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Bart at the Mart

Bart goes to a mart and gets a cart.
Bart starts to push the cart, but the cart comes apart. 
The cart is missing a part.
But Bart has a smart idea.
Bart parks the cart and then finds the part he needs to fix the cart.
Bart puts the part on the cart.
Bart darts through the mart pushing the cart.
Bart puts jars, tarts, cards, and yarn in the cart.  
Bart loves to dart through the mart putting stuff in his cart.

Words Have Parts

We can be smart and make words from their parts:
art is part of the word part.
art is a part of the word chart.
art is a part of the word smart.
art is part of the word start.
d is part of the word dart.
c is part of the word cart.
Words have parts.
 

Follow a Star

Let's get in the car.
We'll take the car to a snack bar.
We'll follow a star.
We go far in our car to get to the snack bar.
When we get to the snack bar, we will find a cookie jar.
When we get to the snack bar we will find a candy bar.
When we get to the snack bar we will find a granola bar.
Then we’ll follow a star back to the car.

Go to a Snack Bar in Your Car

Ready?
Get in your car.  
Start the car.
Take the car to the Star Snack Bar.
The snack bar is not far away.
You won’t go far in your car to get to the snack bar.
 
When you get to the snack bar, you will find . . .
cookie jars,
candy bars,
granola bars,
sweet tarts, and
candy jars.
Then you will drive away in your car.

I Park My Car

I start my car at the start of the day.
I drive my car—but not far away.
I go as far as the snack bar. 
I park my car at the snack bar.
I drive again and go to a park.  
I park my car not far from the park.
I start my car again. 
I go far in my car.
I pass farms.
I drive till it is dark. I can see stars.
I park my car in my backyard.  
What a day of driving and parking my car!
 

Clark Says Arr!

Clark says “Arr!” when . . . 
he sees a shark.
the sky gets dark.
he misses when playing darts.
his dart hits the mark. 
he marks up his chart.
he sees a spark.
he misses where the X marks the spot
he makes a new mark.
he sees a bright star.
he sails too far.
Clark the pirate says "Arr!" a lot.

Start Making Art

Here is an art cart.
You can start making art.
Glue one part to another part. 
Don’t let the art fall apart! 
Look at your work of art!
What a smart looking piece of art!

A Cart at the Mart

I went to a mart and got a cart.
I started to push the cart, but the cart almost fell apart.
The cart was missing a part!
I parked the cart and looked for the part to push the cart. 
I found the part and put it back on the cart.
Now I can dart through the mart and put stuff in my cart.
I put jars, tarts, cards, and yarn in the cart.
I love to dart through the mart and put stuff in my cart!
 

A Cart That Won't Start

I have a fun go-cart.
But my go-cart won’t start.
I walked to WalMart® to buy a part for my go-cart.
I put the part in my go-cart to make it start.
I drove my go-cart back to WalMart to buy Pop-Tarts®.
Now I’m happy that my go-cart starts!  
And I got some Pop-Tarts!
 
* WalMart® and Pop-Tarts® are registered trademarks.
 

Start the Race at the Starting Mark

It is time to start the race.
Place your car at the mark that says Start.
Ready, set, start your car!
See how far your car will go.
Will the car make it to the Not too far mark?
Will the car go to the Far away mark?
Will the car make it to the Very far mark?
Did the car make it far away from the start?
Make a mark that is not too far away from the start.
Make a mark that is far away from the start.