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36 Unit 1 Review • Week 6 Think, Talk, and Write Directions Reread Fun at Summer Camp on page 25 in your Student Worktext.. 42 Unit 1 Review • Week 6 Saving and Spending Directions Writ

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Glenview, Illinois • Boston, Massachusetts • Chandler, Arizona • Upper Saddle River, New Jersey

ANSWER KEY

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Contents

Unit 1 • Living and Learning 5

Unit 2 • Smart Solutions 45

Unit 3 • People and Nature 85

Unit 4 • One of a Kind 125

Unit 5 • Cultures 165

Unit 6 • Freedom 205

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ELD Practice Book Answer Key 5–8

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Trying New Things • Unit 1, Week 1 5

DAY

Name

Directions Complete the sentences Use the words in the box

1 Anna went to and tried new things

2 Anna learned to a basket, swim, and ride horses

3 Anna bubbles when she tried swimming

4 She slept in a with no

5 Anna used a with a to see

at night

6 Weaving a took a lot of patience

Directions Write sentences of your own Use two words from

the box above Use the sentence starters if you need help

I want to try… I have learned to…

7

8

Trying New Things

basket flashlight

battery blew

cabin camp

electricity weave

7 The bread was when it came out of the oven

8 Sleeping in the was fun

9 I learned to weave a at camp

10 I like to in pools and in ponds

11 The was high in the sky at noon

12 I go to sleep as soon as I lay my on a pillow

Directions Circle the short vowel sounds in the words below

DAY

Name

Directions Complete the sentences Use these words to tell about

people, places, or things: small round big blue

Describing

1 There is a lake at the camp

2 The water in the lake is a dark color

3 Anna made a pot

4 The pot is small and

Character and Setting

5 On days, the children go swimming

6 The children are to swim in the lake

7 The camp is near a lake

8 The children have fun at camp.

Directions Look at the picture Use these words to describe the

characters and setting: blue happy summer sunny

4 The cabin is small.

Directions Use these words or phrases to make

complete sentences:

the horse Anna was small and round was fun

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9–12 Answer Key ELD Practice Book

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Trading with One Another • Unit 1, Week 2 11

DAY

Name

1 We buy food at the

2 When we buy food, we are our money for

the food

3 Foods from places are sold at the marketplace

5 There are of foods to choose from at the

marketplace

6 We like to eat that come from California

Directions Write sentences of your own Use two vocabulary

words from the box Use the sentence starters if you need help

My favorite food grows in… At the marketplace, I buy…

plenty trading

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7 The red were sweet

8 The were filled with food

Directions Make the words plural Add the correct ending.

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DAY

Name

Directions Use these words to tell the order that things happen:

next last first

market to sell

3 , people buy the strawberries and eat them

Sequencing

Sequence

Directions Read the sentences Circle the clue words

that tell the order of things

First, Kim went to the marketplace to buy some fruit Next, she bought some pears and strawberries

Then, she ate the fruit at home

Directions Read each sentence Find the subject and the predicate

Draw a line between them

1 Mario and Elena buy meat at the marketplace.

2 Juanita is a cook.

3 The marketplace has food from distant places.

4 Strawberries grow in California.

Directions Fill in the subject or predicate in the lines below Use

these words: Maria grows corn Pedro sells corn

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Achieving Goals • Unit 1, Week 3 17

DAY

Name

Directions Complete the sentences Use the words in the box.

1 One of Rosa’s is to skate in the Olympics

2 An athlete may reach her at the

3 Rosa wears a when she is cold

4 She is at the

5 It takes hard work to a goal

6 It would be if Rosa skates at the Olympics

Directions Write sentences of your own Use two vocabulary words

from the box Use the sentence starters if you need help

Rosa wears… Rosa practices at…

goal ice rink

Olympics splendid

5 Rosa was at the ice rink

6 She could achieve the goal she about with hard work

7 Rosa earned the trophy of all

8 Rosa is now than she was last year

Directions Create new words by adding the endings to the

base words

Base Words and Endings

skate dream trophy

DAY

Name

Directions Use these words to tell the order in the sentences:

later in the morning in the afternoon

goes to bed

Sequence

Sequencing

Directions Use the clue words to complete the sentences.

today tomorrow yesterday

Directions Write S if the sentence is a statement

Write Q if the sentence is a question.

1 Where do the boys play ice hockey?

2 They play ice hockey at the ice rink

3 The boys practice everyday

4 Why do they practice so much?

Directions Put a period at the end of the statements

Put a question mark at the end of the questions

5 Do you like to go ice skating

6 How often does Rosa practice skating

7 Rosa practices everyday

8 Who is Pedro skating with

9 Pedro is skating with Jan

10 What is your favorite winter sport

Statements and Questions

Q S S Q

?

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Directions Write 3 to 4 sentences to answer the

question of the week:

How can we achieve goals?

