A Note from Robert Munsch A long long LONG time ago when I was in first grade my class had 60 kids in it The teacher didn’t read any books and neither did the kids It was not fun Well here is a book that is fun to read for both you and your grown-ups READERS RULE 1
Before Reading High-Frequency Words Practice reading these high-frequency words in the story away going too walk Meet the Characters Get to know the characters from the story by looking at the pictures and names below Sheila Michael Firefighter Michael’s mother 2
Homophones Homophones are words that sound the same but are spelled differently and have different meanings Too means when something is extra or also To means going in a specific direction Look at the sentences below and decide if you should use the word to or too 1 Can I come to the park _____ 2 Let’s go ____ the park on such a beautiful day When Words Sound Like Noises Blam is used to sound like knocking on the door Clang is used to sound like a fire alarm Rrrrrrr is used to sound like a police siren Can you think of a different word to describe a loud noise Think about what a loud action such as running down the stairs crashing into a wall hitting a baseball with a bat or banging pots in the kitchen would sound like as a word 3
