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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Book 52
“Bill! Bill!” said Ben the Ant.
Bill the Bee hid in the net. Did Ben the Ant see him? 1
2
“Is the bee in this bell?
“The ant hid in the bus,
Let me see if he hid in it.”
but I see him.” 3
4
“I hid in the shell.
“This will be fun.
Did he see me?”
Will I fit into the bed?” 5
6
The ant hid in the bed.
“Is the ant in this?” said the bee.
Did the bee see him?
“If he is, I will see him.” 7
8
The bee fell in. He was in a mess.
“This is bad,” said the bee.
The ant was in bed.
“I wish I had that net.
He did not see the bee.
Ben! Ben!” 9
10
“Was that the bee?
“See me in this mess.
He needs me.
Hand me the net, Ben.”
I am in bed, Bill!” 11
12
The bee sits in the net.
Ben and Bill had fun.
He fits in it. 13
14
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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Sam Books
Book 52
“Bill! Bill!” said Ben the Ant.
Bill the Bee hid in the net. Did Ben the Ant see him? 1
2
“Is the bee in this bell?
“The ant hid in the bus,
Let me see if he hid in it.”
but I see him.” 3
4
“I hid in the shell.
“This will be fun.
Did he see me?”
Will I fit into the bed?” 5
6
The ant hid in the bed.
“Is the ant in this?” said the bee.
Did the bee see him?
“If he is, I will see him.” 7
8
The bee fell in. He was in a mess.
“This is bad,” said the bee.
The ant was in bed.
“I wish I had that net.
He did not see the bee.
Ben! Ben!” 9
10
“Was that the bee?
“See me in this mess.
He needs me.
Hand me the net, Ben.”
I am in bed, Bill!” 11
12
The bee sits in the net.
Ben and Bill had fun.
He fits in it. 13
14
