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Reading Sponge

Unit Information High-Frequency Words Check for Understanding Word Wise

Introduces the theme and related subject of the story. Draws attention to 3 high-frequency Comprehension questions to strengthen Variations in vocabulary activities to improve
words in each unit to build up reading accuracy and speed in reading the context. vocabulary, using words from the context.
Ready to Read fluency.
Various questions to help broaden background Focus on Skills Think and Share
knowledge. Take a Look! Introduces basic reading comprehension Think and Draw Questions to strengthen
Pictures or messages hidden in the skills using illustrations. critical thinking skills by making connections
Words to Read illustrations build up more interest in with the text and students themselves.
reading. Talk Together Speaking exercises to practice
Pre-reading vocabulary activities with illustrations.
presenting to the class or to discuss with
Illustration Quick Check-Up friends.
One-sentence statements to check
Captivating images to help predict the story before
accuracy and speed in reading the
reading, and to broaden background knowledge.
context.
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Unit 01 Ben’s Plant ··· 07
Fiction / Science / Story Map

Section Flowers and Unit 02

A Monster Plant
Fiction / Science / Identifying Details
··· 11

1 Plants Unit 03 Tree Rings ··· 15

Fiction / Science / Summarizing

Contents Unit 04

A Plant’s Body
Nonfiction / Science / Identifying Details
··· 19

Unit 05 The Sphinx’s Riddle ··· 23

Fiction / Social Studies / Story Map

Section Travel and Unit 06

On a Safari
Fiction / Social Studies / Making Predictions
··· 27

2 Adventure Unit 07

Dracula’s Castle
Fiction / Social Studies / Cause and Effect
··· 31

Unit 08 Vatican City ··· 35

Nonfiction / Social Studies / Identifying Details

Unit 09 Insects in the Garden ··· 39

Fiction / Science / Classifying

Section Insect Unit 10

Carl the Caterpillar
Fiction / Science / Sequencing
··· 43

3
Kingdom Unit 11

Beetle and Spider
Fiction / Science / Compare and Contrast
··· 47

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

Culture
Section Fiction / Social Studies / Making Predictions

4 Unit 15

At a World Food Fair
Fiction / Social Studies / Identifying Details
··· 63

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

Space
Section
Fiction / Science / Identifying Details
5 Unit 19 A Letter From Mars ··· 79
Fiction / Science / Compare and Contrast

Unit 20 Outer Space ··· 83

Nonfiction / Science / Identifying Details
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Section 1

Unit 01
Ben’s Plant

Fiction
Ben’s
Plant

Words to Read 02

Theme: Match the pictures with the words.

Flowers and Plants
Related Subject: Science
seed

plant
Ready to Read
Look at the picture soil
and answer the
questions.
1. Where is the boy? water
2. What does the
man give to the boy? bloom
1. He is at the flower
shop.
2. The man gives some whisper
seeds to the boy.

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High-Frequency Words give every out

Check for Understanding

03-04 Mr. Green gives Ben some seeds.
Choose the best answers.
“What are they?” asks Ben.
1. The story is mainly about .
“Plant them and see,” says Mr. Green.
Main Idea

a buying some flowers

Ben puts soil in a big pot.
b watering flowers every day
He plants the seeds in the pot. c growing sunflowers from the seeds
He waters it every three days.
2. Ben gets some from Mr. Green.
He waits and waits. a seeds b flowers c pots
One day, little leaves come out.
3. How often does Ben water it?
They grow and have bright yellow heads.
a every day b every two days c every three days
Finally, the flowers bloom.
“I know you,” Ben whispers. 4. What flower does the seed come from?

Ben’s sunflowers wave at him.

a b c

Focus on Skills Story Map

Fill in the chart.

Mr. Green’s flower Ben and

Place Characters
shop and Ben’s home Mr. Green

Mr. Green gives Ben some seeds . Ben plants the seeds
Events
Take a Look! Quick Check-up True False
in a pot and waters it every three days.
in the
A bug is hidden 1. Ben buys some seeds at the flower shop.
it?
picture. What is
It’s a ladybug
. 2. Ben doesn’t have a big pot. Ending Finally, thesunflowersbloom.
3. Ben needs soil to plant seeds.
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Section 1

A Monster Plant
Word Wise
 rite the correct word or phrase for each picture. Then number the pictures
W
Unit 02
in order.
1. 2.
3 2

a c
3. 4.
4 1
Fiction
d b

a. water the pot b. put soil in the pot

c. plant the seeds d. bloom
A Monster Words to Read 06
Plant
Think and Share Theme: Match the pictures with the words.
Flowers and Plants
Think and Draw Related Subject: Science
strange
Draw pictures of the growing process of a sunflower.

