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Snap ShotsUnit 1 ReaderSkills StrandGrade 1Core Knowledge Language Arts

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Table of ContentsSnap ShotsUnit 1 ReaderBeth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Nat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10The Trip to the U.K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18Bud the Cat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28The Fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32The Flag Shop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Which is the Best? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40The Bus Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44On the Bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48The Man in the Black Hat . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

The Man in the Kilt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62Pausing Point (Stories for Assessment and Enrichment)The Map. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66In the Cab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70Lunch at the King’s Pub . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74The Punt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78The Trip Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82iv

BethI am Beth.I am ten.I am at camp.Camp is fun.2

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Once Mom and Dad went on atrip to the camp. All of us wereat the camp.Dad and I went up on top of apath at the pond.Mom got a snap shot of us.This is the snap shot.4

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Then Mom let us snap someshots.Dad got a snap shot of Mom.6

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I got a snap shot of a dog witha hot dog.8

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NatThis is Nat.Nat is a kid I met at camp.10

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I have lots of snap shots of Nat.This is a snap shot of Nat with afish.12

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This is a snap shot of Nat on araft.14

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Nat and I had lots of fun atcamp. But then Nat’s mom gota job in the U.K.Nat left, and I felt sad.16

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The Trip to the U.K.Nat went to the U.K., and I feltsad. But then Mom set up a tripto the U.K.18

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Mom and I went on a jet. Shipsare fun, but jets are the best!I got to sit next to the wing. Ihad lunch. Then I had a nap.Mom got this snap shot of thenap.20

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Nat met us at the end of theramp.I ran up to hug him.22

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Then Nat’s mom, Dot, got us acab.This is a snap shot of us withthe cab man.24

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Nat and I had a lot of fun.Then it was time for bed. Momand I slept in a bed next toNat’s bed.26

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Bud the CatThis is a snap shot of Nat’s cat,Bud.Nat got Bud from a vet. Budhad a bad leg. The vet had tofix Bud’s leg.28

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Bud had to sit in a box with acast on one leg.Then Nat said, “Mom, can Ihave him? Can I? Can I? CanI?”Dot said yes.30

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The FishThis is a snap shot of Nat’s fish.The fish swim and splash andmunch on fish snacks.32

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The cat can smell the fish. Itcan press on the glass. It cangrab at the fish. But it can notget them.34

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The Flag ShopMom and I went in a lot ofshops in the U.K. One of theshops was a flag shop.The shop had the U.S. flag, theFrench flag, and the U.K. flag.That’s Mom in the snap shot,with the U.S. flag.36

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The U.K. flag has a big redcross on it. Nat and his momheld one up.I got this snap shot of the twoof them with the flag.38

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Which is the Best?This is a snap shot Mom got. Allof us had to run up a bunch ofsteps to get to this spot.Nat and I ran up fast. Themoms had to huff and puff toget to the top.40

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This next snap shot is one thatI got. It is Nat with a bunch ofbig rocks.Nat had Mom and Dot lift himup.Then Nat said, “Beth, get a snapshot of this! I am the rock ontop! Get it?”So which snap shot is the best?42

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The Bus StopDot led us to a bus stop. At thebus stop there was a thrush.Nat held up his hand. Thethrush was all set to land on hishand, but then Dot said, “Nat,stop that!”Nat let his hand drop.44

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At the bus stop, Nat said, “Beth,this is the best bus!”I said, “Why? Is it fast?”“No,” Nat said, “it is not thatfast.”“Then why is it the best?”Just then, Nat said, “There it is!”It was a big red bus with a topdeck!46

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On the BusNat and I sat up on the topdeck of the big red bus.The bus went past a big shop.“That is where Mom shops,” saidNat. “That shop has all the beststuff!”48

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The bus went past a big clock.A bell went ding, dong, ding,dong.“That is Big Ben!” said Nat.“Who is Big Ben?” I said.“Big Ben is not a man,” Nat said.“Big Ben is the bell that is in thatclock.”50

