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Curriculum Integration Reading Program

Starter

L3

Supplementary Material

Science History

Sports

Literature

Science History Science

Social Studies

Social Studies

Science History Art

1 How Do Animals Survive in Winter? 130 6

2 The Snowflake Man 129 14

4 The Story of Orion 135 26

9 Learning from Fossils 131 58

10 The World’s Greatest Fossil Hunter 136 66

11 Tyrannosaurus Rex and Apatosaurus 133 72

12 Spending Time with Dinosaurs! 136 78

5 Unique Homes in Hot Places 134 32

6 A Huge Home for a Little Bird 139 40

7 Housewarming Gifts in the Past 131 46

8 Van Gogh’s Bedroom Art 133 52

13 All About Hot Deserts 136 84

14 The Sahara and Gobi Deserts 137 92

15 The Sonoran Desert’s Special Cactuses 134 98

16 A Forest in the Desert 139 104

Contents

I go skiing with my family every winter I

also like throwing snowballs at my brother

Key Words

Read the words Then circle them in the sentences above.

How Do Animals Survive in Winter?

What do animals do in winter?

Warm Up

Some deer travel to

Wood ducks fly south to survive in winter

Gray squirrels grow thicker, longer fur

How Do Animals Survive in Winter?

It gets very cold in winter However, animals

survive because of their special habits

Many birds fly south in fall It is warmer there

There is also more food However, the trip is long and dangerous So, geese fly in large groups That way, they can travel to faraway places more safely

Some animals, like black bears, sleep through winter They eat a lot of food in fall Then they can survive all winter without eating They also find warm, safe places to sleep Caves are good sleeping places

Some animals grow different fur in winter Rabbits get thicker fur to stay warm Other animals also

change color For example, Arctic foxes are brown in summer But their fur turns white in winter It helps them hide in the snow

Many birds fly south

Black bears sleep

through winter Rabbits

grow thicker fur, and

Arctic foxes change their

color.

I wear a hat, gloves, and a heavy jacket when I go outside.

Animals do different things to in winter Many birds fly south for warmer weather and more food Geese fly in to get there more safely Black bears sleep in all winter long

In fall, they eat a lot That way, they do not need to eat in Rabbits grow thicker to stay warm Arctic foxes turn white

to in the snow

Fill in the blanks and match

Complete the summary with the words from the box.

Choose the best answers

1 What is this passage mainly about?

a how animals find food in winter

b when animals sleep in winter

c how animals survive in winter

2 How do geese fly south?

a alone b in pairs c in big groups

3 What do black bears do in fall?

a They eat a lot b They run a lot c They sleep a lot

4 How do Arctic foxes hide in the snow?

a They grow thicker fur

b They grow white fur

c Their fur turns brown

Check true or false

Write the correct answers

7 Why do many birds fly south?

It is , and there is more there

What do you want to do when it snows? Circle your ideas

Toothpicks have pointed ends

4 The scientist made an important south

discovery

5 He separated

traveled a piece from the puzzle.

6 Scientists use microscopes

discoveries to look at small things.

Fill in the blanks and read the words

microscope melt toothpick separate

throw snowballs make a snowman

make snow angels

What did Wilson

Bentley find out

about snowflakes?

In 1885, Bentley took the first picture of a snowflake

First, he connected a camera to a microscope Next,

he used a black board to collect falling snowflakes

With a toothpick, he separated one snowflake from the others Then he took a picture of it

Over the next 45 years, Bentley took more than 5,000 pictures of snowflakes From these pictures, he made an important discovery He found that every snowflake is different Because of this, people call him

“The Snowflake Man.”

Words 129

The Snowflake Man

Wilson Bentley really loved snow! When he was 15,

he got a microscope for his birthday He used it to look

at snowflakes Bentley thought they were beautiful He tried to draw them However, they melted before he finished

So, he decided to take pictures of them

What shapes can you find

Wilson Bentley liked to look at snowflakes through his

He wanted to them, but they melted too quickly So, heconnected a microscope and a together Then he collected

on a board After separating the snowflakes with a , he took pictures of them He took many snowflake pictures for 45 years They showed that all snowflakes are

Write the numbers in the correct order

Complete the summary with the words from the box

Choose the best answers

1 What is the main idea of this passage?

a Wilson Bentley wanted to see how snow melted

b Wilson Bentley loved to collect snowflakes in winter

c Wilson Bentley found that all snowflakes are different

2 What did Bentley get for his 15th birthday?

a a camera b a microscope c a snowman

3 Why couldn’t Bentley draw snowflakes?

a They fell too slow b They melted too fast c They were too small

4 What did Bentley do first to take pictures of snowflakes?

a He connected a camera to a microscope

b He collected snowflakes from the sky

c He looked at snowflakes through a camera

Check true or false

Write the correct answer

7 What did Bentley use to separate the snowflakes?

He used a

T F

He took the first picture of a snowflake

He found that all snowflakes are different

Bentley looked at snowflakes through a microscope

He tried to draw the snowflakes, but he couldn’t

Then he took many pictures of snowflakes

toothpick camera snowflakes different draw microscope

2 4

draw

camera snowflakes

different toothpick

What do these winter sports use? Guess and match

Read and choose the correct words.

