Click, Clack, Moo

Contents
Sequence
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Plot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .266
Learn about the beginning, middle, and end of a story.
Word Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 00
Words to Know . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Click,
Clack, Moo:
Learn to read and write high-frequency words.
Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 00
Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type
Rock-a-Bye
Cows from Boys’ Life magazine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 00
by Doreen Cronin
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Connections
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• Learn the features
illustrated by Betsy Lewin
• Use story structure to help you understand a story.
Test Prep: Reading and Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 00
Rock-a-Bye Cows from Boys’ Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Read about a way some farmers make their cows
more comfortable.
Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
• Compare texts.
• Review phonics skills.
• Reread for fluency.
• Write a thank-you note.
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Fic t ion
M a g a zine A r t icle
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Plot
Remember that every story has characters, a
setting, and a plot. The plot is what happens in a
story.
In the beginning of most stories, the
setting and characters are given. The
beginning also tells the story’s problem.
The middle tells how the characters try
to solve the problem. The end tells how
they solved it. Most stories are told in the order
in which events happen.
Beginning
Middle
End
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Read the story below. Think about the plot.
What is the story’s problem?
Tip Types
Before dinner, Len typed an e-mail to his
friend Austin. Len’s dog, Tip, watched him type.
Then the doorbell rang. Len forgot to send
the e-mail. He got up to answer the bell.
After dinner, Len went back to send his
e-mail. Tip was at the computer, trying to type.
“Get down, Tip! Dogs can’t type!” said Len. Then Len
laughed. Tip pushed the button that sent the e-mail.
Beginning
• Len types an e-mail to his friend. Tip watches.
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Middle
• Len eats dinner.
• Len returns to his computer.
End
Try This
Look back at the story. What happens at the end? How
is the problem solved?
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High-Frequency Words
The Cat’s Surprise
believe
impossible
early
brought
enough
understand
quite
Lia couldn’t believe her ears.
Her cat, Effie, had just barked.
“That’s impossible ,” thought Lia.
It’s early in the morning. Maybe
I’m dreaming.”
Later Lia’s friend Tara came
over. Lia said, “I think Effie can
bark.”
“That’s impossible,” said Tara.
Lia brought Effie into the
room. The cat looked at the girls
and meowed.
“See! I told you cats can’t
bark,” said Tara.
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“It’s bad enough that my cat
barks. Now my friend doesn’t
believe me!” cried Lia.
Just then the cat barked.
“Woof, woof!”
Tara’s mouth fell open.
“Your cat really does bark,”
she said. “I wonder why.”
“No one can understand
me when I meow,” said
Effie. “Now I see that
you don’t understand the
barks, either. I guess I will
just have to talk to you.”
A talking cat! That was
quite a surprise!
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Fic t ion
Genre Study
Fiction is a story that is
made up. Look for
• characters and a setting.
• a plot with a beginning,
a middle, and an end.
Characters
Setting
Beginning
Middle
End
Comprehension
Strategy
Use Stor y Structure Think
about what happens at the
beginning, middle, and end.
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CLICK, CLACK, MOO
Cows Th t T pe
by Doreen Cronin
pictures by Betsy Lewin
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Farmer Brown has a problem.
His cows like to type. All day
long he hears
Click, clack, moo.
Click, clack, moo.
Clickety, clack, moo.
At first, he couldn’t believe his
ears. Cows that type? Impossible!
Click, clack, moo.
Click, clack, moo.
Clickety, clack, moo.
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Then he couldn’t believe his eyes.
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Dear Farmer Brown,
The barn is very cold
at night. We’d like some
electric blankets.
Sincerely,
The Cows
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It was bad enough the cows had
found the old typewriter in the barn.
Now they wanted electric blankets!
“No way,” said Farmer Brown. “No
electric blankets.”
So the cows went on strike. They
left a note on the barn door.
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Sorry.
We’re closed.
No milk today.
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“No milk today!” cried Farmer
Brown. In the background, he heard the
cows busy at work:
Click, clack, moo.
Click, clack, moo.
Clickety, clack, moo.
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The next day, he got another note:
Dear Farmer Brown,
The hens are cold
too. They’d like
electric blankets.
Sincerely,
The Cows
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The cows were growing impatient
with the farmer. They left a new
note on the barn door.
Closed.
No milk.
No eggs.
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“No eggs!” cried Farmer Brown.
In the background he heard them.
Click, clack, moo.
Click, clack, moo.
