s Purpose 2.13

3 B Charts 2.15 (B)

4 D Context Clues 2.5 (B)

5 See possible Author’s Purpose 2.13

responses below

3-point answer: The author wrote about new rules in Texas schools to explain that
kids should have balanced meals to eat in school. They should have foods with less
fat and sugar. The rules in Texas are examples of how schools are helping kids eat
more healthful foods.

2-point answer: The new rules say that kids should eat balanced meals in school. They
cannot buy unhealthy foods from vending machines.

1-point answer: The new rule says that kids should eat more healthful foods in school.

ISSUE 6, Article 2

Question Answer Content Focus ELAR TEKS
1 A Author’s Purpose 2.13

2 D Author’s Purpose 2.13

3 C Charts 2.15 (B)

4 D Context Clues 2.5 (B)

5 See possible Author’s Purpose 2.13

responses below

3-point answer: The author included the last paragraph to review the steps of plant
growth. She reminds the reader that animals look for plants to eat. This paragraph
sums up the process described in the article. It tells the reader that the same steps
happen over and over.

2-point answer: The author included this paragraph to review how plants grow. She
reminds the reader that animals eat plants.

1-point answer: This paragraph tells how plants grow from seeds.

T12 Time For Kids • Issue 6

ISSUE 6, Text Feature

Question Answer Content Focus ELAR TEKS
1 A Written Directions 2.15 (A)
2 D Written Directions 2.15 (A)
3 C Written Directions 2.15 (A)

Teacher’s Manual T13

ISSUE 7, Article 1

Question Answer Content Focus ELAR TEKS

1 B Sequence of 2.14 (C)

Events

2 A Sequence of 2.14 (C)

Events

3 D Diagrams 2.15 (B)

4 C Context Clues 2.5 (B)

5 See possible Sequence of 2.14 (C)

responses below Events

3-point answer: The flowers appear next after leaves grow on the pumpkin. One
flower opens at a time. Then small, green fruits grow on the vines. As weeks pass,
the fruits grow bigger and turn orange.

2-point answer: Flowers come after the leaves grow. Then fruits grow on the vines
and become pumpkins.

1-point answer: Flowers and pumpkins grow on the vines.

ISSUE 7, Article 2

Question Answer Content Focus ELAR TEKS

1 D Sequence of 2.14 (C)

Events

2 B Sequence of 2.14 (C)

Events

3 A Diagrams 2.15 (B)

4 C Context Clues 2.5 (B)

5 See possible Sequence of 2.14 (C)

responses below Events

3-point answer: First Mautner ground up some Martian rock to make soil. Next he
added some water to the soil. Then he put pieces of asparagus in the mixture and
waited for the plant to grow.

2-point answer: Mautner mixed the Martian soil and water. Then he put a piece of
asparagus in the soil.

1-point answer: Mautner planted a piece of asparagus in Martian soil.

T14 Time For Kids • Issue 7

ISSUE 7, Text Feature

Question Answer Content Focus ELAR TEKS
1 B Diagrams 2.15 (B)
2 C Diagrams 2.15 (B)
3 D Diagrams 2.15 (B)

Teacher’s Manual T15

ISSUE 8, Article 1

Question Answer Content Focus ELAR TEKS

1 A Main Idea and 2.14 (A)

Details

2 B Main Idea and 2.14 (B)

Details

3 D Bar Graphs 2.15 (B)

4 C Context Clues 2.5 (B)

5 See possible Main Idea and 2.14 (A)

responses below Details

3-point answer: Scientists used to think ancient mammals ate insects and seeds. They
believed that ancient dinosaurs hunted these mammals. Now scientists think that
mammals hunted and ate small dinosaurs.

2-point answer: Scientists thought ancient mammals ate insects and seeds. Now they
know these mammals ate dinosaurs.

1-point answer: Now scientists know that ancient mammals ate dinosaurs.