1 Kids like to ride (sleds / nets) down hills

2 Ice hockey players use long (fur / sticks).

3 Some (disabled / melted) people use wheelchairs.

4 A helmet is a piece of ice hockey (sticks / equipment).

5 Basketball players (separate / shoot) the basketball

6 Soccer players kick the ball into the other team’s (net / sled)

skates, sticks, and helmets

Answ ers: 1 (d), 2 (a), 3 (b), 4 (c)

the puck

The rules of sled hockey are similar to ice hockey’s rules Sled hockey has two teams Each team has one goalkeeper and five skaters The skaters try to shoot the puck into the other team’s net The team with the most goals wins!

Many people love sled hockey because it is exciting!

What is sled hockey?

What is your favorite winter sport?

Sled hockey is a winter

sport for disabled people

Its rules are similar to ice

hockey’s.

My favorite winter sport is snowboarding I like it because it’s exciting

Sled hockey is a winter sport for people The players sit

on and use two short sticks The sticks help them move

on the ice The players also use the sticks to pass and the puck The are similar to ice hockey’s rules There are two

in a game of sled hockey The is the team with the most goals

Fill in the blanks with the words from the box

Complete the summary with the words from the box.

The players shoot the puck into the other team’s

The team with the most

wins

Choose the best answers

1 What is this passage mainly about?

a special equipment for winter sports

b a winter sport for disabled people

c popular sled hockey players

2 What equipment do sled hockey players use?

a sleds and short sticks

b stones and short sticks

c ski poles and sleds

3 What are sled hockey sticks NOT used for?

a moving on the ice b passing the puck c sitting on the ice

4 How many players are on each team?

a five b six c seven

Check true or false

Write the correct answers

7 How do sled hockey skaters score goals?

They the puck into the other team’s

sleds

Read and choose the correct words.

1 A (goddess / sled) is a female god

2 I can (shoot / remember) the book’s story

3 The boy is holding a (spot / shield) and a sword.

4 The (net / arrow) hit the middle circle on the board

5 There are many black (spots / hunters) on the dog.

6 The (hunter / shield) is shooting birds in the sky.

Read the words and find them in the puzzle

T), 2 ( T), 3 (F)

T F

08

How did Orion

become stars in the

Then they fell in love

Apollo was Artemis’s brother He hated Orion because Orion was not a god

One day, Apollo saw Orion swimming He asked Artemis to play a game “Let’s shoot the black spot

in the sea,” he said Artemis did not know the black spot was Orion She shot an arrow and killed him

Artemis was very sad She put Orion’s body in the sky to remember him A group of stars make his shape He is holding a club and a shield Look for him at nighttime in winter!

Words 135

What other winter stories

do you know?

Connect to Yourself

The Story of Orion

Orion in the night sky

shield club

09

Artemis was sad

because she killed

Orion So, she put

his body in the sky to

remember him.

I know a story about an ant and

a grasshopper The grasshopper was lazy all summer, but the ant worked hard Then in winter the ant had food, but the grasshopper didn’t.

In Greek myths, Orion was a hunter He fell in with the

Artemis But her brother Apollo Orion So, Apollo told her to a spot with an arrow However, the spot was actually Orion Artemis was sad when she discovered she killed Orion She turned him into to remember him Now his stars shine brightly in

Write the numbers in the correct order.

Complete the summary with the words from the box.

Choose the best answers.

1 What is this passage mainly about?

a a game between a human and a goddess

b the goddess Artemis and her brother Apollo

c the story behind a bright group of stars

2 What did Orion and Artemis like to do together?

a swim in the sea b hunt animals c shoot arrows

3 Why did Apollo hate Orion?

a Orion was a human b Orion shot Artemis c Orion wasn’t kind

4 Why did Artemis kill Orion?

a She didn’t like Orion anymore

b Apollo tricked her into shooting him

c She found out that Orion was a human

Check true or false

Write the correct answers

7 What does Orion hold in the night sky?

He holds a and a

T F

Orion and Artemis were friends and fell in love

Artemis turned Orion into stars in the sky

Artemis shot and killed Orion

Apollo asked Artemis to play a game

Apollo did not like Orion

shoot hated winter stars goddess love

1

4 5

3 2

Our homes are important

because we live in them They

make us feel safe and happy.

Key Words

Read the words Then circle them in the sentences above.

Unique Homes

in Hot Places

Do you know any unique

homes around the world?

