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STAPLE HERE Cover Photo: Balboa Park view of San Diego, California, October 2005. 2005 by Stan Stebs. Some rights reserved (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0). Level C Places to Visit in Summer Parks written by Alice Lee Folkins 2015 Elfrieda H. Hiebert. Some rights reserved. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons AttributionNoncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. To view a copy of this license, visit s/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 171 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California, 94105, USA. Photos used in this work are licensed as noted for each photo. “SummerReads” is a trademark of TextProject. May 2015 edition www.textproject.org
Level C Places to Visit in Summer Parks Dear Student, I am a teacher who has studied how children learn to read well. What I have learned has been used to write SummerReads and programs like QuickReads and Ready Readers. Introduction· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 3 The best way to be ready for the new school year is to read every day of the summer. You can choose to read a chapter or a book from SummerReads. But be sure to read it at least three times on the same day. Here’s how to use SummerReads: Your Local Park · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 4 1. Start by reading it yourself. Mark the words that you don’t know. Table of Contents Animals in Parks· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 5 Skateboard Parks· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 6 Rate your thinking and reading · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 7 Comprehension questions· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 7 2. Next, ask someone to read with you. Get that person to help you with any words you don’t know. You can even go to the computer to www.textproject.org and hear a recording of the books. 3. Last, you’re going to read by yourself to answer the questions at the end of the book. You can go to the computer to find the answers. Have a reading-filled summer! Elfrieda (Freddy) Hiebert, Ph.D. Inventor of the TExT model For more information about SummerReads visit www.textproject.org/summerreads v.2.00 2015 Elfrieda H. Hiebert. Some rights reserved us/). 2
Level C Places to Visit in Summer Parks Introduction Parks Wherever you live, there is a good chance that there is a park close to your home. In a park, you can enjoy being in the open air. You can see different kinds of trees. You can hear birds sing. Parks are also great places to walk and to play with friends. There is usually open space where you can run and play games like tag or soccer. Some parks have places where children can climb, swing, and slide. Even if you live in a very big city, there is likely a park close to you. Visit parks in your town or neighborhood this summer. You’ll find that they are great places to enjoy the outdoors and friends. Photo: City Hall Park, New York City. 2007 by Momos at en.wikipedia. Some rights reserved (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0). For more information about SummerReads visit www.textproject.org/summerreads v.2.00 2015 Elfrieda H. Hiebert. Some rights reserved us/). 3
Level C Places to Visit in Summer Parks Your Local Park Many children live in apartment buildings and do not have enough open space to play sports. It is a good thing that some local parks have soccer and baseball fields and basketball courts. Anyone can join in a game of soccer, baseball, or basketball. Or you can plan ahead and be part of a team that plays every week. Local parks usually have spaces for people to do much more than play sports. Some people go for hikes on trails. Other people see how many different kinds of birds they can spot. If the wind is right, some people fly kites. In some parks, Most cities have neighborhood parks. Some are there is a stage where people can listen to music in the open downtown among stores and office buildings. Others are near air. There are many things to do at parks. People can enjoy the houses and apartment buildings. Even the smallest towns outdoors without having to go very far from home. often have at least one park. There are many things to see and do at local parks and it seems that no two parks are exactly alike. People of all ages visit local parks. Some people sit on the grass and read. Others visit with friends. Some just enjoy a quiet moment sitting in the sun. Photo: City Park, Cadillac, Michigan. Released into the public domain by Max Melstrom. For more information about SummerReads visit www.textproject.org/summerreads v.2.00 2015 Elfrieda H. Hiebert. Some rights reserved us/). 4
Level C Places to Visit in Summer Parks Animals in Parks Besides dogs, other animals may visit or even live in a local park. For example, city parks are very good places to see birds as they travel between their winter and summer homes. In big cities, local parks are sometimes the best and only places for these traveling birds to rest, sleep and eat. Some wild animals may live in your local park. Animals such as squirrels, raccoons, mice and rabbits often live in local parks. When you visit a park, you are likely to see squirrels, because squirrels are active during the daylight hours. But other animals, like raccoons and mice may also be present. People are not the only ones who use parks. Sometimes You may not see them because these animals are usually people bring their dogs to local parks so that they can enjoy active at night when most people do not visit parks. While the outdoors. Parks with grass fields are good places for dogs people enjoy the parks during the day, raccoons, mice or to run and play games with their owners. Parks with lots of rabbits are fast asleep in their homes. trails are good places for owners to walk their dogs. Not all parks let owners bring their dogs and even those that do often have rules that pet owners need to follow. Photo: Eastern grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) in St James’s Park, London, England. 2006 by David Iliff. Some rights reserved (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0). For more information about SummerReads visit www.textproject.org/summerreads v.2.00 2015 Elfrieda H. Hiebert. Some rights reserved us/). 5
Level C Places to Visit in Summer Parks Skateboard Parks Skateboarding began in the 1950s. At that time, skateboarders needed to ride their boards on streets or sidewalks. Many people found that skateboards made a lot of noise. Towns began to ban skateboarders from skating near stores and homes. Skateboarders needed a special place where they could ride their boards. One of the first skateboard parks was built in 1974 in Santa Cruz, California. It was a simple design with only basic surfaces like a bowl on which skaters could ride. Many more skateboard parks have been built since those early days. Today’s skateboard parks are larger. This means that many Some parks are built for one, and only one, purpose. skaters can use the park at the same time. Today’s skateboard Skateboard parks are an example of a park built for only parks also have new features. Some of these new features are one purpose—skateboarding! There are not many of these things you might find on the street like stairs and handrails. parks but those that have been built are designed just for Other features let skaters ride upside down, such as the full skateboarding. These parks have smooth surfaces with ramps pipe. These newer skateboard parks let skaters try out new and curves. The ramps and curves let skateboarders do special tricks. tricks on their boards. Photo: Pedlow Field Skate Park, Victory Boulevard, San Fernando Valley, California. 2008 by Cbl62 at en.wikipedia. Some rights reserved (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0). For more information about SummerReads visit www.textproject.org/summerreads v.2.00 2015 Elfrieda H. Hiebert. Some rights reserved us/). 6
Level C Places to Visit in Summer Parks Rate your thinking and reading Put a check each time you read one of the chapters of the book. Give yourself a star for Sharing if you told someone about something you learned from reading the chapter. Give yourself a if you can tell that your reading is getting smoother. 1st Read 2nd Read 3rd Read Sharing Smoother Introduction Your Local Park Animals in Parks Skateboard Parks Comprehension questions Your Local Park 1. Parks are places where people can . enjoy being outside play sports meet friends all of the above Animals in Parks 3. True or false? Some parks allow owners to bring their dogs to the park. true false 4. At a park, you might see . birds squirrels dogs all of the above Skateboard Parks 5. What is a feature you might expect to see in a skateboard park? Spoon Bowl Pen The light 6. Why did people build skateboard parks? . . . 2. What are some things that you like to do at your local park? . . . For more information about SummerReads visit www.textproject.org/summerreads v.2.00 2015 Elfrieda H. Hiebert. Some rights reserved us/). 7
Photo: City Park, Cadillac, Michigan. Released into the public domain by Max Melstrom. Level Places to isit in Summer Parks Animals in Parks People are not the only ones who use parks. Sometimes people bring their dogs to local parks so that they can enjoy the outdoors. Parks with grass fields are good places for dogs
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