Way Up High

boy picks aple

by

Cheryl Landon

Assistive Technology Course Book


apple hanging from tree branch

Way  up  high 

In  the  apple  tree

Two  little  apples 

Looking  down  at  me.

I  shook  that  tree

as  hard  as  I  could.

Down  came  the  apples,

Yum,  they  were  good!



raccoon standing up on back legs

I  ate  one  apple

during  the  day.

The  raccoon  ate  one  apple

during  the  night.


peaches

Way  up  high 

in  the  peach  tree,

Two  little  peaches

Smiling  down  at  me.

I  shook  that  tree

as  hard  as  I  could.

Down  came  the  peaches,

Yum,  they  were  good!


raccoon standing up on back legs

I  ate  one  peach 

during  the  day.

The  raccoon  ate  one  peach

during  the  night.


oranges hang from tree branch

Way  up  high

in  the  orange  tree,

Two  little  oranges

trickled  down  on  me.

I  shook  that  tree

as  hard  as  I  could.

Down  came  the  oranges,

Yum,  they  were  good!


raccoon standing up on back legs

I  ate  one  orange 

during  the  day.

The  raccoon  ate  one  orange

during  the  night.


  1

+ 1

  2


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THE  END


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This book could be used with children in Preschool to First grade. Toddlers may also enjoy the book. This type of book is predictable and encourages sight word learning. The science element of learning about the raccoon in this book could also be used as a simple way to introduce research about the mammal.

The CAST bookbuilder editor allows the author to implant audio and "extra" information into the pages of a book that can be printed or accessed digitally. The program can be navigated using switch interfaces, touchscreens, or the computer mouse/keyboard. The words in the text can also be highlighted to be read with a text-to-speech synthesizer. Individual words can also be highlighted to be translated into Spanish.