Summary
In this story from Between the Lions, Worm paints a picture of a sun, a tree, and a house, but his friends don't like any of these paintings. Finally, Worm paints a picture of his friends. They love it!
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Discussion questions
Discussion
"Worm Paints" shows how books and printed words work.
- What did this segment show about reading the words on a page?
- Which way do we read the words — and where do we go next?
- Where would you look to find the title or look a word up?
Quick work-a-long
Words to know: title, page, word.
Try it: Open any book and point to the title, the first word, and which direction you read.