7 You can get fresh water from a

8 Build a shelter to protect yourself from the sun and

9 You can sleep on the leaves from a

10 You may see how turtles move on the beach

11 You would have no friends to with on a deserted island

12 You could be rescued by people on a

Directions Fill in the long vowel digraphs Then, rewrite the word

Wants and Needs • Unit 1, Week 4 23

DAY

Name

1 She was on an

2 A island does not have any people living on it

3 You need food, water, and to

4 You can get water from a

5 There may be a of fruits to eat

6 You can make toys out of shells to yourself

7 If you are stranded, you will need to be

On a deserted island,… I would need…

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Wants and Needs

stranded shelter

deserted entertain

rescued stream

survive variety

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DAY

Name

Directions Complete the sentences Use these words that

describe steps in a process:

begin by next finally

3 , mix the fruit together in the bowl

Steps in a Process

Directions Use these words to finish the story:

second third first

Directions Complete the sentences Use a period or an exclamation

mark at the end of each one

1 Please help me put up our tent

2 Wow, there’s a mother deer and her baby by

the stream

3 Camping with my family is so much fun

4 Come on a hike with me

Directions Write an exclamation and a command Use the sentence

starters if you need help

What a… Come in…

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Saving and Spending • Unit 1, Week 5 31

DAY

Name

Directions Use these words to describe a person, place, or thing

in the sentences below: busy hurt steady helpful

1 Sonia and José have jobs at the hospital

2 The hospital is a place to work

3 Jose is to people who are sick

4 Sonia takes good care of people who are

Directions Look at the picture Use the words to fill in the missing

characters and settings

Emilia park bank Father town home

Emilia raked many piles of leaves to earn money She saved

so happy to get a bike Now they can ride their bikes together in

Directions Join each pair of ideas to form a compound sentence

Use these words: and or but

1 Sonia can spend her money, Sonia can save her money

2 Carlos wants to sleep more, it’s time for Carlos to get ready for school

3 Luis earns money, Luis plans how to spend his money

Directions Join the pair of simple sentences and make one

compound sentence Use a comma and the word and.

4 Marco likes to play baseball Marco likes to read books.

5 I visit Grandma on Sunday I visit Aunt Selena on Saturday.

5 Sonia saves money in her bank

6 She had a few in her purse

7 Sonia buys a for her son’s birthday

8 She went to to run errands

Directions Complete the words below using the correct vowel

DAY

Name

1 Sonia works hard at a job

2 She is a who takes care of people when they are hurt or sick

3 She money for working

4 Sonia spends her on her family

5 Sonia ran around town

6 She went to the and put

I save… We go to town to…

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8

Saving and Spending

money nurse

account bank

earns errands

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makes heat or light

2 flashlight B a small light that you carry in your hand

4 electricity D a container made of pieces of dried

plants or wire

like swimming or sports

Words with Short Vowels

Words can have short vowel sounds, such as the /a/ sound

in cabin.

Directions Read the word Write the short vowel sound you hear

Then, on the line, write a sentence with the word

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B E A

Sentences are groups of words that tell a complete idea There are

two parts to a sentence: 1) a person, place, or thing; 2) what the person, place, or thing is or does

Directions Make complete sentences Use these words:

ran fast children swimming

4 Juan is

6 Anna

Describing/Character and Setting

Words can be used to describe a person, place, or thing.

Directions Use the words below to complete the sentences.

grassy big dark

1 One girl is blowing bubbles

2 The girl with hair is jumping rope

3 The children are having fun in the field

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Think, Talk, and Write

Directions Reread Fun at Summer Camp on page 25 in your

Student Worktext

7 Talk about trying new things Read your Weekly Concept Journal

on page 10 Change or add to what you wrote

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Unit 1 Review

Directions Write the letter of the phrase that tells what

each word means

services

2 plenty B an open area that sells fresh food

3 trading C far away in space and time

4 distant D a large quantity; more than enough

Plural Words

When changing singular nouns to plural nouns, you will usually add

an s at the end For words ending in ch, sh, and x, add es For words ending in a consonant and y, change the y to an i and add es.

Directions Write the plural form of the singular nouns Then, write a

sentence on the line using the word

First, next, then, and last are clue words that show the order,

or sequence, in which things happen.

