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Grade 1 Unit 3 Decodables
Volume 1 Decodable Readers Take-Home Blackline Masters Decodable Readers Take-Home Blackline Masters Grade 1, Volume 1 Unit 3 Photo credits Unit 1 19 © LWA-Dann Tardif/Corbis. 20 © Blend Images/Alamy. 21 © Adrian Brockwell/Alamy. 22 © John Rowley/Getty Images. 23 © Doug Menuez/PhotoDisc/Getty Images. 24 © Sean Justice/Corbis. 43 © Image Source/Corbis. 44 © Chuck Franklin/Alamy. 45 © Comstock Select/ Corbis. 46 © David Young-Wolff/PhotoEdit Inc. 47 © ROB & SAS/Corbis. 48 PhotoDisc. 91 © Scott Wohrman/Corbis. 92 © Digital Vision/ Alamy. 93 © Corbis/Superstock. 94 © JUPITERIMAGES/Comstock Images/Alamy. 95 © Image Source/Corbis. 96 © moodboard/Corbis. 109 © JUPITERIMAGES/Comstock Images/Alamy. 110 © mediacolor’s/Alamy. 111 © Gemstone Images/Alamy. 112 © JUPITERIMAGES/Creatas/ Alamy. 113 © JUPITERIMAGES/Comstock Images/Alamy. 114 © SuperStock. All other photos are the property of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 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Contents Seth and Beth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1C Zeb Yak. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5C The Duck Nest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9C Animal Moms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13C Scratch, Chomp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17C Rich Gets a Dog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21C Champs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25C Kits, Chicks, and Pups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29C Phil’s New Bat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33C In a Rush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37C Ralph Goes to Camp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41C Trish’s Gift . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45C Tate’s Cakes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49C Dave and the Whales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53C A Safe Lodge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57C The Race. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61C Mike’s Bike . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65C The Nest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69C The Nice Vet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73C Kite Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77C Unit 3 3 Seth and Beth met at the path. Beth has a big map. It can help. They will go and see Bob Frog. Seth and BethSeth and Beth by Anna Guzman illustrated by Piero Corva 1_074429_U3L11S1.indd 3 6/2/09 1:13:44 PM 1C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 11/Selection 1 4 This trip is far. Seth and Beth pass Ben. Ben can see them. Seth tips his cap. Then Ben tips his cap. 1_074429_U3L11S1.indd 4 6/2/09 1:13:54 PM 2C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 11/Selection 1 1_074429_U3L11S1.indd 46/2/09 1:13:54 PM5 This trip is far. Beth and Seth pass Sam. Sam can see them. Seth and Sam tip their hats. 1_074429_U3L11S1.indd 5 6/2/09 1:14:05 PM 8 “Get up, Bob Frog!” Seth and Beth call. “Play with us! This is fun! It is fun.” 1_074429_U3L11S1.indd 8 6/2/09 1:14:34 PM 3C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 11/Selection 1 6 Beth and Seth pass Huck Duck. They are at Blue Pond. Huck can see them. “Where is Bob Frog?” Beth yells. 1_074429_U3L11S1.indd 6 6/2/09 1:14:15 PM 7 “Does Bob Frog live here?” Seth asks. “Bob Frog is in this pond,” Huck quacks. 