We Give Away

Realistic (fiction) 140L

In We Give Away, a boy and his mom decide to give away some old things. The boy puts his items in a pile on the kitchen table. He thinks it feels good to give away old things. In the end, there is one item in the pile that he's not quite ready to let go. What will he keep? Students have the opportunity to classify information as well as connect to prior knowledge. Detailed, supportive illustrations, high-frequency words, and repetitive phrases support emergent readers.