Directions Complete the paragraph with words that show order.

first then last

, he bakes the pie

Subjects and Predicates

The subject of a sentence is the person, place, or thing The

predicate has a verb that tells what the subject is or does

Directions Read each sentence Draw a line between the subject

and the predicate

1 The marketplace is large.

2 The fruit looks good to eat

Directions Reread At the Marketplace on page 31 in your

Student Worktext

3 Talk about what you learned about trading Read your Weekly

Concept Journal on page 16 Change or add to what you wrote

1 Olympics A something that you hope to achieve

2 skating B moving along on ice or another surface

3 achieve C to succeed in something you wanted to do

4 dreams D an area that has an ice floor to skate on

5 goal E an international sporting event

6 ice rink F things that you wish will happen

Name

Base Words and Endings

To add an ending to a word that ends in a vowel and a consonant,

double the consonant Then, add the ending (bat, batting) If a word ends in a silent e, drop the e Then, add the ending (achieve,

achieving) If a word ends in a consonant and y, change the y to

an i Then, add any ending except -ing (cry, crying or cried).

Directions Write the new word

7 skate + ing

8 try + ed

s k a t i n g

t r i e d

E B C F A D

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Unit 1 Review

Sequencing/Sequence

Words that tell when show the order in which things happen

Directions Read the story Circle the clue words that show the

order of things

In the morning, Lee has a good breakfast so he can do his best At noon, he eats lunch before he plays hockey

Later, Lee will have dinner with his family

Statements and Questions

Statements are sentences that tell things They have a period at the

end Questions ask things They have a question mark at the end.

Directions Write a statement and a question about the picture.

1

2

Directions Reread A Skater’s Dream on page 37 in your

Student Worktext

3 Talk about setting and achieving goals Read your Weekly

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Unit 1 Review

Name

Wants and Needs

Directions Write the letter of the phrase that gives the meaning of

each word

2 shelter B a flowing body of water; a small creek

3 deserted C a cover that protects from rain and wind

4 survive D to be saved or freed

6 stream F a piece of land completely surrounded by water

DAY

Long Vowel Digraphs

Directions Add the correct vowel digraph and rewrite the word

on the line

8 b t

F C E A D B

Clue words tell the order of the steps in a process.

Directions Read the story Circle the clue words that show

the steps in the process

How to Make a SandcastleBegin by filling a bucket with wet sand Pack it down tight After a while, gently flip the bucket upside down

The next step is to slowly lift the bucket off of the sand

Do these steps over and over

Commands and Exclamations

A command tells what to do It ends in a period (.) An

exclamation shows a lot of emotion It has an exclamation

mark (!) at the end of it

Directions Write a command and an exclamation

1

2

Directions Reread How to Survive on a Deserted Island on

page 43 in your Student Worktext

3 Talk about getting the things you need and want Read your

Weekly Concept Journal on page 28 Change or add to what you wrote

Saving and Spending

each word

2 nurse B a person who takes care of sick people

3 steady C coins and paper used to buy things

4 bank D something held for a long time

5 earns E to work for

Words with Vowel Diphthongs

A diphthong is made from two letters that blend together to make

one vowel sound

ou ow oi oy

Directions Fill in the missing vowel diphthong and write the

word on the line

7 b

A C

E

D B

Describing/Character and Setting

Describing words tell about people, places, or things A character

is who the story is about The setting is where and when a story

takes place

Directions Read the story Circle the describing words.

Selena and her dad went into the little bookstore The shelves held more books than Selena had ever seen There were picture books for young children There were cook books to tell how to make tasty meals Selena found a book with lots of jokes

Compound Sentences

You can use connecting words like and, or, and but to form

a compound sentence

Directions Underline the compound sentences

Circle the connecting words

1 Chen wants to watch more TV, but it’s time to go to bed

2 Luca has a soccer ball, football, and a brand new basketball.

Directions Reread A Trip to the Bank on page 49 in your

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Plant and Animal Structures • Unit 2, Week 1 45

DAY

Name

1 Birds have many structures that help solve

2 Birds nests, structures that keeps their eggs safe

3 Bird eggs look , but they are very strong

4 Eggs are structures that keep baby birds safe until they

5 A baby bird through the egg with

a structure like a tooth

6 These help them survive

Plant and Animal Structures

hatch pecks

build fragile

problems structures

Directions Write sentences of your own Use two words from the

box Use the sentence starters if you need help

Birds have many… A baby bird…

4 The tastes sour

5 Please your homework

6 You can when your work is done

lemon finish relax

DAY

Name

Summarizing

Directions Read the sentences Look at the pictures Complete the

sentences Use the words to tell who and what about the pictures.

bear food bee asleep

1 The is in a cave

2 The gets from the flower

Main Idea and Details

Directions Read each sentence Write main idea if the

sentence tells the main idea Write detail if it tells something

about the main idea

their way out of eggs

Common and Proper Nouns

Directions Read the sentences Circle all of the proper nouns

Draw a line under the common nouns

1 In some places, birds need help to build shelters.

2 The Windsor High School class built bird houses

for songbirds

3 The class went to the San Diego Zoo.

4 A sheep has a wool coat to help keep warm.

5 The long bushy tail of the squirrel is used for balance.

Directions Read the sentences Look at the nouns in bold print

Write C for common nouns Write P for proper nouns.

