DAVID COX ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
3RD GRADE READING POD
Week of Dec. 12
Day 1
Reality & Fantasy
Day 2
Reality & Fantasy
The young princess looked up to the sky as she
walked through the castle gardens. She saw one star
glowing brighter than the rest. She thought, It would
be so nice to not be a princess for a day Suddenly,
the young princess felt very different. She went to a
mirror and saw her face, clothes, and hair had all
changed. Her wish had come true.
The unicorn stopped short. Without warning, it
unfolded its wings and flew towards Min. Soon, it was
beside Min, studying her face carefully. “You are not a
creature of these woods.” The unicorn said. Min
stared with a blank face. She was amazed that the
unicorn could talk.
What part of this story could really happen?
You can tell this story is not real because
Day 3
Reality & Fantasy
Day 4
Reality & Fantasy
Once upon a time, there was a swan that lived
on Placid Pond. The swan always kept to itself and
came out only at night. One night a young girl came to
the pond to watch the stars. She slipped on a mosscovered rock and fell into a deep part of the pond. The
swan dived into the water and swam underneath the
girl. Using all its strength, the swan pulled the girl
back to shore. “Thank you,” the girl gasped to the
swan. The swan nodded and replied, “No need to
thank me. My job is to watch over this pond at night.”
With that, the swan slipped back into the water. Ever
since, Placid Pond has been known as Swan Pond.
Paola and Diego watched as their cows ran
away. Out of the sky came a dark, twirling cloud. The
cloud raced quickly over the hill, in the same direction
as the cows. In seconds, the cloud was back. It twirled
and landed in front of the two children. Then, Diego
and Paola saw that it was not a cloud, but a famous
cowboy named Pecos Bill. He has rounded up the
cows with his lightning-fast rope.
You can tell that this did not really happen because…
Which part of the story could not really happen?