Dear Diary: My First Day

2nd Grade Common Core RL.2.1 Diary 94 words ⏱ 15 minESL A1

A short diary page by a girl on her first day at a new school in Phoenix: the nerves in the morning and a new friend by the end of the day.

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Sunday, September 1

Dear Diary, today was my first day at my new school in Phoenix. In the morning I was nervous. I didn't know anybody, and the school was very big.

My new teacher is Ms. Dahan. She is kind and funny. She put me next to a boy named Adam. At the break, Adam showed me the school garden. We have tomatoes and mint there!

After school, Adam and I walked home together, because he lives on my street. Now I am not nervous. I think I have a new friend.

📘 Word bank
nervous
a little afraid or worried
anybody
any person
kind
nice to other people
break
a short rest time between lessons
mint
a green plant with a fresh smell and taste
together
with each other

✏️ Questions

  1. Key details

    Where is the new school?

  2. Inference

    Why was the writer nervous in the morning?

  3. Key details

    Who is Ms. Dahan?

  4. Key details

    What did Adam show the writer at the break?

  5. Key details

    Write ONE thing that grows in the school garden.

  6. Key details

    Why did Adam and the writer walk home together?

  7. Inference

    How does the writer feel at the end of the day?

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