The Bad Dream

1 "Brush your teeth before you go to bed!" Tallie's mom yelled from upstairs. 2 "Yeah, OK." Tallie barely looked up from her video game. She was at the end of the 4th quarter, and the score was tied on her Madden NFL. She knew her team could win this time. 3 "Tallie, are you paying attention to me?" 4 "Yeah, sure, Mom." Tallie's fingers were flying on the controls. Woo hoo —I'm going to WIN! she thought. The players from her team started celebrating on the field. This was it — she had finally won! 5 Tallie glanced at the clock. Uh-oh. Mom is going to be so mad that I'm not in bed. Tallie rushed to her room and quickly got into bed. 6 The next thing she knew her mom was standing at the door. Mom had a strange look on her face. Sheesh, what's up with her, wondered Tallie. 7 "Tallie, I told you if you didn't brush your teeth, this would happen." 8 Tallie wondered where Mom had found those weird looking pajamas. They were almost like the scrubs you see on doctors. Mom was pulling her up out of bed and leading her down the hall. Tallie couldn't figure out why Mom was acting so strange. She was muttering all kinds of things about too much candy and pop at bedtime. Lately, Tallie had been sneaking candy bars into her room after suppertime and hiding the wrappers in her garbage. How could Mom have found them? 9 Now Mom was leading her into the kitchen. She was pulling the ice cream containers from the freezer. Why was she doing this? Tallie quickly grabbed a spoon from the counter and started eating the Rocky Road ice cream as fast as she could. No sense letting it all go to waste. 10 "I've told you time and time again how important your smile is. Once you ruin your permanent teeth, that's it. They're the only ones you have. Now you're going to have to get false teeth — just like my grandpa." Mom started crying. It was going to wake up the whole house! Tallie had to do something. Why is Mom talking about false teeth? Mine are perfectly fine...wow — she is really acting weird. Tallie tried to pull away from Mom's grip on her arm, but it was stronger than Tallie remembered. Sheesh —has she been working out? 11 "Remember when I told you that too much coffee and tea will stain your teeth? Well, just take a look at what you've done to yourself!" Mom held a mirror up in front of Tallie. 12 "Oh, my gosh! What is going on? That's not me in the mirror! That's an old lady!"

13 "Now you just listen here, Missy. I wanted to help you take care of your smile, but no...you had to have all those sweets, and you never once went to the dentist in high school. You said you were too busy." 14 This was just too much. What was she talking about? High school? I haven't even finished 7th grade! Mom has lost her mind. And what is up with that mirror? That's the strangest thing. Tallie took the mirror from her mom's hand. She looked into it again closely. Staring back at her were her eyes — but that was all she recognized. When she opened her mouth to gasp, she noticed that the teeth were stained a dark, streaked color. Well, what teeth there were. There was only one or two of the front teeth left, and as she moved her tongue inside her mouth, she felt several more holes where teeth were missing. 15 "Mom! What is going on? What has happened to me? Why are my teeth so gross?" Tallie couldn't stand any more. She fell to the floor and started to truly cry. She felt her mom's comforting touch on her shoulder. The touch grew more firm and started to shake her shoulder. 16 "Tallie, honey, wake up. You don't even have your pajamas on. Did you brush your teeth?" 17 "Oh, Mom! No, I didn't, and I'm so sorry! I swear I'll always brush my teeth, I won't eat any more candy before bedtime, and I'll always go for my checkups!" 18 "What are you talking about? You must have been dreaming. You look a little wild-eyed," Mom said with a smile. 19 "A dream. Oh. Yeah. That's what it was. A very, very bad dream. But you know what? It taught me to think about taking care of my smile." 20 "You have a beautiful smile, Tallie. I hope you mean that. I'd hate to have you grow up without those pretty teeth." 21 Whew, thought Tallie. I'm so glad they're all still there! And she gave them all an extra brushing just to be safe.

The Bad Dream 1. What was Tallie doing just before she

went to bed? Playing a video game Brushing her teeth Eating ice cream

2. Why was Tallie afraid her mom would be mad?

She had stayed up too late. She hadn't brushed her teeth. She hadn't cleaned her plate at

dinner.

3. What was the first thing that Tallie noticed during her bad dream?

Her mom had strange looking pajamas on.

The ice cream was being thrown out.

She had missing teeth.

4. Why did her mom start crying in the dream?

Because Tallie was going to have false teeth

Because Tallie teased her Because Tallie hid candy in her

room

5. What did Tallie see in the mirror? An old woman Her great-grandpa Her mom

6. Tallie was dreaming when her team won the video game.

True False

7. When Tallie woke up she was missing a front tooth.

True False

8. What did Tallie do last in the story? She brushed her teeth. She kissed her mom. She ate breakfast.

The Bad Dream You are playing outside, when, whoosh, a strange-looking spaceship lands in the street. As you stare at it, a hatch pops open and out comes... Write a story about what happens

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Write a division fact for each picture. 4.

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Write the amount of money in decimal form. 6.

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Language Arts Circle the correct word to complete each sentence. 1. Superman wears a cape to help (he, him) fly.

2. We put the saddle on our horse and took (he, him) for a ride through the pasture.

3. We have to keep our dog on a special diet so (he, him) will not get sick again.

4. John thinks (he, him) is mighty and strong.

5. I told Will yes, I would go with (he, him).

Use each of the following adverbs once to complete each sentence: often, pretty, widely. 6.

I do not know if we can get tickets to the play because the theatre is ____ full.

7. Ethan ____ sings in the shower.

8. Timothy's eyes opened ____ when he saw the snake.