1_074429_U3L11S1.indd 7 6/2/09 1:14:25 PM 4C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 11/Selection 1 9 This is Zeb. Zeb is a yak. Zeb is a little yak. Zeb is not big yet. Zeb YakZeb Yak by Jane Tyler illustrated by Katherine Lucas 1_074429_U3L11S2.indd 9 6/2/09 1:15:19 PM 5C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 11/Selection 2 10 Zeb will get big and look like this. Zeb will be like his big dad. Then Zeb will go thud, thud, thud. 1_074429_U3L11S2.indd 10 6/2/09 1:15:32 PM 6C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 11/Selection 2 1_074429_U3L11S2.indd 106/2/09 1:15:32 PM11 Zeb is with his mom. His mom will eat grass. Zeb can eat grass. Then Zeb and Mom will nap. 1_074429_U3L11S2.indd 11 6/18/09 3:03:30 PM 14 Zeb can look up. Zeb can see lots of blue. Zeb can see the sun. Zeb is one glad yak! Zeb will go thud, thud, thud. 1_074429_U3L11S2.indd 14 6/2/09 1:16:18 PM 7C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 11/Selection 2 12 Zeb and his mom and dad live on this cold hill. Lots of yaks live with Zeb and his mom and dad. Yaks cut big paths on the hill. 1_074429_U3L11S2.indd 12 6/2/09 1:15:55 PM 13 Big yaks go thump, thump, thump. Big yaks go thud, thud, thud. The paths get big. No grass is on this yak path. 1_074429_U3L11S2.indd 13 6/2/09 1:16:07 PM 8C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 11/Selection 2 15 Beth Ann was with Gram. Beth Ann jumped and jumped. Then Beth Ann quit jumping! The Duck Nest The Duck Nest by Michael Frost illustrated by Joe Cepeda 1_074429_U3L11S3.indd 15 7/22/09 4:07:54 PM 9C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 11/Selection 3 16 “Is that a nest?” Beth Ann asked Gram. “Yes,” said Gram. “It is a duck nest filled with eggs.” 1_074429_U3L11S3.indd 16 6/18/09 3:32:03 PM 10C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 11/Selection 3 1_074429_U3L11S3.indd 166/18/09 3:32:03 PM17 “Gram, is that egg cracked?” asked Beth Ann. “Yes,” said Gram. “That egg has lots of cracks.” 1_074429_U3L11S3.indd 17 6/3/09 9:22:42 AM 20 Mom Duck had a bug. Did that little duck get that bug? Yes! Yum! Yum! 1_074429_U3L11S3.indd 20 6/3/09 9:23:25 AM 11C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 11/Selection 3 18 “Look at this little duck!” said Gram. “Where is its mom?” Beth Ann asked. “I bet it misses its mom.” 1_074429_U3L11S3.indd 18 6/3/09 9:22:57 AM 19 “Not far,” said Gram. “That big duck must be its mom. She will not come back with us here.” Gram and Beth Ann left. 1_074429_U3L11S3.indd 19 6/3/09 9:23:09 AM 12C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 11/Selection 3 21 This mom has pups. She is resting on the rocks with them. Rest, pups. Rest, mom. Animal Moms by James Wang 1_074429_U3L11S4.indd 21 6/2/09 1:38:51 PM 13C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 11/Selection 4 22 This mom has cubs. The cubs are just like their mom. They can swim in this cold water! Swim, cubs. Swim, mom. 1_074429_U3L11S4.indd 22 6/2/09 1:39:04 PM 14C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 11/Selection 4 1_074429_U3L11S4.indd 226/2/09 1:39:04 PM23 This mom is hunting with her cubs. What is jumping in that water? Hunt, cubs! Grab a snack! 