Let’s
Surprise
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Mom
by Chloe B. Goode
illustrated by Jayoung Cho
Comprehension
Genre
Skills and Strategy
Realistic • Compare and
fiction Contrast
• Main Idea
• Background
Knowledge
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me!” James said to his grandmother. “She
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“I want to do something nice for
Mom,” said James.
“We could surprise Mom by making her
breakfast,” said Nana.
“That’s a good idea. Let’s make
pancakes!” said James.
“I have pancake mix in the cupboard,”
Nana said.
“Great pancakes don’t come from a
box. We need to make them from scratch,”
James said.
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“We’ll need to go shopping then,” At the farmer’s market, James picked
Nana said. “Let’s start at the farmer’s out some fresh blueberries. “Look, Nana!”
market. They sell a variety of fresh fruit. James said. “They have some fresh eggs
They have strawberries, cherries, and here too.”
blueberries. We can make blueberry
pancakes.”
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“We’ll take a dozen eggs,” James said
to the farmer.
“Keep the eggs cool,” the farmer told
him. “You don’t want them to spoil.”
Then, Nana and James went to the
grocery store.
They walked up and down the aisles.
The shelves were filled with all kinds of
food and other products.
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“We need flour and sugar,” James said. It was time to check out.
“We need baking powder and salt too,” The cashier rang up the items for James
Nana added. and Nana.
James found butter and milk in the “What are you making?” she asked.
dairy section. James smiled and said, “A surprise for
Mom!”
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James and his grandmother went 1. Compare shopping at the farmer’s market
to a farmer’s market and bought fresh and shopping at the grocery store. How
blueberries and eggs. At a farmer’s market are they alike? How are they different?
Use a diagram like the one below for
farmers sell directly to you. The fruits, your answers.
vegetables, and other goods come from
local farms. Everything is fresh. The fruits
Farmer’s Grocery
and vegetables vary from season to season. Market Store
Blueberries can be found at a farmer’s Both
market from April to October. The best
time to look for them is in July.
2. What did you already know about
shopping at the farmer’s market and
shopping at the grocery store? How did
that help you as you read?
3. James’s mother traded seats with him on a
bus. What other things can you trade?
4. What else could James make that would
taste good with pancakes? What would he
need to buy? Where would he shop?
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