Unit 4

What do kids like to do?


Reader's Notebook

You Don't Have To Run Away To Join The Circus!

Read You Don't Have To Run Away To Join The Circus! on page 12 in Literacy in Action 4B.


This news article is about the circus. You already may know lots of information about the circus and its performers, such as jugglers, tightrope walkers, and other people and animals that can do tricks.



Look at the pictures and the title.


You know that the article has something to do with the circus. Read the question on the top of page 12 of Literacy in Action: What do you know about circus performers?

Open Your File

Go to you Documents folder and open your Reader’s Notebook: Reading News Articles that you have saved there.

Write your answer to the question:  What do you know about circus performers?

Read to the end of page 12.


This article is about a boy named Hilton. Think about these questions as you read: What activities were part of the camp? How do you think Hilton felt about going to the circus camp? What might Hilton have said about being at camp? Answer these questions on the Reader's Notebook: Reading News Articles worksheet.

Read the rest of the article.


Answer the questions in this section of the Reader's Notebook: Reading News Articles worksheet. Save the page to your desktop.