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Module A – Lessons 51 to 60
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Lesson 51 – Space Hawk
NEW WORDS : Bree Max’s ah baby better called captain crew cries follow friends front hi its learn meet never number other points relax screen space trips whoa
Nice To Meet You
Hi , who are you ? Ah ! Nice to meet you , YOU . I’m doing well , are you ? Good !
That is Max . Max jumps . He yells, “Oh , my ! WHOA ! Watch out! What in the world was that?!”
That is Bree . Bree says , “Max , relax . It is a sun spot on that star . See it ? Right there .” Bree points , and they look at the screen .
Max cries out . “Wow ! It scared me . It hurt my eyes .” 
Bree laughs and says , “Cry baby!”
Max yells , “Bree , that’s mean . I’m the Captain . You are my Number One . You should not talk like that . Not to me , and never in front of the crew !”
Bree feels bad . She looks down . She says , “You are right . I will do better .”
Max smiles . “Good . Thank you . That helps me .”
Now then . Back to you , YOU . This is Max’s space ship . It’s big . It is called “SPACE HAWK .” They go all through space . They make new friends . They learn from each other . So , YOU . Stick with us . Follow SPACE HAWK on its trips. Have fun with the crew !
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Lesson 52 – Space Hawk
NEW WORDS : Bree’s alien always any boom calls calm cap closes computer courage giant hello kind map only orange palm picks place powers rays speaks speed stares super turns welcome zoom
Bree
Hello , YOU . Welcome back ! Hope you’re fine . I am !
SPACE HAWK can go any place . It’s Bree . She is magic ! Guess what ? She has super powers ! Bree’s an Alien . The only Alien on SPACE HAWK . The crew loves her ! She’s smart . She’s kind . She has courage . She’s a good friend .
Bree speaks up . “So . Cap Max . (She calls him Cap . Short for Captain.) Where next ?”
Max looks to his right . The star map. He stares . He thinks hard . He picks a star . “Bree . Try that blue giant . Who might we meet ?” Max smiles . “Hot dog ! This will be fun ! Like always !”
Bree says , “Boss . You got it ! Let’s do it !” She turns .
Now ! The magic . Way cool ! Bree does her thing .
Bree closes her eyes . She’s calm . She thinks hard . Then , WOW ! You see rays . Bright ! Red . Orange . Yellow . Gold . You hear them . “BUZZ! ZOOM !” They come out of her hand! The palm , that is . Into the computer. Now ! They are set . The ship knows where to go .
SPACE HAWK turns . They’re off ! “BOOM !” They jump to light speed . They head to a new place to learn !
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Lesson 53 – Pattern-Builder Poems
NEW WORDS : Batman Dan Fran Gran Jan Japan above beach before began blew boo clue coo cooked dew fan glue goo grief landed large moo nuts over owned perhaps plan pooped poor rhyme’s scan ship’s shoulder shouts slime’s span stew stopped tan tracks tripped true twins weird whose wing
Not A Clue !
Hi ! I’m Sue .
I love blue .
But I don’t like glue .
What do you know ?
The cow moans , “Moo !”
The bird sings , “Coo .”
The ghost shouts , “Boo .”
This slime’s called , “Goo .”
With twins , you get TWO .
I love the zoo .
Do you, too ?
So, what’s new ?
On your yard ,
Is there dew ?
I know that the wind blew .
I know that the bird flew .
I cooked a good stew .
I asked what you knew .
Were you on a ship’s crew ?
Good grief .
What should we do ?
This rhyme’s gone nuts .
That is true .
Why this got so weird ,
I don’t have a clue !
Stan The Man
My name is Fran ,
And I am a fan ,
Of a guy named Stan ,
Whose Gran is named Ann ,
And whose aunt is named Jan .
He’s “Stan The Man .”
He had a plan ,
To go to the beach ,
To get a tan .
He ran past a van ,
Owned by a man named Dan ,
But Stan tripped on a pan .
And he landed on his can .
Stopped in his tracks ,
Before his tan began .
Above his head ,
I could scan ,
A great big bird ,
With a large wing span ,
Perhaps from Japan .
It flew over Stan ,
Cool old Stan The Man ,
And pooped on his shoulder ,
Then flew off like Batman !
Poor Stan !
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Lesson 54 – Pattern-Builder Poems
NEW WORDS : Brad Chad ad bar boxcar cad catnap chap cop’s cops drive film flap grad guitar har iPad jaguar known lad loved mess nap pit plaid radar sap scar school scrap slap snap stole stuck tad tar wear woke yap
Stuck !
I had my best guitar ,
When I came out of a bar ,
Next to an old boxcar .
I saw a well – loved film star ,
Who had a well – known scar ,
But he could not get far ,
‘Cause I saw him drive his car ,
( I think it was a Jaguar ) ,
Past a cop’s radar ,
In to a pit of tar .
HAR ! HAR !
Sap On A Map
I heard my loud dog yap ,
It woke me from my nap .
I put back on my cap ,
My cap with a long flap ,
And I saw on my map ,
That was right in my lap ,
A big drop of tree sap .