Day 10 Day 30 Day 50 hair

Ready to Read
Look at the picture alone
and answer the
questions.
1. What is the boy fly
doing?
2. Do you think that swallow
a plant can eat
bugs?
monster
Talk Together 1. He's studying a plant at
the botanical garden.
What kind of seeds do you want to plant? 2. - Yes. I saw a plant eating
bugs.
I want to plant roses/ morning glories/ herbs / an apple tree/ etc. - No, I don't think so. It is not
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High-Frequency Words bad one go

Check for Understanding

07-08 A strange plant grows in Jack’s room.
Choose the best answers.
It has thin hair on its leaves.
1. The story is mainly about .
“Don’t touch it,” says Jack.
Main Idea

Jack and his sister

“You’re a bad brother,” I say.
a

b Jack’s strange plant

One day, I am home alone. c a fly in Jack’s room
I go to look at Jack’s plant.
2. When Jack’s sister is , she goes to look at Jack’s
Buzz. There is a fly in his room. plant.
It sits on the plant. a bored b out c alone
Snap! The plant swallows the fly.
3. Jack’s sister thinks that Jack’s plant is a plant.
“Ah! It’s a monster plant!” I shout. a pretty b monster c ugly
I run out of Jack’s room.
4. Which one did the plant swallow?
a b c

Focus on Skills Identifying Details

Fill in the chart.

grows in Jack's room

has thin hair on its leaves

Take a Look! Quick Check-up True False
ter in the
There is a mons 1. Jack has a sister.
picture. Find an
d circle swallows a fly
it. 2. Jack’s sister grows a monster plant.
3. The fly eats the plant. A Strange Plant

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Section 1

Tree rings
Word Wise
Complete the words and then write them in alphabetical order.
Unit 03
1. 2.

Alphabetical Order

swall o w fl y fly
hair
3. 4. monster
swallow

h a i r mon s t er Fiction
Tree
rings
Circle the correct words for the sentences.
5. My parents went out and I am ( together / alone ).
6. I had a ( strange / stranger ) dream. Words to Read 10

Think and Share Theme: Match the pictures with the words.
Flowers and Plants
Think and Draw Related Subject: Science
woods
Draw a picture of a plant swallowing an insect.

point
Ready to Read
Look at the picture stump
and answer the
questions.
1. Where are they? rest
2. What are they
doing? tree ring
1. They are in the forest.
2. They are walking along wrinkle
Talk Together the path.
What do you think about meat-eating plants?
- They are scary/ surprising.
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High-Frequency Words walk here has

Check for Understanding

11-12 Grandpa and I walk in the woods.
Choose the best answers.
Grandpa points to a tree stump.
“Let’s take a rest here,” he says.
1. The story is mainly about . Main Idea

a walking in the woods

We sit on the stump.
b counting tree rings
“How old is this tree?” asks Grandpa. c Grandpa’s wrinkles
“I don’t know,” I say.
2. Grandpa and the girl rest on .
“Count the tree rings,” says Grandpa. a the ground b a bench c a tree stump
The tree has thirty rings.
3. How old is the tree?
“It is thirty years old,” says Grandpa.
a 20 years old b 30 years old c 40 years old
I touch Grandpa’s wrinkles.
“Are these your rings, Grandpa?” I ask. 4. Where are Grandpa and the girl?

Grandpa laughs.
a b c

Focus on Skills Summarizing

Fill in the chart.

Who What Where

count the
Grandpa and I tree rings in the woods
Take a Look!
on a tree stump
ints
There are footpr Quick Check-up
nd . W hose True False
on the grou
th ey?
footprints ar e
’s
1. Grandpa sits on the stump alone.
Grandpa and I count the tree rings on a tree stump in the
They are a dog 2. Grandpa and I don’t know the tree’s age.
footprints. woods .
3. One tree ring means one year.
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Section 1

A Plant’s Body
Match the clues with the words.
Word Wise
Unit 04
1. many trees wrinkles
2. circles on the stump tree rings
3. lines on your grandfather’s face woods

Circle the correct words for the sentences.

