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Features + Awide variety of topics that cover American school subjects = Intensive practice for reading skill develapment * Building vocabulary through school subjects and themed texts * Graphic organizers for each passage * Captivating pictures and illustrations related to the topicsThanks, Thomas Edison 2 (UNTED The First Man into Space 8 Storms 14 (QEEZE Tornadoes ond Hurricanes 20 (TE) How Do Plants Grow? 28 (NE A World of Insects: Bees 34 (9 Amazing Changes: Butterflies 40 Birds Are Animals 46 (> The Fox and the Crow 54 tiny Counting to 100 60 5 What Do Artists Do? 6s. ‘> Ballet Music 72 » Word List 78Syllabus Rested ‘Social Studies Thanks, Thomas Edison . Social Studies The First Man into Space Prem) SEES Geography Storms Geography Tornadoes and Hurricanes Aidt late] AWorld of Plants A World of Animals AWorld of Animals AWorld of Animals How Do Plants Grow? AWorld of Insects: Bees ‘Amazing Changes: Butterflies Birds Are Animals Language Reading Stories Mathematics Numbers and Counting Counting to 100 Mier ad Visual Arts What Do Artists Do? Les AWorld of Music Ballet Music The Fox and the CrowSocial Studies History and Geography *Ma et ce teeta) @ People Make New Things aes Match each word with the right picture. singer artist inventor sing songs draw pictures make new things lama singer. s LU ie Ising songs, | dw pictures. | aman inventor. , I make new things.a eee C Match each word w telephone 4. convenient oe the right picture. airplane light bulb We can talk on the telephone.“ LER ie sole (iat-l nla At night can turn ona light bulb Itis very bright Unit OF vw© They Are Inventors Ces Read the words aloud. Pd x 43 Thomas Edison the Wright brothers Alexander Graham Bell Thomas Edison was an inventor. b He made the light bulb. \ 4 Alexander Graham Bell was an inventor. He made the telephone. The Wright brothers were inventors. They made the airplane. wv Unit OfLet'S Learn more [Getic f invention Inventors make new things. Thomas Edison invented the light bulb. The light bulb was his invention. Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. The telephone was his invention. CsESAT) Read the story aloud. Thanks, Thomas Edison. Thomas Edison was a famous inventor. He made many inventions. He made more than 1,000 inventions. Thanks to him, we can see at night. ain Thanks to him, we can listen to music. = e Thanks to him, we can see movies. =eae Peto ta le | late) eo What does each picture show? 1 oe Circle the correct words. An | invent / inventor | makes new things. Thomas Edison was a famous | invention | inventor |. Alexander Graham Bell | invented / invention | the telephone. The Wright brothers invented the | airplane | light bulb.ynit oe BM dime ie) te lad = What can you see in the night sky? What can you see inthe sky? [R.Uteemieisonearualerons You can see the sun. You can'seetravel into = go into travel around Some people travel into the sky. Some people go into space. Some people go to the moon. Some people travel around Earth. i wedge ‘ i % 2% + Unit 02© Astronauts N astronaut rocket space center lift off They are astronauts. Pec leiend 0 into space from a space ts lift off fr ace center. h each word with the right picture bLet's Lean, hie Read the words aloud. Astronauts wear spacesuits. Spacesuits protect astronauts in space. Thanks to spacesuits, they can breathe. Thanks to spacesuits, they can stay warm. Thanks to spacesuits, they can walk and talk.: ea : ee recor) Read the story dloud. The First Man into Space tnt was the first man into space? WEN Lt ere Flats} . He wentinto space in 1961. 