05 Lin and min are twins

Lin a Are Twins •• SCHOLASTIC - ~.- - My name is Lindy, but they call me Lin My name is Mindy, but they call me Min · Each of us is an identical twin We have the same nose and we have the same chin And when we feel silly, we have the same grin ,I I l I J j , 1' We're both kind of tall and a little bit thin We each have eleven freckles on our skin! We love to go bowling We both play to win And can you believe itwe knock down the same pin! /r- r- ,r ~ ~ ) Our town has a parade that we're always in We both twirl batonswe really make them spin! - · ~. ; ,'- "~)- \~ " We both have a goldfish with one purple fin They're named after us: Little Lin, Little Min 1(8 But there are ways you can tell which twin is which twin Do you really want to know? Okay, let's begin Min plays music on the violin and sometimes she wears a dinosaur pin 10 : ~}:!! ~ ~ And Lin collects shells in a little tin She's a basketball star-she gets it right in! / Yes, each of us is an identical twin We're the same outside, but a bit different in I r And here's one more fact that really makes us grinWe both love each other through thick and through thin! 13 Listen to the riddle sentences Add the right letter or letters to the -in sound to finish each one My sister looks exactly like me She is my My dad is good at bowling He knocks down every In We thought we saw a shark at sea, but it was a dolphin's in We put our toys away in a big plastic in Many basketball players are tall and _in In 6 As I march in the parade I make my baton twirl and in Last time we played against this team we lost I hope this time that we will in An elephant is huge and has wrinkled That silly joke really makes me ~o In In A mustache grows above the lip A beard grows on the In Now make up some new riddle sentences using - in Give a great holler, a cheer, a yell For all of the words that we can spell With an I and an N that make the sound -in, You'll find it in win and pin and twin Two little letters, that's all that we need To make a whole family of words to read Make a list of other -in words Then use them in the cheer! Here are some quick and fun ways to use this story to help children learn the word family -in Explain to children that you are going to read a story that has many words with the -in sound, made by the letters I and N All these words belong to a group called a word family Ask children to find the -in word ending at the top of the front cover Review aloud with children the sound these two letters make together Can they find three words in the title with the -in sound? Flip over the book and read the story summary on the back cover Ask children to point out the words they hear with the -in sound Explain that the story you are about to read includes many more words that end in -in Can they help you find them? Read aloud the story once for pleasure and enjoy the whimsical illustrations Then reread the book, emphasizing the -in word ending in the appropriate words Ask children to listen closely and identify all the words that end in -in (they might raise their hand or clap when they hear one, or you might choose a volunteer to point to the word on the page) As they so, make a list on chart paper of all the -in words Write each of the words from your list on an unlined index card Use a different color for -in than the rest of the word Read each word on the cards with children On another reading of the story, distribute the cards to children and have them hold up their card as their word is read Pages 14- 15 of the book feature 10 riddles with answers that require a word ending in -in Read each riddle aloud and have children volunteer answers Read aloud the cheer on page I several times, with lots of energy and enthusiasm Invite children to join you in reciting the cheer when they feel ready (you might even choose a "cheerleader") •: ••••••••••••••••••••••• •~ Other words in : •: the -in family: : bin din sheepskin snakeskin mandolin Rumpelstiltskin: : kin shin sin •• •: ••• ~ : •: : •• • • • • •• Meet Min and Lin-each of them is an identical twin! Learn how to tell who's who in this story about similarities and differences! •.• ~ ORD FAAtll ~ TALIS~~are humorous read-aloud stories created to build early phonics skills by teaching children to recognize "families" of words that share the same spelling pattern This key reading strategy helps kids decode new words with ease-and become stronger readers, writers, and spellers Set learners on the path to literacy success with these rib-tickling tales-one ISBN 0-439-26270-4 00295 for each of the top 25 word families! ... decode new words with ease -and become stronger readers, writers, and spellers Set learners on the path to literacy success with these rib-tickling tales-one ISBN 0-4 3 9-2 627 0-4 00295 for each of the... mandolin Rumpelstiltskin: : kin shin sin •• •: ••• ~ : •: : •• • • • • •• Meet Min and Lin- each of them is an identical twin! Learn how to tell who's who in this story about similarities and. .. a list of other -in words Then use them in the cheer! Here are some quick and fun ways to use this story to help children learn the word family -in Explain to children that you are going to read