
The UpDown Boy
Narrative (fiction),
706 words,
Level N (Grade 2)
The Updown Boy tells the story of a boy who is sad because the people around him are sad. He wants to make everyone happy but can't figure out how. Eventually, he solves the problem by changing his view of the world. By walking on his hands, frowns become smiles. To his surprise, the updown boy helps to make the unhappy people around him happy once again. Imaginative illustrations support the text.
Book Resources
Lesson Resources
Teach the Objectives
Reading Strategy
Use the reading strategy of visualizing
Comprehension
Identify cause and effect
Grammar and Mechanics
Understand the use of exclamation marks in text
Word Work
Identify adjectives and the nouns they describe
Use the reading strategy of visualizing
Comprehension
Identify cause and effect
Grammar and Mechanics
Understand the use of exclamation marks in text
Word Work
Identify adjectives and the nouns they describe








