Sarah, Plain and Tall Flesch Kincaid Reading Level 3.0 Adapted Book Usage
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ACCESS Project Center for Disabilities Studies University of Delaware 461 Wyoming Road, Newark, DE 19716 Phone: 302‐831‐1052 Email: [email protected] www.deaccessproject.org Chapters 1‐2 Caleb and Anna’s mama died the day after Caleb was born. Their mama and papa used to sing every day. Papa doesn’t sing anymore. Caleb and Anna wished they had a mother. Papa wrote in the newspaper asking for a wife. A woman named Sarah wrote him a letter. She lived by the sea. She wanted to be his wife and the children’s mother. Caleb and Anna wished they had a mother. Sarah wrote that she was plain and tall. Anna and Caleb wrote her back. Anna asked if Sarah could braid hair. Caleb asked if she snored. Sarah decided to stay with them for a month in the country. Caleb and Anna wished they had a mother. Chapters 3‐4 Sarah arrived in a wagon. She brought her cat. Sarah brought seashells for Caleb and Anna. They picked flowers together. Sarah talked about her brother, the fisherman. The children were happy to meet Sarah. The children had sheep on their farm. Sarah wanted to pet them. Sarah had seals by the sea. Caleb and Anna wished that they could pet seals. The children were happy to meet Sarah. Chapters 5‐6 Sarah told the children about the sand dunes in Maine. She used to slide down the dunes with her brother. Papa made a dune out of hay. Everyone slid down the pile of hay. Sarah and the children had fun together. It was a hot summer day. Sarah swam in the pond. She taught the children how to float on their backs. Sarah and the children had fun together. Chapters 7‐9 Sarah was lonely. She missed the sea and her family. The neighbors brought chickens and plants. Sarah kept the chickens as pets. She started a garden. The garden reminded her of home. Sarah started to like the country. Sarah wanted to visit the neighbors. She needed to drive the wagon to visit them. She had to wait to learn because a storm was coming. Sarah, papa, and the children stayed the night in the barn. They watched the storm from the window. Sarah and papa looked like mama and papa. Sarah started to like the country. After the storm, Sarah learned how to drive the wagon. The children thought Sarah was going drive away and leave them. They started to cry. Sarah said goodbye to papa and the children. She drove into town. Sarah came back with presents. She didn’t want to leave them. Sarah, papa, and the children became a family. Sarah started to like the country. Sarah, Plain and Tall Vocabulary Definitions * This list is a vocabulary reference tool. Teachers should choose existing words and/or create additional words based on student needs. Essential Vocabulary Important Vocabulary Sing: to make music with your voice Newspaper: a printed paper that has information about recent events Sea: a body of salt water that is smaller than the ocean Plain: common, average; not ugly or beautiful Month: one of the 12 parts of the year Wagon: a four wheeled vehicle pulled by animals Seashell: the shell of an animal that lives in the sea Fisherman: someone whose job is to fish Sheep: an animal raised for their wool Seal: a large animal with flippers that lives near the cold ocean and eats fish Dune: a hill made of sand Hay: yellow grass that is cut and dried to feed animals Swim: to move through water by moving your arms, legs, fins, or tail Pond: a small body of water Float: to rest on the surface of water Lonely: to feel like you are all by yourself Neighbor: a person who lives next to or near another person Garden: an area of land that grows plants Drive: to control a vehicle Storm: when the weather includes wind, rain, snow, and/or thunder and lightning Definitions adapted from www.wordcentral.com Sarah, Plain and Tall Object List * This list is a vocabulary reference tool. Teachers should choose existing words and/or create additional words based on student needs. Vocabulary Sing Newspaper Sea Month Wagon Seashell Fisherman Sheep Seal Dune Hay Swim Pond Float Lonely Neighbor Garden Drive Storm Object
Music notes, keyboard, microphone, CD Newspaper Sounds of the ocean, toy sailboat and water Calendar Toy wagon seashell Pole/bait/toy fish Toy sheep Toy seal Sand put into a mound Hay Goggles, swimsuit Water/frog Toys in water (must float), floating candles Separate toy from others Door knocker Garden tools, plants, seeds, soil Toy steering wheel Sound of thunder, candle that smells like a storm Sarah, Plain and Tall Public Domain Vocabulary Pictures
*This list is a vocabulary reference tool. Teachers should choose existing words and/or create additional words based on student needs. Sing
Newspaper
Sea
Plain
Month
Wagon
Seashell
Fisherman
Sheep
Seal
Dune
Hay
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Sarah, Plain and Tall Public Domain Vocabulary Pictures
*This list is a vocabulary reference tool. Teachers should choose existing words and/or create additional words based on student needs. Swim
Pond
Float
Lonely
Neighbor
Garden
Drive
Storm
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Why do you think Papa doesn’t sing anymore? (he misses mama) Why did Papa place an ad in the newspaper? (to ask for a wife) What did Anna ask Sarah? (if Sarah could braid hair) What did Caleb ask Sarah? (if Sarah snored) Do you think Sarah will get along with the children? Why or why not? Chapters 3‐4 1. What does Sarah bring for Caleb and Anna? (seashells) 2. What did Sarah want to pet? (sheep) 3. Do you think Sarah likes it in the country? (yes, because she sang; no because she misses the sea) Chapters 5‐6 1. Why did papa make a dune out of hay? (to be like the sand dunes in Maine) 2. Who did Sarah slide down the sand dunes with? (her brother) 3. What did Sarah teach the children to do? (float on their backs) Chapters 7‐9 1. What did Sarah do with the chickens? (She kept them as pets) 2. Why does Sarah need to learn how to drive the wagon? (She wanted to visit the neighbors) 3. Who did Sarah and papa look like? (mama and papa) 4. What did the children think Sarah was going to do when she learned how to drive the wagon? (drive away and leave them) 5. Why did Sarah come back? (she didn’t want to leave Caleb, Anna, and papa)