Book 40: Mit and the Weed (I See Sam Series), Guided Reading Questions, Great Reading Certificate

Book 40: Mit and the Weed

New Words
fills, runs - Decodable

Plot Summary
Mit is a magician with a magic wand. He performs for
Mat and Nan, who wonder what Mit will pull out next
from his hat. Mit surprises himself when he produces
a seed which sprouts into a weed and then becomes
a giant vine. The vine entangles Mit, and the animals
wonder whether Mit will be able to save himself with
his magic wand. Mit untangles himself and stands on
the hilltop in his hat with wand in hand.

Each new word throughout the program is repeated at
least five times in the book in which it first appears and
five more times in the next ten books.

The first book in the series starts with just 3 words: I, see, Sam. Every book or two adds a few words, until by book 52, the readers have read 95 different words. The SWRL Kindergarten Beginning Reading Program was first implemented in U.S. public schools in the early 1970’s. Due to its tremendous success at achieving its goal of teaching young children to read, over the years the program has been copied, edited and/or revised by a number of individuals, institutions, and companies.