ISSUE 8, Article 2

Question Answer Content Focus ELAR TEKS

1 A Main Idea and 2.14 (A)

Details

2 B Main Idea and 2.14 (A)

Details

3 D Bar Graphs 2.15 (B)

4 C Context Clues 2.5 (B)

5 See possible Main Idea and 2.14 (B)

responses below Details

3-point answer: The kids at Woodstock Elementary School have a teacher from China.
She teaches the kids more than 100 Chinese words a year. The kids read and learn
math and science in Chinese.

2-point answer: The kids at Woodstock Elementary learn more than 100 Chinese
words a year. They learn math and science in Chinese.

1-point answer: Their teacher is from China, and she is teaching them Chinese.

T16 Time For Kids • Issue 8

ISSUE 8, Text Feature

Question Answer Content Focus ELAR TEKS
1 B Charts 2.15 (B)
2 D Charts 2.15 (B)
3 C Charts 2.15 (B)

Teacher’s Manual T17

ISSUE 9, Article 1

Question Answer Content Focus ELAR TEKS

1 C Author’s Purpose 2.13

2 B Author’s Purpose 2.13

3 A Diagrams 2.15 (B)

4 D Context Clues 2.5 (B)

5 See possible Author’s Purpose 2.13

responses below

3-point answer: Robots with animal-like parts could be very useful. They could creep,
crawl, or swim into dangerous places to help people. These robots may also go
underwater or into space to explore.

2-point answer: Robots with animal-like parts can do useful things. They may go to
space someday.

1-point answer: Robots with animal-like parts can creep, crawl, and swim.

ISSUE 9, Article 2

Question Answer Content Focus ELAR TEKS

1 B Author’s Purpose 2.13

2 C Author’s Purpose 2.13

3 A Diagram 2.15 (B)

4 D Context Clues 2.5 (B)

5 See possible Author’s Purpose 2.13

responses below

3-point answer: Monarchs spend the winter in the mountains of Mexico. Some travel
3,000 miles to get there. The monarchs live in Oyamel fir trees. Many trees have
been cut, but people are working to protect the forest.

2-point answer: Monarchs travel up to 3,000 miles to their winter home. They fly to a
forest in central Mexico.

1-point answer: The monarchs spend the winter in Mexico.

T18 Time For Kids • Issue 9

ISSUE 9, Text Feature

Question Answer Content Focus ELAR TEKS
1 A Charts 2.15 (B)
2 D Charts 2.15 (B)
3 C Charts 2.15 (B)

Teacher’s Manual T19

ISSUE 10, Article 1

Question Answer Content Focus ELAR TEKS

1 B Compare and 2.14 (B)

Contrast

2 C Compare and 2.14 (B)

Contrast

3 D Charts 2.15 (B)

4 D Antonyms 2.5 (C)

5 See possible Compare and 2.14 (A)

responses below Contrast

3-point answer: Baby turtles and baby birds hatch from eggs. Bird parents take care of
their babies, but baby turtles must care for themselves. Baby turtles hatch in the
sand. Baby birds hatch in nests.

2-point answer: Both baby birds and baby turtles hatch from eggs. Baby turtles take
care of themselves.

1-point answer: Baby birds and baby turtles both hatch from eggs.

ISSUE 10, Article 2

Question Answer Content Focus ELAR TEKS

1 C Compare and 2.14 (B)

Contrast

2 A Compare and 2.14 (B)

Contrast

3 D Charts 2.15 (B)

4 B Antonyms 2.5 (C)

5 See possible Compare and 2.14 (A)

responses below Contrast

3-point answer: When Rob Howes was swimming with his daughter and her friends,
seven dolphins moved around them in a circle. The swimmers did not know that a
great white shark was headed toward them. The dolphins were like heroes because
they kept the people safe from the shark.

2-point answer: Some dolphins moved in a circle around some swimmers until a
shark left. The dolphins were heroes because they wanted to keep the people safe
from the shark.

1-point answer: Dolphins kept swimmers safe from a shark.

