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 Program Authors
Diane August David J. Francis
Donald R. Bear Vicki Gibson
Kathy R. Bumgardner Jan Hasbrouck
Jana Echevarria Timothy Shanahan
Douglas Fisher Josefina V. Tinajero
UNIT THE BIG CONCEPT

1
Getting to
Know Us
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SOCIA

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WEEK 1 AT SCHOOL

Nat and Sam Realistic Fiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

by Pat Cummings

Rules at School Nonfiction . . . . . . . . . . 20

TU
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SOCIA

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WEEK 2 WHERE I LIVE

Go, Pip! Fantasy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

by Tomek Bogacki

A Surprise in the City

Personal Narrative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

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WEEK 3  OUR PETS

Flip Fantasy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
by Ezra R. Tanaka; illustrated by Michael Garland

What Pets Need Nonfiction . . . . . . . . . 64

TU
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SOCIA

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WEEK 4  LET’S BE FRIENDS

Friends Nonfiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
by Nina Crews

There Are Days and

There Are Days Poetry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
by Beatrice Schenk de Regniers

ENCE
CI
S

WEEK 5  LET’S MOVE!

Move It! Nonfiction .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Our Family Hike Personal Narrative . . . . 94
(c) Nina Crews; (b) SerrNovik/iStock/Getty Images

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

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Unit 1 Week I At School Essential Question
Genre Realistic Fiction
Essential Question
What do you do at
your school?
Read about a boy who
brings a special friend
to school.

Go Digital!

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Na t
Nat
and
Sam
by Pat Cummings

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 Nat is at school.
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Nat sat.
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 What does Nat have?
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Nat has Sam.
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 Nat does not have Sam!
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Sam sat.
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 Sam is with Pam.
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Look! Sam can read.
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 Can Nat? Nat can.
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Nat and Sam like school.
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 Meet Pat Cummings
Pat Cummings moved
a lot when she was
growing up, so she
understands why Nat
would bring an old friend
to a new place. She loves
to draw and write stories. And like Nat
and Sam, she loves to read a good
book.
Author's Purpose
Pat Cummings wanted
to tell a story about a
boy and the things he
does at school. Draw a
picture of something
you do at school.
©Marvin Lee

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Respond to the Text
Retell

Use your own words to

retell the important details
in Nat and Sam.

Write

How do Nat’s feelings about school

change? Use these sentence frames:
I read that Nat feels…
I know that changes because…

Make Connections

What does Nat do that

you can do at school, too?
ESSENTIAL QUESTION

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 Genre Nonfiction
Compare Texts
Read about how kids follow
the rules at their school.

Rules at Schoo
Schoo
chooll
Ariel Skelley/Blend Images/Getty Images

Why do we have rules at school?

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 Read
Tog e t h e r

©Tom Grill/Corbis

Rules can help us get along.

Rules can help us stay safe.
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 Ariel Skelley/Blend Images/Getty Images

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We raise our hands.
 We listen quietly.
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Stuart Pearce/Pixtal/age fotostock
 ©Andersen Ross/Blend Images/Corbis

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We obey safety rules.
We let everyone play!

Bluestone Productions/The Image Bank/Getty Images

What are your school rules?

Make Connections
Why is it important to have
rules at school? Essential Question

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Unit 1 Week 2 Where I Live Essential Question
Genre Fantasy
Essential Question
What is it like where
you live?
Read about a squirrel’s
day out in the city.

Go Digital!

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Go, Pip!
by Tomek Bogacki

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 Pip sits. Pip looks.
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Pip can jump!
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 Pip is out.
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Go, Pip!
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 Pip looks up.
It is very big.
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Pip can look down.

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 Pip will go in.

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Will this hat fit Pip?
It will!
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 Pip will go here.
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Pip can look.
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 Where will Pip go?
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Pip will go home!
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 Meet Tomek Bogacki
Tomek Bogacki used to
live in a house in the
forest. He liked to watch
the animals there and
draw pictures of them.
Now he lives in a city
where he likes to walk
along the streets, visit
museums, and watch
squirrels in the park.

Author’s Purpose
Tomek Bogacki wanted to
tell a story about a curious
squirrel who visits a city. Draw
an animal visiting where you
live. What might it see there?
Tomek Bogacki

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Respond to the Text
Retell

Use your own words to retell the

important details in Go, Pip!

