Lesson 25:Ready for Second Grade

Ready for
Second Grade
by Eric Mancilla • illustrated by Julie Downing
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Ready
for
Second Grade
by Eric Mancilla
illustrated by Julie Downing
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It was the first day of school.
Juan was starting second grade.
He was seven.
“I can wait for the bus by
myself this year!” thought Juan.
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He saw his best friend Brooke at
the bus stop.
Juan and Brooke got on the bus
when it drove up.
3

The bus drove down the street.
Juan saw that Brooke looked sad.
“What’s wrong” Juan asked.
“What if second grade is too
hard” Brooke said. “What if we
hate it I’ve never even met our
teacher, Ms. Willows.”
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“I just hope she won’t give us a
lot of homework,” Juan said.
“Hey,” said someone behind them.
Juan and Brooke turned around.
“My name is Jeff,” said the boy.
“I can tell you about Ms. Willows.”
“Oh, please do!” Brooke said
“Is she nice”
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“She’s my favorite!” Jeff said.
“Is second grade hard”
Juan asked.
“Kids say it can be,” said Jeff.
“But Ms. Willows will explain
everything.”
6

“What else do you know about
second grade” Brooke asked.
“Well, I don’t know that much
more,” Jeff said.
“What” said Brooke. “But weren’t
you in second grade last year”
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“No! I haven’t started second
grade yet either,” Jeff told her. “I
was in first grade last year. My
family lived in a different city.”
“So how do you know about
Ms. Willows then” asked Juan.
“She’s my mom!” said Jeff.
8

He told them that his mother was
nice. “The kids all buy her cards
to thank her for being a great
teacher,” said Jeff. “She wants
the class to work hard. But they
have fun, too.”
9

Brooke began to smile.
They got to school and walked
into their classroom.
Ms. Willows had set up a party
for the first day.
Brooke laughed and said, “I’m
ready for second grade!”
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Responding
TARGET SKILL Understanding
Characters What is Brooke like
What does Brooke say What
does she do How does she feel
Make a chart.
Talk About It
Text to Self Think about your
first day of school. How did you
feel at the beginning of the day
What did you do How did you
feel at the end of the day
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uy
city
family
myself
WORDS TO KNOW
party
please
school
seven
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TARGET SKILL Understanding
Characters Tell more about
characters.
TARGET STRATEGY Summarize
Stop to tell important events as
you read.
GENRE Realistic fiction is a
story that could happen in
real life.

Level: I
DRA: 16
Genre:
Realistic Fiction
Strategy:
Summarize
Skill:
Understanding Characters
Word Count: 295
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