3Grandpahadphotographsfromallovertheworld,buttherewasonephotographinhisalbumthathisgrandsonslikedbest.Itwasdefinitelyawesome!4“IsthatreallyGrandpa?”Craigaskedinamazement.“He’ssoyoung!”“It’sGrandpa,allright,”saidCharlie,“andhe’sridingago-cart.Wouldn’titbegreattohaveago-cart!”5Thatnight,CraigthoughtaboutapresentforCharlie.HisbirthdaywasoneweekfromSaturday.Craigcouldn’tbuyhimago-cart,buthedidhaveaterrificideaforapresent.6Thenextday,CraigfoundGrandpaworkingintheshed.“Grandpa,”hesaid,“IwaswonderingifyoucouldhelpmemakeCharlieago-cartforhisbirthday.IknowI’veseensomewheelsinthisshed.”7“Oh,yes!”saidGrandpa.“Ihadlotsoffunonmygo-cartwhenIwasyourage,andCharliewilltoo.”9GrandpafoundthewheelsCraighadseen,andthenheandCraigsortedoutthewoodthattheyneeded.Theygatheredsometools,andCraigdiscoveredacanofbrightredpaint.PAINT10GrandpaandCraigworkedtogethertomakethego-carttheentireweek.IfCraigsawCharliecoming,hewouldquicklyshutthedooroftheshed.11Whenthego-cartwasfinished,Craigcarefullybegantopaintthego-cartabrightfire-enginered.“Itlookslikeamilliondollars!”laughedGrandpa.“Whenthepaintisdry,we’llattachthesteeringrope.”12OnthemorningofCharlie’sbirthday,GrandpahelpedCraigbringthego-cartupthedrivewaytothegardengate.Thego-cartlookedfantastic!“Happybirthday,Charlie!”shoutedCraigashejumpedupanddown.“Wow!”exclaimedCharliewithsurprise.“It’sago-cart!”13Charlieputonhishelmetandrodethego-cartdownaroundthecurveofthedriveway.“It’swonderful!”hepuffed,ashepulleditbackupthehill.“Comeon,Craig!Let’stakearidetogether!”Dadrodethego-cart,andMom,andthenGrandpawantedaturn.14“Whee!”squealedGrandpaashewentquicklyaroundthecurve.Hedidn’tlooksodifferentfromthatboyinthepicturefrommanyyearsago.WordCount:393ThinkCritically1.WhydidCraigdecidetomakeago-cartforCharlie?2.HowdidGrandpahelpCraigkeepthego-cartasurprise?3.WhatdidGrandpameanwhenhesaidthego-cartlooked“likeamilliondollars”?4.WhatdidyoupredictwouldhappenwhenGrandparodeinthego-cart?5.Whattoywouldyouliketotryandmake?Why?SocialStudiesThenandNowParagraphWriteaparagraphtellinghowthingschildrendoforfuntodayaredifferentfromthingschildrendidforfunlongago.School-HomeConnectionTellafamilymemberwhatCraigdidforCharlieinthestory.Talkaboutatimewhensomeonegaveyouanicesurprise.
