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directions to

DATE

make mashed

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Thanksgiving

Sequencing

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Dig the potatoes

the cooked
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Put the chunks of potatoes into a pot of

potatoes.

boiling water.
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Take the potatoes inside to wash and

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Place the creamy mashed potatoes in

scrub at the sink.

a bowl and serve.

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Add some milk to the drained potatoes
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Brush off any loose dirt while still

and mash them.

outside.
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Add a tablespoon of butter and a dash
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Place a lid on the pot of boiling water

of salt and pepper to the mashed

and cook the potatoes until they are

potatoes.

soft.

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Peel the skin off the washed potatoes.

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Taste the potatoes after adding the salt,

pepper, and butter.

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Cut the peeled potatoes into small

chunks.

Pile on the delicious sequencing

words!

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first

second

title

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then
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next
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after that

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finally
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Answer Key

1 Dig the potatoes out of the ground.

6 Put the chunks of potatoes into a pot of boiling water. 12 Place the creamy mashed
potatoes in a bowl and serve. 2 Brush off any loose dirt while still outside.

Place a lid on the pot of boiling water and cook the potatoes until they are soft.

4 Peel the skin off the washed potatoes.

11 Taste the potatoes after adding the salt, pepper, and butter. 5 Cut the peeled
potatoes into small chunks.

8 Drain the hot water off the cooked potatoes.

3 Take the potatoes inside to wash and scrub at the sink. 9 Add some milk to the
drained potatoes and mash them.

Add a tablespoon of butter and a dash of salt and pepper to the mashed potatoes.

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