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It is a special day for mothers.| é) CT Sete Match each word with the right picture. ‘ have a party Ww cake Wey candle present Today is my birthday. | will have a party. I will have a cake. | will blow out the candles. | will get lots of presents.© Holidays at. Match each word with the right picture. Christmas New Year'sDay Thanksgiving What day is it today? What day is it today? Itis Christmas. What day is it today? It is New Year's Day. What day is it today? It is Thanksgiving.ae Pets Match each word with the right picture. ae celebrate : 2 <3 decorate Christmas tree Christmas gift We celebrate holidays. A holiday is a special day. We celebrate holidays every year. We celebrate New Year's Day on January 1. We eat special food on that day. We celebrate Christmas on December 25. We give each other gifts on that day.es et Read the story aloud. What Is This Special Day? | will have a party with my friends. We will have cake and ice cream. Everyone will give me presents. It's my birthday! We celebrate it on December 25. We decorate Christmas trees. We give each other gifts on that day. It's Christmas!Check Understanding 0 What does each picture show? oO Circle the correct words. We celebrate holidays every | year | day. We celebrate New Year's Day on | January December | 1. We celebrate Christmas on | January / December | 25. We | celebrate | decorate | Christmas trees.America American turkey pumpkin pie gather together Thanksgiving is a big holiday in America. Families gather together on that day. \/ Americans eat turkey on Thanksgiving. Americans eat pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving. wa Unit 02ae Let S Learn more [Geecuco oe look different | ‘ Native American = American Indian Many, many years ago, America looked very different. There were no houses like today. There were no cities, stores, or cars. There were thick forests, lakes, rivers, and many animals. Some people also lived there. They were the first people to live in America. We call them Native Americans. They are also called American Indians.© The First Thanksgiving 5) (toa ~Match each word with the right picture. <4 = - how to fish - how to hunt - how to grow food how to build a house Native Americans knew how to fish. Native Americans knew how to hunt. “Native Americans knew how to grow food. = W unrosLet S Learn more OIE ee England Mayflower Pilgrims People from England They were called Pilgrims. They sailed on a ship. The ship was called the Mayflower. When they arrived in America, Native Americans helped them. Native Americans showed them how to hunt. Native Americans showed them how to fish. Native Americans showed them how to grow food. unnce tyIn 1621, the Pilgrims had lots of food. The Pilgrims thanked God. They thanked the Native Americans, too, They made a big meal and invited the Native Americans. For three days, they had a big festival. That was the first Thanksgiving. Today, Americans still celebrate the festival. We call the day Thanksgiving. osel ett ls) @ What does each picture show? Thanksgiving big meal ‘the Mayflower ‘Native American oe Circle the correct words. 1 Native Americans were the | first | second | people to live in America. 2 Native Americans knew | howto | what to | grow food. The Pilgrims sailed on a | plane / ship |. The Pilgrims made a big meal and | invited | traveled | the Native Americans.What Is a Map? @ Maps Read the words aloud. Look at the picture of the town. You can see houses, trees, and roads. Look at the map on the right. You can draw a real place as a map like this. How is the map the same as the picture? How is the map different from the picture? wa Unit 03FG eee Read the words aloud. = — -@ for z z ® house e church stand Ciiap rey ) A map has a map key. The pictures stand for real things on the map. On this map, the picture # stands for a tree. The picture 4 is called a symbol. There are four symbols on this map key. Can you tell what they are?© Directions [ Let's Learn | Match each word with the right picture. oy ~~ _» world map - = by SMe » country map - 2 REEL a city map - neighborhood map A map can show many places. A map can show the world. A map can show a country or a city. A map can show a small street or neighborhood.Let's Learn more GCs Directions help us find places. There are four directions. They are north, south, east, and west. Can you tell where north is? Can you tell where south is?Read the story aloud. A Map Helps You Know Where Things Are. -North- Street— m e 1 s 2 Pe Point to the school on the map. Where is the school? The school is south of South Street. Point to the house on the map. Where is the house? The house is north of North Street. PP unos© Circle the correct words. 