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1 Look and read My Magic Book. Draw the magic things.

My Magic Book What is it? What is it?

1 2 3

It’s a magic pencil. It’s a magic book.

What is it? What is it? What is it?

4 5 6

It’s a magic tree. It’s a magic horse.

2 Read the book again and circle .

It is = It’s. Circle examples in the magic book.

Write the last sentence in the book.

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3 Imagine you have your own Magic Book!
Write your story.

4 Plan your writing. Choose five things for your magic book.
Check (✔) and cross (✘).

pen horse gold

pencil elephant rice

book tiger tree

5 Imagine you have your own Magic Book. Write and draw.

My Magic Book What is it? What is it?

1 2 3

By It’s a It’s a

What is it? What is it? Wow! Look!

4 5 6

It’s a It’s a It’s a

Writing Tip
Remember a / an.
It’s a horse.
It’s an elephant.
Check your work!

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1 Read about Princess Polly’s toy box and color the toys.

This is my toy box. T h is is m y

b a ll .
This is my car. It ’s g r e e n
a n d y e ll o
It’s small and red. w.

ik e .
T h is is m y b
d b lu e .
It ’s s m a ll a n

My teddy bear is
small and yellow.
It’s my favorite toy.

2 Read the text again. Put the words in order.

my / bike. This / is /

This .

small / and / It’s / blue. /

teddy / bear / yellow. / small / is / My / and /

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3 Imagine you have a toy box. Make a poster and write about
your toys.

4 Plan your writing. Make a list of your toys and add adjectives.

robot teddy bear small, brown big small 

blue red 
bike
yellow green
doll orange brown 
ball pink purple 
car
white gray

5 Imagine you have a toy box. Write a poster about three of

your toys. Then draw.

This is my This is my .
teddy bear .
It’s and .
It’s and

Writing Tip
This is my . Remember order.
It’s big and blue. ✔
Not It’s blue and big. ✘
It’s and .
It’s + size + color.
Check your work!

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1 Read the dialogue between the wild animals. Draw an extra

animal.

What are those? What are those?

They’re giraffes. They’re elephants.
They’re tall and brown. They’re big and gray.

What are those? What are these?

They’re monkeys. I don’t know. Run!!
They’re small and brown.

2 Read the dialogue again and circle .

they are = they’re

Circle examples of they’re in the text.

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3 Imagine you’re Baby Giraffe. Talk to your mom about the
animals.

4 Plan your writing. Decide on an extra wild animal for your

dialogue, then circle .

lion tiger crocodile

My animal is a .
My animal is big / small / friendly / not friendly.

5 Imagine you’re Baby Giraffe. Write a dialogue with your mom

and draw your extra animal.

big small friendly

Baby: Mom! What are those?

Mom: They’re elephants .
They’re big and friendly .
Baby: Mom! What are ?
Mom: They’re monkeys.
and friendly.
Writing Tip
Baby: Mom! What ? Plurals always add –s.
giraffes
Mom: . monkeys
Check your work for plural –s.
Run!

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1 Look and read. Where’s the cat?

Mystery House Report

I’m in the mystery house now.
It’s dark and scary.
Now I’m in the kitchen. The lost cat isn’t in the kitchen.
Now I’m in the living room. The lost cat isn’t in the living room.
Maybe it’s under the table. No, it isn’t.
Maybe it’s on the chair … No, it isn’t.
I’m in the bedroom now. It’s here! It’s on the bed.

2 Read the report again. Underline the negatives.

The lost cat isn’t in the kitchen.

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3 Imagine you’re Tilly. Write a mystery report.

4 Plan your report. Look back at the Reader story. Check the
rooms and places where Tilly and her friends look.

kitchen on the table

living room under the table

bathroom behind the door

bedroom under the bed

garage on the shelf

5 Imagine you’re Tilly. Write your report.

I’m in the mystery house now.

Now I’m in the living room . It’s .
Now I’m in the .
The necklace isn’t .
Now in the .
It’s here! .

Writing Tip
Don’t forget apostrophes.
I’m
it’s
Check your work!

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1 Read the letter to Captain Navigate. What’s the problem?

a vi g a te ,
D e a r C a p ta in N
w n.
a s e h e lp . T h e Lo s e r ’s in o u r to
P le
it a l in o u r to w n across from
T h e r e ’s a h o s p
th e p a r k.

y, “W h e r e ’s th e h o s p it a l? ”
P e o p le s a
r y. ”
s e r s a ys , “N e x t to th e lib r a
T h e Lo

Ev e r yo ne is lo s t.
q u ic k!
P le a s e h e lp u s

From,

B il ly

2 Read the letter again. Complete the beginning and ending.

Captain Navigate,

From

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3 Imagine you have a Loser in your town.
Write a letter to Captain Navigate.
Tell him about the Loser.

4 Plan your writing. Read, circle, and complete.

Where’s the Loser in your town?
At the hospital / school / bus station / swimming pool / park /
hotel / movie theater.

.
Where is it?
It’s next to / across from the .

