High Wire

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Book meta-data

Reading Box: Emerald (Levels 25-26)
Year: Three
Fiction/Nonfiction: Fiction
Theme/Topic: Challenge, Exploration, Safety, Science and technology
Genre: General narrative
Strategy/Skills: Activating prior knowledge, Making predictions, Distinguishing fact from opinion
Page Count: 16
Reading Level: 26
Item Code: 200153
High Frequency Words:
Curriculum Codes: ACELA1479, ACELT1594, ACELT1599, ACELT1600, ACELY1678, ACELY1679, ACELY1680, ACELA1489, ACELA1490, ACELT1602, ACELT1604, ACELT1605, ACELY1690, ACELY1691, ACELY1692, ACELA1504, ACELA1797, ACELA1512, ACELT1795, ACELY1701, ACELY1702, ACELY1703

Reader Description

A camping trip in the Australian bush sounds like a lot of fun, especially when you get to take part in a ropes course. The boy in this book learns that listening to the instructor is an important part of staying safe.

After you have completed the Reader

Use the blackline master to write alternative endings for the story • Choose an extreme sport and list the rules and the safety equipment that would be needed • Explain the rules that the narrator broke and why they are important.

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