Clickety, clack, moo.
“Cows that type. Hens on strike!
Whoever heard of such a thing?
How can I run a farm with no
milk and no eggs!” Farmer
Brown was furious.
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Farmer Brown got out his own typewriter.
Dear Cows and Hens:
There will be no electric
blankets. You are cows and hens.
I demand milk and eggs.
Sincerely,
Farmer Brown
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Duck was a neutral party, so he
brought the ultimatum to the cows.
The cows held an emergency meeting.
All the animals gathered around the
barn to snoop, but none of them
could understand Moo.
All night long,
Farmer Brown waited
for an answer.
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Duck knocked on the door early
the next morning. He handed Farmer
Brown a note:
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Dear Farmer Brown,
We will exchange our typewriter
for electric blankets. Leave them
outside the barn door and we will
send Duck over with the typewriter.
Sincerely,
The Cows
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Farmer Brown decided that this
was a good deal.
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He left the blankets next to the barn
door and waited for Duck to come
with the typewriter.
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The next morning he got a note:
Dear Farmer Brown,
The pond is quite boring.
We’d like a diving board.
Sincerely,
The Ducks
Click, clack, quack.
Click, clack, quack.
Clickety, clack, quack.
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Think Critic ll
1
How do the cows use the typewriter at the
beginning of the story? How do they use
it at the end? PLOT
2
How does the agreement between Farmer
Brown and the Cows solve Farmer Brown’s
problem? DRAW CONCLUSIONS
3 How do the ducks get the typewriter?
IMPORTANT DETAILS
4 How do you know that this story is fiction?
FICTION/NONFICTION
5 WRITE What do you think will
happen next? Use details from
the story to support your
answer. SHORT RESPONSE
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Meet the Author
Doreen Cronin
When Doreen Cronin was
growing up, her father told her
funny stories that made her
laugh. Years later, she woke up
in the middle of the night with
the idea for “Click, Clack, Moo:
Cows That Type.” Her own story
made her laugh, just as her
father’s stories had long ago.
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Meet the Illustrator
Betsy Lewin
Betsy Lewin is the illustrator
of many books for children.
She lives in New York with her
husband and two cats, who
don’t type.
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Science
M a g a zine A r t icle
by Sam Curtis
Afte good night’s sleep on nice, soft
matt ess, Bessie is e dy to get to wo k. The only
thing is, Bessie’s ob is m king milk. She is cow.
The people who own he think th t by
putting cow matt ess in he st ll, she will be
mo e comfo t ble. They think this will put
mo e milk on you t ble.
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“A cow matt ess looks like n i mattress
th t you would go c mping with, only it is bigge ,”
s ys Joe Schambow. He sells the $86 to $100 cow
matt esses. “And the matt esses e filled with
ubbe inste d of i .”
Just s you have bette d y t school fte
good night’s sleep, the ide is that the cows will
h ve bette d y t wo k with mo e comfo t ble
beds. The people who m ke the matt esses s y the
cows feel bette , e t mo e, m ke mo e milk, nd
live longe .
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M . Sch mbow s ys st lls with matt esses usu lly
h ve cows sleeping in them.
“And the e e othe cows w iting in line to
use them,” he dds.
Joe B nt, f me in Wisconsin, s ys he is sold
on the ide of cow matt esses. “Since I’ve been
using the matt esses, my cows’ feet lmost neve
hu t,” he says. “And th t is going to help them
m ke mo e milk.”
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Comparing Texts
How are the cows on Farmer Brown’s
farm different from the cows in
“Rock-a-Bye Cows”?
The cows used a typewriter to type notes.
How do you write a note?
What are some reasons people write notes?
Phonics
Make Sentences
oa
goat
load
ow
snow
bowl
Work with a partner to
think of words in which
oa and ow stand for the
long o sound. Write each word in a chart. Then take
turns using the words in sentences. How many long
o words can you use in one sentence?
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Read with a Partner
Look back at the story. Talk with a
classmate about how the characters
feel. Then take turns reading two
pages at a time. As you read, use your
voice to show how the characters feel.
Write a Thank-You Note
Imagine that you are one of the cows and you want
to thank Farmer Brown. Write
a thank-you note to him. Share
your note with a classmate.
Sentence Flu
✔
Dear Farmer Brown,
I want to thank
you for
✔
ency
I begin my se
ntences in
different way
s.
I use bo th shor
sentences.
✔
t and long
I thank the pe
rson I am
writing to.
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