What Can You Do?

What Can You Do?

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Different = not the same. These two animals are different.

near = close by The girl with long hair is near a flower.

enough = as much or as many as needed. The boy has enough money in his pig to buy a game.

stories = One story, two stories. It means two or more stories (story).

high = go up in the sky. At a high point vertically. The buildings are very high.

Always = at all times. The boy always brushes his teeth.

once = as soon as, when. I go to school once I put everything I need in my school bag.

happy = It's a good feeling you have. The boy is happy.

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'"I know a boy who can draw very well and a girl who can climb very high."

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" We are all good at doing something. We're always learning new things as we get older."

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"I like to swim and learned how to float. I had to practice. Once I learned, I felt like I could float for hours!"

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"My little brother is better on skis. He can ski much faster than I can."

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We're happy when we do something well, whatever that might be.

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"Reading is easy for me but math is much harder. I'd like to be better at math, though."

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"I can't read very well yet. I wish I could." It can take a long time to be good at something. If we practice, things get easier and easier to do.

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Marie knows how to spell, and Jill prints well. Gene is really good at anything that has to do with computers.

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"I haven't discovered what I'm good at yet."

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Nathan writes funny stories about science. Some of the funniest ones are about a baby robot! Beth likes to build. The biggest tower she ever built was taller than she is!

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"I made the soccer team this year. I hope I play well enough to score a goal." "I see lots of things in the park. I look near and far. Things look much closer through my binoculars!"

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We all like to do what we do best. When things are hard, we need help to learn. We might say, "I don't get it." We're good at different things.

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"I feed the baby myself now. When she gets bigger, she will not need help." "I can fix my brother's wagon. I'm younger than my brother, but I'm good at fixing things."

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"I got my training wheels off earlier than I thought I would. I felt very proud!" "The kids made me captain of our team. That was one of the happiest days of my life."

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We have schoolwork, acting, singing, dancing, playing games, or sports! We all have something we do well. What can you do well?