1. Today we are learning to read a recipe.
Read the story of ‘A little red hen makes a pizza.’
Get the ingredients we need
Get the equipment we need
Wash our hands
Make pizza
IXL Grade 1 verbs 2
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2. The Little Red Hen Makes a Pizza
Retold by Philemon Sturges

3. Once upon a time there was a little red hen whose favourite food was pizza. One day she decided to make a giant pizza. She needed flour for the dough, tomatoes for the sauce, mozzarella cheese and pepperoni.

4. When she checked the cupboard, she saw she was out of flour
When she checked the cupboard, she saw she was out of flour. When she checked the refridgerator, she saw she was out of tomatoes, mozzarella cheese and pepperoni. She needed to go shopping!

5. The little red hen asked her friends, “Who will help me shop for the ingredients for my pizza?” “Not I,” said the dog. “Not I,” said the cat.
“Not I,” said the duck. And that was that. that.

6. “Then I’ll do it myself,” said the little red hen and so she did
“Then I’ll do it myself,” said the little red hen and so she did. ‘Now who will help me prepare the ingredients for the pizza?” asked the little red hen.

7. “Not I,” said the dog.
“Not I,” said the cat.
“Not I,” said the duck. And that was that.

8. “Then I’ll do it myself,” she said and so she did
“Then I’ll do it myself,” she said and so she did. “Now who will help me bake the pizza?” asked the little red hen.

9. “Not I,” said the dog. “Not I,” said the cat. “Not I,” said the duck
“Not I,” said the dog. “Not I,” said the cat. “Not I,” said the duck. And that was that.

10. “Then I’ll do it myself”, said the little red hen and so she did
“Then I’ll do it myself”, said the little red hen and so she did. When the pizza was finished the little red hen carried it to the table and set it down. She opened the window so the pizza could cool off.

11. The dog, the cat and the duck knocked on the door and said, “We smell pizza!” “Now who will help me eat the pizza?” asked the little red hen.

12. “I will,” said the dog. “I will,” said the cat. “I will,” said the duck. And that was that.

13. “Oh no, you won’t. ” said the little red hen
“Oh no, you won’t!” said the little red hen. “None of you helped me shop for the ingredients, prepare the ingredients or bake the pizza. I’m going to eat it myself!”

14. The friends began to cry
The friends began to cry. The little red hen did not like to see her friends cry and said, “If you promise to clean the mess, I will share my pizza with you.” The three friends agreed.

15. When the pizza was finished, there was a huge mess and the little red hen asked, “Who will help me clean up this mess?” Guess what they said...

16. “I will,” said the dog. “I will,” said the cat. “I will,” said the duck. And that was that.

19. Can you remember what a verb is?
The dog is running.
The fish are swimming in the sea.
I am jumping in the air.
The boy is crying.
She is laughing.
The crowd are shouting.
They are all dancing.
IXL Grade 1, no.2

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