At this I did not clap ,
‘Cause I am not a chap ,
Who likes a mess on my map .
This kind of thing makes me snap !
Just a small, small scrap ,
Of sap on my map ,
Makes me want to slap ,
THE
TREE
NEXT
TO
WHERE
I
CATNAP !
Brad The Bad Lad
I know a bad lad ,
A high school grad ,
Who likes to wear plaid ,
And sing with his iPad .
His name is Brad .
He’s quite a cad .
He stole some coins ,
Right from my Dad .
Dad was a tad sad ,
And then he got mad ,
And called his friend Chad ,
Who took out a want – ad .
Some one found Brad ,
Called Dad from the ad ,
The cops picked up Brad ,
And now we are glad !
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Lesson 55 – Dolch-Builder
NEW WORDS : Christmas Claus Santa again apple around ask away because birthday bread bring brother carry chicken children coat cold cut doll draw egg every farmer father flower game garden gave help hold juts kitty leg little lots
I love Christmas !
Santa Claus is cool !
Well , how about that !
Can you come after five ?
He did it again !
I’m always here for you .
I don’t have any .
This is a sweet apple .
I know she is around here .
What did you ask me ?
Don’t go away !
Is that your baby ?
Because I said so !
Think before you talk .
I feel better now .
My birthday is on the first .
I know both of them .
That’s a good boy !
Pass the bread , please .
Bring that to me .
Tom is my brother .
Carry this to the car .
Sit in that chair .
“Cluck ,” goes the chicken .
Where are the children ?
Put on your coat .
Did you catch a cold ?
It’s time to pick the corn .
That cow is too thin .
Did you cut your hair ?
I got a new doll !
Draw that for me .
Hand me that egg .
I go every once in a while .
That farmer has lots of pigs .
Sam is my father .
I’m five feet tall .
Start the fire .
The floor is wet .
What’s that red flower ?
I found it !
That box is full .
You’re funny !
Can we play a game ?
What is in your garden ?
She gave me this .
I’m going home .
Grow up , Bob !
Has she called you ?
Can you help me ?
That’s her cat .
Hold this for me .
I’ll try if you will .
Get into the van .
This juts into the next room .
She’s so kind !
What a sweet kitty !
My leg is hurt .
That’s a little too much .
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Lesson 56 – Space Hawk
New Kid
NEW WORDS : Pam Pam’s aliens answered bald bodies breath dinner duh eighty gee grinned grown hey kid knock laughed library many pounds skin skinny smiled strange student study table than twenty twigs ups weigh wine wonder worlds
Pam Fox is new . Not really a kid . She’s twenty – four . She’s here to learn ! She’s a student . Pam wants to know more . About Aliens !
We were in the library . I sat next to her . I asked , “Pam ? How long will you be here?”
“A year or so . I think ,” she said .
“Great !” I said . “You will learn lots . What will you study ?”
“Aliens . How their bodies work . How much they are like us . And , how they are NOT.” Pam took a breath . “I wonder . How many worlds can we see ? In a year ?”
I answered , “Five or so . If we have good luck .”
“Cool !” Pam yelled . “Tell me about Aliens . Ones you have seen .”
“Sure !” I said . “Let’s see . Weird ones ! First , World F652 . Just like us. But , ten feet tall . Thin . And red skin .”
Pam stopped me . “What shade of red?”
I said , “Oh ! VERY dark . Like red wine . And one more thing . They have yellow eyes . Close to gold .”
Pam asked , “How skinny ? What did they weigh ?”
I laughed . “Like twigs . Hmm . The grown – ups . No more than eighty pounds .”
“Whoa ! Gee ,” cried Pam . “Could the wind knock them down?”
I laughed , “No . Not at all . World F652 has no wind ! It’s as still as a rock .”
Pam’s eyes got big . “For real ? ! What was that like ?”
I came back with , “Strange ! No breeze . One good thing with that . You can not mess up your hair !”
Pam grinned . “Well , duh ! You’re bald!” We each laughed hard . “Hey . Sit at my table at dinner . Tell me more.”
I smiled . “You got it !”
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Lesson 57 – Inf./Deriv. Build
NEW WORDS : baked bites bitten blowing cannot clouding cloudy crying died dog’s doors eating feed flooding heads horses lead lucky lying nosy parking prayers putting rains rides riding sailing seeing ships shoes sitting smiling snowing stair standing stars sticky sunny sweets that’d they’ll tied trains watching we’ve why’d why’s wind’s windy
Kim baked a cake .
Those bees buzz .
Kim knows Jin .
I wasn’t there .
I knew that !
My dog bites .
Was Tom bitten ?
I’m so lucky !
They’ll come here first .
I cannot see it .
I tied my shoes .
I love riding trains .
He’s eating sweets .
Why’d you do that ?
It’s flooding !
Why’s Kim crying ?
Heads or toes ?
The bee died .
Look , Joe smiled !
Climb up that tree .
I’m seeing stars .
Mark stayed home .
This is sticky !
I’m watching those ships .