4. You have a cold. Take a ( nest / rest ).

Non-
Fiction

5. The teacher ( frowns / points ) at me.

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Think and Share Body
Theme: Match the pictures with the words.
Think and Do Flowers and Plants
Follow the directions. Related Subject: Science
root
Count the tree rings. This tree is 10 years old.
How old is the tree? Draw its tree rings on the stump. stem
Ready to Read
Look at the picture mineral
and answer the
questions.
1. What do you see? air
This tree is years old. 2. Where can you
see them? shine
1. I see three kinds of plants
in white pots.
2. I can see them by the breathe
Talk Together window.
What do you think of your parents’ wrinkles?
I know they have wrinkles because they are old/ My mom does not like her wrinkles.
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High-Frequency Words your its come

Check for Understanding

15-16 This is a plant.
Its roots are in the soil. Choose the best answers.

Its stem stands tall. 1. The main idea is . Main Idea

Leaves, flowers and fruit grow on its stem. a growing a plant b a plant’s body parts c a plant’s roots

Can you make food in your body? 2. A plant can make food in its .
A plant can make food in its leaves! a roots b flowers c leaves
They need water, minerals, sunlight, and air.
3. A plant doesn’t need to grow.
Water comes up from the roots.
a minerals b oil c air
Minerals in the soil come up, too.
Sunlight shines on the leaves. 4. What part of a plant takes in water?
And the leaves breathe in air. a b c

leaf
Focus on Skills Identifying Details
flower
Fill in the chart.
stem
How does a plant make food?
root fruit

Take a Look!
Quick Check-up True False
How many fruit
does the Water and minerals Sunlightshines on
have? 1. A plant has roots, stems, leaves and flowers. The leaves breathe
plant in the oval in the soil come up
two
It has 2. A plant takes minerals from the soil. from the roots.
the leaves . in air.
fruit.
3. Sunlight shines on the roots.
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Section 2
The Sphinx’s Riddle
Word Wise
Check the correct word for each picture.
Unit 05
1. 2.

water leaves
roots in the on the stem
soil fruit

Circle the correct words for the sentences.

3. I drink a bottle of ( mineral / middle ) water. Fiction

4. We need fresh air to ( breathe / bread ).

5. The moon ( shoots / shines ) on the river.

Think and Share

The Sphinx’s
Riddle
Words to Read 18

Match the pictures with the words.

Think and Write Theme:
Travel and Adventure
Name the parts of a plant. Related Subject:
Social Studies lost

flower leaf
push
Ready to Read
stem fruit Look at the picture voice
and answer the
questions.
1. What country are help
root they in?
2. What are they riddle
doing?
1. They are in Egypt. smart
Talk Together 2. They are taking a
What does a plant need to grow? photo in front of a
pyramid.
It needs mineral, water, sunlight, and air.
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High-Frequency Words us must open

Check for Understanding

19-20 Dave’s family is lost in a pyramid.
Choose the best answers.
They walk around and around.
1. The story is mainly about .
“Look, a door!” shouts Dad.
Main Idea

a looking around in a pyramid

They push the door, but it won’t open.
b a sphinx’s head and body
“Are you lost?” asks a voice. c solving a sphinx’s riddle in a pyramid
“Yes, please help us!” says Dave.
2. The sphinx thinks that Dave is a boy.
“You must answer my riddle,” says the voice. a smart b foolish c little
“I have a man’s head and a lion’s body.
3. What is the answer to the riddle?
What am I?”
a a pyramid b a sphinx c a human
“You’re a sphinx!” says Dave.
The door slides open. 4. Who answers the riddle?

“Smart boy,” says the sphinx.

a b c

Focus on Skills Story Map

Fill in the chart.

Dave’s family and a

Place in a pyramid Characters
sphinx

Dave’s family is lost and the door doesn’t open.

Take a Look!
Events A sphinx gives a riddle to them.
e
Quick Check-up True False Dave answers the riddle.
Find and circle th
following hidden objects: 1. Dave’s family is in a pyramid.
r, and
a cup, a hamburge 2. The sphinx answers Dave’s riddle. open
a lamp.
Ending The door slides .
3. The sphinx has a lion’s head.
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Section 2

On a
Match the opposite words.
Word Wise
Unit 06
1. push foolish
2. smart close
3. open pull

Choose and write the correct word for each sentence.

4. The boy helps his mother.

helps / hopes
Fiction

5. The singer has a beautiful voice .

violin / voice

Words to Read 22
Think and Share On a

Theme: Match the pictures with the words.

