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Sammy
THE SEAL
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Name:
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Before Reading
What is the title of this book?
Who is the author of this
book?
What do you think this book is
going to be about?
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(pages 1 - 15)
PART ONE
It was feeding time at the zoo
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•Draw a picture of the food each animal ate and
write a sentence.
Lions
Elephants
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Monkeys
Seals
How were the seals feeling?
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(pages 16-29 )
PART TWO
Sammy goes outside
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Who was feeling sad?
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What did Sammy want?
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Where did Sammy go?
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• Draw line s to conne c t t he n ame s to t he
corresponding pictures.
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giraffe
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seal
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zebra
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hippo
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(pages 30-42)
PART THREE
Looking for a place to play
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What did Sammy want?
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There were children standing in
line. What were they waiting
for?
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• Sammy wished he could spell. Help Sammy spell
words with the following letters.
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• Complete the following sentence.
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Sammy wished he could
The children had good
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(pages 43-64)
PART FOUR
Sammy returns home
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What did Sammy learn to do?
• Complete the following sentence.
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They threw the over
the net.
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Sammy caught the ball with his
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There is no place like
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• Draw then write a sentence with the following
words.
Net
Flippers
Whistle
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After Reading
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What was your favorite part
of this story? Explain why.
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Who was the main character
of this story?
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What was the setting of this
story?
• Cut and paste the events in the order
they took place.
1 2 3
Sammy was
Sammy returns to
Sammy goes to feeling sad
the zoo because
school. He learns because he
there is no place
to read and write. wanted to look
like home.
around.
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