1 You can draw areal place asa | map | directions |. 2 A\ map) map key | tells what the symbols on the map mean. = Four | directions symbols | are north, south, east, and west. % | Directions | Symbols | stand for real things on a map.The Oceans and Continents @ Seven Continents ee Read the words aloud. New York State Seoul, % 5 capital “= the United States of America Korea (= USA) Hello! I'm Mina. I live in Seoul. Seoul is the capital of Korea. Hello! I'm Tom. ‘, b | live in New York. New York is a state in the United States of America. The USA has 50 states. ceea tet Pet) Read the words aloud. We live in a big world. Mina lives in Seoul, Korea. Korea is on the continent of Asia. Tom lives in New York, USA. The USA is on the continent of North America. Acontinent is a very large piece of land. The world has seven continents.Five Oceans Read the words aloud Arctic Ocean “Atlantic Pacific Ocean Ocean Indian Ocean Antarctic Ocean Five oceans ww) = Anoceanis a very large body of water. The world has five oceans. Oceans are blue on the map. The Pacific Ocean is the biggest ocean. pice Pacific OceanPL Git Read the words aloud. continent ocean Earth globe be made up of The world is made up of continents and oceans. Look at the globe. A globe is a model of Earth. Globes show the continents. There are seven continents on Earth. Globes also show the oceans. There are five oceans on Earth.ras Korea, China, Japan, and Russia are in Asia. Europe is next to Asia. England, France, Italy, and Germany are in Europe. Africa is near Europe and Asia. Egypt and South Africa are in Africa. America and Canada are in North America. Brazil and Argentina are in South America. edEarth globe. eo Circle the correct words. The world has seven | continents | oceans The world has five | continents / oceans |. Korea, China, Japan, and Russia are in | Asia / Africa |. America and Canada are in | North America / South America |.— Science watsWhere Do Plants Live? © Places to Live res Match each word with the right picture. » rainforest - grassland ; EET... desert a, » \ » tundra Many plants live in rainforests. Some plants live in grasslands. Other plants live in deserts. Some plants even live in cold tundra.POS DEERE Match each word with the right picture. rainforest desert tundra grassland cold and covered with snowy grass < J Places to live Neier pacers ues ;© Types of Plants Match each word with the right picture. i get rain grow fern wildflower a. Many plants live in the rainforest. Rainforests get rain almost every day. Rainforests are also hot all year. Many plants live in rainforests. any tall trees grow in rainforests. Ss = . Many ferns and wildflowers grow below the tall a ?.Ol PSO EET ei) | Read the words aloud. thick stem store water Deserts get very little rain. Many deserts are also very hot all year. But plants can live in a dry, hot desert. How can plants survive in a desert? Many desert plants have thick stems. The thick stems help the plants store water.Letis Read Read the story aloud. Plants Can Live Everywhere. Some plants live in deserts. A desert is a very hot and dry place. A cactus is a desert plant. A cactus can store water in its thick stem. So it can use the water later. Some plants live in tundra. Tundra is a very cold and snowy place. Tundra plants grow close to the ground. This keeps them safe from the cold.ete ae ee ae ae) © What does each picture show? Re i a 2 ia ‘rainforest grassland tundra_— desert © Circle the correct words. 1 Rainforests get | rain | snow | almost every day. 2 Many desert plants have | thick / thin | stems. = Acactusisa | desert | tundra | plant. “% | Desert | Tundra | isa very cold and snowy place.Match each word with the right picture. redwood tree rafflesia amazing The redwood tree is very tall. It can grow to be one hundred meters tall. The rafflesia flower is very big and wide. It can grow to be one meter wide."s tooo ley Match each word with the right picture. tallest tree biggest flower & Plants can be small or big. What is the world’s tallest tree? It is the redwood tree. What is the world’s biggest flower? It is the rafflesia. i>© Insect-Eating Plants 9 AS) match each word with the right picture. Venus flytrap sundew plant : Insect-eating plants Some plants can eat animals. They are insect-eating plants. The Venus flytrap is an insect-eating