Fiction Readers: When I Grow Up

When I Grow Up is a humorous and realistic fiction story about a boy imagining what he will be when he grows up. The story is narrated with illustrations, a thought bubble, and a speech bubble. 

When I Grow Up is a simple narrative story. Illustrations match the text. Draw students’ attention to the visual features including the layout and design of the story as well as the thought bubble and speech bubble. Opportunities arise to discuss the difference between a thought bubble and a speech bubble within illustrations. 

Readers develop vocabulary such as high frequency words (will) and verbs (sail). Opportunities arise to discuss capital letters at the beginning of sentences, question marks, and exclamation marks. Focus on long and short vowel a. 

This title is from the Fiction Readers series from Teacher Created Materials. Stimulate the imagination and promote creative thinking through real-world themes captured in entertaining stories.