6 The beaver carries sticks to build a dam

7 The class visits the New West Nature Center

8 Beavers build dams for shelter and to keep their kits safe

C P C

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What plant and animal structures help solve problems?

My Weekly Concept Journal

Good Solutions • Unit 2, Week 2 51

DAY

Name

1 A is a bird without

2 The nestling at Gabe and Amelia

3 The nestling was in out of its nest

4 Mother them about touching wild animals

5 The was for Mom to put the baby bird back

in its nest

6 Books can help solve problems

the box Use the sentence starters if you need help

A baby bird… Wild animals are called…

trouble warned

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1 bugle

2 hurdle

3 circle

Directions Read the sentences Draw a line between the syllables

of the words in bold print

4 The handle on my bucket broke.

5 The bird was in trouble.

6 The stars sparkle on clear, cold nights.

Directions Write the words Then, draw a line between

the syllables

Words with Syllables C + -le

bugle hurdle circle

b u / g l e

c i r / c l e

h u r / d l e

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DAY

Name

Directions Connect two ideas in one sentence Use the words and

and but to join the ideas.

1 Sara lives on a farm, she has a donkey

2 She rides almost every day, her donkey hurt its leg

3 Sara took her donkey to the vet, he wrapped the leg in a bandage

Summarizing

Main Idea and Details

Directions Read the story below Write the main idea

Write two details from the story

Pepe saw his cat stuck in the tree in his yard The cat was scared

Pepe and Lena asked their father to get the cat down Their father used a ladder to climb the tree He carried the cat safely down to the ground

4 The main idea of the story is

5 The details are

Directions Read the sentences Look at the words in bold print

Write S if they are singular nouns Write P if they are plural nouns

1 Do not touch wild animals because they may scratch or bite

2 Many birds like to eat berries

3 The mother bird brings food to her babies

4 We have boxes of bird seed inside

5 She likes to feed the birds in winter

Directions Write the plural form of the nouns listed.

S P

b e r r i e s

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57– 60 Answer Key ELD Practice Book

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Finding Solutions • Unit 2, Week 3 57

DAY

Name

1 Isabel walked down a in the woods

2 She saw an net in a tree

3 The net was filled with

4 They were in the net

5 Isabel who put the net in the tree

6 When she lifted the net, the butterflies

Butterflies were… The net was…

trapped wondered

4 The children love to play in the

5 We saw the hatch out of its cocoon

6 The doctor will listen to my

Directions Join the two words to form a compound word Write it

DAY

Name

Directions Complete each question with the words who, what,

where, or why.

3 do the butterflies go after Isabel lifts the net?

Directions Look at the picture of a dog below Write a question

to learn more about the main idea Write a question about a detail

Begin each question with who, what, where, or why Be sure to use

a question mark at the end

Directions Read the sentences Look at the nouns

Circle the irregular plural nouns

1 Most children like to watch the monkeys at the zoo.

2 The people who work at the zoo take care of many animals.

3 We saw women training seals for a show.

4 Two men cleaned the elephants’ yard.

Directions Finish the sentences Use these plural nouns:

geese dice feet mice

5 The were swimming in the pond

6 There were a lot of in the barn

7 A duck has webbed to help it swim

8 I rolled a four on the

Irregular Plural Nouns

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Fair Solutions • Unit 2, Week 4 63

DAY

Name

1 The calm sea turned rough

2 A flew down next to them

3 The dragon told them about his

4 A person stole the treasure from the

5 The dragon was too big to into the small cave

6 The dragon gave them half of his

7 Lee and Nora thought the solution was

Directions Write two sentences of your own Use the words from

The treasure is… The dragon had a solution…

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9

Fair Solutions

cave dragon

treasure clever

fair squeeze

suddenly wealth

Directions Use the new words to fill in the blanks.

4 The dragon could not into the cave

5 Sam and Jose the ball to each other

6 The cat does not like it when I him

Directions Add the consonant blends squ, spl, and thr to the word

parts to complete the words Write the consonant blends on the lines

Words with Three-Letter Blends

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DAY

Name

Directions Use these words to show how the people in the picture

differ from each other: bigger taller smaller older

Compare and Contrast

Comparing and Contrasting

1 The boy is than the girls

2 The father is than the mother

3 The girl wearing pants is than the girl in

the long, pink dress

4 The grandma is than the father

5 The girls are than the boy

Directions Look at the people in the picture Write a sentence

telling how they differ

Singular Possessive Nouns

Directions Find the word that tells what the possessive noun has or

owns Write the word on the line

6 The dragon’s treasure was put in cave

7 Lee’s friend is Nora

8 Lee and Nora’s kindness helped the dragon

9 The dragon’s solution was fair

10 The dragon’s wealth was shared

Directions Read the sentences Circle the possessive nouns.