Think and Guess
Travel and Adventure
Answer the following riddle and draw what it is. Related Subject:
Social Studies jeep
I have four legs and a tail.
I have no teeth. drive
Ready to Read
I can swim and dive underwater.
Look at the picture guide
I carry my house around with me. and answer the
What am I? questions.
1. What animals do leopard
I am a turtle . you see?
2. What are they field
doing?
1. I see giraffes, zebras,
a leopard, a lion. fast
Talk Together 2. The giraffes are eating
Make a riddle by yourself and share it with your classmates. leaves, the zebras are
1. Who is strong enough to hold up a car with one hand?-POLICEMAN running around in the field,
2. Who tries to make you smile most of the time?-PHOTOGRAPHER and the tiger and the lion
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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
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High-Frequency Words over ask can

Check for Understanding

23-24 It is a sunny day in Kenya.
Choose the best answers.
The jeep drives around the safari park.
1. The story is mainly about .
A big lion sleeps in the sun.
Main Idea

a a safari trip
“Wake up, sleepyhead!” I shout.
b a jeep in a safari
“Look over there,” says the guide. c a running leopard
A leopard runs in the field.
2. They are in a safari park in .
“Wow! It’s fast!” I say. a Canada b England c Kenya
“Do you want to race it?” asks the guide.
3. The girl shouts to , “Wake up, sleepyhead!”
“Can we?” I ask.
a an eating lion b a running lion c a sleeping lion
Vroom! The jeep goes faster.
“Look out, leopard! Here we come!” 4. What do they have a race with?
a b c

Focus on Skills Making Predictions

Write what will happen next in the story.

Vroom! The jeep goes faster.

Look out, leopard! Here we come!

Take a Look! Quick Check-up True False

ny birds fly away
How ma 1. They are in a safari park. The jeep will win the race with the
from the tree?
4(four) 2. The guide drives a big truck. leopard.
3. A leopard sleeps under the tree.
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Section 2

Dracula’s Castle
Word Wise
Complete the words and then write them in alphabetical order.
Unit 07
1. 2.

Alphabetical Order

g u i de j e e p drive
field
3. 4. guide
jeep

f Fiction
i e ld d r ive

Circle the correct words for the sentences.

5. Turtles can’t walk ( fast / slow ).
6. A ( lion / leopard ) has spots on its body. Dracula’s
Castle
Words to Read 26

Think and Share Theme: Match the pictures with the words.
Travel and Adventure
Think and Draw Related Subject:
Social Studies vampire
Draw some pictures of safari animals and write their names.

castle
Ready to Read
Look at the picture dark
and answer the
questions.
1. What is the boy close
doing?
2. How does he scary
feel?
1. He is reading a book fang
Talk Together about vampires.
2. He is scared.
What are some differences between a safari park and a zoo?
zoo-Animals are in the cage.
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High-Frequency Words read about become

Check for Understanding

27-28 Greg reads a book about vampires.
Choose the best answers.
He falls asleep at the desk.
1. The story is mainly about .
He is in a castle in Romania.
Main Idea

a Dracula in Greg’s dream

He sees a bat in the dark.
b a book about a ghost
The bat flies closer and closer. c a bat in the castle
Poof! It becomes Dracula.
2. Greg reads a book and falls .
“Welcome to my home,” he says. a ill b awake c asleep
He has big scary fangs.
3. Dracula has big . They are scary.
“Help!” Greg shouts and runs very fast.
a fangs b fingers c eyes
Dracula comes closer and closer.
Just then, Greg opens his eyes. 4. What becomes Dracula?

“Whew! What a dream!”

a b c

Focus on Skills Cause and Effect

Fill in the chart.

Cause Effect

Take a Look! Quick Check-up True False

afraid
What is Dracula
e picture.
1. Greg wants to meet a vampire. Greg reads a book about Dracula appears in
of? Find it in th
2. A bat becomes Dracula. vampires. Greg’s dream .
3. Greg lives in Romania.
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Section 2

Vatican City
Word Wise
Circle the words that are related to Dracula.
Unit 08
Romania angel dark
sun scary vampire
bat fangs cute

Choose and write the correct word for each sentence.

1. What a beautiful castle !

castle / kettle Non-
Fiction

2. Cindy sits close to her friend.

cross / close

Vatican City
Words to Read 30

Think and Share Match the pictures with the words.

Theme:
Travel and Adventure
Think and Draw Related Subject:
What do you think vampires hate? Draw three things. Social Studies country

hint
(silver, garlic, cross) Ready to Read
Look at the picture miss
and answer the
questions.
1. What do you know famous
about Vatican City?
2. Is Vatican City a painting
country or a city?
1. -The Pope lives there.
-It is the smallest country statue
Talk Together
in the world.
What are you most scared of? 2. It is a country in Rome.
cockroaches/ ghosts/ my dad/ my mom/ worms/ dark night/ being alone/ etc.
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High-Frequency Words many also but

Check for Understanding

31-32 What is the smallest country
Choose the best answers.
in the world?
1. The main idea is .
Here’s a hint. It is inside Italy.
Main Idea

a the smallest country in the world

Right, it’s Vatican City.
b many things to see in Vatican City
Vatican City is in Rome, Italy. c Saint Paul’s Cathedral and Vatican Museums
It sure is a small country.
2. You can see famous paintings and in the Vatican
But there are many things to see. Museums.
Come to Saint Paul’s Cathedral. a states b photos c statues
Don’t miss the Vatican Museums.
3. Where is Vatican City located?
There are famous paintings and statues. a in Rome b in Venice c in Greece
You can also meet the Pope.
4. Who can you meet in Vatican City?
The Pope lives in Vatican City.
a b c
Vatican City is small but great.

