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A Shiny New Home


Running across the white sand, the little hermit crab Voeabulary:
searched for his new home. Soon the crab saw a
hermit crab: a small crab
big shiny shell lying on the sand. He looked inside roomy: having lots of space
to make sure the big shell was empty. Then he
squeezed out of his small shell and moved into his
roomy new one.

First Sentence: Running across the white sand, the little Second Sentence: Soon the crab saw a big shiny shell
hermit crab searched for his new home. lying on the sand.

What did those words make you picture? What did those words make you picture?

1. What did you picture for the crab? 1,. What did you picture the crab doing?

2. What color did you picture the crab? 2. What did you see for the crab's eyes?

3. How did you picture him running-forward, or side to side? 3. Did you picture the shiny shell as bigger or smaller than the crab?

4. Where did you picture him running? Did you see the new shell on top of the white sand or buried in the
white sand?
:

Third Sentence: He looked inside to make sure the big Fourth Sentence: Then he squeezed out of his small
shell was ernpty. shell and moved into his roomy new one.

What did those words make you picture? What did those words make you picture?

L. What did you picture the crab doing when he went up to 1-. What did you see for the size of the crab's old shell?
the shell?

2. How did you picture him looking inside the shell? 2. What did you picture for the crab squeezing out of his shell?

3. What did you picture inside the shell? 3. What did you see the crab doing when he moved into the new shell?

4. Did you picture it dark or light inside the shell? 4. Did you picture the crab huppy or sad in his new home?

Pieture Summary: Write a Word Summary:


Number your images in order.

The crab squeezc-d into the new shell.

The crab saw a big shiny shell lying on the sand.

The hermit crab searched for his new home.

The crab looked inside the big shell.


Critical Thinking
Main Idea:
Check the box that best describes all your images-the main idea.

D A small crab got inside a big shell. D A small crab found a new shell to live in
because its old shell was too small. □ A small crab searched the beach for a
new shell.

HOT Questions:

1. Why do you think the crab wanted a new shell for his home? ___ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___________ _ _______ _ _ __ _

2. Why do you think the crab chose this shell for his new home? _ __ _ _ __ __________________ _____ _

3. Why do you think the crab made sure the new shell was empty?_ _ _________________________ ____ _

4. Do you think the crab was more comfortable in his new home? Why or why not?____________ __________ ___ _

5. Do you think the crab will always live in his new shell? Why or why not?______________ _ _ _ _ _ _ ________ _
_

6. What do you think happened to the old shell?____ _____ __ __ ___ _ _ ______ __ __ ______ _

7. What do you think might be a good title for all this imagery? _ _ _____ _ _ __ _____________ _______ _

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Write a Story
Make up a story about Harry the Hermit Crab looking for a new home.

Did you use all of the Stmcture Words? Check each one you used.
tJ What t.f Size tr Color l E Shape
l Number tl Where
[1 Movement L l Mood E Background [1 Perspective I When I] Sound
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