1 The dragon’s treasure was in the cave.

2 The cave’s size was too small for the dragon.

3 Lee’s body can fit in the cave.

4 Nora’s share of the treasure was big

5 The treasure chest’s lock was opened

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Plant and Animal Adaptations • Unit 2, Week 5 69

DAY

Name

Directions Complete the sentences Use the words from the box.

1 The is hot and dry

2 It is a place to live

3 Some plants and animals to life in the desert

4 The Mormon Tea plant looks like dried

5 means to sleep in the day when it is hot

6 Coyotes are that look for animals to eat

Directions Write sentences of your own Use two words from the

box Use the sentence starters if you need help

The desert is… Coyotes are…

7

8

Plant and Animal Adaptations

desert harsh

twigs hunters

adapted nocturnal

Words with Digraphs

Directions Fill in the digraph to complete the words

ck th sh

2 oe

Directions Use the new words to fill in the blanks in

the sentences below

4 The baby’s was on the wrong foot

5 My reads stories to me

DAY

Name

Classifying

Directions Circle the words that help classify

1 One kind of animal that sleeps in the day is the kangaroo rat

2 Another kind of nocturnal animal is the coyote.

3 The cactus is one type of desert plant.

4 The Mormon Tea plant is a second type of desert plant.

Directions Complete the chart Write the groups that tell how the

items are classified

Classify and Categorize

Directions Read the sentences Circle the plural possessive nouns.

1 The coyotes’ tails are fluffy.

2 The rats’ home is in the ground.

3 The deserts’ days are very hot

4 The plants’ leaves can hold water.

Directions Finish the sentences Use these plural possessive nouns:

plants’ coyotes’ rats’ days’

5 The home is in the desert

6 Nocturnal animals sleep during the heat

7 Desert leaves are small

8 Desert plants are the food

Plural Possessive Nouns

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Plant and Animal Structures

Directions Write the letter of the phrase that gives the meaning

of each word

Syllable Patterns V/CV, VC/V

A syllable is a part of a word that has one vowel sound Words like

lemon and pilot have two vowel sounds and two syllables Lemon has

the VC/V (vowel, consonant/vowel) pattern: lem/on Pilot has the

V/CV (vowel/consonant, vowel) pattern: pi/lot.

Directions Draw a line to show the syllable pattern Then, use the

words in a sentence

5 river

6 silent

B A D C

Summarizing/Main Idea and Details

When we summarize what we read, see, and hear, we tell the

main points We use words that answer who, what, how, and why?

The main idea is what the text is about Details are smaller ideas

that tell about the main idea

Directions Circle the sentence that tells the main idea of the picture.

Chickens have yellow beaks

Chickens peck with their beaks to eat food

Common and Proper Nouns

Common nouns name a person, place, or thing Proper nouns

name a special person, place, or thing

Directions Finish the sentences with these common and proper

nouns: bird California

1 I have a pet

2 The state of is very large

Directions Reread Bird Structures on page 57 in your Student

Worktext

3 Talk with a partner about plant and animal structures Read your

Weekly Concept Journal on page 50 Change or add to what you wrote

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Words with Syllables C + -le

Some words end with a consonant and -le These three letters make

up the syllable pattern C + -le

Directions Draw a line before the C + -le syllable pattern.

7 jingle

8 sprinkle

of each word

1 feathers A a problem that makes

something difficult

2 nestling B soft things that cover a bird’s body

3 wildlife C animals and plants that live in nature

4 solution D told someone that something bad

Summarizing/Main Idea and Details

We can summarize by using the words and and but to join main

ideas and details.

Directions Connect the two ideas Write one sentence.

1 Juan has a dog The dog’s name is Chico.

Directions Reread Solution for a Bird on page 63 in your

Student Worktext

4 Talk about good solutions with a partner Read your Weekly

Directions Read the sentences Look at the words in bold print

Write P if the noun is plural Write S if the noun is singular.

2 The park is a good place for families to have a picnic

3 A bear cub can climb trees

Singular and Plural Nouns

Singular nouns name one person, place, or thing Plural nouns

name more than one person, place, or thing

J u a n h a s a d o g , a n d t h e d o g ’ s n a m e i s C h i c o

P S

Compound words are made up of two smaller words.

Directions Join the two words to make a compound word

Then, write a sentence on the line using the word you wrote

7 play + ground

8 flash + light

of each word

1 scattered A very, very large

2 butterflies B spread over a wide area

3 enormous C insects with large wings, often with

beautiful colors

4 path D thought about something that was not clear

5 trapped E prevented someone from escaping

6 wondered F a trail or track that people walk along

F

C A

D B

Asking Questions/Main Idea and Details

Many questions start with who, what, where, and why Questions

end with a question mark (?) We can use questions to learn more

about the main idea and details of a story.

Directions Complete each question for the picture.