T20 Time For Kids • Issue 10

ISSUE 10, Poetry

Question Answer Content Focus ELAR TEKS
1 C Poetry 2.7
2 A Poetry 2.7
3 D Poetry 2.7

Teacher’s Manual T21

ISSUE 11, Article 1

Question Answer Content Focus ELAR TEKS

1 B Main Idea and 2.14 (A)

Details

2 C Main Idea and 2.14 (B)

Details

3 A Map 2.15 (B)

4 D Synonyms 2.5 (C)

5 See possible Main Idea and 2.14 (A)

responses below Details

3-point answer: The Iberian lynx are disappearing because they are losing their
homes. People have taken over the places where the lynx used to live. The lynx also
are starving because they can’t find enough food. The rabbits they used to eat are
gone.

2-point answer: The Iberian lynx are disappearing because they have lost their homes.
People have built houses, farms, and roads in places where the lynx once lived.

1-point answer: The Iberian lynx are dying out because they don’t have rabbits to eat
anymore.

ISSUE 11, Article 2

Question Answer Content Focus ELAR TEKS
1 D 2.14 (B)
Main Idea and
Details

2 A Main Idea and 2.14 (A)

Details

3 A Map 2.15 (B)

4 C Synonyms 2.5 (C)

5 See possible Main Idea and 2.14 (A)

responses below Details

3-point answer: Sandboarders do not want to harm the sand dunes on beaches. They
know that sand dunes on beaches are important. Sand dunes keep big waves from
washing over the land. Many sand dunes are also protected by law.

2-point answer: Sandboarders know that sand dunes are important. They do not
want to harm the sand dunes.

1-point answer: Sandboarders do not want to harm the sand dunes.

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ISSUE 11, Poetry

Question Answer Content Focus ELAR TEKS
1 C Poetry 2.7
2 B Poetry 2.7
3 A Poetry 2.7

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ISSUE 12, Article 1

Question Answer Content Focus ELAR TEKS

1 B Main Idea and 2.14 (B)

Details

2 D Main Idea and 2.14 (A)

Details

3 A Photos and 2.15 (B)

Captions

4 C Context Clues 2.5 (B)

5 See possible Main Idea and 2.14 (A)

responses below Details

3-point answer: In 1990, Mexico passed a new law to stop sea turtle hunting. Now
soldiers watch the beaches to keep the turtles safe. People are also taught how to
save sea turtles.

2-point answer: Mexico passed a law to stop people from hunting sea turtles. People
learn how to save sea turtles, too.

1-point answer: Mexico passed a law to protect sea turtles.

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ISSUE 12, Article 2

Question Answer Content Focus ELAR TEKS

1 D Main Idea and 2.14 (B)

Details

2 A Main Idea and 2.14 (A)

Details

3 C Photos and 2.15 (B)

Captions

4 C Context Clues 2.5 (B)

5 See possible Main Idea and 2.14 (A)

responses below Details

3-point answer: A father Darwin’s frog carries eggs in its throat until they have
hatched and turned into tadpoles. An Emperor penguin father keeps an egg warm
with its skin and feathers for nine weeks. A male sea horse carries the female’s eggs
in a pouch in front of its stomach until they hatch.

2-point answer: Some animal fathers carry a mother’s eggs inside their body until the
eggs hatch. The Emperor penguin holds one egg on its feet and keeps it warm until
it hatches.

1-point answer: Some animal fathers take care of eggs until they hatch.

ISSUE 12, Poetry

Question Answer Content Focus ELAR TEKS
1 A Poetry 2.7
2 C Poetry 2.7
3 B Poetry 2.7

Teacher’s Manual T25

ISSUE 13, Article 1

Question Answer Content Focus ELAR TEKS

1 B Cause and Effect 3.13 (C)

2 A Cause and Effect 3.13 (C)

3 C Time Line 2.15 (B)

4 A Homophones 2.5 (B)

5 See possible Cause and Effect 3.13 (C)

responses below

3-point answer: Earth has limited resources that we must all share. It gets harder to
share these resources as the number of people grows. We can solve this problem by
using less and wasting less of our resources.

