Theme: Wild Places Arond the World
Phonics Skill: Lon o in old, ost, and olt
About Words to Watch
Phonics or Word Study Words: These words represent skills taught and modeled in instruction. Other previously taught decodable words are included in the book as review.
High-Frequency Words: These are irregular highly frequent words that do not follow regular spelling patterns at this stage in the sequence.
Illustrations created by Venkat Muntiyaz/Aptara
Copyright © 2023 Learning Withot Tears
First Edition ISN: 978-1-956794-63-2 23456789RRA252423
Printed in Dongguan, China
I was too bold. My old gram, Akna, told me not to go. But I went anyway.
It was as if I had a blindfold on. I could see three feet at most.
I unfolded my arms and kept going.
My house had to be close, I told myself, but I did not see it. Just cold, cold, blank white.
I thought of how Akna would scold me. In cold like this, she told me frostbite is a risk.
Akna is the boss of my household. She is oldest and knows the most.
I pictured my home. The old, golden lamppost in front.
The fruit bowl shining like gold on the table. Old Akna, at her post.
Just hold on, I told myself. Hold on.
At last: a glint of gold. The lamppost!
I bolted inside. I told Akna all about my cold adventure. How I thought I would not make it.
She did not scold me. She just folded me in her arms.
Reflect on the ook
1. How wold you describe the main character?
2. Which parts in the story happened in the past?
y Perspective
1. How does the main character think Akna will feel when she ets home?
2. Have you ever been delayed ettin somewhere becase of the weather? How did that make you feel?
Words to Watch
Phonics
Words
HighFrequency Words Knowledge Building Words blindfold, bold, bolted, cold, folded, old, olden, hold, hosehold, lamppost, most, mostly, old, oldest, post, scold, told, nfolded all, cold, of, the, three, to, was, were, wold adventre, arctic