1_074429_U3L11S4.indd 23 6/2/09 1:39:20 PM 26 This mom is with her little ducks. Ducks swim and swim. It is fun. Have fun, ducks! Swim, swim, swim! 1_074429_U3L11S4.indd 26 6/2/09 1:39:57 PM 15C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 11/Selection 4 24 This mom is with her kits. They swim in a pond. Their pond has lots of sticks, grasses, and twigs. Swim, kits. Swim, mom. 1_074429_U3L11S4.indd 24 6/2/09 1:39:32 PM 25 This mom is with her pups. Their pond is filled with mud. They can swim fast in wet mud. Swim, pups. Swim, mom. 1_074429_U3L11S4.indd 25 6/2/09 1:39:47 PM 16C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 11/Selection 4 27 Chuck and his dad went off on a trip. At Finch Pond, Chuck and his dad played catch. Chuck has a fast pitch. Scratch, ChompScratch, Chomp by Edward Bonfanti illustrated by Rick Brown 1_074429_U3L12S1.indd 27 6/2/09 1:46:34 PM 17C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 12/Selection 1 28 Dad can catch, but Dad did not catch this pitch. “You never miss, Dad. Why did you miss?” Chuck asks. 1_074429_U3L12S1.indd 28 6/2/09 1:46:46 PM 18C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 12/Selection 1 29 “I hear scratch, scratch, chomp, chomp. Do you?” asks Dad. “Yes! Scratch, scratch, chomp, chomp. What is it?” asks Chuck. 1_074429_U3L12S1.indd 29 6/2/09 1:46:58 PM 32 The lump has an animal on it. This animal can scratch, scratch, scratch. It can chop, chop, chop, chop. It can chomp, chomp, chomp. Can you tell what it is? 1_074429_U3L12S1.indd 32 11/5/09 11:56:40 PM 19C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 12/Selection 1 30 Scratch, scratch, scratch. Chomp, chomp, chomp. Can Chuck and Dad find out what is scratching and chomping? 1_074429_U3L12S1.indd 30 6/2/09 1:47:08 PM 31 Scratch, scratch, chomp, chomp. Chuck and Dad can see a stump and lots of chips. A big brown lump is in the pond. 1_074429_U3L12S1.indd 31 6/2/09 1:47:20 PM 20C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 12/Selection 1 33 Mom and Dad tucked Rich in bed. “Can I get a dog?” asked Rich. “Hmmm,” said Dad. “Hmmm,” said Mom. Rich Gets a DogRich Gets a Dog by Rick Eduardo illustrated by Beth Spiegel 1_074429_U3L12S2.indd 33 6/2/09 1:47:50 PM 21C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 12/Selection 2 34 Then Mom and Dad said yes. Rich sat up in bed. Mom, Dad, and Rich like dogs very much. 1_074429_U3L12S2.indd 34 6/2/09 1:48:00 PM 22C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 12/Selection 2 1_074429_U3L12S2.indd 346/2/09 1:48:00 PM35 Today, Mom and Dad will get Rich a dog. Rich can see dogs, dogs, dogs. Rich can get just one dog. 1_074429_U3L12S2.indd 35 6/2/09 1:48:12 PM 38 Rich hugs Fletch. Fletch and Rich will be pals. 1_074429_U3L12S2.indd 38 6/2/09 1:48:41 PM 23C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 12/Selection 2 36 Here are big dogs and small dogs. Here are fat dogs and thin dogs. Dogs, dogs, dogs! 1_074429_U3L12S2.indd 36 6/2/09 1:48:21 PM 37 Rich picks a brown dog called Fletch. Fletch is big and can run fast. Rich has his own dog! 1_074429_U3L12S2.indd 37 6/2/09 1:48:32 PM 24C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 12/Selection 2 39 Dutch is Bill’s dog. Dutch and Bill play tug. Dutch is the tug champ. ChampsChamps by John Cross illustrated by Randy Cecil 1_074429_U3L12S3.indd 39 6/3/09 9:31:48 AM 25C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 12/Selection 3 40 Bill sits on his bench to rest. Dutch has his own spot to rest. Dutch’s spot is not a bench. 1_074429_U3L12S3.indd 40 6/3/09 9:33:52 AM 26C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 12/Selection 3 41 Fran is here. Fran is Bill’s pal. Chet is Fran’s dog. Dutch and Chet play. Bill and Fran chat. 1_074429_U3L12S3.indd 41 6/3/09 9:34:05 AM 44 It has been such fun! Chet and Dutch are such good dogs! They are champs! 