I’ll feed the dog .
The wind’s blowing .
It’s cloudy .
Cut my hair .
It’s windy out .
It’s clouding up .
Lead the way !
I’d like some .
Here’s some cake .
My dog’s smiling .
Is it snowing ?
Sit on that stair .
I’m standing up .
Are you lying ?
It’s sunny out .
I hope it rains .
You’d like it !
Say your prayers .
That’d be great !
We’ve been there .
Stop being nosy .
Dad’s parking the car .
I picked it up .
Pigs are pink .
That pleased me .
I’m putting it on .
Mom rides horses .
We’re going sailing .
Row that boat .
He’s sitting still .
Shut the doors .
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Lesson 58 – Poems And Rhymes
NEW WORDS : barks caw chirp cream crows gives grunt heart hogs kicked leave mew owl owls peep save squeak tart touched whines
Sweet Cow
The sweet , old cow ,
All red and white ,
I love with all my heart .
She gives me cream ,
With all her might ,
To eat with my pear tart .
Poem by Robert Louis Stevenson
Bo – Peep
Young Bo – Peep has lost her sheep ,
And can’t tell where to find them .
Leave them be , and they’ll come home ,
And bring their tails right with them .
Jack The Mule
I had a good mule ,
And his name was Jack .
I rode on his tail ,
To save his back .
This small , young mule ,
He kicked so high ,
I thought that I had
Touched the sky !
To Hear My Song
“Bow – wow ,”
Barks the dog .
“Mew – mew ,”
Cries the cat .
“Grunt – grunt ,”
Goes the hog .
“Squeak – squeak ,”
Whines the rat .
“Chirp – chirp ,”
Sings the blue bird .
“Caw – caw ,”
Shouts the crow .
“Quack – quack ,”
Says the duck .
And the white owl ,
You know .
So , with blue birds and white owls ,
With rats and with dogs ,
With ducks and with crows ,
With cats and with hogs !
A fine song I’ve made ,
To please you , my dear .
And if it’s well sung ,
It will be great to hear !
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Lesson 59 – Beatrix Potter
Fierce Bad Rabbit
NEW WORDS : alive bang bench breathes calms carrot creeps drops fierce finds gun hides hops one’s pushes rabbit rabbit’s scratches shoots shot steals zip
Look ! There ! A fierce , Bad Rabbit. Mean whiskers . Sharp claws . Red eyes . Turned – up tail . He’s no one’s friend !
Look ! Here ! A nice , Sweet Rabbit . He has a carrot . He got it from his mom . He just wants to eat .
Bad Rabbit wants some carrot . He does not say , “Please .” He hops up . He pushes Sweet Rabbit . He yells . “That’s mine !” He steals the carrot ! And he scratches Sweet Rabbit !
“Ouch ! That hurts !” Sweet Rabbit creeps to a hole . He hides there . He’s sad . And mad . He takes a big breath . He calms down .
This is a man . He’s got a gun . He sees some thing . It sits on a bench . He thinks it’s a kind of bird ! He creeps up from the trees . Then he shoots ! “BANG !”
Then watch this ! He gets to the bench . He drops his gun . This is all he finds . Not a thing ! No bird . No Bad Rabbit . Just these things . There’s a tail . A white tail . And whiskers ! Mean whiskers ! He shot off Bad Rabbit’s tail . And whiskers !
Sweet Rabbit peeps from his hole . He sees Bad Rabbit zip past . Fast ! “Zoom !” He’s scared . His eyes are big . He breathes hard . He’s got no tail ! No more . He’s got no whiskers! No more . But he’s lucky . He’s still alive .
We hope Bad Rabbit will learn to be nice now !
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Lesson 60 – Dolch-Builder
NEW WORDS : letter men money morning mother myself nest open own paper party picture pretty pull read robin seed sister squirrel street today together under upon use wash water wood write
He has many of them .
I know two men who sing .
Milk the cow .
I don’t have any money .
Good morning !
My mother is nice .
You must try this !
I bought myself new shoes .
The bird is in its nest .
I’ve never tried that .
You can have only one .
Open the door !
I’m glad that’s over !
I can do that on my own .
Hand me some paper .
Can I go to the party ?
Draw a picture for me .
They have a pretty house .
Pull hard !
She has a pet rabbit .
I can read well !
I heard the robin sing !
It’s time for school !
Throw some bird seed on the ground.
Show me how to do it .
That’s my sister , Jill .
Go to sleep , now .
Snow is on the roof .
That squirrel fell from a tree .
They live down the street .
Clean off the table .
Thank you so much !
These should work .
Those are not mine .
Today will be a great day !
They like to play together .
That’s a cool toy !
Is it under the table ?
I’ll take it upon myself to do that .
Can they come to see us ?
Can I use this for a while ?
That’s very hard to do !
I want more !
Wash these for me .
Can I have a drink of water ?
Were you there on time ?
Is the window shut ?
This toy is made of wood .
Would you do that for me ?
I should write a letter to her .
Dad bought a yellow car .
Yes , I can do that .
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