2-point answer: Sharing resources gets harder as the number of people on Earth
grows. We can solve this problem by wasting less of our resources.

1-point answer: The problem is that everyone has to share Earth’s resources.

ISSUE 13, Article 2

Question Answer Content Focus ELAR TEKS

1 B Cause and Effect 3.13 (C)

2 C Cause and Effect 3.13 (C)

3 B Time Line 2.15 (B)

4 D Homophones 2.5 (B)

5 See possible Cause and Effect 3.13 (C)

responses below

3-point answer: Pecan trees are great natural resources because the wood can be
made into furniture. The wood can be burned for heat, too. People can also eat the
nuts of the pecan tree.

2-point answer: The pecan tree’s wood can be burned for heat or made into furniture.

1-point answer: People eat the nuts that grow on pecan trees.

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ISSUE 13, Text Feature

Question Answer Content Focus ELAR TEKS
1 A Diagrams 2.5 (B)
2 D Diagrams 2.5 (B)
3 C Diagrams 2.5 (B)

Teacher’s Manual T27

ISSUE 14, Article 1

Question Answer Content Focus ELAR TEKS

1 D Summarize 4.11 (A)

2 B Summarize 4.11 (A)

3 D Photos and 2.15 (B)

Captions

4 A Homographs 2.5 (B)

5 See possible Summarize 4.11 (A)
responses below

3-point answer: A tornado is a dangerous windstorm. The wind spins in a funnel and
acts like a vacuum cleaner. The winds can blow 40 to 379 miles an hour.

2-point answer: A tornado is a funnel of spinning wind. The winds can blow from
40 to 379 miles an hour.

1-point answer: A tornado is a funnel of strong winds.

ISSUE 14, Article 2

Question Answer Content Focus ELAR TEKS
1 A Summarize 4.11 (A)

2 D Summarize 4.11 (A)

3 C Photos and 2.15 (B)

Captions

4 A Homographs 2.5 (B)

5 See possible Summarize 4.11 (A)
responses below

3-point answer: Water gets into cracks in rocks when it rains. When cold weather
makes the water freeze, the rocks break apart. Windy weather blows sand against
rocks, and the sand wears them down.

2-point answer: Ice makes rocks break into smaller pieces. Wind blows sand against
rocks.

1-point answer: Rain that freezes can break rocks.

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ISSUE 14, Poetry

Question Answer Content Focus ELAR TEKS
1 A Poetry 2.7
2 B Poetry 2.7
3 C Poetry 2.7

Teacher’s Manual T29

ISSUE 15, Article 1

Question Answer Content Focus ELAR TEKS

1 B Author’s Purpose 2.13

2 D Author’s Purpose 2.13

3 A Time Line 2.15 (B)

4 C Context Clues 2.5 (B)

5 See possible Author’s Purpose 2.13

responses below

3-point answer: The author included this folk tale to show an example of the stories
Florence Stratton collected and published. The author also wanted to show the
kinds of stories told by the Tejas. This story is an example of a folk tale used to
explain how things happen.

2-point answer: The author included this folk tale as an example of the stories
Florence Stratton wrote. It also shows the kinds of stories told by the Tejas.

1-point answer: This folk tale shows the kind of stories Florence Stratton wrote.

ISSUE 15, Article 2

Question Answer Content Focus ELAR TEKS
1 B Author’s Purpose 2.13

2 A Author’s Purpose 2.13

3 C Time Line 2.15 (B)

4 D Context Clues 2.5 (B)

5 See possible Author’s Purpose 2.13

responses below

3-point answer: The author wanted readers to know that there are warm winds and
cold winds in the United States. The warm winds blow from the south. These winds
keep the southern states warm. The cold winds blow from the north, and
sometimes these winds make the southern states cold.

