Kindergarten · 10 pages · by Nell Barrow

Stick man runs very fast
by Pencil man
Stick man loves to run.
Kindergarten: Emergent readers10 pages
Stick man runs very fast
Characters

Stick man
Style

Stick Figure
Story
Story Arc

1
Stick man is at the track.
He wants to run.

2
Stick man starts to run.
He runs. He runs.

3
Stick man runs slow.
He stops.

4
He looks at the track.
He wants to run fast.

5
Stick man thinks.
He tries again.

6
He runs and runs.
He tries hard.

7
Stick man keeps running.
He moves his feet fast.

8
He runs a long way.
He does not stop.

9
Stick man smiles.
He did it!

10
Stick man ran fast.
He feels happy.

Words to know
- track
- This is a special path where people run races.
- Stick man is at the track.
- slow
- This means not moving very fast.
- Stick man runs slow.
- fast
- This means moving very quickly.
- He wants to run fast.
- thinks
- This is when your brain is busy with ideas.
- Stick man thinks.
- tries
- This means to do your best to do something.
- He tries again.
- hard
- This means to try with a lot of effort.
- He tries hard.
- keeps
- This means to continue doing something without stopping.
- Stick man keeps running.
- moves
- This means to change from one place to another.
- He moves his feet fast.
- long way
- This means a big distance, like from here to over there and more.
- He runs a long way.
- smiles
- This is when your mouth turns up because you are happy.
- Stick man smiles.
- did it
- This means he finished or accomplished what he wanted to do.
- He did it!
- feels
- This is how your body or mind is doing inside.
- He feels happy.
Talk about it
Questions to ask after reading together.
- 1
What made Stick man try running fast again?
- 2
How do you think Stick man felt when he ran fast?
- 3
When did you try hard to do something?
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