Fantasy

by Amy Helfer
illustrated by Akemi Gutierrez

PAIRED
A Mouse in the House
READ
 STRATEGIES & SKILLS
Comprehension Content Standards
Strategy: Visualize Science
Skill: Key Details: Sequence Life Science

High-Frequency Words
be, come, good, pull

Phonics
l-blends Word count: 129**

**The total word count is based on words in the running text and headings only. Numerals and words
in captions, labels, diagrams, charts, and sidebars are not included.

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 Genre Fantasy

Essential Question
What makes a pet special?

by Amy Helfer
illustrated by Akemi Gutierrez
PAIRED
A Mouse in the House . . . . . .13
READ
 Ca
t
Rab
Co bit
w
Dog

Mouse calls his friends.

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“Come to my moon
party!” he says.
“It will be fun!”
3
“I will come,” Cat says.
“I will bring a cake.”

4
Rabbit can come.
“I will bring hats,”
she says.
5
“I will bring milk,”
Cow says.
“A party needs milk.”

6
“Will we dance?”
says Dog.

“Yes!” says Mouse.

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It is time for the party.
Cat has the cake.
Rabbit has the hats.
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Look how Cow can
pull the milk.

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 The moon is a
yellow ball.
See it glow?
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It is a good moon
party!
We are glad we came!
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 Retell
Use your own words Detail Detail

to retell Mouse’s
Moon Party.

Text Evidence
1. Look at pages 4 and 5. Who
does Mouse call first?
Key Details: Sequence

2. Look at page 8. Who comes

after Cat? Key Details: Sequence
3. Are the animals in this story
real or make-believe? How do
you know? Genre

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 A M o u s e i n
th e H o u s e

ca
cage
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Genre Nonfiction

Compare Texts
Read to find out about a pet mouse.
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 A mouse can be
a fun pet.
It is fun to watch.
It is fun to play
with a mouse.

Wendy Ashton/Taxi/Getty Images

pets

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 What a Pet Mouse
Needs
1. a safe, clean cage
2. fresh water
3. good food
Don Farrall/Photodisc/Getty Images

4. play time
5. love

exercise wheel

Make Connections
What things does Mouse have at
his party? What does a real pet
mouse need? Text to Text
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 Purpose To find out what
pets  need

What to Do
Step 1 Think about different kinds
of pets. Choose one.
Step 2 Make a chart like this.
My pet is a .
My pet needs
1.
2.
3.

Step 3 Fill in the chart.

Conclusion Talk to a friend

about what your pet needs.

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 Literature Circles

Fiction

Setting
Where does the party in
Mouse’s Moon Party take place?

Characters
Who are the characters in
this story?

Sequence of Events
Who does Mouse call last?
What happens at the end of
Mouse’s Moon Party?