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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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Fiction / Science / Sequencing
Unit 03 Wake Up, Baby Bear! ··· 15
Fiction / Science / Summarizing
Unit 04 Dinosaur Fossils ··· 19
Nonfiction / Science / Identifying Details
Fiction / Music / Identifying Details
Fiction / Arts / Sequencing
Fiction / Social Studies / Story Map
Nonfiction / Music / Sequencing
Fiction / Health / Making Predictions
Fiction / Health / Cause and Effect
Unit 15 Faces in the Mirror ··· 63
Fiction / Social Studies / Sequencing
Nonfiction / Science / Classifying
Fiction / Social Studies / Identifying Characters
Unit 18 Matt Is Spiderman ··· 75
Fiction / Social Studies / Summarizing
Unit 19 Santa and His Elves ··· 79
Fiction / Social Studies / Story Map
Unit 20 Thanksgiving Day ··· 83
Nonfiction / Social Studies / Identifying Details
Fiction / Social Studies / Sequencing
Unit 06 Biff the Rescue Dog ··· 27
Fiction / Social Studies / Problem Solving
Fiction / Social Studies / Identifying Reasons
Unit 08 Firefighter Spike ··· 35
Nonfiction / Social Studies / Identifying Details
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and answer the
questions.
1 Where are the
teacher and her
students?
2 What does the
teacher have in her
Fiction
My Leaf
02
1 They are in the forest
2 She has a book in
her hand.
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Check for Understanding
Fill in the chart
Focus on Skills Identifying Characters
Choose the best answers
1 The story is mainly about Main Idea
a planting trees
b camping in a forest
c finding leaves in a forest
2 There are in the forest
a many needles b tall trees c tall buildings
3 Who bumps into a pine tree?
4 Which leaf does Eddie find?
Children walk into a forest.
Tall trees look down at them.
There are many leaves
“Find a leaf,” says Mrs Brown
Big Andy finds a big leaf.
Tall Nicky finds a long leaf
Thin Eddie can’t find a leaf
He looks and looks.
“Ouch!”
He bumps into a pine tree
He picks up a needle leaf.
“You’re my leaf,” he says.
High-Frequency Words
Quick Check-up True False
1 The children are in a forest.
2 The children find their trees.
3 A pine tree’s leaves look like needles.
There are some squirrels
in this forest How many
squirrels are there?
03-04
7
tall long leaf
thin needle leaf
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1 How’s the weather?
2 How does the girl feel?
Talk Together
Why did you choose that leaf?
Think and Share
Think and Choose
Which leaf do you want to find in the forest? Choose your leaf
Theme: Nature Related Subject: Science
Circle the correct word for each sentence
4 There are many ( leaf / leaves )
Kate picks up a ( leaf / leaves )
5 The cowboy has three ( calf / calves )
He gives a ( calf / calves ) to me
Hello,
Rainbow!
magicianrainbowshinetiredraindropspray
needlepine tree
I chose this leaf because it looks like a star, my favorite shape
I chose this leaf because it looks like a dandelion flower My daddy used to tell me I'm as cute
as a dandelion.
1 It is raining
2 -She feels said
-She doesn't feel happy.
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Check for Understanding
Number the pictures in the order of the events
Focus on Skills Sequencing
Choose the best answers
1 The story is mainly about Main Idea
a the clouds in the sky
b the sun shining on the raindrops
c the rainbow after it rains
2 Mr Rain gets and goes to sleep
3 Miss Sun shines on the and makes rainbows
a snowballs b raindrops c water
4 Which one isn’t a color of the rainbow?
Drip, drop! Drip, drop!
Mr Rain on the clouds sprays water.
Small raindrops fall from the sky.
Mr Rain gets tired soon.
He stops and goes to sleep
Miss Sun comes out.
She shines on the raindrops.
Look! She makes rainbows.
She is a magician!
Do you see the rainbows?
Red, orange, yellow, green,
blue, indigo, and violet!
Seven pretty colors!
High-Frequency Words
Quick Check-up True False
1 Mr Rain is under the clouds.
2 Miss Sun goes to sleep.
3 The rainbow has seven colors.
out yellow pretty
Mr Rain on the clouds sprays water
Miss Sun comes out
You can see rainbows
Mr Rain goes to sleep
Take a Look!
