"Pepper Pickers"
::READING::
Pedro picks peppers. He is a pepper picker from Peru. After he picks the peppers
off the plants, he throws them in a plastic basket. Pedro’s parents are also pepper pickers.
When they pick peppers they put them in their pockets. People come from many places
to see the pepper pickers picking peppers.
After Pedro and his parents pick the peppers, they pickle them until they turn pink
and purple. When they are pink and purple, Pedro’s parents put them in pints of
pineapple pudding and paste labels on the pints. After the paste dries, they peddle the
pints of pineapple pepper pudding to people who plan parties.
::TRUE OR FALSE::
1. ________ Pedro and his parents pick peppers.
2. ________ Peppers grow on pepper plants.
3. ________ Pedro’s parents put the peppers they pick in plastic bags.
4. ________ Pedro’s parents peddle pints of pineapple pepper pudding.
5. ________ Pedro is from Peoria.
::YES OR NO? (Share your opinion)::
> Trying new foods is fun.
> Pineapple pepper pudding probably tastes delicious!
::WRITING – What spicy foods do you like?::
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Teacher Mar