Talk About It

How have you

changed since
you were little?
Find out more about
growing up at
www.macmillanmh.com

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 Words to Know
run
ride
be

big

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I am a big kid. What can I do?

I can run. I can ride.
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What can I be?

I can be me.
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 Comprehension
Genre
A Nonfiction Article
gives information
about a topic.
Text Structure
Sequence

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Look for things
babies can do. Look How do kids change
for things kids can
do as they get older.
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as they get older?
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Once you were little.

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You learned to talk. You could

say “mama” and “puppy.”
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You could sit.

You could dig.
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You could eat at the table.

You could sing a song.
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You learned to run and ride.

You could go fast.
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How big are you now?

How big will you be?
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 Comprehension Check

Tell What You Learned

Describe what kids learn to do as
they get bigger.

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Think and Compare
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1. What can kids learn to do
as they grow older?
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2. Name some things you learned

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before you started school.

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3. Name two things babies learn

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that are not in the story.

4. How are the kids in “I Am a
Big Kid” different from the kids
in “How You Grew”?

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 Answer Questions

Test Strategy
Right There
You can put your
finger on the answer.

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First, a mother bird lays eggs.
Baby birds grow inside.
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Then they hatch.

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The mother feeds them.

The babies grow big.
Then they fly away.

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Directions: Answer the questions.
1. What happens first?

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2. What happens after the birds hatch?
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The birds lay eggs.
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The mother feeds them. Look for

key words.
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The birds make a nest.

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3. What happens when the babies are big?

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 Writing: A Sentence

First Carly drew a picture.

Then she wrote a sentence.

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Big kids can ride.

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Think about something little
kids can do. Write about it in
a sentence.

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Writer’s Checklist
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Does my sentence tell

an idea?
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Does my sentence begin

with a capital letter?

Does my sentence end

with a period?

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