![This story teaches the PQs for the COMMON SOUNDS of letters, the ways that letters look when they say their most common sounds. Clicking on the red words will show you how we make letters look when they say their most common sound. The PQ hint button next to each paragraph will tell you which letter or letters in the word are saying their common sounds. Remember, NORMAL LOOKING LETTERS ALWAYS SAY THEIR MOST COMMON SOUND.](https://mlc.learningstewards.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/hint.png)
How Come?
Episode 3: At The Park
Peter often asked Peter’s older brother, Michael, questions, too.
![Peter's park's playground.](https://mlc.learningstewards.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/playground-300x225.jpg)
![The word 'but' shows you how the letters 'B', 'U', 'T' and all the letters of the alphabet look when they are saying their most common sounds. Remember, LETTERS THAT LOOK NORMAL ALWAYS SAY THEIR COMMON SOUNDS.](https://mlc.learningstewards.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/hint.png)
One day they were playing at the park, and Peter asked: “How come all parks have slides, but not all of them have see-saws?”
Michael said that slides lasted longer, and more kids like them.
Peter asked, “How come some playgrounds are big, and others are small?”
![The words 'lot' and 'not' show you how the letters 'L', 'O', 'T', and 'N' and all the letters of the alphabet look when they say their most common sounds. Remember, LETTERS THAT LOOK NORMAL ALWAYS SAY THEIR COMMON SOUNDS.](https://mlc.learningstewards.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/hint.png)
Michael told Peter that they cost a lot of money, and not all areas can pay for them.
![The word 'can' shows you how the letters 'C', 'A', and 'N' and all the letters of the alphabet look when they say their most common sounds. Remember, LETTERS THAT LOOK NORMAL ALWAYS SAY THEIR COMMON SOUNDS.](https://mlc.learningstewards.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/hint.png)
Peter asked, “Why can’t I do the monkey bars, and you can?”
Michael said it takes a lot of hand and arm strength to do the monkey bars, and Peter will be strong enough, when Peter is Michael’s age.
![The word 'hungry' shows you how the letters 'H', 'U', 'N', 'G', 'R', and 'Y' and all the letters of the alphabet look when they say their most common sounds. Remember, letters that LOOK NORMAL ALWAYS say their COMMON SOUNDS.](https://mlc.learningstewards.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/hint.png)
Peter and Michael had played with everything, and now they were getting hungry. It was time to go home.
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1. Who was at the park with Peter?
a) Peter’s mom
b) Peter’s dad
c) Peter’s brother Michael
2. Do kids like slides or see-saws better?
a) slides
b) see-saws
3. Why can Michael do the monkey bars and Peter can’t?
a) Peter is too old for the monkey bars.
b) Michael is bigger and stronger.
4. Why did Michael and Peter go home?
a) They were bored at the park.
b) They were hungry for lunch.
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