Write

Describe how where Pip lives

affects what he does. Use these
sentence starters:
I read that Pip…
The words and illustrations help me
know that Pip…

Make Connections

What other fun things could

Pip do in a city?
ESSENTIAL QUESTION

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 Genre Personal Narrative
Compare Texts
Read about what it’s like to live
in the city.

Su rp ris e
A y
in t h e C it

Hi! My name is Zoë.

I live in the city.
This is my building.
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I look out my window.
McGraw-Hill Education/Stephen Ogilvy

I am excited!
Mom has a surprise for me today.
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 We go to the playground.
I play on the swings.
McGraw-Hill Education/Stephen Ogilvy

Is this my surprise?
Mom says no.
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I learn a new jump at gymnastics.
Is this my surprise?
Mom says no.

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 McGraw-Hill Education/Stephen Ogilvy; nito/Shutterstock.com

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Mom says no.
Is this my surprise?
Mom buys me a pretzel.
We stop at the pencil store.
This is my surprise!
I buy lots of pencils.
I love my surprise!

Make Connections
Ruslan Ivantsov/Shutterstock.com

What is similar about the

places Zoë and Pip visit?
Essential Question
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Unit 1 Week 3 Our Pets Essential Question
Genre Fantasy
Essential Question
What makes a pet special?
Read about a very unusual
pet who goes to school.

Go Digital!

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FLIP
by Ezra R. Tanaka
illustrated by
Michael Garland

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 Flip is my pet.
Flip is big.
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Flip can not go in.
Flip is sad.
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 Flip pulls me in.
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Flip and I go to class.
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 Flip sits.
Be good, Flip!
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Flip likes class.
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 The kids like Flip.
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Miss Black is mad.
Sit down, Flip!
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 Look at Miss Black!
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Flip has a plan.
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 Flip did it!
The class claps.
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Can Flip come back?
“Flip can,” said Miss Black.
Flip is glad!
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 Meet the
Illustrator
When Mi chael Garland
was a child, he loved
drawing characters
from movies and books.
Some of his favorite
movies and books had
funny creatures in them.
So he drew a lot of
dinosaurs just like Flip!

Illustrator’s Purpose
Michael Garland likes to draw dinosaurs.
Draw a dinosaur. Label your drawing.
Michael Garland

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Respond to the Text
Retell

Use your own words to

retell three important
details in Flip. Tell the
details in order.

Write

Write a story about what happens when you take

a make-believe pet to school. Use these sentence
frames:
My make-believe pet is a...
My pet is very…

Make Connections

How is Flip special?

ESSENTIAL QUESTION

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 Genre Nonfiction
Compare Texts
Read about how to give
pets what they need.

W ha t
Pets
Ne e d
Ron Levine/The Image Bank/Getty Images

What do pets need?

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 Some pets eat seeds or plants.
Like all living things, pets need food.

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(t)Alena Ozerova/Shutterstock.com, (inset) Juniors Bildarchiv/age fotostock
 (t) Lise Gagne/Vetta/Getty Images, (inset) Lew Robertson/Getty Images

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All pets need fresh water.
Some pets eat meat or fish.
Pets need a safe home.
Pets need our love and care.

Make Connections
What do you think Flip
Frank Siteman/age fotostock

needs? Essential Question

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 Unit 1 Week 4 Let's Be Friends Essential Question

Genre Nonfiction
Essential Question
What do friends do
together?
Read about how two
friends have fun together.

Go Digital!
Nina Crews

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Friends
by Nina Crews

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 Pam and Jill are friends.
They play a lot.
© Nina Crews

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Pam and Jill toss a ball.

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 Pam hops.
Jill hops, too!
© Nina Crews

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They play tag.
Pam is quick.
© Nina Crews

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 Jill is not as quick as Pam.
© Nina Crews

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 Jill is hot.
She does not like tag.
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(tr) Brand X Pictures/PunchStock; © Nina Crews
 Pam makes a plan.
She has a box.
© Nina Crews

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Jill looks in.
It is a doll and a dog!
© Nina Crews

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(tl) Brand X Pictures/PunchStock; © Nina Crews

Pam and Jill sit on a rock.

They make up a game.
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The dog and doll are friends.

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 Pam and Jill play, play, play.
© Nina Crews

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 It is a fun day!
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 Read
To g eth e r

Meet
Nina
Crews
Nina Crews uses photographs
to tell stories about children.
The children in the photographs
are her family or friends. She says
that her readers like to see pictures
of real children.
Nina Crews

Author’s Purpose
Nina Crews wanted to
tell about real things
friends do when they
play together. Draw a
picture of you and a
friend playing.