Irregular Plural Nouns

Plural nouns name more than one person, place, or thing Irregular

plural nouns do not end with -s They are made in other ways.

Directions Circle the irregular plural noun for each singular noun.

3 child: children, childies

4 tooth: tooths, teeth

Directions Reread Isabel and Butterflies on page 69

in your Student Worktext

5 Talk with a partner about finding solutions Read your Weekly

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Words with Three-Letter Blends

Sometimes, two or three consonant sounds are blended together in

a word In most of these words, each consonant sound is heard

Directions Underline the consonant blends Then, on the line,

write a sentence with the word

7 square

8 spray

of each word

or under ground

6 squeeze F valuable things, such as gold, silver,

or jewels

E C

D

B F

Comparing and Contrasting/Compare and Contrast

We compare when we tell how two things are alike When we tell

how they are different, we contrast We can use -er words to

contrast

Directions Write two sentences that contrast the things in the

picture Use these -er words in your sentences:

bigger shorter taller smaller

1 The deer is tall The bush is short.

2 The tree is big The deer is big.

Singular Possessive Nouns

Possessive nouns are nouns that own or have something

Add ’s to make a singular noun possessive

Directions Circle the singular possessive noun

Write what it has or owns on the line

3 A dragon’s tail is very long

4 The tail’s spikes look very sharp

Directions Reread The Dragon’s Treasure on page 75 in your

Student Worktext

5 Talk with a partner about fair solutions Read your Weekly

Plant and Animal Adaptations

each word

1 desert A people or animals that hunt other animals

2 twigs B a large area of hot and dry land

3 adapted C difficult to live in and very uncomfortable

4 harsh D active at night

5 hunters E very thin branches that grow on

larger branches

6 nocturnal F changed your behavior to fit a

new situation

Words with Digraphs

A pair of consonants that blend together to make one sound is called

a digraph.

Directions Write the consonant digraph Then, write a sentence

with the word on the lines below

Classifying/Classify and Categorize

We classify by putting like things into a group Words and

phrases like one kind, and a second type can help us classify.

Directions Complete the sentences Use words that

show classifying

2 The kangaroo rat is of animal in the desert

Plural Possessive Nouns

A plural possessive noun is a noun that has or owns something

Many of the plural nouns are made possessive by adding an apostrophe to the end

Directions Underline the plural possessive noun Circle the thing the

noun has or owns

3 The coyotes’ legs are built for speed

4 The Mormon Tea plants’ branches are thin twigs

Directions Reread Plants and Animals in the Desert on page

81 in your Student Worktext

5 Talk with a partner about plant and animal adaptations Read

your Weekly Concept Journal on page 74 Change or add to what you wrote

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Enjoying Nature • Unit 3, Week 1 85

DAY

Name

1 Gardens are one way to enjoy the of nature

2 People plant seeds and

3 Sun and rain help plants to grow

4 You have to be to grow flowers

5 Flowers are pretty when they

6 People eat the fresh food they helped to

7 The must be kept healthy for plants to grow

Directions Write two sentences of your own Use two words

In a garden, people… Sun and rain…

8

9.

Enjoying Nature

bulbs showers

bloom beauty

create patient

Directions Use the new words you created to fill in the blanks

in the sentences below

7 Please water the flowers because hot today

8 working hard on your garden

Directions Join the two words to make one word Use an

apostrophe in place of the letters you take out

Words with Contractions

DAY

Name

Directions Finish the sentences Use these words that show

cause and effect: because so when

1 Some people plant gardens

they can eat fresh food

2 Others plant bulbs they love flowers

3 Vegetables grow people plant seeds

4 Plants need sun to grow people put their gardens in sunny places

5 Some plants die they don’t get enough water

Cause and Effect Relationship

Directions Read the story Circle the words that

show cause and effect

Cause and Effect

Carla loves fresh flowers She cuts some flowers so she can bring them in the house She looks in the cabinet because she needs a vase

She fills the vase with water so the flowers will stay fresh Now Carla can enjoy the flowers when she is inside, too

Directions Read the sentences Circle the linking verbs

Draw a line under the action verbs

1 Jose and Maya plant a garden in the spring.

2 They are tired from the hard work.

3 Maya waters the seeds.

4 The sun is important to their plants.

5 They pull the weeds in the garden.

Directions Use these action verbs and linking verbs to

finish the sentences:

6 The garden full of beans, corn, and peas

7 Pedro ripe beans every day

8 He most of the vegetables himself

9 The corn and peas so sweet!

Action and Linking Verbs

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1 Some things in nature seem

2 People told tales to explain things

3 They had tales about things that were too.

5 In these stories, a god the ocean

6 The god made an by stomping his feet

7 Today scientists know how a is made

Explaining Nature

earthquake

rainbow

controlled dangerous

mysterious unpredictable

ancient

Explaining Nature • Unit 3, Week 2 91

Scientists… Nature is…

4 Luis’s dog will him and dig a hole

5 Luis is that his dog dug up the flowers

6 I had to my spelling words

Directions Add the prefix un-, re-, mis-, dis-, or non- to the words

below to make new words Write the word on the line

1 _ _ happy

2 _ _ write

3 _ _ _ obey

Words with Prefixes

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DAY

Name

Directions Look at the two pictures of water Use the words below

to complete the sentences that compare and contrast the pictures

both and but

Directions Read the story Circle the clue words.

