Lesson 1: Will You Stay and Play



It is the end of the day.
I sit on the roots of the tree and play with the leaves.
Will you stay and play?

You say that you are too busy.
You have bills to pay.
There is no way that you can stay.
You cannot stay and play.

It is the start of the day.
I have some clay on a tray.
I may make a clay animal.
Will you stay and play?

You say that you can stay.
Today, you can stay and play.
Hurray!



Lesson 2: Make the Same Shape

Jane makes a shape on her page.
Shane makes the same shape.
Jane prints her name on her page.
Shane prints his name on his page.
Shane wants to be the same as Jane.

A horse has a mane.
A lion has a mane, too.
The horse is a tame animal.
The lion is not tame.
If the horse and lion race, the ground will shake.

Jane and Shane see them race.
They watch the race from a safe space.
They face the tape at the finish line.
They see the lion win first place.



VOCABULARY
know / let / live / may / of / old / once / open / over / put / round / some / 
stop / take / thank / them / then / think / walk / were

know > I know how to sing.
let > Please let her use your crayon.
live > I live in New York City.
may > You may go play.
of > I had a lot of fun.

old > My sneakers are old.
once > Stop talking at once!
open > Leave the door open.
over > Can you come over to my house?
put > I will put the book on the shelf.

round > The ball is round.
some > Can I have some?
stop > It is time to stop.
take > I will take my folder home.
thank > Thank you for helping me.

them > That ball belongs to them.
then > I will eat lunch and then go play.
think > I think it is your turn.
walk > Let's go for a walk.
were > They were having a good time.
when > When are we leaving?