Girl and the Ice Cream Truck
Girl and the Ice Cream Truck
Title
The Girl and the Ice Cream TruckReading Text
A young girl sits at her window. She is tired of the cold winter, the gray skies, and the snow. She wants summer to come so she can have picnics. Suddenly, she sees an ice cream truck on the street! She thinks summer is here. She runs to her closet and puts on her bathing suit. She runs outside with bare feet. CRUNCH! The grass is icy and cold. She is confused. Then, she sees the truck go into a repair shop. It was not selling ice cream; it was broken. The girl learns that one sign does not mean summer is here.
Activities
Vocabulary
- Text: Clothes you wear on your hands to keep them warm.
- Text: A sweet red fruit that grows in summer.
- Text: Soft, white ice that falls from the sky.
- Text: A special car that sells sweet, cold food.
- Text: Clothing for swimming.
- Text: A place to keep clothes inside a bedroom.
- Label: GlovesAnswer: A
- Label: StrawberryAnswer: B
- Label: SnowAnswer: C
- Label: Ice CreamTruckAnswer: D
- Label: Bathing suitAnswer: E
- Label: ClosetAnswer: F
- Before: In winter, we must wear a jacket andAnswer: glovesAfter: outside.
- Before: The girl loves to eat a sweetAnswer: strawberryAfter: in the summer.
- Before: She saw a big ice creamAnswer: truckAfter: driving on the street.
- Before: She put on herAnswer: bathingAfter: suit to go swimming.
- Before: The vehicle was broken, so it went to theAnswer: repairAfter: shop to be fixed.
- Text: To be generatedAnswer: She is waiting for summer.
- Text: To be generatedAnswer: She is tired of winter.
- Text: To be generatedAnswer: She saw an ice cream truck.
- Text: To be generatedAnswer: Her feet were very cold.
- Text: To be generatedAnswer: The truck was broken.
Comprehension
- Text: The girl likes winter and gray skies.Answer: false
- Text: She sees a school bus on the street.Answer: false
- Text: She wears a bathing suit to go outside.Answer: true
- Text: The grass is warm and green.Answer: false
- Text: The truck went to the shop to be fixed.Answer: true
Written Expression
- Text: What is your favorite season (summer, winter, etc.)? Why?
- Text: What do you like to eat in the summer?
Here are some example answers:
1. Favorite Season:
- "I like summer because I can go to the beach."
- "I love winter because I like to ski."
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