5 Who wasithe first manionthe moon?, gt wIisectsIN tials ucelates Reims |eritaanureren vay eee}— Check Understanding © what does each picture show? oe Circle the correct words, Astronauts | Stars | travel into space, Spacesuits | Rockets | lift off froma space center. % Astronauts go into space from a | space center moon Spacesuits Rockets protect astronauts in space,() Storms Tey Read the words aloud. clouds It is windy, too. » The wind is very strong.Read the words aloud. lightning thunder a ro flash make a loud sound A storm is coming. Flash! | Lightning flashes. makes a loud sound.Floods and Blizzards Read the words aloud. heavy rain t Mee heavy snow Storms can bring heavy rain. teerlieme(eeee Cem iene Storms can bring heavy snow. Some land gets covered with snow.Ss a Se) Read the words aloud. rainstorm make a flood snowstorm It rains heavily. It can make a flood. It snows heavily. It can become a blizzard. . | |OT Read the story aloud. Here Comes a Storm. It is raining heavily. If it rains for hours, it can make a flood. It is snowing heavily. If it snows for hours, it can become a blizzard.(@ What does each picture show? 1 ‘ om thunder lightning blizzard flood oO Circle the correct words. Flash! | Lightning | Thunder | flashes. Boom! | Lightning / Thunder | makes a loud sound. Ifit | rains | snows | for hours, it can make a flood. ifit | rains / snows | for hours, itcan become a blizzard. unitos” ¥tyUnit D4 aati Mae ey @ Tornado LetiS Learn oe look strange blow tornado = twister 5 The sky looks strange. The big cloud is very low. The big cloud is purple. Uh-oh! The cloud begins to spin. 3 The wind begins to blow very fast.S AST tc) Read the words aloud. funnel top blow away The cloud looks like a funnel. . The cloud spins like a top. A tornado is coming. A tornado can lift many things. It can even blow away a house!© Hurricane Match each word with the right picture. - hurricane dangerous destroy - village A hurricane has heavy rains. A hurricane has strong winds. It can be very dangerous. It can destroy a village.Pe Ce Read the words aloud. hurricane season fall the eye of a hurricane = the center of a hurricane Hurricane season begins in summer. Heavy rain falls during a hurricane. The center of a hurricane looks like an eye. So we call it the eye of a hurricane.v1 : Peron] Read the story aloud. Tornadoes and Hurricanes er seater Rani hicad It has strong winds. The cloud spins like a top, A tornado can be very dangerous. A hurricane is a big rainstorm. It has strong winds. Taare ele allen A hurricane can be very dangerous.© Circle the correct words. Atornado isa | twister | hurricane A tornado can | lift) blow | many things. Heavy rain falls during a | hurricane | tornado The center of a hurricane looks like an | eye | ear |.fo OS ESE ee @ Seeds reas ) Match each word with the right picture. » seed - 3 s - sunflower - e@ » bean - C » bell pepper -| have a stem. | have leaves. | have roots. | have a flower. And | have seeds inside it. Unit 05, wv© Seeds Grow aes Match each word with the right picture. dig ahole put cover with soil water First, dig holes. Put the seeds in the holes. Then, cover the holes with soil. And water the seeds every day.ot) Po EET hutitd | Read the words aloud. oid Fie grow up make fruit e The seeds start to grow. First, the stems grow up. Then, the leaves begin to grow. The flowers begin to grow. Last, the flowers make fruit.HS FF] Read the story aloud. Seeds Grow into New Plants. We are seeds. We are bean seeds. We are going to be bean plants when we'growup.. We are growing. Our stems go up and up. Leaves and flowers begin to grow. The flowers make fruit. Inside the fruit, there are seeds. Later, the seeds will become new plants.oe Pa ae etal ale] © what does each picture show? seed fruit “water So Circle the correct words. Put the | seeds / soil | in the holes. Then, | cover | water | the holes with soil. And | cover | water | the seeds every day. Last, the flowers make | fruit | soil |.A World of Insects: Bees © Bees Are Insects Read the words aloud. leg wing | am an insect. Ihave six legs. | have four wings. When | fly, my wings make a buzzing sound.Let's) Learn [SETS Read the words aloud. antenna tongue | have two antennas. | use my antennas to smell. | have a long tongue. ae luse my long tongue to taste sea : i© Honeybees Make Honey SSC [2 Match each word with the right picture. honeybee queen bee