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 Read
Tog e t h e r

Respond to the Text

Retell

Use your own words to

retell three important
details in Friends.

Write

How does Pam’s plan change the

way the girls play together? Use
these sentence frames:
At the beginning, Pam and Jill...
Pam’s plan…

Make Connections

What can friends do when they want to play

different games?
ESSENTIAL QUESTION

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 Genre Poetry
Compare Texts
Read about a boy and his friends.

There Are Days

From A WEEK IN THE LIFE OF BEST FRIENDS by Beatrice Schenk de Regniers. Copyright © 1986 Beatrice Schenk de Regniers. Used by Permission of Marian Reiner.

And There Are Days

by Beatrice Schenk de Regniers

There are days I want to be

all alone
with only me
for company—
me and my cat.
There are days like that.

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And there are days
(many more)
I don’t want to be alone
any more.
Then
it seems to me
jokes are funnier,
honey’s honey-er,
sun is sunnier
when
I’m with a friend!

Make Connections
What does the boy
like about being
with a friend?
Essential Question Illustration: Courtney A. Martin

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 Unit 1 Week 5 Let's Move! Essential Question
Genre Nonfiction
Essential Question
How does your body
move?
Read about the fun ways
kids can move.

Go Digital!

Move
SerrNovik/iStock/Getty Images

It!
How can kids move?
We can move in lots of ways.
We use our bodies to help us.

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I can run.
I have strong legs.
They help me go fast.

Masterfile

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 I can jump.
I pick up my feet.
Comstock Images/Getty Images

I will land on the grass.

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I can catch.
I use two hands.
I can grab the ball.

PhotoAlto/SuperStock

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 I can swim.
I pull with my arms.
I kick with my feet.
Corbis/SuperStock

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I can spin this hoop.
I move my hips fast.
This helps it stay up.

RubberBall/SuperStock

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 I can do fun tricks.
There are lots of ways to move!
What can you do?
PhotoAlto/SuperStock

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Respond to the Text
1.  Use detail from the selection
to summarize. SUMMARIZE
2. Use the words first, next,
then, last to describe the steps
needed to make one of the
motions. WRITE
3. What else do your arms help
you to do? TEXT TO WORLD

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 Genre Personal Narrative
Compare Texts
Read about how one family likes
to move.

My Family Hike

Hi! My name is Otto.

Today I’m going hiking.
Marques/Shutterstock.com

I will look for snakes on the trail.

I grab my hat and water bottle.
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We drive to the trail.
My sister and I want to be first.
I start to look for snakes.
I search for anything moving.
Marques/Shutterstock.com

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Soon I’m hot and out of breath.
I climb on a rock to get a better view.
I see a snake!
It slips away and hides near a tree.

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Finally we stop.
There are tall trees all around us.
We made it to the top of the mountain!
I will look for another snake!

Make Connections
How does this family like to
Marques/Shutterstock.com

move?
Essential Question
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 Glossary
What is a Glossary? A glossary can
help you find the meanings of words.
The words are listed in alphabetical
order. You can look up a word and read
it in a sentence. Sometimes there is a
picture to help you.

Sample Entry
Alan Carey/Corbis

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 Cc
Bb
big

clap
A hippo is big.

Kim and Roz clap.

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Glossary

(t) Datacraft Co Ltd/Getty Images; (b)Joe Polillio, photographer/McGraw-Hill Education

 (t) John Coletti/Stockbyte/Getty Images; (b) Tim Pannell/Masterfile

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Dd

Gg
Glossary

doll

good
I hug my doll.

This is good for me.

 Hh
hat

hop
This hat is red.

The bunny can hop.

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Glossary

(t) Design Pics/Kristy-Anne Glubish; (b) Alan Carey/Corbis

 (t) RubberBall Productions/Getty Images; (b) Brand X Pictures/PunchStock

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Pp
Glossary

Mm

pull
move

We pull on the rope.

We move around and around.
 Ss
Rr
run

school
Our school is very big.
It is fun to run in a race.

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Glossary

(t)Martin Barraud/OJO Images/Getty Images; (b) Thomas Barwick/Digital Vision/Getty Images

 Glossary

sit
The kids sit in a circle.

Tt
trick
We can see the trick.
(t) Digital Vision; (b) Fuse/Getty Images

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