Find the hidden letters in
the picture and complete
the following message.
3 2
e
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1 How many polar bears do you see?
2 How’s the weather
in this place?
Talk Together
Which color of the rainbow do you like the most? Why?
Think and Share
Think and Draw
Draw a rainbow using all the colors of the rainbow
Circle the correct word for each sentence
5 Look at the ( clay / clouds ) in the sky
6 Raindrops ( fall / tell ) on my head
Theme: Nature Related Subject: Science
I like red the most because it is the first color of the rainbow
I like yellow the most because my pretty dress is also a yellow color.
1 I see two polar bears
2 It looks cold there because it is all covered with ice.
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Check for Understanding
Fill in the chart
Focus on Skills Summarizing
Choose the best answers
1 The story is mainly about Main Idea
a polar bears’ winter sleep
b the North Pole’s weather
c four seasons of the North Pole
2 It is very in winter at the North Pole
3 The polar bears wake up in
a spring b summer c fall
4 Where do the polar bears stay during winter?
It is winter at the North Pole.
It is very cold and windy
Mommy Polar Bear is in the snow.
Shh! Her new-born baby is sleeping
They stay in the snow during winter.
Tick tock Tick tock
Spring comes.
It is warm and sunny
Mommy Polar Bear comes out
Oh! Baby Polar Bear is still sleeping
Wake up, Baby Bear!
Who
Mommy Polar Bear and
Quick Check-up True False
1 Baby Polar Bear sleeps during winter.
2 It is cold and windy in spring.
3 Mommy Polar Bear doesn’t wake up in spring.
it at her
Take a Look!
There is a polar bear
hidden in the picture
Find and circle it.
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1 What animals are these?
2 Why can’t you see these animals today?
Talk Together
Why do they sleep in winter?
Think and Share
Think and Find
What animals sleep during winter? Find and circle them
Theme: Nature Related Subject: Science
Look at the picture and circle the word for each sentence
4 I ( wake / sleep ) up in the morning
5 It is very ( rainy / windy ) today
Write the word that is related to each group
Fiction
Non-warmdaddywinter
Dinosaur Fossils 14
winterwarmdaddy
They sleep in winter because they cannot find anything to eat in winter
The bears sleep in winter to protect their babies The newborn babies cannot survive in cold winter
They sleep because it is too cold to walk around in winter, and it is warm when they sleep in the ground.
1 They are dinosaurs
2 They all died in the Ice Age/ long time ago.
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Check for Understanding
Fill in the chart
Focus on Skills Identifying Details
Choose the best answers
1 The main idea is Main Idea
a what fossils are
b the dinosaur’s age
c many kinds of dinosaurs
2 We can see fossils at the fossil
3 Some dinosaur fossils are million years old
a sixty b sixty-five c fifty-six
4 Which one isn’t a fossil?
Welcome to the fossil museum
We have many fossils here.
What are fossils?
Dinosaur bones can be fossils.
Their footprints in rock can be also fossils
Animals leave their bones or footprints in mud.
Over a very long time, the mud becomes rock.
These rocks are fossils
Some fossils are very old.
This dinosaur fossil is 65 million years old!
How do fossils form?
High-Frequency Words
Quick Check-up True False
1 Dinosaurs lived in mud.
2 Some fossils are footprints in rock.
3 All rocks are fossils.
Where are the fossils
of dinosaur eggs? Find
and draw a circle around
them.
15-16
bones footprints mud
rock fossils
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1 What is the boy’s family doing?
2 Who does the boy wave to?
Talk Together
What can you learn from fossils?
Think and Share
Think and Draw
You are a big dinosaur Leave your footprints here
Theme: Jobs Related Subject:
Match the clues with the words
post officemail carrierwavegymbreadbaker
Fiction
To Lily’s
I can learn when animals died/ what kinds of animals lived in the past/ how animals died.
1 The boy's family is moving into a new house
2 He waves to a girl
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Check for Understanding
Number the sentences in the order of the events
Focus on Skills Sequencing
Ken and Lily walk to Lily’s house
The baker is in his bakery
He bakes bread every morning.
They see a man at a gym
Lily waves, “Hello, Mr Black Belt.”
