Chapter 1: By the Sea
This is Leo.
Leo is at the beach.
The sand is soft and warm.
The water is big and blue.
He sees a big wave.
Splash! The wave comes in.
Leo has a small bucket.
He has a yellow spade.
He wants to build something!
Time to Read
Find the word in the box that is the same as the word in the sentence.
- Leo is at the beach.
- The sand is warm.
- The water is big and blue.
| warm | blue | beach | sand |
Chapter 2: Sandy Fun
Leo starts to dig.
He uses his yellow spade.
He fills his bucket with sand.
He tips the bucket over.
A perfect sand mound!
He makes more mounds.
He wants to make a big castle.
He pats the sand flat.
The sun is shining brightly.
Time to Write
Trace the letters. Say the sounds as you write.
| L | l | S | s |
Chapter 3: Little Crab
Leo is building his castle wall.
He sees something move!
What is it?
It is a little crab!
The crab has a hard shell.
It has tiny legs.
It waves its small claws.
The crab walks sideways.
It is going to the water!
Time to Spell
Circle the correct word to finish the sentence.
- Leo sees something (move / love).
- It is a little (crab / cab).
- It has tiny (legs / begs).
Chapter 4: Shells to Find
Leo watches the crab.
Then he looks for shells.
He finds a pretty pink shell.
He finds a white shell too.
Some shells are round.
Some shells are long.
He puts them in his bucket.
They will be good for his castle.
He will put them on the towers.
Time to Talk
Talk to a friend about the picture. Use these words.
shells • pink • white • towers
What kind of shell would you like to find?
Chapter 5: Time to Go
Leo has finished his castle!
It has shells on the top.
It looks very grand.
The sun is going down.
It is time to go home.
Leo waves goodbye to the sea.
He waves goodbye to his castle.
He takes his shells home.
What a wonderful day at the beach!
Time to Draw
Draw a picture of Leo’s finished sandcastle with shells on it.
Can you draw the big blue water and the warm sand?