1_074429_U3L12S3.indd 44 6/3/09 9:34:55 AM 27C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 12/Selection 3 42 Dutch and Chet like to play with Bill and Fran. Dutch and Chet get set to play catch. They know Bill and Fran will play with them. 1_074429_U3L12S3.indd 42 6/3/09 9:34:23 AM 43 “Catch it, Dutch!” yells Bill. Dutch jumps up, up, up to catch. Then Fran yells, “Catch it, Chet!” Chet jumps and catches, too. 1_074429_U3L12S3.indd 43 6/3/09 9:34:39 AM 28C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 12/Selection 3 45 Cats, dogs, and ducks have moms and dads. by Lara Heisman 1_074429_U3L12S4.indd 45 6/2/09 1:49:04 PM 29C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 12/Selection 4 46 Dog moms have pups. This mom and her pups sit still. They make such a good picture. 1_074429_U3L12S4.indd 46 6/2/09 1:49:16 PM 30C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 12/Selection 4 1_074429_U3L12S4.indd 466/2/09 1:49:16 PM47 Ducks do not have pups. Ducks have chicks. Ducks swim in a pond. Dad duck is with his chicks. 1_074429_U3L12S4.indd 47 6/2/09 1:49:31 PM 50 This mom and dad know that chicks must eat. This mom’s chicks will get fed. Mom and dad will do it. The chicks will get big. 1_074429_U3L12S4.indd 50 6/2/09 1:50:17 PM 31C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 12/Selection 4 48 This mom duck has a nest. Eggs will hatch in it. Chicks will pop out! Mom will get off the nest. 1_074429_U3L12S4.indd 48 6/2/09 1:49:43 PM 49 This kit can run. Mom cat will run, too. The kit and her mom will run and then stop and nap. 1_074429_U3L12S4.indd 49 6/2/09 1:50:02 PM 32C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 12/Selection 4 51 Phil’s New BatPhil’s New Bat Phil’s dad got him a new bat. It was just what Phil wished for! by Edward Bonfanti illustrated by Jennifer H. Hayden 1_074429_U3L13S1.indd 51 6/2/09 1:50:38 PM 33C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 13/Selection 1 52 When Phil got his new bat, he hit with it. When Phil got a hit, his bat went, “Wham! Bash!” 1_074429_U3L13S1.indd 52 6/2/09 1:50:51 PM 34C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 13/Selection 1 1_074429_U3L13S1.indd 526/2/09 1:50:51 PM53 Phil got many hits and runs. His mom and his dad and his pal had fun! Did Phil get a hit? Yes! 1_074429_U3L13S1.indd 53 6/2/09 1:51:03 PM 56 Phil’s bat is in good hands. Phil and his dad can play catch. You do not catch with a bat! 1_074429_U3L13S1.indd 56 6/2/09 1:51:33 PM 35C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 13/Selection 1 54 Did Phil fall? Yes! Phil fell down on his leg. Phil cannot play with his bat for a bit. 1_074429_U3L13S1.indd 54 6/2/09 1:51:12 PM 55 Phil is not sad. If Phil cannot play with his bat, Phil will let his pal play with it. 1_074429_U3L13S1.indd 55 6/2/09 1:51:24 PM 36C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 13/Selection 1 57 Shan is in a rush. She has to splash in cold, wet slush. She goes splish, splash, splish, splash. In a Rush by Sue De Marco illustrated by Maria Maddocks 1_074429_U3L13S2.indd 57 6/2/09 1:51:57 PM 37C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 13/Selection 2 58 Wham! Slip! Slop! Bash! Shan fell down in the wet slush. Shan just sat in slush. It felt like mush. 1_074429_U3L13S2.indd 58 6/2/09 1:52:08 PM 38C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 13/Selection 2 1_074429_U3L13S2.indd 586/2/09 1:52:08 PM59 Then Shan got up. Shan did not rush. Shan did not dash in the wet slush. Shan