23 The clock who could not tock

There were alarm clocks, cuckoo clocks, even a tall grandfather clock... Tick , tack." But one clock stood out from the rest.. The other clocks began to tease Tick."What good is a clock

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Once upon a time, there was an old clock

shop Inside the shop lived a whole flock of

clocks There were alarm clocks, cuckoo

clocks, even a tall grandfather clock.

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T ic k, t ack

Ti c k, t ac k

Ti c k, t ac k

All day long, the shop was filled with the sound of clocks " Tick, tack Tick, tack Tick , tack." But one clock stood out from the rest His name was Tick.

Ti c k, tack.

T ic k, t ac k.

T ic k, t ac k

T ic k, t ac k

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Tick had a problem.

"Tick, tick Tick, tick Tick, tick."

Tick was a clock who could not tock!

"What poppycock!" said Grandfather Clock.

Tick tried with all his might But it was no use.

He just couldn't tack.

The other clocks began to tease Tick.

"What good is a clock who can't tack?" they said Tick hated being a laughing stock, but what could he do?

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Then late one day, as the shopkeeper was

about to lock up, there was a knock at the door.

In walked a woman carrying a pink clock.

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The woman handed the clock to the shopkeeper.

"I don't like this clock," she said "Perhaps you can sell it to someone else."

The next morning, the clocks welcomed the new member of their flock But they were in for quite a

came, "Tack, tack Tack, tack Tack, tack."

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tack! This gave Tick an idea He whispered

something to Tack, the new clock.

Then the two clocks stood up tall, side by side.

In perfect time came the sound of each clock,

"Tick, tack Tick, tack Tick, tack."

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A customer heard the musical tick-tocking of the two clocks working together.

"How lovely!" he said "I've never seen

anything like that before." Tick was as proud

as a peacock So was Tock.

The customer bought Tick and Tack.

" I ' ll have the most unusual clocks,

on my block!" he said.

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So Tick and Tack went home with the man.

There, the two friends ticked and tacked

around the clock and lived happily

ever after.

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)1"-listen to the riddle sentences Add the right letter

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

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Give a great holler, a cheer, a yell

For all of the words that we can spell

With an 0, C, and K that make the sound -ock , You'll find it in tack and block and clock

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 -ock

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 -ock.

Explain to children that you are going to read a story that has many words with the -ock sound,

made by the letters 0, C, and K.All these words belong to a group called aword family

Ask children to find the -ock word ending at hetop of the front cover Review aloud with chidren the sound these three leters make togeth r Can they find two words in the title with the -ock sound?

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

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

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

Read aloud the story o ce for pleasure a d e joy the whimsical illustratio s Then reread th

book, emphasizing the -ock word e ding in the ap ropriate words Ask childre to liste closely

and ide tify allthe words that e d in-ock (they might raise their ha d or clap when they hear o e,

or you might choose avolunteer to point tothe word on the page) As they do so, make a list o

chart paper of all the -ock words

Write each of the words from your liston an unline

index card Use a different color for -ock th n the rest

of the word Read e ch word o the cards with

children On another re ding of the story, distribute the

cards to children and have them h ld up their card as

their word isrea

Pages 14- I 5 of th b ok feature 10riddles with

answers that require aword endin in -ock Rea

each riddle aloud a d have children volunteer answers

Read aloud the cheer on pa e 16 several times, with

lots of e ergy Inv e children tojoin yo in reciting the

cheer when they feel ready (you might even choose a

"cheerlead r")

Inside this book you'll meet a clock

who tries and tries, but just can't tock !

Learn how this little clock

solves his big problem in this

"tick"-lishly funny tale!

'fiORD FAAt/t" rALlS 1 are humorous read-aloud stories created to build early phonics skills by teaching children to recognize " families " of words that share the same spelling pattern This key reading strategy helps kids decode new words with ease-and become stronger readers , writers , and spellers Set learners on the path to literacy success with these rib-tickling tales-one for each of the top 25 word families!

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