Two Climates

I live in Hawaii, where it is warm all of the time My cousin lives

in Arizona Both places are alike because they are warm Hawaii is wet, but Arizona is dry Both my cousin and I have gardens I grow lilies, but she grows cacti

Comparing and Contrasting

Explaining Nature • Unit 3, Week 2 93

Directions Read the sentences Circle the main verbs and underline

the helping verbs

1 The snow has fallen all night.

2 The rain has poured down all day.

3 The rivers have flooded the roads

4 The sky will clear after the storm.

5 Then there may be a rainbow.

Directions Finish the sentences Use the verbs below

blows shining might has

6 The power in the house go out

7 The wind the tree branches around

8 At last the rain stopped

9 The sun is again

Main and Helping Verbs

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Investigating Nature • Unit 3, Week 3 97

DAY

Name

1 Scientists stars when they grow

2 Amazing things have been discovered in

3 Stars are born from clouds of dust and

4 The clouds spin in a getting hotter and hotter

5 The stars prettily in the night sky

6 After of years, a star may

in size

Clouds… Stars shine…

investigate millions

shine shrink

4 My was closed for a holiday

5 The teacher wrote B+ on my paper and put a

around it

6 The elephant looked very next to the monkey

Directions Add the missing consonants from below that make the

/k/, /s/, and /j/ sounds Write the word on the line

Directions Read the sentences Write an A if the subject and verb

agree If the subject and verb do not agree, write an X.

1 The cloud are rolling in

2 People investigate the stars

3 The stars light up the sky at night

4 Clouds block the stars in the night sky

5 The stars is beautiful in the

night sky

Directions Use the verbs below to finish the sentences Make sure

the subjects and verbs agree is are looks goes

6 Maria at the stars every night with a telescope

7 They so bright in the dark sky

8 Maria’s class studying the stars

9 Every year her school

to the planetarium to see a show aboutthe stars

X

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DAY

Name

Directions Circle the -er word in each sentence.

1 Many stars are brighter than the North Star.

2 The sun looks bigger than all the other stars

we see

3 The sky is darker tonight because clouds are

covering the moon

Draw Conclusions

Directions Use these clue words to complete the sentences:

although because but

4 Many people know the Big Dipper

it is easy to find

5 Polaris is a star, it is

not the brightest star

it is much smaller than the stars

7 The North Star is used to find directions

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4 Jose waited while the vet checked his dog

5 The girl who won the contest was

6 Anna showed to the injured bird

Directions Make new words Add a suffix from the box to the

words below Then, write the new word on the line

Words with Suffixes

-ly -ful

-ness -less

-able -ible

Helping Animals • Unit 3, Week 4 103

DAY

Name

Directions Complete the sentences Use the words from the box.

1 A whale may be by a boat

2 A whale on the beach is in much

3 People want to the whales

5 They bring to help the whales

6 They wait

7 A higher may help the whale get to deeper water

Directions Write two sentences of your own Use words from

Volunteers help by… Stranded whales…

8

9.

Helping Animals

injured supplies

anxiously danger

protect tide

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DAY

Name

Directions Look at the pictures Complete the sentences that

show a generalization Use the words all, few, none, or many.

food to live

food and bring it to their babies

the neighbors has a bird as a pet Many of the families have dogs

Only a few neighbors have a cat

Directions Read the sentences Circle the verb Write past, present,

or future to tell what kind of verb it is.

1 The baby birds ate one worm each

2 Tomorrow they will eat more

3 The dogs jumped over the fence and ran away

4 My dog will stay inside today

5 The dog sleeps by the fire

Directions Use the verbs below to finish the sentences.

walked walk will walk

6 Yesterday, I my dog in the park

7 I him again tomorrow

8 I with him every day

Past, Present, and Future Tense

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DAY

Name

1 All people can have an on nature

2 Water is not safe when it is

3 It is to pollute water

4 Water is a very important

5 We need to the fresh water we have

6 There are ways to conserve water

7 Shut the off when you brush your teeth

Directions Write two sentences of your own Use the words

Turning off the… Water must be…

8

9

Impacting Nature

faucet liquid

conserve impact

polluted simple

Directions Fill in the blanks in the sentences Use the new

words you created

5 I like to to music

6 I plugged the hole with my

7 My answer was on the test

8 I a letter to my grandmother every week

Directions Complete the words Add the consonant blends from

the box Then, write the word on the line

st mb

Directions Circle the irregular verbs.

