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Walking Through Springfield
Charlotte: Look at this big street! Springfield has so many old brick buildings.
Henry: Yes! Springfield is a city in Massachusetts. Many people live and work here.
Charlotte: I see the tall clock tower. Green trees shade the wide sidewalk.
Henry: Look over there! That is the museum garden.
Charlotte: Springfield has a long history. A man named James Naismith invented basketball here!
Henry: That is right! People visit Springfield to see the Basketball Hall of Fame.
Charlotte: Springfield streets also had the first American gas car long ago.
Henry: Wow! There are so many neat things in this city.
Charlotte: I like walking on these brick paths. The city is bright and clean.
Henry: Let us walk to the park now. Springfield is a fun place to explore!
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Glossary
- brick:
- A hard block made of clay used to build walls and paths.
- museum:
- A building where interesting objects from the past are shown.
- history:
- The study or story of events that happened in the past.
- invented:
- Made or created something completely new for the first time.
- explore:
- To travel through a place to discover new things about it.
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“Walking Through Springfield” is a reader's theater reading passage about Springfield History, written for Lower Elementary. It takes about 1 minutes to read (139 words) and comes with an interactive quiz and a printable worksheet with comprehension questions and an answer key.
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It’s written for Lower Elementary — a reader's theater text about Springfield History, about a 1-minute read (139 words).
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