Selection: B-53

B-53

Grade level: 2

Word count: 1118 words

Author: R. Bender

Synopsis: How did Lazy the squirrel earn his nickname? Ask his neighbors.

Excerpt: "You see," she told him, "how terrible it is not to provide for your future? You must store things that are necessary so you will have them when you need them."

Lazy agreed with her. He told his mother never again would he need to be called "Lazy."

Question: Think about the end of this selection. What would most likely happen next?

1. The squirrels in the woods would find a new name for Lazy.
2. Lazy would stop storing food and nuts.
3. The mother squirrel would stop storing food and nuts.
4. All the squirrels would eat more food during the summer.

Selection: B-68

B-68

Grade level: 2

Word count: 1004 words

Author: R. Bender

Synopsis: While walking around her house, Kayla discovers that people need to use math all the time.

Excerpt: "What are you doing, Mom?" Kayla asked.

"Hi, honey," Mom said. "I am building some shelves for my books." Mom loved to read. She had many books. Her books were piled on the floor.

Kayla looked around. She saw tools, a box of nails, and a yardstick. She knew from her math class that a yardstick is a tool to measure things. Yardsticks are three feet long.

Question: Read this part from the selection. Which sentence explains why Mom needed to build shelves?

1. Her books were piled on the floor.
2. She saw tools, a box of nails, and a yardstick.
3. Mom loved to read.
4. What are you doing, Mom?