1. Skill: Character and Setting Genre: Realistic Fiction
My Rows and Piles of Coins Author: Tololwa M. Mollel Illustrator: E.B. Lewis
Skill: Character and Setting
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Author’s Purpose:

2. Say It! arranged bundles dangerously errands excitedly steady
unwrapped
wobbled

3. arranged put things in a certain order

4. More Words to Know
astonishment
confident
scoffed

5. bundles things ties or wrapped together

6. dangerously not safely

7. errands short trips that you take to do something

8. excitedly with strong, lively feelings

9. steady firmly fixed

10. unwrapped
opened

11. wobbled
moved unsteadily from side to side

12. Gary had to do some errands this afternoon in town.

13. Gary had to do some errands this afternoon in town.

14. The student arranged the bookshelf in the back of the room.

15. The student arranged the bookshelf in the back of the room.

16. Tim unwrapped the gift slowly.

17. Tim unwrapped the gift slowly.

18. The racecar driver drove dangerously around the track.

19. The racecar driver drove dangerously around the track.

20. There were bundles of sticks near the fire.

21. There were bundles of sticks near the fire.

22. Mike wobbled and almost fell off the balance beam.

23. Mike wobbled and almost fell off the balance beam.

24. The reporter yelled excitedly about the hot air balloon landing.

25. The reporter yelled excitedly about the hot air balloon landing.

26. Don held the ladder steady as I climbed up.

27. Don held the ladder
steady as I climbed up.

28. Let’s review our words. Watch carefully because they will flash on the screen for just a moment. We will clap as we spell the word.

29. arranged

30. bundles

31. errands

32. dangerously

33. excitedly

34. steady

35. unwrapped

36. wobbled

37. Spelling Words

38. Review Questions p
What does Saruni want to save his money for?
Who helped Saruni learn to ride a bike?
What happened when the March rains came?
What was happening to his money box?

39. Review Questions p.129-134 5. When did Saruni go to the market to
buy his bike?
6. What did the man selling bicycles
tell Saruni?
7.Merete gave Saruni a surprise.
What was it?
8. What do you think Saruni will do
with his bike?

40. Great work!