Focus on Skills Story Map Choose the best answers.. High-Frequency Words give every out Quick Check-up True False 1.. Think and Share Think and Draw Draw pictures of the growing proce
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Trang 2Captivating images to help predict the story before
reading, and to broaden background knowledge.
High-Frequency Words
Draws attention to 3 high-frequency words in each unit to build up reading fluency.
Take a Look!
Pictures or messages hidden in the illustrations build up more interest in reading.
Quick Check-Up
One-sentence statements to check accuracy and speed in reading the context.
Check for Understanding
Comprehension questions to strengthen accuracy and speed in reading the context.
Talk Together Speaking exercises to practice presenting to the class or to discuss with friends
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Unit 01 Ben’s Plant ··· 07
Fiction / Science / Story Map
Unit 02 A Monster Plant ··· 11
Fiction / Science / Identifying Details
Unit 03 Tree Rings ··· 15
Fiction / Science / Summarizing
Unit 04 A Plant’s Body ··· 19
Nonfiction / Science / Identifying Details
Unit 09 Insects in the Garden ··· 39
Fiction / Science / Classifying
Unit 10 Carl the Caterpillar ··· 43
Fiction / Science / Sequencing
Unit 11 Beetle and Spider ··· 47
Fiction / Science / Compare and Contrast
Unit 12 Jean-Henri Fabre ··· 51
Nonfiction / Science / Analyzing Characters
Unit 13 Yard Sale ··· 55
Fiction / Social Studies / Story Map
Unit 14 The Giant Pumpkin Contest ··· 59
Fiction / Social Studies / Making Predictions
Unit 15 At a World Food Fair ··· 63
Fiction / Social Studies / Identifying Details
Unit 16 Marco Polo and Kites ··· 67
Nonfiction / Social Studies / Sequencing
Unit 17 The Milky Way ··· 71
Fiction / Science / Identifying Characters
Unit 18 My Special Friend ··· 75
Fiction / Science / Identifying Details
Unit 19 A Letter From Mars ··· 79
Fiction / Science / Compare and Contrast
Unit 20 Outer Space ··· 83
Nonfiction / Science / Identifying Details
Unit 05 The Sphinx’s Riddle ··· 23
Fiction / Social Studies / Story Map
Unit 06 On a Safari ··· 27
Fiction / Social Studies / Making Predictions
Unit 07 Dracula’s Castle ··· 31
Fiction / Social Studies / Cause and Effect
Unit 08 Vatican City ··· 35
Nonfiction / Social Studies / Identifying Details
Flowers and Plants
Insect Kingdom
Culture
Space
Travel and Adventure
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Words to Read
Match the pictures with the words
Ready to Read
Look at the picture
and answer the
questions.
1 Where is the boy?
2 What does the
man give to the boy?
Theme:
Flowers and Plants
Related Subject: Science
Ben’s Plant
whisperbloomwatersoilplantseed
2 The man gives some
seeds to the boy.
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Check for Understanding
Fill in the chart
Focus on Skills Story Map
Choose the best answers
a buying some flowers
b watering flowers every day
c growing sunflowers from the seeds
3 How often does Ben water it?
a every day b every two days c every three days
4 What flower does the seed come from?
a b c
Mr Green gives Ben some seeds.
“What are they?” asks Ben.
“Plant them and see,” says Mr Green
Ben puts soil in a big pot.
He plants the seeds in the pot
He waters it every three days
He waits and waits.
One day, little leaves come out
They grow and have bright yellow heads.
Finally, the flowers bloom
“I know you,” Ben whispers.
Ben’s sunflowers wave at him.
High-Frequency Words give every out
Quick Check-up True False
1 Ben buys some seeds at the flower shop.
2 Ben doesn’t have a big pot.
3 Ben needs soil to plant seeds.
Mr Green’s flower shop and Ben’s home
Place
Finally, the bloom
Ending
Mr Green gives Ben some Ben the seeds
in a pot and it every three days
Events
and
Characters
Take a Look!
A bug is hidden in the
picture What is it?
sunflowers
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1 What is the boy doing?