He teaches Taekwondo.
A mail carrier is at the post office
“That’s Mr Fast Hands,” says Lily.
“Wow! The letters fly up!
That’s fast!” says Ken.
He makes like Mr Fast Hands.
Choose the best answers
1 The story is mainly about Main Idea
a Lily’s friends
b Ken and Lily’s neighbors
c Ken’s best friend, Lily
2 Mr Black Belt teaches
a swimming b Taekwondo c Kung-fu
3 Who don’t Ken and Lily see on the way to Lily’s house?
a a baker b a mail carrier c a police officer
4 Where does Mr Fast Hands work?
High-Frequency Words
Quick Check-up True False
1 Ken walks to his house.
2 The baker bakes bread every day.
3 Mr Fast Hands is a police officer.
every fly like
Ken and Lily watch
Mr Fast Hands at the post office
Ken and Lily see
a baker at the bakery
Ken and Lily meet
Mr Black Belt at a gym
Take a Look!
How many letters does
the man have in his right
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1 How does the girl
on the jungle gym feel now?
2 Who can help the girl?
Talk Together
Who lives next to you? Do you know what their jobs are?
Think and Write
Write the names of jobs you know
Related Subject:
Social Studies
Match the related words
Circle the missing letters and write them
Biff the Rescue
pipegroundsmellgiverescueson
Fiction
read( bl / br )
tea ( ch / sh )
m ( zi / gy )
Biff the
teacher firefighter doctor singer actor
Mrs Kim lives next door She is a teacher She goes to school every day
Mr Brown lives next door He is a doctor He helps sick people.
1 -She looks nervous
-She is going to cry
2 -A robot dog can help her
-Her friends have to tell her mother.
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Check for Understanding
Fill in the chart
Focus on Skills Problem Solving
“Help! I can’t find my son, Pete!”
Mrs Gibbs cries
Biff the Rescue Dog runs to her.
“Give me his toy,” he says.
He smells the toy.
He puts his nose to the ground.
Sniff, sniff!
He runs to a pipe.
Pete is playing with a dog in it
He takes Pete to Mrs Gibbs.
“Thank you!” says Mrs Gibbs.
“It’s just my job,” says Biff.
Choose the best answers
1 The story is mainly about Main Idea
a finding Pete’s toy
b playing in a pipe
c the rescue dog finding a lost boy
2 Mrs Gibbs can’t find her
a son b daughter c father
3 Biff the Rescue Dog smells
a his toy b Pete’s toy c Mrs Gibbs’s toy
4 Where does Biff find Pete?
High-Frequency Words
Quick Check-up True False
1 Pete is Mrs Gibbs’s son.
2 Pete is playing with his friends.
3 Biff can’t find Pete anywhere.
help find to
Problem
her son, Pete
Biff the Rescue dog Pete in a
Solution
Take a Look!
A small animal is hiding
in the pipe What animal
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1 Where are the girl and the boy?
2 What are they looking at?
Talk Together
What do you want your robot to do for you?
Think and Share
Think and Draw
Draw a picture of your own robot
Circle the correct word for each sentence
5 An apple falls to the ( sky / ground )
6 Your father is your grandmother’s ( son / daughter )
Theme: Jobs Related Subject:
I want my robot to do my homework every day
I want my robot to eat kidney beans for me.
1 The girl is in front of the pet hospital, and the boy is in front of the toy shop
2 The boy is looking
at the toys, and the girl
is looking at a vet and a pet.
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Check for Understanding
Fill in the chart
Focus on Skills Identifying Reasons
Emma has many animal toys.
“I want to be a vet,” she says
“I want to help sick animals.”
“My dream is a pilot,” Tom says
“I want to fly in the sky!”
Tom sits in a chair
“This is my jet,” Tom says.
Emma grabs her toys
“Take us with you,” she says.
She sits behind Tom
“Three, two, one… Takeoff!”
Choose the best answers
1 The story is mainly about Main Idea
a Emma and Tom’s dream
b Emma and Tom’s toys
c playing with animal toys
2 Emma’s dream is to be a
3 Emma and Tom sit in a
4 What does Tom want to be?
High-Frequency Words
Quick Check-up True False
1 Emma plays with her animal toys.
2 Emma and Tom are in a jet.
3 Tom wants to fly in the sky.
Emma has many animal
dolls Do you know the
names of the animals?
