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Tick, tock.” But one clock stood out from the rest.. Tick, tick.” Tick was a clock who could not tock!. Then the two clocks stood up tall, side by side.In perfect time came the sound of

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For Gatsby, with a heart like a rock, may you never discover the meaning of “clock”

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

All day long, the shop was filled with the sound of clocks “Tick, tock Tick, tock

Tick, tock.” But one clock stood out from the rest His name was Tick

Tick, tock.

Tick, tock.

Tick, tock.

Tick, tock Tick, tock.

Tick, tock Tick, tock.

Tick had a problem.

“Tick, tick Tick, tick Tick, tick.”

Tick was a clock who could not tock!

Tick, tick.

Tick, tock.

Tick, tock.

Tick, tock.

Tick, tock.

“What poppycock!” said Grandfather Clock

“All clocks can tock You must simply try harder.” Tick tried with all his might But it was no use

He just couldn’t tock

Tick, tick.

The other clocks began to tease Tick.

“What good is a clock who can’t tock?”

they said Tick hated being a laughing

stock, but what could he do?

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

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 shock When the clock opened her mouth, out came, “Tock, tock Tock, tock Tock, tock.”

Tock, tock.

Tick couldn’t believe it—a clock who could only

tock! This gave Tick an idea He whispered

something to Tock, the new clock

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

In perfect time came the sound of each clock,

“Tick, tock Tick, tock Tick, tock.”

TOCK TICK,

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 Tock

“I’ll have the most unusual clocks

on my block!” he said

So Tick and Tock went home with the man.

There, the two friends ticked and tocked

around the clock and lived happily

ever after

W ord F amily R iddles

-ock

Listen to the riddle sentences Add the right letter

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

1 To find out the time I look at the _ock

2 My toe was cold because there was a hole

in my ock

3 He got paint on this shirt because he did not

wear an art _ock

4 Do not touch the plug or you will get an

electric _ock

5 At the door I heard someone _ock

The boat is anchored to the ock.

While hiking I stubbed my toe on a ock

Only I know the combination to my

bicycle ock

To finish the tower we need one more

building _ock

A group of bees is called a swarm

A group of birds is called a _ock

Now make up some new riddle sentences using - ock

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9

10

C heer

Make a list

of other –ock

words Then use them in the cheer!

Give a great holler, a cheer, a yell For all of the words that we can spell With an O, C, and K that make the sound –ock, You’ll find it in tock and block and clock

Three little letters, that’s all that we need

To make a whole family of words to read!

- ock

-ock

He re 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 O, C, and K All these words belong to a group called a word family.

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

sound these three letters make together Can they find two words in the title with the -ock 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 -ock 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 once for pleasure and enjoy the whimsical illustrations Then reread the

book, emphasizing the -ock word ending in the appropriate words Ask children to listen closely

and identify all the words that end in -ock (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 -ock words

Write each of the words from your list on an unlined

index card Use a different color for -ock 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

Pages 14–15 of the book feature 10 riddles with

answers that require a word ending in -ock Read

each riddle aloud and have children volunteer answers

Read aloud the cheer on page 16 several times, with

lots of energy Invite children to join you in reciting the

cheer when they feel ready (you might even choose a

“cheerleader”)

Other words in the -ock family:

crock dock frock jock knock rock stock smock

sock gridlock livestock padlock roadblock shamrock sunblock unlock

-ock

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