Helping At Home (no Audio)

Helping a Home Level: E DRA: 8 Social Studies Strategy: Analyze/Evaluate Word Count: 158 1.6.27 Build Vocabulary by Emma Buckley HOUGHTON MIFFLIN Online Leveled Books 1431861 H O UG H T O N M IF F L IN Helping a Home by Emma Buckley PHOTOGRAPHY CREDITS: Cover © Michael Newman/PhotoEdit; 1 © Alamy; 2 © Getty Images/Digital Vision; 3 © Kayte M. Deioma/PhotoEdit; 4 © Alamy; 5 © Geri Engberg/The Image Works; 6 © Alamy; 7 © Jonathan Nourok/PhotoEdit; 8 © Alamy; 9 © Alamy; 10 © Michael Newman/PhotoEdit Copyright © by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying or recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner unless such copying is expressly permitted by federal copyright law. Requests for permission to make copies of any part of the work should be addressed to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt School Publishers, Attn: Permissions, 6277 Sea Harbor Drive, Orlando, Florida 32887-6777. Printed in China ISBN-13: 978-0-547-42744-7 ISBN-10: 0-547-42744-1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0940 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 If you have received these materials as examination copies free of charge, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt School Publishers retains title to the materials and they may not be resold. Resale of examination copies is strictly prohibited. Possession of this publication in print format does not entitle users to convert this publication, or any portion of it, into electronic format. Families work at home. There are many different jobs to do. The work can get done fast if we all help. 2 Sam always makes his bed. But he can’t reach the bed on the top. It’s too high! 3 Dad washes the clothes. When they are dry, Jen helps fold them. She is happy to help. 4 Katie plays with toys. She reads stories, too. Once she is done, she puts her things away. 5 June helps set the table. She puts out the plates. Then she puts forks and spoons near the plates. 6 If some food falls on the floor, Pam helps clean up the mess. 7 Grandpa wants to plant flowers in the yard. Rob helps him dig and plant to make a garden. 8 The boys help Dad give Sandy a bath. They must use enough water to wash her. 9 There are lots of jobs to do at home. What can you do to help your family at home? 10 Responding Word Builder What word do you know that means the opposite of different? WORDS TO KNOW Write About It Text to Self Draw a picture of something you do to help at your house. Write a sentence to tell about your picture. Use a vocabulary word in your answer. 11 WORDS TO KNOW always high different near enough once happy stories Analyze/Evaluate Tell how you feel about the text, and why. TARGET STRATEGY 12 Helping a Home Level: E DRA: 8 Social Studies Strategy: Analyze/Evaluate Word Count: 158 1.6.27 Build Vocabulary by Emma Buckley HOUGHTON MIFFLIN Online Leveled Books 1431861 H O UG H T O N M IF F L IN