Say their names.
27-28
a giraffe, a dog, a cat, a bear,
a lion, a elephant, and a rabbit
vet
pilot
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1 Who are they?
2 What are they doing?
Talk Together
What do you want to be in the future? What is the reason?
Think and Share
Think and Draw
What is your dream? Draw a picture of your dream
Cross out the unrelated words
Theme: Jobs Related Subject:
Social Studies
Circle the correct word for each sentence
4 The boy ( gives / grabs ) his mother’s hand
5 My little sister is ( behind / in front of ) the door
alarmsuitdangeroushosefirefighterfire
Fiction
Non-30
I want to be a singer I want to sing in front of many people
I want to be a cook I want to make delicious snacks.
1 They are firefighters
2 They are putting out fires.
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Check for Understanding
Fill in the chart
Focus on Skills Identifying Details
Hello! My name is Spike
People run away from fires.
But I run into them!
Yeah, I am a firefighter.
I put out fires with my hose.
I rescue people from fires.
Fire is hot and dangerous.
But don’t worry.
I wear my special suit, helmet, boots and gloves.
Ring, ring! It’s the alarm.
I run to the fire truck!
Choose the best answers
1 The main idea is Main Idea
a the work of a firefighter
b putting out fires
c a dangerous job
2 Spike runs into fires and people
a catches b meets c rescues
3 Spike wears when he puts out fires
a a fire truck b a special hose c special clothes
4 What does Spike use when he puts out fires?
High-Frequency Words
Quick Check-up True False
1 Spike is a firefighter.
2 Spike puts out fires with a hose.
3 Spike doesn’t hear the alarm.
run am from
with his hose
wears his special
boots and
Firefighter Spike
people from fires
Take a Look!
What does the firefighter
use to put out fires?
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1 Where are the children?
2 What musical instruments do you see?
Talk Together
What are some other dangerous jobs?
Think and Draw
What do firefighters need? Draw all the things you know
Think and Share
Choose and write the correct word for each clue
1 a loud noise
2 a jacket and pants
3 not safe
Theme: Entertainment Related Subject: Music
The School Band
dangerous suit alarm
Match the words to make a compound word Then write it
4
5
6
cymbalsxylophonerecorderguitarkeyboardband
Fiction
printfighterdrop
firerainfoot
The School Band 34
alarm suit dangerous
firefighter raindrop footprint
Police officer/ pilot/ fisherman/ steward(stewardess)
1 They are in the music room
2 I see a guitar, drums,
a keyboard, cymbals, and a xylophone.
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Check for Understanding
Fill in the chart
Focus on Skills Identifying Details
“Okay, band Let’s play some music!” says Alex.
Alex plays the keyboard
Rick plays the guitar.
Pam and Sam play their recorders
Boom, boom, boom!
That’s Kelly on the drums
Ding, ding, ding!
That’s Vicky on the xylophone.
Alex looks at me.
His look says “Your turn.”
Clang! I hit the cymbals.
Whoopee! We jump up and cheer.
Choose the best answers
1 The story is mainly about Main Idea
a listening to music
b singing songs together
c playing music together
2 Kelly plays the
a keyboard b drums c cymbals
3 How many recorders are there?
4 What musical instrument does Rick play?
High-Frequency Words
Quick Check-up True False
1 Vicky plays the xylophone.
2 Alex plays the cymbals.
3 There aren’t any drums.
Who isn’t wearing shoes?
Find and circle him or
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1 Where are they?
2 What are they doing there?
Talk Together
What kind of music do you want to play?
Think and Share
Think and Write
What musical instruments can you play? Write the name of one and draw it
Match the pictures with the related words
Theme: Entertainment Related Subject: Arts
Match the clues with the words
5 It is a long and thin instrument band
6 This group plays music together recorder
A Photo Album
seagullcutfoldseashellgluebeach
keyboardguitar
xylophone
Fiction
I can play the
I want to play rock / jazz / hip hop / classical music
1 They are at the beach
2 A girl and her mom are playing with seashells, and her dad is taking
a photo of them.