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The bus went on.“That is a posh spot there!” Natsaid.“Posh?” I said. “What is that?”“A posh spot is where stuffcosts a lot,” said Nat. “Mom hadlunch in there once, and it costso much that dad got mad.”52

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The Man in the Black HatAll of us got off the bus. Nat ledus up to a man in a black hat.“Beth,” Nat said, “that man willnot grin.”“Why not?” I said.“His job is to stand there as stillas a rock and not grin,” Natsaid.54

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“I will do the best trick I can,”Nat said. “But I will bet thatman will not grin.”Nat did a trick and fell on hisback.Nat’s trick got all of us to grin,but the man in the black hatdid not grin.56

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“I bet I can get him to grin!” Isaid.I did a split, but the man didnot grin.I sang a song and did a jig, butstill the man did not grin.58

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Mom got lots of snap shots ofus and the man in the blackhat. But there is not one snapshot where that man grins.60

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The Man in the KiltOnce Nat and I met a man ina kilt.I said, “Why is that man in adress?”Nat said, “That is not a dress. Itis a kilt.”“A quilt?” I said.“No,” Nat said. “A kilt.”62

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“What is a kilt?” I said.Mom said, “The kilt tells us thatthe man is a Scot. The cloth onthe kilt tells us where the man isfrom.”“So the kilt tells us his past?” Isaid.“Yes,” said Mom. “It is a bit of hispast.”Mom got this snap shot of uswith the man in the kilt!64

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The MapOnce all of us were on a tripwhen a dog ran up and bit themap.Dot said, “Bad dog! Stop that!Drop that map! Drop it!”But the dog did not drop themap. The dog ran up the blockwith the map.66

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Nat ran to get the map, but Dotsaid, “It is just a map. Let thedog have it.”Just then the dog let the mapdrop. Nat got it and held it up.“Here it is,” Nat said. “But it’s gota big rip in it.”“Well,” Dot said, “I am just gladthe dog bit the map and notone of us.”68

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In the CabDot got us a cab.The cab man said, “Where to?”Dot said, “The King’s Pub.”“What is a pub?” I said.“A pub is a spot to get lunch,”said Nat.70

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“If it’s the King’s Pub,” I said, “Ibet it’s posh. Will I get to sit withthe king?”“No,” said Dot with a grin. “Butthis pub has got the best fishand chips!”The cab man got us to the pubin a flash. Then all of us went into have lunch.72

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Lunch at the King’s PubAt the King’s Pub, all of us hadfish and chips.All of the pubs in the U.K. sellfish and chips. The fish andchips I had in the King’s Pubwere the best I had in the U.K.Yum, yum!74

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Nat had a glass of milk with hisfish and chips. Then his hand hitthe glass.Splash!The milk went on Dot’s fish andchips.This snap shot tells it all.76

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The PuntDot said, “Let’s rent a punt!”“A punt?” I said. “What’s that?”Dot led us to a dock. Therewere two punts there, as wellas a man with a long stick.“Let’s rent one!” I said.78

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All of us got in the punt. Theman with the stick got in last.The man said, “Kids, this puntcan tip. If it tips, all of us will getwet. The best thing to do is tosit still and not stand up.”Nat and I sat still and did notget wet.It was a lot of fun.80

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The Trip BackThe trip to the U.K. was somuch fun. I was sad that it hadto end.When it did end, Nat and I hada hug. So did Mom and Dot.Then Mom and I got back onthe jet.82

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When Mom and I got back tothe U.S., Dad met us.“Dad!” I said, “I am glad youare here. I wish you were withus in the UK. Mom and I wenton a punt and had fish andchips at a pub! Nat and I sat ontop of a big red bus and wentpast Big Ben! It was the besttrip!”84

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I got a map of the U.K. andhung it up.I stuck red dots on all the spotsMom and I went to.86

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Mom got prints of the snapshots from the trip.I sent the best ones to Nat!88

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