2-point answer: The author wanted readers to learn about warm winds and cold
winds in the United States. Warm winds come from the south, and cold winds come
from the north.

1-point answer: There are warm winds and cold winds in the United States.

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ISSUE 15, Poetry

Question Answer Content Focus ELAR TEKS
1 D Poetry 2.7
2 A Poetry 2.7
3 B Poetry 2.7

Teacher’s Manual T31

Grade 2

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Grade 1

Contents

Issue 1 Issue 9
Pond Life ...............................................6–7 Sunny Side Up ................................. 54–55

Retell Main Idea and Details
Photographs and Captions Charts
Context Clues Context Clues

Issue 2 Issue 10
Getting over the Hump .................... 12–13 Whoo’s a Wonderful Bird?............... 60–61

Main Idea and Details Main Idea and Details
Maps Signs and Symbols
Context Clues Context Clues

Issue 3 Issue 11
A Ladybug’s Life ............................... 18–19 Prize Pets ......................................... 66–67

Compare and Contrast Author’s Purpose
Diagrams Charts
Context Clues Context Clues

Issue 4 Issue 12
Eat Well, Feel Well ............................24–25 Money Goes Around.........................72–73

Author’s Purpose Retell
Charts Photographs and Captions
Context Clues Context Clues

Issue 5 Issue 13
Sharing with Others .........................30–31 Things Change..................................78–79

Main Idea and Details Compare and Contrast
Lists Diagrams
Context Clues Context Clues

Issue 6 Issue 14
The Forest Roof.................................36–37 Wild About Museums .......................84-85

Author’s Purpose Compare and Contrast
Photographs and Captions Signs and Symbols
Context Clues Context Clues

Issue 7 Issue 15
Digging for Bones............................ 42–43 Get Ready, Get Set, Go! ....................90–91

Main Idea and Details Main Idea and Details
Diagrams Photographs and Captions
Context Clues Context Clues

Issue 8
Wow! Wind Works!........................... 48–49

Main Idea and Details
Maps
Context Clues

One Tough Job

Condoleezza Rice wanted to
make a difference.

Condoleezza Rice was the first Jim Goldberg/Magnum Photos
African American woman to be
U.S. Secretary of State. She was ↑ Rice is a big football fan.
not elected to this job. The
President appointed her to it. Racism kept most African
The secretary of state works Americans out of top jobs
with leaders of other countries. when Rice was young. But her
It can be a tough job. parents told her that she could
do anything. She planned to
Working Hard study music after college.
Condie Rice was born in 1954, Then she decided to make a
in Birmingham, Alabama. She difference in the world. She
played the piano at 5. As a teen studied hard so she could do
she was a talented ice-skater. just that.
She finished college at age 19.

Mark Wilson/Getty Images Before she was secretary of
state, Rice had other important
↑ Rice plays a tune with Yo-Yo Ma. jobs. She sat on the National
Security Council. She was the
6 • Time For Kids National Security Advisor to
President George W. Bush from
2001 to 2005.

Olivier Douliery/Abaca USA/Newscom

Travel and Tough Talk ↑ Rice tells people about the war in
The secretary of state Iraq. It is her goal to solve differences
meets with world leaders. in a peaceful way.
Success is when the U.S.
meets its goals without Listening in the Middle East
war. In one year Rice took Israelis and Palestinians have
18 trips to 33 countries. had differences for a long time.
She traveled 247,603 miles. Finding a peaceful way to solve
She worked on problems with their land problem has been
Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, and hard. Sometimes it helps to
North Korea. Rice believes listen. A secretary of state
that problems can be solved in needs to be a good listener.
a peaceful way. Someone who Rice spent time in the Middle
knows her well once said, “She East listening to people. She
won’t take no for an answer.” said, “It was a good opportunity
to come and to listen to people
↓ Rice meets with Palestinian . . . [talk about] how they saw
President Mahmoud Abbas. the future.”— Andrea Delbanco,

AP Photo/Murad Sezer Romesh Ratnesar, Elaine Shannon

Issue 1 • 7

Martin Luther King, Jr., dreamed that

the world could change through peace.

