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    The Fox in the Box
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    The Fox in the Box

    A box hops across the room. A fox is inside, and so is a hot pot. What is the dot on the pot?

    Word warm-up
    foxboxhoptoppoppothotdot
    Sight / heart words
    atheisinonseecannonotit
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    A fox peeks out of a spotted box in a cozy room.
    Page 1

    A fox is in a box.

    The spotted box hops across the floor.
    Page 2

    The box can hop.

    Hop, hop, hop!

    The fox stands on top of the box.
    Page 3

    The fox is on top.

    The box can pop.

    The box pops open and a pot is inside.
    Page 4

    Pop!

    A pot is in the box.

    Steam rises from the hot pot in the box. The fox leans back.
    Page 5

    The pot is hot.

    No, fox, no!

    The fox looks closely at a dot on the pot.
    Page 6

    Fox can see a dot.

    The dot is on the pot.

    The pot glows on top of the box while the fox looks on.
    Page 7

    Pop, pop, pop.

    Fox can not see it.

    Weird fact (for the grown-up)

    A fox’s hearing is so sharp it can hear a mouse moving under thick snow.

    Parent / teacher prompt

    Ask: What was inside the box? What do you think made the dot?