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In Syria, some people build

clay homes in the desert

Mongolia’s unique homes are easy and quick to build.

In Thailand, some people use straw to make roofs.

In cold areas, some people live

in igloos to avoid snowstorms.

Unique Homes

in Hot Places

a home in Tunisia

11

Senegal also has very hot and dry areas The water

is very salty there So, some people build unique homes

Their roofs are upside down! People make the roofs from

straw and grass When it rains, the roofs collect the water

The water goes down to wells inside the houses Then the people drink it

Do you know any other interesting homes?

Words 134

Which one of these homes do you want to visit? Why?

Connect to Yourself

Tunisia has homes that

are in large holes in the

ground Senegal has

homes with upside-down

roofs

I want to visit a home in Tunisia I think the Tunisian homes in holes are very quiet

Tunisia’s is hot and windy So, some homes are in big holes

in the ground These homes keep people and safe from the strong In Senegal, some are hot and dry Some homes have upside-down because the water is salty there

The roofs collect water when it Then people drink this water

Fill in the blanks with the words from the box.

Complete the summary with the words from the box.

Choose the best answers.

1 What is this passage mainly about?

a unique homes with special roofs

b unique homes under the ground

c unique homes in hot places

2 Where do some people build homes in Tunisia?

a on hills b on water c in the ground

3 Why do some people in Tunisia build special homes?

a to stay away from the desert wind

b to drink fresh water from their roofs

c to keep warm when it’s windy

4 What kind of roofs do some people build in Senegal?

a underground roofs b upside-down roofs c square roofs

Check true or false

Write the correct answers.

7 What do people use to build unique roofs in Senegal?

They use and

wind rains roofs cool desert areas

holes salty rainwater windy dry ground

to avoid the wind

Some people build homes with upside-down roofs to collect

What do you think about the tree in this picture?

Read and check

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A Huge Home for a Little Bird

ience & Health

H o me s

Follow the lines and write the correct words

Practice

Read and choose the correct words

1 People wear seat belts to stay (safe / huge)

2 There is a (huge / sharp) duck next to the small duck

3 Elephants are (salty / social) animals

4 Snakes are a great (apartment / danger) to mice

5 There are a lot of (weather / apartment) buildings in cities.

6 Tomorrow’s (weather / danger) will be sunny.

weather huge

A Huge Home

home is huge! Social weavers build bigger nests than other birds

Oni’s nest has hundreds of rooms It is like an

apartment building for birds! Almost 300 social weavers live there Other kinds of birds stay there too All the birds watch for danger They tell each other when dangerous animals are nearby This keeps the nest safe.The big nest is useful in hot and cold weather Oni lives in the Kalahari Desert in Africa That desert is hot

in summer but cold in winter In summer, Oni stays in

a room near the outside of the nest This keeps her cool

But in winter, she stays in the middle of the nest It is warmer there

Oni’s big nest is a great place to live

Why are there many

rooms in Oni ’s nest?

Do you wish your home had hundreds of rooms? Why or why not?

Connect to Yourself

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My name is Oni This is

my home!

There are many rooms

because it is home

to many birds Also,

different rooms keep the

birds cool in summer

and warm in winter.

Yes, I do I want to have many rooms to play in.

Oni is a weaver She lives in a huge It has hundreds of rooms Many social weavers and other live there They help each other watch for Oni’s nest is in Africa’s Kalahari Desert In summer, she stays near the

of the nest It is cooler there But in winter, she stays in the warm

part of the nest

Fill in the blanks with the words from the box.

Complete the summary with the words from the box.

Choose the best answers

1 What is this passage mainly about?

a why social weavers have many friends

b why social weavers have big nests

c what social weavers have in their nests

2 Why do social weavers live with many other birds in the nest?

a They all keep the nest cool

b They all keep the nest safe

c They all keep the nest noisy

3 Where is Oni’s nest?

a in the desert b in the forest c in the ocean

4 When does Oni stay in the middle of the nest?

a in spring b in summer c in winter

Check true or false

Write the correct answer

7 What is Oni’s nest like?

It is like an building in a tree

than other bird nests

lots of , like apartment buildings

to many birds

good in and cold

T F

danger social middle nest outside birds

weather bigger home rooms hot

Social Weaver Nests

What do people bring to a housewarming party?

Circle your ideas

Warm Up

Housewarming ifts in the Past

flowers food pictures

H o me s

Fill in the blanks and read the words

light witch match housewarming

Read and choose the correct words

1 My dad cleaned the floor with a light

broom

2 The light

match is coming from the bulb.

3 People believe witches

brooms can do magic

4 The angry cat scared away

moved into the dog.

5 Light the candles with the match

witch

housewarming party at her new home

In Germany and Switzerland, people brought bread They

hoped that the family always had food to eat They also brought salt

People used the salt to scare away witches.Koreans gave matches and candles when someone moved They were used to make light People believed this light brought good luck

Today, people give many kinds of housewarming gifts

What present do you want to give? Does it have a special meaning?