2 Do you think that
a plant can eat bugs?
Think and Share
Think and Draw
Draw pictures of the growing process of a sunflower
a water the pot b put soil in the pot
I want to plant roses/ morning glories/ herbs / an apple tree/ etc.
1 He's studying a plant at the botanical garden
2 - Yes I saw a plant eating bugs
- No, I don't think so It is not
an insect.
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Check for Understanding
Fill in the chart
Focus on Skills Identifying Details
Choose the best answers
a Jack and his sister
b Jack’s strange plant
c a fly in Jack’s room
plant
4 Which one did the plant swallow?
a b c
A strange plant grows in Jack’s room
It has thin hair on its leaves
“Don’t touch it,” says Jack.
“You’re a bad brother,” I say
One day, I am home alone.
I go to look at Jack’s plant
Buzz There is a fly in his room.
It sits on the plant.
Snap! The plant swallows the fly
“Ah! It’s a monster plant!” I shout.
I run out of Jack’s room.
High-Frequency Words
Take a Look!
There is a monster in the
picture Find and circle
it.
bad one go
Quick Check-up True False
1 Jack has a sister.
2 Jack’s sister grows a monster plant.
3 The fly eats the plant.
fly
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1 Where are they?
2 What are they doing?
Think and Share
Think and Draw
Draw a picture of a plant swallowing an insect
Circle the correct words for the sentences
5 My parents went out and I am ( together / alone )
6 I had a ( strange / stranger ) dream
10
o w y
a i s t
- They are scary/ surprising
- I want to see them.
1 They are in the forest
2 They are walking along the path.
fly hair monster swallow
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Check for Understanding
Fill in the chart
Focus on Skills Summarizing
Choose the best answers
a walking in the woods
b counting tree rings
c Grandpa’s wrinkles
a the ground b a bench c a tree stump
3 How old is the tree?
a 20 years old b 30 years old c 40 years old
4 Where are Grandpa and the girl?
a b c
Grandpa and I walk in the woods.
Grandpa points to a tree stump.
“Let’s take a rest here,” he says
We sit on the stump.
“How old is this tree?” asks Grandpa.
“I don’t know,” I say.
“Count the tree rings,” says Grandpa.
The tree has thirty rings.
“It is thirty years old,” says Grandpa.
I touch Grandpa’s wrinkles.
“Are these your rings, Grandpa?” I ask.
Grandpa laughs.
High-Frequency Words
Take a Look!
There are footprints
on the ground Whose
footprints are they?
They are a ’s
footprints.
walk here has
Quick Check-up True False
1 Grandpa sits on the stump alone.
2 Grandpa and I don’t know the tree’s age.
3 One tree ring means one year.
and I count the on a tree stump in the
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1 What do you see?
2 Where can you see them?
Think and Share
Match the clues with the words
Circle the correct words for the sentences
4 You have a cold Take a ( nest / rest )
Count the tree rings
How old is the tree?
This tree is 10 years old
Draw its tree rings on the stump
This tree is years old
A Plant’s
Body 14
I know they have wrinkles because they are old/ My mom does not like her wrinkles
1 I see three kinds of plants
in white pots
2 I can see them by the window.
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Check for Understanding
Fill in the chart
Focus on Skills Identifying Details
Choose the best answers
a growing a plant b a plant’s body parts c a plant’s roots
4 What part of a plant takes in water?
a b c
This is a plant.
Its roots are in the soil.
Its stem stands tall.
Leaves, flowers and fruit grow on its stem.
Can you make food in your body?
A plant can make food in its leaves!
They need water, minerals, sunlight, and air
Water comes up from the roots.
Minerals in the soil come up, too.
Sunlight shines on the leaves.
And the leaves breathe in air.
How does a plant make food?
High-Frequency Words
Take a Look!
How many fruit does the
plant in the oval have?
It has
fruit.
your its come
Quick Check-up True False
1 A plant has roots, stems, leaves and flowers.
2 A plant takes minerals from the soil
3 Sunlight shines on the roots.
Water and
in the soil come up from the roots
shines on the
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1 What country are they in?