went plop, plod. 1_074429_U3L13S2.indd 59 6/2/09 1:52:19 PM 62 Look at Shan! Shan is all in yellow. Slush is fun now. Shan is glad. Splish, splash, splish, splash, Shan! 1_074429_U3L13S2.indd 62 6/2/09 1:52:50 PM 39C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 13/Selection 2 60 Plop, plop, plod. Shan must get to Phil’s Best Stuff Shop. That shop has lots and lots of stuff. Shan must get to that shop. 1_074429_U3L13S2.indd 60 6/2/09 1:52:30 PM 61 Phil’s Best Stuff Shop is still open! Shan got to it at last. Shan will rush in. Shan has cash. What new stuff will Shan get? 1_074429_U3L13S2.indd 61 6/2/09 1:52:40 PM 40C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 13/Selection 2 63 Ralph asks his mom and dad if he can go to camp. “Yes,” said Dad, “if you do some jobs.” Ralph Goes to Camp by Adam Feldman illustrated by Barry Gott 1_074429_U3L13S3.indd 63 6/3/09 9:37:19 AM 41C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 13/Selection 3 64 Ralph was shocked. “Jobs?” Ralph asked. “Yes,” said Dad, “but it isn’t that bad. It’s just the dog and the trash.” 1_074429_U3L13S3.indd 64 6/3/09 9:37:43 AM 42C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 13/Selection 3 1_074429_U3L13S3.indd 646/3/09 9:37:43 AM 65 Shep is Ralph’s dog. Ralph had to give Shep a bath. Shep had fun splishing and splashing. Ralph got wet, but Ralph did his job well. 1_074429_U3L13S3.indd 65 6/3/09 9:38:12 AM 68 Ralph went to camp at last! Ralph had fun at camp, and he had no jobs! 1_074429_U3L13S3.indd 68 6/18/09 3:21:12 PM 43C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 13/Selection 3 66 When Ralph had to tug big trash bins, he didn’t rush. Ralph didn’t spill trash. Ralph didn’t trip. Ralph did his job well. 1_074429_U3L13S3.indd 66 6/3/09 9:38:28 AM 67 “Ralph goes to camp today!” said Ralph’s mom. Ralph got his yellow bag and hat. 1_074429_U3L13S3.indd 67 6/3/09 9:38:44 AM 44C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 13/Selection 3 69 When Trish was ten, Gramps sent a gift. Trish and Mom opened it. It was a new desk. Trish’s Gift by Bryn Haddock illustrated by Mircea Catusanu 1_074429_U3L13S4.indd 69 6/2/09 1:53:10 PM 45C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 13/Selection 4 70 “Dad,” said Trish, “Gramps sent this desk with brass trim, but I can’t sit at it.” “Let’s see that desk with brass trim,” said Dad. 1_074429_U3L13S4.indd 70 11/6/09 12:02:24 AM 46C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 13/Selection 4 1_074429_U3L13S4.indd 7011/6/09 12:02:24 AM71 “Back when I was just ten,” said Dad, “I had a bench with brass trim on it. I got big, but that bench with brass trim didn’t grow big.” “Where is that bench?” asked Trish. 1_074429_U3L13S4.indd 71 6/2/09 1:53:34 PM 74 “Did Gramps know that we had this bench with brass trim?” asked Trish. “We can ask him,” said Dad. “Let’s call Gramps and ask.” 1_074429_U3L13S4.indd 74 6/2/09 1:54:03 PM 47C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 13/Selection 4 72 “Gramps put that bench in his shed,” said Dad. “Is that the shed Gramps had?” asked Trish. “Yes, it’s his shed,” said Dad. Dad and Trish ran fast. 1_074429_U3L13S4.indd 72 6/2/09 1:53:44 PM 73 Trish and Dad hunted and hunted. Then Dad lifted up a big green cloth. “That’s it!” yelled Trish. 