The Ant and the Bee
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Book 52: The Ant and the Bee
The Ant and the Bee
Review Words bed, bee, Bill, hid - Decodable Plot Summary Ben the ant and Bill the Bee play a game of Hide-andSeek. Bill hides first in a net, then Ben hides in a bus. Later Ben hides in a bed. When Bill looks for Ben in a honey jar, he gets stuck inside. He spies Ben nearby in a bed and calls for help. Ben rescues Bill with a net and together they enjoy spilled honey from the jar. Story Questions (Comprehension) 1. page 1: Where is Bill the Bee hiding? 2. page 2: Where does Ben the Ant look for Bill? 3. pages 4-7: Name the places where the ant hid and where the bee hid. 4. page 9: What happens to the bee when he looks in the honey jar? 5. page 13: How does Ben help Bill?
Each new word throughout the program is repeated at least five times in the book in which it first appears and five more times in the next ten books. In 1972, the federally funded Southwest Regional Laboratory for Educational Development & Research and Ginn and Company published The Sam Books of early readers as part of a Beginning Reading Program. Because it was federally funded, federal law required the program be placed in the public domain in 1977.
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Ben and Bill had fun.
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The bee sits in the net. He fits in it. 13
12
“See me in this mess.
Bill the Bee hid in the net.
Hand me the net, Ben.”
Did Ben the Ant see him? 1
“Is the bee in this bell?
“Was that the bee?
Let me see if he hid in it.”
He needs me. I am in bed, Bill!”
2
11
“This is bad,” said the bee.
“Bill! Bill!” said Ben the Ant.
“I wish I had that net. Ben! Ben!” 10
3
The bee fell in. “The ant hid in the bus,
He was in a mess.
but I see him.”
The ant was in bed. He did not see the bee.
4
9
“Is the ant in this?” said the bee.
“I hid in the shell.
“If he is, I will see him.”
Did he see me?”
8
5
6
“This will be fun.
The ant hid in the bed.
Will I fit into the bed?”
Did the bee see him? 7
Book 52: The Ant and the Bee
The Ant and the Bee
Review Words bed, bee, Bill, hid - Decodable Plot Summary Ben the ant and Bill the Bee play a game of Hide-andSeek. Bill hides first in a net, then Ben hides in a bus. Later Ben hides in a bed. When Bill looks for Ben in a honey jar, he gets stuck inside. He spies Ben nearby in a bed and calls for help. Ben rescues Bill with a net and together they enjoy spilled honey from the jar. Story Questions (Comprehension) 1. page 1: Where is Bill the Bee hiding? 2. page 2: Where does Ben the Ant look for Bill? 3. pages 4-7: Name the places where the ant hid and where the bee hid. 4. page 9: What happens to the bee when he looks in the honey jar? 5. page 13: How does Ben help Bill?
Each new word throughout the program is repeated at least five times in the book in which it first appears and five more times in the next ten books. In 1972, the federally funded Southwest Regional Laboratory for Educational Development & Research and Ginn and Company published The Sam Books of early readers as part of a Beginning Reading Program. Because it was federally funded, federal law required the program be placed in the public domain in 1977.
This version copyright © 2013 Rapsey Enterprises, llc
ReadingTeacher.com
Sam Books
Book 52
The Ant and the Bee Book 52
Ben and Bill had fun.
14
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The bee sits in the net. He fits in it. 13
12
“See me in this mess.
Bill the Bee hid in the net.
Hand me the net, Ben.”
Did Ben the Ant see him? 1
“Is the bee in this bell?
“Was that the bee?
Let me see if he hid in it.”
He needs me. I am in bed, Bill!”
2
11
“This is bad,” said the bee.
“Bill! Bill!” said Ben the Ant.
“I wish I had that net. Ben! Ben!” 10
3
The bee fell in. “The ant hid in the bus,
He was in a mess.
but I see him.”
The ant was in bed. He did not see the bee.
4
9
“Is the ant in this?” said the bee.
“I hid in the shell.
“If he is, I will see him.”
Did he see me?”
8
5
6
“This will be fun.
The ant hid in the bed.
Will I fit into the bed?”
Did the bee see him? 7
