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STRATEGY PRACTICE
With a partner, act out the finding and saving of baby puffins.
SKILL PRACTICE
Read each question. Fill in the bubble next to the correct answer.
 1. Which one would be a good title 
for the passage?
A 
“Too Far to Fly”
B 
“Kids to the Rescue”
C 
“Birds in a Box”
D 
“Ocean Lights”
 2. Why do the children gather the baby 
puffins that fly into town?
A 
to keep the birds from getting lost
B 
to keep the birds in boxes
C 
to raise the birds as pets
D 
to keep the birds safe from harm
 3. Some puffins land in yards 
because they 
. 
A 
are kicked out of their nests
B 
cannot fly
C 
fall from high cliffs
D 
fly toward the wrong lights
 4. What is the Puffin Patrol?
A 
children who find and rescue
baby puffins
B 
a name for baby puffins
C 
the hatching of baby puffins
D 
children who raise baby puffins
Visualization
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WEEK 2
Visualization
DAY 5
READ THE PASSAGE
Visualize each animal as it enters the mitten.
Achooooo!
One cold day, a squirrel saw a mitten lying on the snow. The squirrel crawled 
inside where it was warm and cozy. Soon after, a rabbit joined the squirrel. The 
two animals fit just right until a skunk peeked in. Not wanting to anger the skunk, 
the rabbit invited it to stay. A fox then followed the skunk. All of the animals were 
very snug indeed. Before long, a bear came by. The bear insisted on using the 
mitten for his long winter nap. The bear squeezed in and a mouse did, too. It sat 
on the only space left—the top of the bear’s nose. The mouse’s tail swished back 
and forth, back and forth. The bear sneezed like a roll of thunder. Out flew the 
animals! Never again did they try to turn a mitten into a home.