by Michael Falcon H O UG H T O N MIF F L IN by Michael Falcon PHOTOGRAPHY CREDITS: Cover © Polka Dot Images/Jupiter Images © LWA-JDC/CORBIS © LWA-JDC/CORBIS Philip Lee Harvey/Getty Images © Michael Newman/Photo Edit © Masterfile (Royalty-Free Div.) © Mark Richards/PhotoEdit Peter Beavis/Getty Images 2005 IT Stock Free/Jupiter Images © Michael Newman/PhotoEdit 10 © Michael Newman/PhotoEdit Copyright © by Houghton Mifflin Company All rights reserved No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying or recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system without the prior written permission of the copyright owner unless such copying is expressly permitted by federal copyright law With the exception of nonprofit transcription into Braille, Houghton Mifflin is not authorized to grant permission for further uses of this work Permission must be obtained from the individual copyright owner as identified herein Address requests for permission to make copies of Houghton Mifflin material to School Permissions, Houghton Mifflin Company, 222 Berkeley Street, Boston, MA 02116 Printed in China ISBN-13: 978-0-547-02957-3 ISBN-10: 0-547-02957-8 SDP 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 Everyone likes to have friends There are many ways to be a good friend! The best way to make a friend is to be a friend Friends have fun together They might smile and laugh together And they might guess the answers to each other’s jokes Friends play games together and have fun Friends also work and learn together at school They also clean up together when work and play are finished Sometimes people are lonely when they move to a new town You can welcome a new friend to the neighborhood by saying hello You can tell them your name and invite them to play You can meet new friends in a club You can bring old friends to a club You might learn to tie knots in a club or make a friendship bracelet Good friends play together They take turns and share when they are playing games They like planning games together Sometimes they invite a new friend to play with them You can be a good friend by talking seriously about problems You can listen to your friend and share your feelings Sometimes one friend can help another friend solve a problem Friends help each other in other ways, too If your friend falls down heavily, you can see if she is hurt Try helping others Then your friends may copy you and help others too! Friends play together and friends work together Friends help each other and welcome new people You can always find new friends by being a good friend 10 Responding Word Builder The word lonely means to feel alone Copy the chart Add words about feelings and what they mean TARGET VOCABULARY Feeling Means lonely to feel alone ? ? Write About It Text to Self Write a few sentences about how to be a good friend Include details about ways that you try to be a good friend 11 TARGET VOCABULARY answered copy guessed heavily knot lonely planning seriously Question Ask questions about what you are reading TARGET STRATEGY When you play by your one and only, sometimes you may feel a bit _ 12 Level: I DRA: 16 Social Studies Strategy: Question Word Count: 256 2.5.22 Build Vocabulary HOUGHTON MIFFLIN Online Leveled Books 1033092 ... in a club You can bring old friends to a club You might learn to tie knots in a club or make a friendship bracelet Good friends play together They take turns and share when they are playing games... sometimes you may feel a bit _ 12 Level: I DRA: 16 Social Studies Strategy: Question Word Count: 256 2.5.22 Build Vocabulary HOUGHTON MIFFLIN Online Leveled Books 1033092