plant. The sundew plant is an insect-eating plant, too.Toons & Read the words aloud. special leaf be covered with oe Some plants catch insects. The Venus flytrap has special leaves. >) Snap! A leaf closes. ‘ The leaf traps the insect. The sundew plant has special leaves, too. The leaves are covered with hairs. They're sticky! A leaf slowly closes.Read the story aloud. Amazing Plants ; Plants can be small or big. The redwood tree is the tallest tree in the world. Some plants have flowers. The rafflesia flower is the biggest flower in the world. Some plants can eat insects. The Venus flytrap traps insects with special leaves. The sundew plant catches insects with special leaves.Check Under anding Oo What does each picture show? They are ; They are _ sundew plants Venus flytraps rafflesias redwood trees Qo Circle the correct words. The world’s tallest tree isthe | redwood tree | rafflesia The world's biggest flower is the | redwood tree © rafflesia The | Venus flytrap | rafflesia | is an insect-eating plant. The leaves of sundew plants are covered with | hairs leaves unitos (ydolphin whale fish & shark sea turtle _- } Anoceanisa very large sea. Many animals live in the ocean. ant, You can see many colorful fish in the ocean. You can see a big shark in the ocean. ‘You car a big whale inthe ocean. J le :Pe ee) Read the words aloud. fin tail gills scale Fish live in water. Most fish are covered with scales. Fish have fins and tails. Fish have gills, too. es Fish use fins and tails to swim in the water. Fish use gills to breathe in the water.© Sharks Are Special St er) Read the words aloud. ioe: Sharks are fish. Sharks have large fins. Sharks have long tails. Sharks have large jaws with sharp teeth. Sharks have nostrils to smell with.Read the story aloud. A Shark Looks and Listens. Sharks can see well in the ocean. Sharks can hear well in the ocean. Sharks can smell well in the ocean. Swish! Swish! Swish! Sharks swim very fast. Sharks hunt fish well with their sharp teeth. The great white shark is the besthunter = in the ocean.Did You Know?‘eu. Check Understanding @ ‘What does each picture show? They are 5. peas Be © Circle the correct words. Fish use fins and | tails / gills | to swimin the water. Fish use | tails | gills | to breathe in the water. Sharks have large | jaws | scales | with sharp teeth. 4 Sharks have | jaws / nostrils | to smell with.unit How Do Frogs Grow and Change? sc % © Frogs Grow and Change iLetis) [ESSA watch each word with the right picture. frog tadpole frog eggs ae ~~ Thisisa tadpole. ge i So r It’s a baby frog. aa eS The tadpole swims, eats, and grows. It becomes an adult frog.PS Stich) Match each word with the right picture. . sieges a > layeggs © yet, vo peal apt Nee = Nh » hatch erie = develop - - disappear \ Ut A frog's life | Frogs lay eggs in winter. & 9% Tadpoles hatch from eggs. 4 have long tails like fish. Tadpoles develop legs. The tails slowly disappear. The tadpoles become adult frogs. mse© A Frog's Body Parts SOT read the words aloud. back legs eyes tongue front legs * Frogs have big eyes and long legs. Frogs have long back legs. 3 They help frogs leap well. oy ‘ Frogs have long tongues. They help frogs catch insects well.Learn) Mi te Match each word with the right picture. pond swamp lake land Frogs live in many places. | Frogs live in ponds, swamps, and lakes. Frogs live on land, too. Frogs can live both on land and in the water. But tadpoles only live in the water.=" 6 it) Read the story aloud. Did You Know? Frogs can be green, yellow, orange, red, or blue. eS There are more than 5,000 kinds of frogs. { 9OO2 The world’s smallest frog only grows to be 1,3 centimeters long. That's as small as your fingernail! The world’s largest frog grows to be 38 centimeters long. That's as big as a computer keyboard!oe Circle the correct words. 1 A\ tadpole egg | isa baby frog. 2 Frogs | layeggs hatch in winter. Tadpoles | layeggs hatch from eggs. Frogs | Tadpoles | can live both on land and in the water.terete Language Mathematics Visual ArtsMatch each word with the right picture. glove . poet Be . 64 a pair of gloves Sy a pair of socks sock shoe Te. a pair of shoes glass a pair of glasses ( \ How many shoes are there? There is a pair of shoes. How many socks are there? There is a pair of socks. How many gloves are there? There is a pair of gloves.Read the story aloud. How many socks are there? » > See Let's count them by twos. 2,4,6,8. There are eight socks. How many pairs of socks are there? 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