5 Imagine you have a Loser in your town. Write a letter to

Captain Navigate. What’s the Loser doing?

Captain Navigate,
Please help. The Loser is in our town.
There’s in our town
.
People say,
?
The Loser says,
.
Everyone is lost. Writing Tip
Please help us! Don’t forget speech marks.
The Loser says, “It’s next to
From, the park.”
Check your work!

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1 Read Nadia’s email. How many people are there in Nadia’s

family?

Hi, I’m Nadia!

I have a very big family.
I have a little sister, Olga.
I have three brothers, too.
I live with Mom, Dad, Grandpa, and Grandma.
This is a picture of my animals — my dog, my cat, and my cow.

I don’t have a horse.

And here is our giant turnip.
Write soon.
From,
Nadia
XX

2 Read the email again. Find the beginning and end of the
email. Complete.

Beginning an email:

Ending an email:

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3 Imagine you have a giant vegetable. Write an email to
Nadia. Tell her about your family and animals.

4 Plan your writing. Read and check (✔) or cross (✘).

Family:

brother sister mom dad

grandpa grandma uncle aunt

Animals:

cat dog cow

Giant vegetable:

potato tomato carrot

5 Imagine you have a giant vegetable. Write your email to Nadia.

To: Nadia
Subject: My Family

Dear Nadia,
Hi, I’m .
I have .
I live with my .
I have
but I don’t have .
This is my giant .
Write soon. Writing Tip
From, Use commas for lists.
I live with my mom
and dad, my sister,
my brother, and my grandpa.
Check your work!

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1 Read Doodle’s message from Earth. Does he like Jake?

Hello Mom,

I’m on Earth. It’s strange!

But I have a friend, Jake.

Jake’s pink. He has short arms.

He has two eyes and two legs.

He doesn’t have a tail.

He’s ugly but he’s my friend!

Please come, Mom!

Doodle

2 Read Doodle’s message again and find exclamations (!).

Add exclamation points.

Stop  Come back  Goodbye, Jake   He’s very ugly

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3 Imagine you visit Doodle’s planet and meet a friendly alien.
Send a message to Earth on your Cyberwatch.

4 Plan your writing. Complete using the words from the box
and your own ideas.
My alien

Name: head
Body color: legs
Number of eyes: feet

Number of arms: hands

tail
Doesn’t have:

5 Imagine you meet a friendly alien on Doodle’s

planet. Write your message and describe your
alien friend. Then draw.

Hello, Earth … I’m on Doodle’s planet.

I have a new alien friend.

Its name is .

It’s .

It has

and but it

doesn’t have .

It’s ! Writing Tip

Use capital letters for
Bye! names, e.g. planets
and people.
Earth, Jake, Doodle.
Check your work!

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1 Read the survey about the school cafeteria. Then complete

the menu.

Tim: My favorite day in the school

cafeteria is Tuesday. I like pizza but I don’t
like salad. Tuesday is pizza day!
Katy: M y favorite day is Friday. I like fish with peas. I don’t like
Monday — lunch on Monday is burgers and fries. It’s not
very good for you.
Luke: M y favorite lunchtime is Thursday because I like pasta.
And there’s cake, but I don’t like it.

Lunch Menu
Monday burger, fries
Tuesday , salad
Wednesday chicken, green beans
Thursday pasta,
Friday ,

2 Read. Then complete for you.

I like pizza but I don’t like salad.

I like but I don’t like .

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3 Imagine you’re Chip. Write a lunchtime survey about your
menu.

4 Plan your writing. Look back at the Reader story. Design

your menu. Add two food items for each day.

Lunch Menu
Monday fish , green beans
Tuesday ,
Wednesday ,
Thursday ,
Friday ,

5 Imagine you’re Chip. Complete the survey with your menu.

On Monday, I have fish .

I like fish but I don’t like

green beans .

On , I have .

I like but .

My favorite day is because

. Writing Tip
Don’t forget capital
letters for days.
Monday
Tuesday
Check your work!

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1 Read the poem. What can the animals do?

Tim’s Magic Flute

Tim’s flute is magic.
People say
Strange things happen
When he plays.

Fish can fly

When they hear Tim.
They can fly,
But they can’t swim.

When they hear Tim play,

Birds can run.
They can run all day
In the Sun.

But fish can’t fly,

And birds can’t run.
When Tim stops playing,
There’s no fun!

2 Read the poem again. Link the rhyming words.

say Tim play run

day plays sun swim

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3 Imagine you’re a poet. Write two more verses to the poem
about Tim’s Magic Flute.

4 Plan your writing. Think of other animals. What can or can’t

they do?
Animal: sing
They can dance
skate
They can’t
fly
ride a bike
Animal:
play soccer
They can swim
They can’t climb trees

5 Imagine you’re a poet. Write your two

poem verses. Then draw.

can
When Tim plays.

But can’t
People say!

When Tim plays.

But
People say! Writing Tip
Use an apostrophe
for can’t.
Check your work!

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