Feature-Sequence Stories
The bat hits the ball--that's letter b!
The bat hits the ball--that's letter b!
Emma got a bat and a ball for her birthday. In her imagination, she saw herself as a star softball player. She made a home plate out of an old piece of wood. All morning she practiced throwing the ball up into the air and hitting it with the bat.
Emma got a bat and a ball for her birthday. In her imagination, she saw herself as a star softball player. She made a home plate out of an old piece of wood. All morning she practiced throwing the ball up into the air and hitting it with the bat.
Then Emma had an idea. What if she could get her brother Dan to pitch the ball to her? That would be like a real game. Emma begged Dan to come and play with her. He wanted to watch TV, but finally he said yes.
Then Emma had an idea. What if she could get her brother Dan to pitch the ball to her? That would be like a real game. Emma begged Dan to come and play with her. He wanted to watch TV, but finally he said yes.
Dan’s first pitch was a perfect strike, right over the plate, but Emma swung and missed. He threw another perfect strike and yelled, “Swing!”, but Emma missed again. The third time he threw it, the ball bounced on the plate. Dan yelled, “Don’t swing,” but Emma swung anyway, and she hit the ball out of the yard!
Dan’s first pitch was a perfect strike, right over the plate, but Emma swung and missed. He threw another perfect strike and yelled, “Swing!”, but Emma missed again. The third time he threw it, the ball bounced on the plate. Dan yelled, “Don’t swing,” but Emma swung anyway, and she hit the ball out of the yard!
This picture shows you how to make letter b. The bat hits the ball--that's letter b.
This picture shows you how to make letter b. The bat hits the ball--that's letter b.
A dime rolls up to a domino--that's letter d!
A dime rolls up to a domino--that's letter d!
Don made a bet with Dora that he could line up a hundred dominoes without knocking them down. She said, “Bet you a dime you can’t do it.”
Don made a bet with Dora that he could line up a hundred dominoes without knocking them down. She said, “Bet you a dime you can’t do it.”
Don said, “Come back in half an hour, and bring a dime in case I can line up a hundred dominoes.” Don got to work. He was very, very careful lining up his dominoes. Ten. Twenty. Thirty dominoes. Forty. Fifty. Sixty dominoes. Seventy. Eighty. Ninety dominoes. His hands were starting to sweat.
Don said, “Come back in half an hour, and bring a dime in case I can line up a hundred dominoes.” Don got to work. He was very, very careful lining up his dominoes. Ten. Twenty. Thirty dominoes. Forty. Fifty. Sixty dominoes. Seventy. Eighty. Ninety dominoes. His hands were starting to sweat.
Dora came in when Don was lining up domino number 99. Could he get that last domino to stand? Yes, he lined up a hundred dominoes!
Dora came in when Don was lining up domino number 99. Could he get that last domino to stand? Yes, he lined up a hundred dominoes!
“Ta da,” Don said. “I did it! I lined up a hundred dominoes! You owe me a dime.”
“Ta da,” Don said. “I did it! I lined up a hundred dominoes! You owe me a dime.”
“Take it,” Dora said, and she threw it on the table. Don watched with horror as it rolled toward his dominoes. Would that dime knock down the dominoes?
“Take it,” Dora said, and she threw it on the table. Don watched with horror as it rolled toward his dominoes. Would that dime knock down the dominoes?
It began rolling slower, and slower, and slower. Just as it touched the last domino, it stopped! It was barely touching the last domino, but it didn’t knock it down. Whew!
It began rolling slower, and slower, and slower. Just as it touched the last domino, it stopped! It was barely touching the last domino, but it didn’t knock it down. Whew!
“Look!” said Don. “A dime rolls up to a domino—that’s letter d!”
“Look!” said Don. “A dime rolls up to a domino—that’s letter d!”