worker bee wo make honey lay eggs work hard lam a queen bee, lam the biggest bee. I lay eggs. lam a worker bee. lam small. | work hard and make honey.6 dian Mt Hat safes ViGinc) Read the words aloud, : We live in a hive. We build a home. = Itis a hive. yy There is one queen bee in one hive. There are many worker bees in one hive. 99 Worker bees clean the hive.Did You Know? There are many kinds of bees. Bees can be black, yellow, blue, or green. Some bees can be 5 cm long. Some bees can be very small. Honeybees live in a hive. Almost 70,000 bees can live in one hive.55 Check Understanding QO ‘What does each picture show? hive queen bee workerbee antenna Circle the correct words. 1 Bees use their | antennas / tongue | to smell. 2 Bees use their long | antennas / tongue | to taste. 3 Honeybees live ina | hive / honey |. 4 Thereisone | queen bee / worker bee | in one hive.Amazing Changes: Butterflies oO A Butterfly’s Body Parts PSS =) | Read the words aloud, antenna wing eye a leg A butterfly has two eyes. A butterfly has two antennas. A butterfly has four wings. A butterfly has six legs. X th igh M ww. a[co5 tom LEG Read the words aloud. A butterfly uses its wings to fly. A butterfly uses its eyes to see. A butterfly uses its antennas to smell. A butterfly uses its antennas to touch, too.© Butterflies Grow and Change Cees Match each word with the right picture. butterfly caterpillar egg cocoon Im an egg. I'm very small. \'m a caterpillar. \'m hungry. | eat a lot. I'm a cocoon. | have a hard covering. I'm a butterfly. | have beautiful wings.a, Match each word with the right picture. , -» change - ds “sion, o\e > » grow bigger - » build - » come out of - A butterfly begins in an egg. ® Then, a caterpillar comes out of the egg. ae The caterpillar builds a cocoon. The caterpillar changes inside the cocoon.Read the story aloud. Did You Know? Butterflies like bright colors. They like purple, yellow, white, and red flowers. Butterflies like to fly from flower to flower. They help flowers make seeds. Some butterflies can change colors. Some of them can look like the eyes of an owl.Gao una) o What does each picture show? © Circle the correct words. A butterfly begins inan | egg | cocoon Then, a | caterpillar | cocoon | comes out of the egg. The caterpillar builds a | cocoon | egg |. A | caterpillar | butterfly | comes out of the cocoon.DO Waco wees © A Bird’s Body Parts At [es «Match each word with the right picture. » chicken - +) » duck » S - < » peacock - What are some birds? a lama chicken. lama duck. . lama bird. lama bird. pd lam an eagle. lam a peacock. lama bird. lam a bird.ST ee ew Uy © A Bird’s Body Parts So LE) «(Match each word with the right picture. .- chicken - » duck » - < » peacock - What are some birds? z "Y lam a chicken. Jama duck. lam a bird. lama bird. 7 !am a peacock. » lama bird. lam an eagle. lama bird.Po CSET) Read the words aloud. wing beak tall feather 3 y Ee ov e ty t ; * a ATT NOT© Some Birds Cannot Fly eS (=) Match each word with the right picture. penguin kiwi ostrich Yr f Some birds cannot fly. Penguins are birds. But they cannot fly. Kiwis are birds. But they cannot fly. Ostriches are birds. But they cannot fly.Match each word with the right picture. ww nest > SS: lay eggs hatch Jt & = ©& Birds hatch from eggs. Now they can fly. Parent birds feed the baby birds. Unit. 08 ogPenguins are birds. But they cannot fly. They can swim well instead. Kiwis are birds. But they cannot fly. They can run fast instead. Ostriches are birds. But they cannot fly. They can run very fast instead.Pez Check Understanding 9 What does each picture show? , 1] 7 os Eee ‘Circle the correct words. Birds | lay feed | eggs in nests. Baby birds | hatch | lay | from eggs. Parent birds | feed fly | the baby birds. Penguins can / cannot | fly.: © Language Mathematics Visual Arts MusicFT, 4) Read the words aloud. =» » Whois inthe story? Unit 09Read the words aloud. Ny £ = | me is beak under the tree hungry A crow sat ina tree, He had a big piece of cheese. in