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1、Visit www.readinga- for thousands of books and materials.Writing and ArtWould you want your birthday to be on February 29?Write a paragraph explaining why or why not.ScienceReview with a partner how days and years are measured by Earths movement in space.Then,discuss how the length of a year would c
2、hange if Earth were farther from the Sun.ConnectionsLeap Year BirthdayA Reading AZ Level N Leveled BookWord Count:701www.readinga-LEVELED BOOK NHKNWritten by Brad Bolchunos Illustrated by Dani JonesLeap Year Birthdaywww.readinga-What makes Leroys birthday different from most peoples birthdays?Focus
3、QuestionWritten by Brad BolchunosIllustrated by Dani JonesLeap Year BirthdayCorrelationLEVEL NM2028Fountas&PinnellReading RecoveryDRALeap Year BirthdayLevel N Leveled Book Learning AZWritten by Brad BolchunosIllustrated by Dani JonesAll rights reserved.www.readinga-beamedcomprehendconfoundeddeprived
4、leap dayleap yearWords to Know3“Im a time traveler,”Leroy told his friends.He waved his hands,widened his eyes,and said,“Whoosh!”His friends looked less than impressed.“Seriously?”Alan said.Leap Year Birthday Level N4“Time works differently for me,”Leroy said.“Today is my birthday,and Im in second g
5、rade.but Im only two years old!”The others stared at him,then burst into laughter.“Youre eight,”Lucy said,“not two.”3“Im a time traveler,”Leroy told his friends.He waved his hands,widened his eyes,and said,“Whoosh!”His friends looked less than impressed.“Seriously?”Alan said.Leap Year Birthday Level
6、 N4“Time works differently for me,”Leroy said.“Today is my birthday,and Im in second grade.but Im only two years old!”The others stared at him,then burst into laughter.“Youre eight,”Lucy said,“not two.”5Leroy tried to explain.“Most of the other years dont count.Theyre sort of pretend years.My birthd
7、ay is on February 29.Its called a leap year birthday,which only happens every four years.For time travelers like me,four of your years is like one of mine.”“Thats crazy,”said Philip.“If youre only two,maybe you should be wearing diapers.”Leroy just looked at him.“I dont need diapers,”he said.“I need
8、 to understand why Im birthday deprived.”The others walked away down the street together,shaking their heads in disbelief.Leap Year Birthday Level N6Leroy frowned.No one had remembered his birthday this morningnot even his mother.He didnt complain because he knew it was hard to remember something on
9、ly once every four years.Leroy wondered:What about those other people with leap year birthdays?There had to be a few out there.Were they confounded by this whole situation too?5Leroy tried to explain.“Most of the other years dont count.Theyre sort of pretend years.My birthday is on February 29.Its c
10、alled a leap year birthday,which only happens every four years.For time travelers like me,four of your years is like one of mine.”“Thats crazy,”said Philip.“If youre only two,maybe you should be wearing diapers.”Leroy just looked at him.“I dont need diapers,”he said.“I need to understand why Im birt
11、hday deprived.”The others walked away down the street together,shaking their heads in disbelief.Leap Year Birthday Level N6Leroy frowned.No one had remembered his birthday this morningnot even his mother.He didnt complain because he knew it was hard to remember something only once every four years.L
12、eroy wondered:What about those other people with leap year birthdays?There had to be a few out there.Were they confounded by this whole situation too?7Why did February 29 have to be different anyway?Why couldnt it behave like all those other days of the year?If it stopped being different,Leroy could
13、 stop being different too.Leroy shrugged and shuffled into the kitchen.“Mom,do we have a book about time travel?”Leroy asked.“Sorry,Leroy,”Mom said,“but the library might.Lets go see.”LIBRARYLeap Year Birthday Level N8At the library,Leroy asked the librarian,Mrs.Willowbark,about time travel.“Im tryi
14、ng to comprehend it,but Im only two years old,”he said.“Is that so?”she asked.“I wouldve guessed you were eight.”“I am eight,”Leroy said.“I mean,I ought to be eight.Today is my birthday.”He stole a look at his mom to see if she was paying attention.“Aha!”cried Mrs.Willowbark.“A leap day baby!”“More
15、of a toddler,”Leroy said,“since Im two.”Mrs.Willowbark smiled and asked,“So is it time travel you want to know about or leap day?”7Why did February 29 have to be different anyway?Why couldnt it behave like all those other days of the year?If it stopped being different,Leroy could stop being differen
16、t too.Leroy shrugged and shuffled into the kitchen.“Mom,do we have a book about time travel?”Leroy asked.“Sorry,Leroy,”Mom said,“but the library might.Lets go see.”LIBRARYLeap Year Birthday Level N8At the library,Leroy asked the librarian,Mrs.Willowbark,about time travel.“Im trying to comprehend it,
17、but Im only two years old,”he said.“Is that so?”she asked.“I wouldve guessed you were eight.”“I am eight,”Leroy said.“I mean,I ought to be eight.Today is my birthday.”He stole a look at his mom to see if she was paying attention.“Aha!”cried Mrs.Willowbark.“A leap day baby!”“More of a toddler,”Leroy