1_074429_U3L13S4.indd 73 6/2/09 1:53:54 PM 48C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 13/Selection 4 75 Tate had never made a cake. Tate did know that cakes must bake. Can Tate make cakes? by Bruce Falcon illustrated by Peter Grosshauser 1_074429_U3L14S1.indd 75 6/2/09 1:54:22 PM 49C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 14/Selection 1 76 “This sand is hot, hot, hot. Cakes can bake in it. What goes into cakes? If Wade has made cakes, Wade will tell me,” said Tate. 1_074429_U3L14S1.indd 76 6/2/09 1:54:33 PM 50C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 14/Selection 1 1_074429_U3L14S1.indd 766/2/09 1:54:33 PM77 “Well, I never made a cake,” said Wade. “Let’s ask Jade. If Jade has made cakes, Jade will tell us.” “Yes,” said Tate, “let’s ask Jade.” 1_074429_U3L14S1.indd 77 6/2/09 1:54:44 PM 80 Wade got four cakes. Tate got five cakes. Jade’s bake sale was over. Tate and Wade ate Jade’s cakes. Tate and Wade never did make cakes. They ate Jade’s. 1_074429_U3L14S1.indd 80 6/18/09 3:25:48 PM 51C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 14/Selection 1 78 Wade and Tate went to Jade’s big cave. Jade was in. “I am glad you came,” said Jade. “I just made ten cakes.” 1_074429_U3L14S1.indd 78 6/2/09 1:54:52 PM 79 “This cake is on sale. That cake is on sale and that cake is on sale. The big cakes are all on sale,” Jade said. “I just made them.” 1_074429_U3L14S1.indd 79 6/2/09 1:55:04 PM 52C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 14/Selection 1 81 Dave is a whale. Dave is fast. “Let’s play,” Dave yelled. “Chase me! Chase, chase, chase me!” by Andrew Hathaway illustrated by Julia Woolf 1_074429_U3L14S2.indd 81 6/2/09 1:57:22 PM 53C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 14/Selection 2 82 Dave’s pals watch. Not one whale is as fast as Dave is. Dave did not get his pals to chase him. “Why chase Dave?” asked Jake. “We can’t catch him.” 1_074429_U3L14S2.indd 82 11/20/09 11:00:40 AM 54C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 14/Selection 2 1_074429_U3L14S2.indd 8211/20/09 11:00:40 AM83 Dave made waves as big as hills. “Let’s make waves!” yelled Dave. “Why?” asked Lane. “We can’t make waves as big as Dave’s.” Dave did not get his pals to make waves. 1_074429_U3L14S2.indd 83 6/2/09 1:57:58 PM 86 “Sing, whales!” yelled Dave. “Let’s make a tape. Let’s name it Dave and the Whales! It will be a big hit!” 1_074429_U3L14S2.indd 86 6/2/09 1:58:27 PM 55C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 14/Selection 2 84 Dave is sad. His pals will not play with him. “I get it,” said Dave. “I am fast and can make big waves. But, I can’t sing!” 1_074429_U3L14S2.indd 84 6/2/09 1:58:06 PM 85 “Let’s sing!” yelled Dave. Two whales came. Three whales came. Then four and five whales came. 1_074429_U3L14S2.indd 85 6/2/09 1:58:19 PM 56C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 14/Selection 2 87 This is an animal that can make its own lodge. It starts with sticks. A SafeA Safe Lodge Lodge by Elizabeth Pearson 1_074429_U3L14S3.indd 87 6/3/09 9:41:30 AM 57C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 14/Selection 3 88 This animal cuts sticks. It drags the sticks and makes a big lodge with them. 1_074429_U3L14S3.indd 88 6/3/09 9:41:53 AM 58C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 14/Selection 3 This lodge is a safe place. It is in a lake. It is made of sticks and mud. 8992 Mom, Dad, and the kits made this dam. If water spills over it, Mom, Dad, and the kits will fix it. This dam helps make their lodge safe. 59C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 14/Selection 3 90 This lodge has space for kits. Kits romp and rest. When kits get big, they can go out. They can watch Dad and Mom cut sticks. 