his beak. A fox sat under the tree. He was hungry. untos Gytos Read the story aloud. The fox looked up at the crow. He wanted the cheese. “| want to eat the cheese,’ thought the fox. “How can | get the cheese?” look up 7 (4) The fox thought and thought about it. — Finally, the fox had an idea. 3 ¢ think [ Aral) —_ have an idea | How can I get the cheese? }under the tree A crow sat ina tree. He had a big piece of cheese. in his beak. A fox sat under the tree. He was hungry. oneRead the story aloud. The fox looked up at the crow. He wanted the cheese. “| want to eat the cheese,’ thought the fox. “How can | get the cheese?” The fox thought and thought about it. Finally, the fox had an idea. bd x have an idea(_ €an you sing? ) “Wow! What a handsome crow!" the fox said. “Are you the king of the birds?” he asked the crow. “You are the most beautiful bird in the world” The crow was happy. “lam quite beautiful,” he thought. “Can you sing?” the fox asked the crow. “You must have a beautiful voice,” said the fox. “The king of the birds sings beautifully” Unit 09 wpee “| do!" thought the crow. The crow opened his beak. “Caw! Caw!" he sang. When he opened his mouth, the cheese fell down. The fox quickly ran and got the cheese. The fox laughed. Then, he said to the crow, “You can't be the king of the birds. He is smart, but you're not.” The fox ate the cheese for his dinner. @® Unit 09So Circle the correct words. “How can | get the cheese?" | think / thought | the fox. When he opened his mouth, the cheese | fall down / felldown |. The fox { run / ran | and got the cheese. “You | can / can't | be the king of the birds. He is smart, but you're not" said the fox.Counting to 100 @ 11 to 50 Read the words aloud. 892006 twenty-one twenty-two twenty-three twenty-four twenty-five S990 twenty-six twenty-seven twenty-eight twenty-nine thirty Here are the numbers from 11 to 20. Let's read the numbers aloud. 1112 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Now, let's read the numbers above 20. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 GY. unie10ons Read the words aloud. count by fives 5 10 bi) 20 2S | | five ten fifteen twenty _—_ twenty-five | countbytens 9@ 20 230 80 | ten twenty thirty forty fifty a — You can count by fives. 15 20 25 30 VVVVVY They are grouped by fives. You can count by tens, too. Wb WE WY WY WY They are grouped by tens. Unit 10 a10 to 100 [,) Read the words aloud. 10°? 30 e.. at 620 ett a a : mt ten ene irty ous fifty Moo 1g 90 “S = i Ep“ wy aoe tt ieetGlsans Mot seventy alghity ninety one hundred Let's count from 10 to 100. 10° 20° 30 40) 50 i & 60.70) 80) 90.100)” They are grouped by tens. Unit 10meio eh. Read the words aloud. skip-count eo 30 38 40 46 80 85 G0 thirty thirty-five forty forty-five fifty fifty-five sixty thirty forty fifty sixty Now, let's count from 30 to 60 by fives. 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 We skip-counted them by fives. 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J ‘Oe, I can see a drawing. ‘a ~ ‘ What can you see? I can see a picture. What can you see? I can see a sculpture. CY uneartist % What do artists do? This is a picture. An artist draws a picture. This is a sculpture, An artist makes a sculpture. Unit 14 w@© Artist Match each word with the right picture. brush pencil clay stone Artists use tools. Some artists draw pictures with pencils. Some artists draw pictures with brushes. Some artists make sculptures with clay. Some artists make sculptures with stone.Match each word with the right picture. artist painter sculptor make art paint pictures make sculptures Artists make art. awe q Painters are artists. 2 , They paint pictures. PY y £ Sculptors are artists. They make sculptures.Read the story aloud. You Are an Artist. Do you like to draw pictures with pencils? Do you like to draw pictures with crayons? When you draw a picture, you are making art. Do you like to build with blocks? Do you like to make things with clay? 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