Separate page 3 from the rest . It is the one with large words in boxes. You will be using it as a template to create windows. From your thin cardboard, create three reading-windows that match the [cat] template. Instructions on how to do this are below:

* Cut on the outer line around the word “cat.”
* Trace this rectangle three times onto the colorful cardboard you have gathered. You can make the outside edge line curved or in any design, using the dotted line to gauge size.
* Cut out the three shapes you have drawn on your cardboard.
* Now make a small cut in the middle of the paper rectangle on the word “cat,” so you can carefully cut out the inside window, on the inner dotted line of the paper. (Here’s where you may find it easiest to use a box cutter instead of scissors.)
* Place the newly cut paper window onto the cardboard pieces you have cut out, and carefully trace the window onto each cardboard shape you have cut out.
* When cutting out the inside window on the cardboard, try not to create any folds or bends. (Again, it may be easiest to cut out the inside window with a box cutter.) Children tend to keep folding when there are any visible bends in the cardboard, and it can be distracting to the child.
* Also create two or three windows large enough to frame the largest animal pictures . There is no template for this. The inside opening should be large enough to show the entire animal but nothing else. The frame around these windows should be wide enough to cover up the corresponding word completely (this helps avoid confusion for the student).

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