1_074429_U3L14S3.indd 90 6/3/09 9:42:35 AM 91 Big kits can cut sticks. Kits can drag sticks and help make a dam. A dam holds water back. 1_074429_U3L14S3.indd 91 6/3/09 9:42:58 AM 60C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 14/Selection 3 93 This race is fun to watch. Get into the fun! Yell, yell. Clap, clap. Race, race, race! The RaceThe RaceThe Race by Carre Murray illustrated by Jerry Smath 1_074429_U3L14S4.indd 93 6/2/09 1:58:50 PM 61C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 14/Selection 4 94 Dave and Ace got in this race. Dave will run fast. Ace will run fast. Crack! The race starts. Dave and Ace take off. 1_074429_U3L14S4.indd 94 6/2/09 1:59:01 PM 62C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 14/Selection 4 1_074429_U3L14S4.indd 946/2/09 1:59:01 PM95 Dave has a lane. It is his space. Ace has a lane. It is his space. They must run and jump in that lane. They can’t trade lanes. 1_074429_U3L14S4.indd 95 6/2/09 1:59:13 PM 98 The last race is over. Madge, Grace, Blake, Trace, Dave, and Ace sit in the shade. The judge gave two of them red badges and four of them blue badges. 1_074429_U3L14S4.indd 98 6/2/09 1:59:52 PM 63C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 14/Selection 4 96 Madge and Grace got in this race. They will skate fast. Go, Madge! Go, Grace! Skate as fast as you can. Race, race, race. 1_074429_U3L14S4.indd 96 6/2/09 1:59:22 PM 97 Blake and Trace got in this race. Blake and Trace set the pace. Will Trace race past Blake? Go, Blake! Go, Trace! 1_074429_U3L14S4.indd 97 6/2/09 1:59:43 PM 64C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 14/Selection 4 99 Mike’s Bike Mike’s new bike is red and white. Mike just got it. Mike can ride it well. Mike rides his bike with pride. by Claire Coolidge illustrated by Jill Dubin 1_074429_U3L15S1.indd 99 6/2/09 2:00:17 PM 65C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 15/Selection 1 100 Mike will ride his bike to see Nell. His dad will ride with him. Nell will like Mike’s bike. Nell’s bike is red and white, too. 1_074429_U3L15S1.indd 100 6/2/09 2:00:28 PM 66C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 15/Selection 1 1_074429_U3L15S1.indd 1006/2/09 2:00:28 PM101 Nell did like Mike’s bike. “I like its white stripes. Mine has red stripes. Both bikes have stripes,” Nell said. 1_074429_U3L15S1.indd 101 6/2/09 2:00:47 PM 104 They stop at Nell’s place. “That was fun, Mike,” said Nell. Mike had a big, wide grin on his face. “Best time of my life!” said Mike. 1_074429_U3L15S1.indd 104 6/2/09 2:01:27 PM 67C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 15/Selection 1 102 Mike, Dad, and Nell take a ride. “This bike path is fun. I like it,” said Mike. “It is nice to ride on.” “I like it too,” said Nell. 1_074429_U3L15S1.indd 102 6/2/09 2:00:56 PM 103 Dad, Nell, and Mike ride for five or six miles. It is a long ride. “This is the end,” said Nell. “It is time to go back.” 1_074429_U3L15S1.indd 103 6/2/09 2:01:14 PM 68C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 15/Selection 1 105 This big bird has a name. His name is Pale Male. Pale Male’s chest is white. Pale Male’s neck is white. TThe NestThe Nest by Amy Long 1_074429_U3L15S2.indd 105 6/2/09 2:01:46 PM 69C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 15/Selection 2 106 Pale Male has a nest. The nest is wide. It is a big, big nest. Pale Male made it. It can take a long time to make a big nest like this. 1_074429_U3L15S2.indd 106 6/2/09 2:02:04 PM 70C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 15/Selection 2 1_074429_U3L15S2.indd 