Level: K

DRA: 20
Science
Strategy:
Analyze/Evaluate
Word Count: 271

2.4.18 Build Vocabulary

by Monica Brown

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 by Monica Brown

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 Chile is a country in South America.
In Chile there are mountains,
deserts, and forests.
There are lakes, rivers, and beaches.
There are even volcanoes!

Gulf of
Mexico ATLANTIC
OCEAN
Caribbean
Sea

South America
PACIFIC
OCEAN

ATLANTIC
Chile OCEAN

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 Pretend you are going to Chile
for a trip.
I wonder what you will visit first.
You could go to the Atacama Desert.
The ground is covered with sand,
and it almost never rains there.

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 Then you could go to the mountains.
Chile has grand mountains
called the Andes.
The Andes stretch a long way down
one side of Chile.

2_029504_VR4_3BL_Chile.indd 4 12/19/07 5:38:42 PM

 On the other side of Chile
lies the Pacific Ocean.
So Chile sits between
the Andes mountains
and the Pacific Ocean.

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 Chile has many rain forests.
The forests are filled with
fluttering birds.
The world’s smallest deer, the pudu,
live in the forests of Chile.

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 In Chile, many people live on farms.
They grow food such as apples
and peaches.
Other people live and work
in big cities such as Santiago.
Santiago is Chile’s largest city.
It is the capital of the country.

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 Children who live in Chile
go to school, just like you do.
They study math and reading,
just like you do.
But their classes are usually
taught in Spanish.

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 People in Chile are very friendly.
Someone might ask you to come
over for dinner!
If you accept, you might have meat
and vegetables.
You can express your thanks by
saying “Gracias!”

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 If people gave prizes to friendly
countries, Chile might win.
If people gave prizes to beautiful
countries, Chile might win also.
Maybe you will visit someday,
for real—not pretend!

10

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 Responding
Word Builder
TARGET VOCABULARY

Make a word web around the word prize.

What things can be a prize? Copy this
word web and add more words.

trophy ?

prize

money ?

Write About It
Text to World Choose a prize from the
Word Builder. Write a few sentences
about the prize and what makes it special.

11

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 TARGET VOCABULARY

accept pretend
express prize
fluttering taught
grand wonder

Analyze/Evaluate Tell
TARGET STRATEGY

how you feel about the text, and why.

What do you do when you have a

question?

12

2_029504_VR4_3BL_Chile.indd 12 12/19/07 5:40:37 PM

Level: K
DRA: 20
Science
Strategy:
Analyze/Evaluate
Word Count: 271

2.4.18 Build Vocabulary

by Monica Brown

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN
Online Leveled Books

1033078
H O UG H T O N M IF F L IN