2 What are they doing?
Think and Share
Think and Write
Name the parts of a plant
Circle the correct words for the sentences
3 I drink a bottle of ( mineral / middle ) water
4 We need fresh air to ( breathe / bread )
5 The moon ( shoots / shines ) on the river
The Sphinx’s
leaf fruit
flower stem root
It needs mineral, water, sunlight, and air.
1 They are in Egypt
2 They are taking a photo in front of a pyramid.
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Check for Understanding
Fill in the chart
Focus on Skills Story Map
Dave’s family is lost in a pyramid.
They walk around and around.
“Look, a door!” shouts Dad.
They push the door, but it won’t open.
“Are you lost?” asks a voice.
“Yes, please help us!” says Dave.
“You must answer my riddle,” says the voice.
“I have a man’s head and a lion’s body.
What am I?”
“You’re a sphinx!” says Dave.
The door slides open.
“Smart boy,” says the sphinx.
Choose the best answers
a looking around in a pyramid
b a sphinx’s head and body
c solving a sphinx’s riddle in a pyramid
3 What is the answer to the riddle?
a a pyramid b a sphinx c a human
4 Who answers the riddle?
a b c
High-Frequency Words us must open
Quick Check-up True False
1 Dave’s family is in a pyramid.
2 The sphinx answers Dave’s riddle.
3 The sphinx has a lion’s head.
in a
Place
The door slides
Ending
Dave’s family is and the door doesn’t open
A sphinx gives a to them
Dave answers the riddle
Events
Dave’s family and a
Characters
Take a Look!
Find and circle the
following hidden objects:
a cup, a hamburger, and
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2 What are they doing?
Think and Share
Think and Guess
Answer the following riddle and draw what it is
Choose and write the correct word for each sentence
fastfieldleopardguidedrivejeep
Fiction
I have four legs and a tail.
I have no teeth.
I can swim and dive underwater.
I carry my house around with me.
1 Who is strong enough to hold up a car with one hand?-POLICEMAN
2 Who tries to make you smile most of the time?-PHOTOGRAPHER
3 I have many faces I get angry when you are angry When you smile, I smile I am easy to break.-MIRROR
4 What is something that goes up and never goes down?-AGE
1 I see giraffes, zebras,
a leopard, a lion
2 The giraffes are eating leaves, the zebras are running around in the field, and the tiger and the lion are resting
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Check for Understanding
Write what will happen next in the story
Focus on Skills Making Predictions
It is a sunny day in Kenya.
The jeep drives around the safari park.
A big lion sleeps in the sun
“Wake up, sleepyhead!” I shout
“Look over there,” says the guide.
A leopard runs in the field.
“Wow! It’s fast!” I say.
“Do you want to race it?” asks the guide.
“Can we?” I ask.
Vroom! The jeep goes faster.
“Look out, leopard! Here we come!”
Choose the best answers
a a safari trip
b a jeep in a safari
c a running leopard
a an eating lion b a running lion c a sleeping lion
4 What do they have a race with?
a b c
High-Frequency Words
Take a Look!
How many birds fly away
from the tree?
over ask can
Quick Check-up True False
1 They are in a safari park.
2 The guide drives a big truck.
3 A leopard sleeps under the tree.
Vroom! The jeep goes faster
Look out, leopard! Here we come!
The jeep the race with the leopard
23-24
4(four)
will win
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1 What is the boy doing?
2 How does he feel?
Think and Share
Think and Draw
Draw some pictures of safari animals and write their names
Circle the correct words for the sentences
5 Turtles can’t walk ( fast / slow )
6 A ( lion / leopard ) has spots on its body
fangscaryclosedarkcastlevampire
zoo-Animals are in the cage
safari park-Animals are not in the cage They stay in the field
1 He is reading a book about vampires
2 He is scared.
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Check for Understanding
Fill in the chart
Focus on Skills Cause and Effect
Greg reads a book about vampires
He falls asleep at the desk.
He is in a castle in Romania.
He sees a bat in the dark
The bat flies closer and closer.
Poof! It becomes Dracula.
“Welcome to my home,” he says.
He has big scary fangs
“Help!” Greg shouts and runs very fast.
