3-6 Decodable book

Lesson 28.3: Irregular Plurals

People and Animals at the Farm

Words to Read

child

children people

man tooth

men teeth oxen

arrived

person

eventually teachers

calf

calves geese

ox

goose

wolf

wolves

farm

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The school buses arrived at the farm early the day of the field trip. First, one child and eventually all the children, were emptied from the school buses. School children were lined up and organized by teachers. The teachers wanted to make sure that each child stayed with the group because the farm had many people visiting. The teachers asked the children to remain with the group. The teachers said, “If one person is lost, please go to the buses to meet us.” The farm had many workers. One man was feeding all the animals. Three men were raking hay and cleaning out the animal’s pens. First, the children saw one ox then noticed several oxen hiding behind the barn. Next, one happy child called the group over to see the geese in the pond. The geese were honking loudly. Suddenly, one goose flapped its wings and flew out of the water. The teachers asked the children to walk over to help the workers feed the calves with milk bottles. One calf was so hungry it drank all the milk very fast. The children heard a howl. One child said, “I think there are

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