A Hard

Day's Work
A Dolch Word Story for Third Grade

Written by Susan M. Serena

 GRADE THREE DOLCH WORD STORY

THIS STORY INCLUDES

ALL 41 THIRD GRADE DOLCH WORDS.
THEY ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN ORANGE.
THE PRE-PRIMER REVIEW WORDS ARE
HIGHLIGHTED IN BLUE, THE PRIMER REVIEW WORDS ARE
HIGHLIGHTED IN RED, THE FIRST GRADE REVIEW WORDS
ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN GREEN, AND THE SECOND GRADE
REVIEW WORDS ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN PURPLE.

WORDS IN BLACK AREN'T CONSIDERED DOLCH WORDS

AND MAY REQUIRE SOME
ASSISTANCE IN SOUNDING THEM OUT.

TITLE – A HARD DAY'S WORK

WRITTEN BY – SUSAN M. SERENA - 2012
When I was about eight years old, I asked
my mom if I could earn an allowance by
working around the house. She said that I
could start small by bringing the dirty
laundry downstairs and carrying the clean
laundry upstairs. The basket was light.
Then she said I could pick up all of the
toys that my brother and I own before she
falls over them again and gets hurt. I
better get it done fast and keep them in
the box. I will try to never forget again. I
only forgot once before and got grounded
for a long time.

After that she asked me to wash the

dishes in the sink and put them away.
The sink was full and had more than ten
dishes and six pans in it. I also showed
them that I can cut the grass better than
my brother does.
I worked all day until seven o'clock and
was very tired. Doing chores is much
harder than I thought it would be. I think
I shall wait to earn money for myself. For
the rest of today though I will sit and
watch tv while I hold my warm cup of hot
cocoa. Later, I will draw up a better idea
of how to make money. I think I will stay
far away from chores for now. I will save
that for the grownups.
My very kind parents said that I did a
good job and must rest. We all laughed
together because I now know how hard
work can be!