1066/2/09 2:02:04 PM107 If you walk past it, look up. Pale Male’s nest is not just a big pile of sticks and vines. It is a fine nest. 1_074429_U3L15S2.indd 107 6/2/09 2:02:30 PM 110 This big chick can fly like Mom and Dad. This chick can rise up and dip down. Rise and dive, chick. Rise and glide, chick. Fly! 1_074429_U3L15S2.indd 110 6/2/09 2:03:22 PM 71C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 15/Selection 2 108 The nest had eggs in it. It has small chicks in it now. Dad and Mom find mice for them. Those chicks get quite big, as big as Mom and Dad. 1_074429_U3L15S2.indd 108 6/2/09 2:02:44 PM 109 It is time to fly. Chicks grasp the nest at its side. Chicks flap and flap and flap. Then they let go and glide. Glide, flap, flap, glide. Both can fly! 1_074429_U3L15S2.indd 109 6/2/09 2:03:04 PM 72C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 15/Selection 2 111 Kate’s dog Spike has an itch. Spike rubs and rubs his eyes. Kate calls Spike’s vet. by Vince Delacroix illustrated by Dave Klug TheThe NiceNice VetVet 1_074429_U3L15S3.indd 111 6/3/09 9:45:58 AM 73C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 15/Selection 3 112 “Spike has an itch,” Kate tells Spike’s vet. “Spike rubs and rubs his eyes.” The vet has time to see Spike. 1_074429_U3L15S3.indd 112 6/3/09 9:46:13 AM 74C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 15/Selection 3 113 Kate and Spike walk fast. Kate’s mom goes with them. Spike still has an itch. Spike whines and whines. 1_074429_U3L15S3.indd 113 6/3/09 9:46:27 AM 116 Kate hands Spike’s vet a dime. Nice price, isn’t it? Who is Spike’s nice vet? It’s Kate’s dad! 1_074429_U3L15S3.indd 116 6/3/09 9:47:02 AM 75C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 15/Selection 3 114 At last, they get to the vet’s place. It’s not a long walk. “I can fix Spike’s itch,” the vet tells Kate. “I will make his eyes numb.” 1_074429_U3L15S3.indd 114 6/3/09 9:46:38 AM 115 Spike’s vet puts five drops in Spike’s eyes. Spike’s eyes stop itching! The vet writes in Spike’s file. 1_074429_U3L15S3.indd 115 6/3/09 9:46:50 AM 76C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 15/Selection 3 117 The wind is up. It’s time to fly a kite. It’s kite time! It’s fun time! Kite Time by Zach Mathews illustrated by Chi Chung 1_074429_U3L15S4.indd 117 6/2/09 2:03:52 PM 77C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 15/Selection 4 118 A kite can ride on the wind. It can glide up on the wind. Wind takes a kite up and up. Wind can knock it down, too. 1_074429_U3L15S4.indd 118 6/2/09 2:04:05 PM 78C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 15/Selection 4 119 A kite can dip down. Then it can rise back up. A kite can dip or rise. It can rise, dip, and rise. Wind can play with it. 1_074429_U3L15S4.indd 119 6/2/09 2:04:18 PM 122 If the wind stops, it’s time to quit. Wrap up the kites. 1_074429_U3L15S4.indd 122 6/2/09 2:04:48 PM 79C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 15/Selection 4 120 Make fists and run with the kite’s line in them. Run with it. Run, run, run. Run fast! Then the kite will fly like a bird. Up, up, up it will rise. 1_074429_U3L15S4.indd 120 6/2/09 2:04:28 PM 121 It is up. Then it dips. It is up. Then it glides. It is up. Then it dives. It is up. Then it slides. Hold on to the kite’s line. Do not let it go! 1_074429_U3L15S4.indd 121 6/2/09 2:23:05 PM 80C Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.Unit 3/Lesson 15/Selection 4 Decodable Readers Take-Home Blackline Masters (SBEFr7PMVNF 1505359-LV1