1 I made a good impact on nature.

2 I found ways to conserve water.

3 I took the rain water and watered

our plants

4 I spoke to my class about how to

conserve water

Directions Use the irregular verbs below to finish these sentences

caught took fell ate

5 The rain hard all day long

6 We our baseball hats off inside the school

7 I a big fish yesterday

8 I only half of my sandwich

Directions Complete the sentences Use these words that

compare: more less longer

1 Kai is using water than Rosa

2 Rosa is using water than Kai

3 Rosa is conserving water than Kai

4 Kai leaves the water on than Rosa

Directions Look at the pictures below Are the people conserving

water? What conclusions can you draw?

5 Pedro uses water than Maria to wash his dog

6 Maria uses water than Pedro to wash her dog

7 Maria leaves the water on than Pedro

8 Pedro is conserving water than Maria

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1 bulbs A short periods of light rain

2 showers B to make something new exist or happen

3 beauty C round roots that grow into flowers or plants

4 bloom D to open or appear, like on a flower

5 create E able to wait calmly for a long time

6 patient F a quality that makes something

attractive

Words with Contractions

A contraction is two words joined together to make one word

An apostrophe shows where letters have been dropped

For example, he + will = he’ll.

Directions Write the new word Then, write a sentence with

the word

7 They + are =

8 I + will =

C A F D B E

Cause and Effect Relationship/

Cause and Effect

Cause and effect words show how actions are connected The

words so, because, when, and since are cause and effect words.

Directions Read the story Circle the words that show cause

and effect

Juan likes to grow plants so he has a big garden This year, his garden is not growing because it has been too hot and dry People are asked to conserve water when it is too dry Juan can’t water his garden much since he must save water

Action and Linking Verbs

An action verb tells what happens A linking verb “links” the

subject of a sentence to words in the predicate that describe the subject

Directions Look at the verbs in bold Write A for action verbs

Write L for linking verbs.

1 They are tired

2 They work hard in the garden

Directions Reread Gardens on page 89 in your Student Worktext

3 Talk with a partner about ways to enjoy nature Read your Weekly

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Unit 3 Review

1 earthquake A happening very far back in time

2 rainbow B strange and difficult to explain

3 ancient C a large curve of different colors that

appears in the sky

4 dangerous D changing, not knowing what to expect

5 unpredictable E able or likely to harm you

6 mysterious F a sudden shaking of the earth’s surface

Words with Prefixes

A prefix is added to the beginning of a word

A prefix changes the meaning of a word

Directions Write the new word.

B E

Comparing and Contrasting/

To compare, or tell how things are alike, use the words both, and, and like To contrast things, or tell how they are different, use the

words unlike and but.

Directions Circle the clue words in the paragraph.

Leaves change in the three seasons In both spring and summer the leaves are green Unlike the green leaves, the fall leaves change color In winter, many trees have no leaves, but they grow back again in spring

Main and Helping Verbs

A main verb tells what happens A helping verb works with a

main verb It “helps” the main verb tell shades of time and meaning

Directions Look at the verbs in bold Write M for main verbs Write

H for helping verbs.

1 The sun has melted the snowman

2 The rain flooded the streets in town

Directions Reread Myths on page 95 in your Student Worktext

3 Talk with a partner about how people explain things in nature

Read your Weekly Concept Journal on page 96 Change or add

to what you wrote

H M

2 space B to make smaller

3 shrink C to glow with bright light

4 gas D a substance such as air; not solid or liquid

5 investigate E extremely large numbers in amount or time

6 millions F looking for facts to find out the truth

Consonants /j/, /s/, and /k/ Sounds

The letters g, j, and ge can make the /j/ sound, as in badge The letters s and c can make the /s/ sound, as in space The letters c, k,

ck, and ch can make the /k/ sound, as in school.

Directions Underline the letter or letters that make the /j/, /s/,

or /k/ sound in each word below Then, write a sentence on the line using the word

7 city

8 huge

C

B A

F E D

Authors use clue words such as although, because, that, and but to

help readers draw conclusions.

Directions Read the sentences Write your conclusion on the line

Circle the clue words that helped you to draw a conclusion

1 It is below 32 degrees, but the roads are not icy

2 Although it is hot today, we can’t see the sun

Subject-Verb Agreement

Subjects are what a sentence is about Verbs tell what the subject

does or is The subject and verb should always agree

Directions Complete the sentence Use a verb and a noun that

agree

shine shines are is

Directions Reread Life of a Star on page 101 in your

Student Worktext

4 Talk with a partner about investigating nature Read your Weekly

3 The stars that at night beautiful

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