Every January, we celebrate the life
of Martin Luther King, Jr. King changed
our nation. He believed all people should
have the same rights.

King was born in Atlanta, Georgia, in Bob Adelman/Magnum Photos King made a famous
1929. At that time, many laws kept black speech. He told people,
and white people apart. “I have a dream!”

During the 1950s, King and other
leaders peacefully protested against those
unfair laws. King believed in the power of
protest without violence.

A 1965 march to Montgomery,
Alabama, made the news. ↓

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In 1963, King led a march to Washington, D.C.
After the march, King and other leaders met with
President John F. Kennedy. They talked about fair
laws for all. These talks helped start a law. It was
called the Civil Rights Act. The law said African
Americans must have equal rights. In 1964, King
won the Nobel Peace Prize. It goes to people who
try to bring peace and unity to the world.

Sadly, Martin Luther King, Jr., died before his
dreams came true. He was killed in April 1968 in
Memphis, Tennessee. Today, King’s message still
lives on.

Putting Civil Rights on the Map

Washington, D.C.

Memphis,
Tennessee

Montgomery, Atlanta,
Alabama Georgia

Joe LeMonnier

James Karales Issue 2 • 13

Tree Houses Royalty-Free/Corbis
for Everyone
By Tiffany Sommers

(tl) The Hole in the Wall Gang
Camp/Forever Young Treehouses;
(tr) Courtesy Candlelight Ranch

Adis3a4b0i-lfiotioets-ltoonggertatmopthaellotrwese kids with IKtidisshhiagnhginouthteintrteheisttorpese. house.
house.

Tree houses are wonderful places to play with friends.

You can even just sit in them and dream. But for some

kids, tree houses are only a dream. Many kids have never

been in a tree house. Why? They have disabilities. They

are unable to climb. Bill Allen and Phil Trabulsy are good

citizens. They wanted to make these kids’ dreams come true.

In 1998, they started Forever Young Treehouses in Vermont.

This group makes tree houses for kids with disabilities.

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Michael Havey/Forever Young Treehouses

The tree houses have long ramps. Ramps
help kids in wheelchairs get into the houses.

Kristen Messer, 17, visited a tree house

for the first time. “It was really great having

a tree house that I could get into without Chaz Freeman visits a New
any help,” Kristen says. Hampshire tree house.

Chaz Freeman, a 19-year-old, uses a

wheelchair. After he visited a tree house in New Hampshire,

he said with a smile, “We get to experience what it is like to

be a normal kid.”

Allen and Trabulsy’s tireless group is working hard
around the U.S. to build tree houses.

Things in People’s Homes

Tree houses can’t fit things that fit in many other houses. This bar
graph shows the percent of U.S. homes that have these goods.

Telephone (97%)

Air conditioner (85%)

Computer (73.4%)

Dishwasher (63%)

Garage (62%)

Fireplace (35%)

Dean MacAdam 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Champs for Chimps

Lynne Sladky/AP Photo

Many chimps help save people.
Now people are saving these chimps.

By Anna Prokos

Fort Pierce, Florida, is a great place to ↑ Chimps climb and play at
the sanctuary in Florida.
monkey around. This city is home to 300

chimpanzees. The chimps live at a sanctuary.

A sanctuary is a safe place.

These chimps once lived in labs for years. Some were taken

as babies from their homes in Africa. They were brought to the

United States for scientists to study. They were kept in small

cages. Many had not seen another chimp. They didn’t know

how to climb trees. Luis M. Alvarez/AP Photo

Wild chimps help each other meet

their needs. They look at the fur of

other chimps to find bugs. They take

the bugs off. This keeps the chimps

healthy.

Wild chimps also use the ↑ People rescued these chimps from
environment to meet their needs. little cages in labs. Now they live
They use sticks to get bugs and honey in a more natural place.
to eat. They use rocks to open nuts.

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