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School Is Starting


School Is Starting
Reading Level
     edHelper's suggested reading level:   grades 1 to 2
     Flesch-Kincaid grade level:   1.52

Vocabulary
     challenging words:    school, bars, bears, counts, nametag, rows, sees, butter, class, classroom, closet, desk, each, everyone, flag, front


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School Is Starting
By Joyce Furstenau
  

1     A.M.
 
2     School is starting. Mikey has new shoes. Brenda has new socks. Juan has a new backpack.
 
3     School is starting. The school bus is here. Seven children get off the bus. Some of them are in Mikey's room.
 
4     School is starting. Mikey sees Ben in the hall. They walk down the hall together.
 
5     School is starting. Mikey finds his classroom. His teacher is Mrs. Brown. She gives Mikey a nametag.
 
6     School is starting. The desks are all in rows. There are twenty desks. Mikey sits in the front.
 
7     School is starting. Mrs. Brown stands in front of the class. Everyone gets quiet.
 
8     School is starting. The class stands to say the flag salute. Then everyone sits down.

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