Words 131

When people move into a new house, they have

a housewarming party Family and friends bring gifts to the party

Housewarming parties began long ago In the past, housewarming gifts had special meanings

In Italy, people gave brooms as housewarming gifts They believed the brooms kept bad luck away

Also, they cleaned the house with the brooms after the party!

Housewarming ifts in the Past

People in Italy gave

brooms In Germany and

Switzerland, people gave

bread and salt Koreans

gave matches and

candles.

I want to get some pictures to decorate my home with

Long ago, gifts had special meanings People in Italy gave as gifts They thought they kept bad luck away In Switzerland and Germany, people brought They hoped the family always had something to eat They also brought

to scare witches away Koreans gave candles and as gifts

They thought their light brought luck

Fill in the blanks with the words from the box

Complete the summary with the words from the box.

Choose the best answers

1 What is this passage mainly about?

a parties and gifts in different countries

b housewarming parties in the past

c the meanings of past housewarming gifts

2 When do people bring housewarming gifts?

a when people clean a new house

b when people move to a new house

c when people need food to eat

3 Why did people give salt in Germany and Switzerland?

a to bring bad luck b to clean the house c to scare away witches

4 What did people in Italy give to keep bad luck away?

a brooms b candles c bread

Check true or false

Write the correct answer

7 Why did Koreans give candles and matches as housewarming gifts?

They believed that brought good luck

bread good housewarming brooms matches salt

Germany Korea luck bad scare Italy

Brooms Bread and Salt Matches and Candles

always have food at home

salt matches

H o me s

What does your room look like? Draw it

Then circle the things in your room below

Warm Up

Practice

Read and choose the correct words

1 A tornado (damaged / created) the house.

2 She is (staying / hanging) a picture on the wall.

3 There was a big (flood / weather) in the town

4 He saw famous (deserts / paintings) by Van Gogh.

5 My parents bought a lot of (furniture / weather).

6 The artist is (creating / scaring) a vase.

flood

paintingArt

chair desk mirror bed closet bookcase

Van ogh ’s Bedroom Art

In 1888, the artist Vincent van Gogh moved into

a bright yellow house It was in Arles, France He

created his famous The Bedroom paintings there

There are three versions of The Bedroom The first one was painted in 1888 However, a flood damaged

it So, Van Gogh’s brother asked him to repaint it

Van Gogh painted the second picture in 1889 A few weeks later, he painted it a third time because he liked it so much

All three paintings are similar They have the same

furniture There are two chairs, a bed, and a desk

Clothes are hanging from hooks

But the paintings on the walls are different Van Gogh liked hanging new paintings in his room So each time

he made The Bedroom, he changed the paintings on the walls

Why did Van Gogh

paint The Bedroom

three times?

The Yellow House, September 1888

third version, September 1889

What place in your home

do you want to draw?

Connect to Yourself

is different!

The first painting was

damaged by a flood So,

his brother asked him

to repaint it Then he

painted it a third time

because he liked it so

much

I want to draw the kitchen It’s

my favorite place in the house!

Van Gogh The Bedroom three times The first painting was

in a flood So, he painted it again the next year He liked the picture, so he made it a time All three pictures have the same and clothes But they have different paintings on the Van Gogh them each time he painted The Bedroom

Fill in the blanks with the words from the box

Complete the summary with the words from the box.

Choose the best answers.

1 What is the main idea of this passage?

a Van Gogh’s The Bedroom paintings are famous

b Van Gogh painted three versions of The Bedroom

c Van Gogh painted The Bedroom in France

2 When did Van Gogh move to Arles?

a 1887 b.1888 c.1889

3 Why did Van Gogh paint the second version?

a He really liked the painting

b He had new pictures on his wall

c His brother asked him to do it again

4 What things are different in the three versions?

a the pictures on the wall

b the chairs and the bed

c the clothes hanging on the hooks

Check true or false

Write the correct answer

7 What happened to the first version of The Bedroom?

damaged walls changed furniture painted third

different clothes France versions

Van Gogh’s The Bedroom

Van Gogh painted The Bedroom in

He made three of The Bedroom

The pictures have the same furniture and

The paintings in the pictures are

flood

third

painted damaged

furniture

changed walls

versions

France

clothes different

CHAPTER 3

Dinosaurs

How do we learn about dinosaurs?

Great T es he W t Fos o sil rld Hunter ’s

Histo ry

Dinosaurs

We learn about them by studying their

bones and other things they left behind.

Key Words

Read the words Then circle them in the sentences above.

Learning from Fossils

Science

Fossils are things from ancient plants and animals

They help scientists guess

Are they sharp or flat?

These are footprint fossils How many toes did this animal have?