22 Spring in the kingdom of ying

Give a great holler, a cheer, a yellFor all of the words that we can spell With an I, N, and G that make the sound -ing, You'll find it in king and ring and sing.. Three little letters,

Spring in the

by Liza Charlesworth Illustrated by Ellen Joy Sasaki

Yippee! It's spring in the Kingdom of Ying!

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-The striped bells of the tower begin to ring.

The polka-dot bullfrogs all start to sing.

The courteous cows push pigs on a swing

The teeny-weeny raindrops whisper, "ping, ping, ping."

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The very happy honeybees decide not to sting.

Two dogs make bouquets

from the daisies cats bring.

The rooster unwinds his great ball of string,

sending his kite up in the air on a fling,

beckoning the blue jay to wave "Hi" with her wing,

bringing a smile to the face of the king.

-For all of the land is loaded with

what a wonderful, wonderful, wonderful thing!

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listen to the riddle sentences Add the right letter

or letters to the -ing sound to finish each one.

J You should curtsy or bow when you greet

the _ ing

2 Early in the morning the birds like to _ ing

,-My kite is attached to a long piece of mq ,

~ Listen! Can you hear the telephone _ ing ?

The winter is over Now it is ing

§ If you frighten a bee, it may try to _ ing

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Now make up some new riddle sentences using - ing

Give a great holler, a cheer, a yell

For all of the words that we can spell

With an I, N, and G that make the sound -ing,

You'll find it in king and ring and sing.

Three little letters, that's all that we need

To make a whole family of words to read!

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Make a list

of other -ing words Then use them in the cheer!

Here are some quick and fun ways to use this story to help children learn the word family -ing.

"f( Explain to children that you are going to read a story that has many words with the -ing sound,

ma e by the le ers I, N, and G All these words belong to a group called a word family

children the sound these three letters make together Can they find three words in the title

with the -ing sound?

Flip over the book and read the story summary on the back cover Ask children to point out the

words they hear with the -ing sound Explain that the story you are about to read includes many

more words that end in-ing Can they help you find them?

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I Read aloud the story once for pleasure and enjoy the whimsical illustr tio s T e reread the

book, ernphosizinq the -ing word ending inthe appropriate words Ask chidren to listen closely

and identify all the words that end in -ing (they might raise their hand or clap whe they hear one,

or you might choose avolunteer to point to the word on the page) As they do so, make alisto chart paper of all the -ing words

the rest of the word Read each word on the cards with children On anoth r reading of the story,

distribute the cards to children and have them hold up

their card astheir word is read

answers that require aword ending in -ing Read each riddle aloud and have children volunteer answers

lots of e ergy an enthusiasm Invite children tojoin

you in reciting the cheer when they feel ready (you might even choose a"cheerleader")

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Time to visit the King dom of Vi n g

Celebrate this sensational season

in the pages of this magical tale.

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