18、said,“since Im two.”Mrs.Willowbark smiled and asked,“So is it time travel you want to know about or leap day?”9“Arent they the same?”Leroy asked.“Not really,”she said.“Lets try something.”She asked Leroys mother to pretend she was the Sun,and Leroy to pretend he was planet Earth.Leap Year Birthday L
19、evel N10Next,she told him to spin like a top while also circling his mom.“Every time you complete a spin,one day passes,”she told Leroy.“You also move a little bit in a big loop around the Sun.One full loop,getting back to where you started,is one year.Thats 365 spinsor dayson your journey.”9“Arent
20、they the same?”Leroy asked.“Not really,”she said.“Lets try something.”She asked Leroys mother to pretend she was the Sun,and Leroy to pretend he was planet Earth.Leap Year Birthday Level N10Next,she told him to spin like a top while also circling his mom.“Every time you complete a spin,one day passe
21、s,”she told Leroy.“You also move a little bit in a big loop around the Sun.One full loop,getting back to where you started,is one year.Thats 365 spinsor dayson your journey.”11“Over time,people figured out a year was not exactly 365 days,”Mrs.Willowbark explained.“To complete a full year,you have to
22、 spin a little bit more.You need an extra quarter of a turn,or six hours,every year.In four years,that adds up to one full extra day,a special year with 366 days.”“Calendars would not work without leap years,”she added.“In a hundred years,summer would start almost a month later.”6+6+6+6=24 hours24 h
23、ours=1 day!Leap Year Birthday Level N12“Why are they called leap years?”Leroy asked.Mrs.Willowbark smiled.“Say New Years Eve was Sunday last year.Usually that means it would be Monday this year,but in a leap year,it would be Tuesday.It would skip or leap ahead a full day.”Leroy laughed for joy.He fi
24、nally understood!11“Over time,people figured out a year was not exactly 365 days,”Mrs.Willowbark explained.“To complete a full year,you have to spin a little bit more.You need an extra quarter of a turn,or six hours,every year.In four years,that adds up to one full extra day,a special year with 366
25、days.”“Calendars would not work without leap years,”she added.“In a hundred years,summer would start almost a month later.”6+6+6+6=24 hours24 hours=1 day!Leap Year Birthday Level N12“Why are they called leap years?”Leroy asked.Mrs.Willowbark smiled.“Say New Years Eve was Sunday last year.Usually tha
26、t means it would be Monday this year,but in a leap year,it would be Tuesday.It would skip or leap ahead a full day.”Leroy laughed for joy.He finally understood!13When he returned home,Leroys friends were waiting for him,with streamers and party hats.“Happy birthday!”they shouted.“We didnt forgetwe j
27、ust wanted to surprise you,”Alan said.“Your mom got you out of the house while we decorated.”Leap Year Birthday Level N14Leroy spun around and stared at his mom in amazement.“When you were born,my heart leaped for joy,”Mom said.She brought out a cake with eight candles.Six were blue and two redLeroy
28、s favorite colorfor his special leap year birthdays.13When he returned home,Leroys friends were waiting for him,with streamers and party hats.“Happy birthday!”they shouted.“We didnt forgetwe just wanted to surprise you,”Alan said.“Your mom got you out of the house while we decorated.”Leap Year Birth
29、day Level N14Leroy spun around and stared at his mom in amazement.“When you were born,my heart leaped for joy,”Mom said.She brought out a cake with eight candles.Six were blue and two redLeroys favorite colorfor his special leap year birthdays.15Mom beamed at Leroy like the Sun beams at the Earth.Le
30、roy beamed back.Leap Year Birthday Level N16Glossarybeamed(v.)smiled brightly or happily(p.15)comprehend(v.)to understand the meaning of something(p.8)confounded(v.)caused confusion or surprise(p.6)deprived (adj.)not having something important or beneficial(p.5)leap day(n.)February 29,the extra day
31、that occurs in the calendar every four years(p.8)leap year(n.)a year with an extra day in it,February 29(p.5)15Mom beamed at Leroy like the Sun beams at the Earth.Leroy beamed back.Leap Year Birthday Level N16Glossarybeamed(v.)smiled brightly or happily(p.15)comprehend(v.)to understand the meaning o
32、f something(p.8)confounded(v.)caused confusion or surprise(p.6)deprived (adj.)not having something important or beneficial(p.5)leap day(n.)February 29,the extra day that occurs in the calendar every four years(p.8)leap year(n.)a year with an extra day in it,February 29(p.5)www.readinga-What makes Le
33、roys birthday different from most peoples birthdays?Focus QuestionWritten by Brad BolchunosIllustrated by Dani JonesLeap Year BirthdayCorrelationLEVEL NM2028Fountas&PinnellReading RecoveryDRALeap Year BirthdayLevel N Leveled Book Learning AZWritten by Brad BolchunosIllustrated by Dani JonesAll right
34、s reserved.www.readinga-beamedcomprehendconfoundeddeprivedleap dayleap yearWords to KnowVisit www.readinga- for thousands of books and materials.Writing and ArtWould you want your birthday to be on February 29?Write a paragraph explaining why or why not.ScienceReview with a partner how days and year
35、s are measured by Earths movement in space.Then,discuss how the length of a year would change if Earth were farther from the Sun.ConnectionsLeap Year BirthdayA Reading AZ Level N Leveled BookWord Count:701www.readinga-LEVELED BOOK NHKNWritten by Brad Bolchunos Illustrated by Dani JonesLeap Year Birthday