                                                                    Practice
 Name                                                                Vocabulary



A. Write the word from the box to complete
   each sentence.


     remember           students   perform      effort   proud        mood


1. Charlene’s hard work and                               really paid off.


2. The school band will                              next week.


3. Ruthann was                               to be singing in the
   school play.


4. Nathan can                             his lines for the play.

5. Pizza for lunch always puts me in a good                                   .


6. All the                          and teachers like to sing.

B. Choose two words from the box. Write a sentence for
   each word on the lines below.
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7.


8.




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                                                                                                       Practice
                                                                                                       Comprehension:
                           Name                                                                         Main Idea and
                                                                                                        Details Chart


                          As you read The Alvin Ailey Kids: Dancing As a Team,
                          fill in the Main Idea and Details Chart.


                                              Detail

                                                                                         Main Idea




                                              Detail




                                              Detail
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                          How does the information you wrote in this Main Idea and Details
                          Chart help you to better understand The Alvin Ailey Kids: Dancing
                          As a Team?

                           At Home: Have your child use the chart to retell the story.
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                                                                                                 Book 2.1/Unit 3
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                                                                          Practice
 Name                                                                    Comprehension:
                                                                       Main Idea and Details




  A main idea is the most important idea in a story.
  Details give more information about the main idea.


Read each story. Then underline the sentence that
could be its main idea.
1. The toy Noah liked best was a kazoo. He also played
   with toy ﬂutes and horns. Now he plays the recorder.
   When Noah is bigger and stronger, he wants to try the
   tuba. Right now a tuba is bigger than he is!
   a. Noah likes to play
                    p y music.
   b. Noah plays the kazoo.
   c. Noah is too small to play the tuba.
2. The school marching band was ready. Their instruments were
   tuned. Their uniforms were neat and clean. At halftime the
   band lined up. When they marched out onto the ﬁeld, everyone
   cheered.
   a. The marching band tuned their instruments.
   b. The marching band wore neat and clean uniforms.
   c. The marchingg band p
                         performs at halftime.
3. Wendy has an older sister named Jane. They both go to ballet
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   class after school. Eve has a younger sister named Lara. They
   go to tap class. The girls’ classes are in the same dance school.
   In the spring they will all perform in the dance concert.
   a. All the girls have sisters.
   b. All the girls
              g like to dance.
   c. The dance concert is in the spring.

                                    At Home: Have your child describe something they like to do
      The Alvin Ailey Kids
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                                    using a main idea and three details.


                                                                    Practice
 Name                                                                Vocabulary



A. Write the word from the box to complete
   each sentence.


     remember           students   perform      effort   proud        mood


1. Charlene’s hard work and                               really paid off.


2. The