A Super Special Soup
A Super Special Soup A Reading A–Z Read-Aloud Book Consonant S • Word Count: 276
READ-ALOUD
A Super Special Soup
Written by Joe Slade • Illustrated by A. Spencer
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A Super Special Soup
WORDS USED IN THIS BOOK High utility words: 1–100 the, I, for, to, you, on, and, it, his, of, that, a, in, is, with, be, then, all, some, go, my, can, so, like, not, one, will, this, now, into, no, just, come, your, if 101–200
by, make, think, six, stop, seven, better, hot
S words: school, since, Saturday, supper, stew, super, spicy special, secret, soup, stir, sorts, stuff, sweet, sticky, smelly, stinky, stick, sized, saucepan, simmer, slowly, smells, strong, sniff, sneeze, start, steaming, salty, stock, sprinkle, scoops, scrambled, slugs, sixty, seconds, squashed, snails, seems, sour, spoonfuls, sugar, syrup, sixteen, slices, salami, seventeen, Spanish, sausage, slimy, snake, seventy, slippery, squid, sound, snack, Swedish, sardines, Scottish, smoked, salmon, sample, stomach, satisfied, still, seasoning, squirt, spider’s, spit, stirred, squirrel, sweat, strained, sister’s, sock, scared, stupendous, silly, story, spaghetti, small, salad, spongecake, soda safe
A Super Special Soup A Read-Aloud Book © 2002 Learning Page, Inc. Written by Joe Slade Illustrated by A. Spencer
Written by Joe Slade Illustrated by A. Spencer
ReadingA–ZTM © Learning Page, Inc. All rights reserved. Learning Page 1630 E. River Road #121 Tucson, AZ 85718
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He’ll stir in all sorts of stuff. There’s no school tomorrow,
Sweet stuff, sticky stuff, smelly stuff,
since it’s Saturday.
and super-stinky stuff.
You can come to my house for supper.
He’ll stick all this stuff in a super-sized
My dad will make a stew.
saucepan and simmer it slowly
He’ll make his super, spicy,
until it smells so strong that
special, secret soup.
one sniff will make you sneeze. 3
4
If the soup seems to be sour, He’ll start with steaming hot,
he’ll make it sweet by adding
salty chicken stock.
six spoonfuls of sugar and
Then he’ll sprinkle in six scoops
seven spoonfuls of maple syrup.
of scrambled slugs.
Sixteen slices of salami and
He’ll stir for sixty seconds
seventeen slices of spicy Spanish sausage
and add seven squashed snails.
will go in next. 5
6
The stew will now be sticky and sweet.
Seven cans of Swedish sardines and
Next to go into the saucepan will be
six pounds of Scottish smoked salmon
sixty-six slices of slimy snake
will then be added to the mix.
and seventy-seven slippery squid.
Wouldn’t you love to sample this soup?
Doesn’t this sound like a super snack?
It will make your stomach so satisfied. 7
8
I think I’d better stop. You’re looking quite scared. This stupendous soup is just a silly story. Not a bit of it is true.
I cannot stop. The soup will still need some special seasoning. A squirt of spider’s spit will be
On Saturday for supper, we’re really
slowly stirred in, followed by
having spaghetti and a small salad
some squirrel sweat strained
with spongecake and soda.
through my sister’s smelly sock.
It’s really quite safe. 9
10
READ-ALOUD
A Super Special Soup
Written by Joe Slade • Illustrated by A. Spencer
www.readinga-z.com www.readinga-z.com
A Super Special Soup
WORDS USED IN THIS BOOK High utility words: 1–100 the, I, for, to, you, on, and, it, his, of, that, a, in, is, with, be, then, all, some, go, my, can, so, like, not, one, will, this, now, into, no, just, come, your, if 101–200
by, make, think, six, stop, seven, better, hot
S words: school, since, Saturday, supper, stew, super, spicy special, secret, soup, stir, sorts, stuff, sweet, sticky, smelly, stinky, stick, sized, saucepan, simmer, slowly, smells, strong, sniff, sneeze, start, steaming, salty, stock, sprinkle, scoops, scrambled, slugs, sixty, seconds, squashed, snails, seems, sour, spoonfuls, sugar, syrup, sixteen, slices, salami, seventeen, Spanish, sausage, slimy, snake, seventy, slippery, squid, sound, snack, Swedish, sardines, Scottish, smoked, salmon, sample, stomach, satisfied, still, seasoning, squirt, spider’s, spit, stirred, squirrel, sweat, strained, sister’s, sock, scared, stupendous, silly, story, spaghetti, small, salad, spongecake, soda safe
A Super Special Soup A Read-Aloud Book © 2002 Learning Page, Inc. Written by Joe Slade Illustrated by A. Spencer
Written by Joe Slade Illustrated by A. Spencer
ReadingA–ZTM © Learning Page, Inc. All rights reserved. Learning Page 1630 E. River Road #121 Tucson, AZ 85718
www.readinga-z.com
www.readinga-z.com
He’ll stir in all sorts of stuff. There’s no school tomorrow,
Sweet stuff, sticky stuff, smelly stuff,
since it’s Saturday.
and super-stinky stuff.
You can come to my house for supper.
He’ll stick all this stuff in a super-sized
My dad will make a stew.
saucepan and simmer it slowly
He’ll make his super, spicy,
until it smells so strong that
special, secret soup.
one sniff will make you sneeze. 3
4
If the soup seems to be sour, He’ll start with steaming hot,
he’ll make it sweet by adding
salty chicken stock.
six spoonfuls of sugar and
Then he’ll sprinkle in six scoops
seven spoonfuls of maple syrup.
of scrambled slugs.
Sixteen slices of salami and
He’ll stir for sixty seconds
seventeen slices of spicy Spanish sausage
and add seven squashed snails.
will go in next. 5
6
The stew will now be sticky and sweet.
Seven cans of Swedish sardines and
Next to go into the saucepan will be
six pounds of Scottish smoked salmon
sixty-six slices of slimy snake
will then be added to the mix.
and seventy-seven slippery squid.
Wouldn’t you love to sample this soup?
Doesn’t this sound like a super snack?
It will make your stomach so satisfied. 7
8
I think I’d better stop. You’re looking quite scared. This stupendous soup is just a silly story. Not a bit of it is true.
I cannot stop. The soup will still need some special seasoning. A squirt of spider’s spit will be
On Saturday for supper, we’re really
slowly stirred in, followed by
having spaghetti and a small salad
some squirrel sweat strained
with spongecake and soda.
through my sister’s smelly sock.
It’s really quite safe. 9
10
