by Je s s e Lev ine illustra ted by Ruth J.

Flanigan

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W ha t do you like to do?

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W ha t do you enjoy doing by yours elf?

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Ha ve you tried s omething new w ith your friends?

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Ma yb e you like to re a d alone.

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S ometime s its fun to re a d to gether.

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S ometime s its fun to run a cro s s a big me a dow.

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T his girl w a s pla ying alone. T hen her do g w anted to cheer her up.
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Her blo ck building is sp oiled, but s he is h appy.

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T he s e friends were ha v ing fun to gether.

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T he girl is going home. W ha t do you think the b oy w ill do now?

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W hen you are alone, you can think.

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T he s e children are re a d y to pla y to gether.

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A birthda y is a go o d re a s on to b e w ith friends.

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A cake and s ome pre s ents are for a p art y w ith friends and family.
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Its f ine to b e alone s ometime s. Its f ine to b e w ith friends s ometime s, to o.

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Think and Respond 1 What parts of the story are about

friends doing things together?

2 What can you do by yourself? What

can you do with friends?

3 What did you learn about friendship? 4 Why do you think people like to do
things by themselves?

5 How is playing alone different from

playing with other people?

6 When do you prefer to do things alone?

Make an Activity Chart Make a chart
with two parts to show things you like to do alone and with others. Draw pictures to go with the activities. School-Home Connection Read the story to a family member. Then talk about things you each like to do alone and with others.
Word Count: 139