HomeMy WebLinkAboutRead Aloud Book Gr. K-Lesson 19“Wake up!” Isabella’s brother, Carlos, said as he shook her awake. “We’re
going hiking today to pick blueberries.”
Isabella jumped out of bed and changed out of her pajamas. She made
sure to put on her good sneakers. Isabella knew that a hike was like a long
walk, and she would need her feet to feel comfortable.
While Isabella got dressed, her mom packed sandwiches, fruit, and drinks
into a picnic basket. Mom decided to bring water and food on the hike
because there wouldn’t be anything to eat or drink on the hiking trail except
for blueberries.
Dad put the picnic basket into the car. He also packed four pails to put the
blueberries in. Now they were ready to go!
An hour later, they arrived at the trail. The family got out of the car, and
Isabella asked if she could carry the picnic basket.
“It might be too heavy,” said Mom.
“I’m strong. I can carry it,” said Isabella.
Dad handed the basket to Isabella, and the family began to hike up the trail.
The picnic basket was heavier than Isabella had expected. She followed slowly
behind her parents and brother. They were walking more quickly up ahead.
Then Carlos shouted, “I see blueberries!”
Isabella looked at where Carlos was pointing. She could see some low
bushes with little blueberries growing on them. She put the picnic basket down
and ran to catch up with Carlos.
After they picked berries for a while, the family continued to hike farther up
the trail. They stopped a few more times along the way to pick berries.
“I’m hungry,” said Dad. “Let’s stop for lunch.”
Suddenly, Isabella had a terrible feeling. “I left the picnic basket at the
bottom of the trail!” she cried.
“That’s OK,” said Carlos. “We have lots of blueberries to eat.”
The family ate blueberries as they walked back down the trail. When they
got to the bottom, there was the picnic basket, right where Isabella had left it!
COMPREHENSION What does it mean to go hiking? Which words in this
story tell you what people might do on a hike?
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A Visit to
Yosemite
National Park
A Visit to
Yosemite
National Park
A Visit to
Yosemite
National Park
A Visit to
Yosemite
National Park
Have you ever been to Yosemite National Park? If you haven’t, let me tell you
what it would be like to visit this beautiful place.
Yosemite National Park is in California. It is called a national park because
our whole country, or nation, helps to take care of it. Our government makes
sure that our national parks are safe locations for animals and plants to live.
When you visit Yosemite National Park, there are amazing things to see. You’ll
fi nd Giant Sequoias, a type of redwood tree. These are some of the largest
trees in the world. Their trunks are very wide. It would take you and a few of
your classmates to make a human chain around a Giant Sequoia tree trunk.
There are also hundreds of waterfalls in Yosemite. In fact, the park is famous
for having so many of them. In the mountains high above Yosemite, winter
snow melts into water. The water runs down in streams. Those streams turn into
waterfalls. Yosemite Falls is one of the highest waterfalls in North America!
If you were to stand below this waterfall, it would stretch almost half a mile
over you. Imagine how small you would feel standing under such a gigantic
waterfall!
While walking through the park, you might see many animals. You might see
black bears and white-headed woodpeckers. You might even see a great gray
owl fl ying high across the sky.
Just make sure that wherever you go in the park, you look behind you to see
if you left any food or trash. You wouldn’t want any of the animals in Yosemite
to follow you and bother you for more food. And remember that trash belongs
in a trash bin, not on the ground.
There is so much to see at Yosemite National Park. Maybe you’ll go there
someday!
COMPREHENSION Which words in the passage tell you where things
are? How is a national park different from a park near you?
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