Word family tales chicken soup with rice and mice

Give a great holler, a cheer, a yell For all of the words that we can spell With an I, C, and E that make the sound —ice, You'll find if in mice and nice and twice.. Three little lett

Chicken Soup

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by Maria Fleming Illustrated by Ellen Joy Sasaki

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ISBN: 0-439-26259-3

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Once there were two mice who had a restaurant

One day, a cat walked in

“T’ll have chicken soup with rice,” the cat said

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The mice brought the cat a big bow! of soup

But when the cat tasted it, she made a face

“If you want my advice, it needs more spice,”

said the cat.

They added a pinch more spice to the soup

‘“Mmmmmmm, very nice,” they agreed

“Try it now, the mice said to the cat

She ate a spoonful

“There’s still something missing,” the cat said

“Maybe it needs some vegetables.”

The mice went back to the kitchen to slice some onions and dice some carrots

They threw them in the soup pot and took a taste

“Very nice!” they agreed

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But that cat was one picky customer

She still didn’t like the soup!

By now, the mice were tired and hot

They put ice on their heads to cool off

They sat down to think.

Just then, the cat peeked into the kitchen

She looked at the bowl of soup on the counter

She looked at the mice

“I think I know what the soup needs,” said the cat

Then she grabbed the mice

“Yum! Chicken soup with mice,” said the caf

“Now that’s a dish I know I’ll like!”

The cat started walking back to the table

The mice knew they had better think fast.

the ice cubes under their hats

Quick as a flash, they tossed them on the floor

as she slipped on the ice

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“That wasn’t very nice,” the mice scolded the cat

Then they pushed the cat out the door and

slammed it behind her

“She'll think twice before she comes in here

again,” they said

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And that was the last the mice ever saw of the cat

Although, they still get their share

of picky customers

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ice, Word Family Riddles

Listen to the riddle sentences Add the right letter

or letters to the -ice sound to finish each one

Y A piece of cheese is a tasty treat for a family

of ice

2 My friends surprised me with a birthday cake

Wasn't that ice?

2a My favorite lunch on a chilly day is hot chicken

soup with _ice

#4 To make the soup taste even better you can

addadash of ice

5 To play a board game, you sometimes roll

the ice

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6 To find out how much something costs, look for

the ice

+ I won the spelling bee two years in a row

I won not only once but ice

%@ It’s pizza for lunch! May I please have another

_ice?

oe She is going to run for ice president

10 In the story, the cat says, “If you want my

ice, it needs more spice.”

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Give a great holler, a cheer, a yell

For all of the words that we can spell

With an I, C, and E that make the sound —ice,

You'll find if in mice and nice and twice

Three little letters, that’s all that we need

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Reading Tips

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

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

made by the letters I, C, and E All these words belong to a group called a word family

K Ask children to find the -ice word ending at the top of the front cover Review aloud with children

the sound these three letters make Can they find two words in the title with the -ice sound?

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

words they hear with the -ice sound Explain that the story you are about to read includes many more words that end in -ice Can they help you find them?

*x Read aloud the story once for pleasure and enjoy the whimsical illustrations Then reread the

book, emphasizing the -ice word ending in the appropriate words Ask children to listen closely and identify all the words that end in -ice (they might raise their hand or clap when they hear one,

or you might choose a volunteer to point to the word on the page) As they do so, make a list on chart paper of all the -ice words

K Write each of the words from your list on an unlined index card Use a different color for -ice than

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

distribute the cards to children and have them hold up their card as their word is read

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› how quick thinking saves the day

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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