Dracula comes closer and closer.
Just then, Greg opens his eyes.
“Whew! What a dream!”
Choose the best answers
a Dracula in Greg’s dream
b a book about a ghost
c a bat in the castle
4 What becomes Dracula?
a b c
High-Frequency Words
Take a Look!
What is Dracula afraid
of? Find it in the picture.
read about become
Quick Check-up True False
1 Greg wants to meet a vampire.
2 A bat becomes Dracula.
3 Greg lives in Romania.
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1 What do you know about Vatican City?
2 Is Vatican City a country or a city?
Think and Share
Think and Draw
What do you think vampires hate? Draw three things
Talk Together
What are you most scared of?
Circle the words that are related to Dracula
Vatican City 30
castle close
(silver, garlic, cross)
cockroaches/ ghosts/ my dad/ my mom/ worms/ dark night/ being alone/ etc.
1 -The Pope lives there
-It is the smallest country
in the world
2 It is a country in Rome.
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Check for Understanding
Fill in the chart
Focus on Skills Identifying Details
What is the smallest country
in the world?
Here’s a hint It is inside Italy
Right, it’s Vatican City.
Vatican City is in Rome, Italy.
It sure is a small country.
But there are many things to see.
Come to Saint Paul’s Cathedral.
Don’t miss the Vatican Museums.
There are famous paintings and statues.
You can also meet the Pope.
The Pope lives in Vatican City
Vatican City is small but great.
Choose the best answers
a the smallest country in the world
b many things to see in Vatican City
c Saint Paul’s Cathedral and Vatican Museums
Museums
3 Where is Vatican City located?
4 Who can you meet in Vatican City?
a b c
High-Frequency Words
Take a Look!
What is the capital of
Italy? Circle it on the
map above.
many also but
Quick Check-up True False
1 Vatican is a city in Italy.
2 There are museums in Vatican City.
3 Saint Paul’s Cathedral is in Vatican City.
Saint Paul’s the Vatican famous paintings and the Pope
the country in the world
Vatican City is small but great
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Rome
smallest Cathedral Museums
statues
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1 Where are they?
2 What do they have
in their hands?
Think and Share
Think and Choose
What do you think is the most famous thing in Vatican City? Circle it
Talk Together
What is the biggest country in the world?
Theme: Insect Kingdom Related Subject: Science
Write the missing words
4 small smallest
5 large larger
6 long longest
wingcicadaladybugworm
magnifying glassinsect
The biggest country in the world is Russia(Russian Federation).
1 They are in the garden
2 They have magnifying glasses.
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Check for Understanding
Fill in the chart
Focus on Skills Classifying
Nate and Nina are in the garden.
Min-min-min-mii.
“What insect is that?” asks Nate
Nina has a magnifying glass.
“Let’s find out,” she says
Nate sees ants and worms.
Nina sees a ladybug.
But they are all quiet
“Look! Up in the tree!” says Nate.
There is a cicada with large wings
Min-min-min-mii.
“There you are!” cry Nate and Nina.
Choose the best answers
a plants in the garden
b insects in the garden
c quiet insects
a a telescope b sunglasses c a magnifying glass
4 What makes the sound “Min-min-min-mii”?
a b c
High-Frequency Words that find all
Quick Check-up True False
1 Nate and Nina are in the forest.
2 There are some insects in the garden.
3 A ladybug makes a loud noise.
Noisy Insects Quiet Insects
Take a Look!
There is a hidden object
we use to catch some
insects Find and circle it.
35-36
ant worm ladybug cicada
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1 What do you see?
2 What is on the leaves?
Think and Share
Think and Draw
What do you need to observe insects? Draw three things
Talk Together
What insects make sounds besides a cicada? What sounds do they make?
Theme: Insect Kingdom Related Subject: Science
Cross out the words that aren’t insects
Match the words to make compound words and then write them
1
2
3
beebugfly
ladybutterhoney
Carl the Caterpillar 38
ladybug butterfly honeybee
cricket-chirping sound(chirr)/ bee-buzz
1 I can see butterflies
2 There are eggs.