Focus on Skills Identifying Details

Fill in the chart.

Vatican City is small but great.

Saint Paul’s Cathedral

the Vatican Museums
Take a Look!
the smallest
Quick Check-up True False
tal of
country in the f amous paintings and
What is the capi 1. Vatican is a city in Italy.
Italy? Ci rc le it on the world statues
map above. Rome 2. There are museums in Vatican City. the Pope
3. Saint Paul’s Cathedral is in Vatican City.
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Section 3

Insects in the
Match the clues with the words.
Word Wise
Unit 09 Garden
1. not go to country

2. known by many people famous

3. Italy, America, etc. miss

Write the missing words.

4. small smaller smallest

Fiction
5. large larger largest
6. long longer longest

Insects in the
Garden
Words to Read 34

Think and Share Theme: Insect Kingdom Match the pictures with the words.
Related Subject: Science
Think and Choose insect
What do you think is the most famous thing in Vatican City? Circle it.
magnifying
glass
Ready to Read
Look at the picture
and answer the worm
questions.
1. Where are they? ladybug
2. What do they have
in their hands? cicada
1. They are in the garden.
2. They have magnifying
Talk Together glasses. wing
What is the biggest country in the world?
The biggest country in the world is Russia(Russian Federation).
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High-Frequency Words that find all

Check for Understanding

35-36 Nate and Nina are in the garden.
Choose the best answers.
Min-min-min-mii.
“What insect is that?” asks Nate.
1. The story is mainly about . Main Idea

a plants in the garden

Nina has a magnifying glass.
b insects in the garden
“Let’s find out,” she says. c quiet insects
Nate sees ants and worms.
2. Nina watches insects through .
Nina sees a ladybug. a a telescope b sunglasses c a magnifying glass
But they are all quiet.
3. The ants, worms and ladybug are all .
“Look! Up in the tree!” says Nate.
a quiet b noisy c busy
There is a cicada with large wings.
Min-min-min-mii. 4. What makes the sound “Min-min-min-mii”?

“There you are!” cry Nate and Nina.

a b c

Focus on Skills Classifying

Fill in the chart.

Quiet Insects Noisy Insects

Take a Look! Quick Check-up True False

object
There is a hidden 1. Nate and Nina are in the forest.
some
we use to catch
insects. Find and circle it. 2. There are some insects in the garden. ant worm ladybug cicada
3. A ladybug makes a loud noise.
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Section 3

Carl the Caterpillar

Word Wise
Cross out the words that aren’t insects.
Unit 10
ant rose ladybug
cicada butterfly bee
bird worm mouse

Match the words to make compound words and then write them.

1. lady bee ladybug

Fiction
2. butter bug butterfly

3. honey fly honeybee

Carl the
Caterpillar
Words to Read 38

Think and Share Theme: Insect Kingdom Match the pictures with the words.
Related Subject: Science
Think and Draw
What do you need to observe insects? Draw three things. caterpillar

skin
Ready to Read
Look at the picture tight
and answer the
questions.
1. What do you see? crawl
2. What is on the
leaves? branch
1. I can see butterflies.
2. There are eggs. cocoon
Talk Together
What insects make sounds besides a cicada? What sounds do they make?
cricket-chirping sound(chirr)/ bee-buzz
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High-Frequency Words so eat there

Check for Understanding

39-40 Carl the caterpillar comes out of his egg.
“I’m so hungry!” he says.
Choose the best answers.

Nibble, nibble. He eats many leaves.

1. The story is mainly about . Main Idea

a Carl the caterpillar’s food

Carl grows and grows.
b the growth of Carl the caterpillar
“My skin is tight,” he says. c Carl the caterpillar’s skin change
Wiggle, wiggle. He crawls out of his skin.
2. Carl the caterpillar eats lots of to grow.
“I’m sleepy now,” says Carl. a leaves b roots c fruits
He falls asleep on a branch.
3. Carl the caterpillar sleeps in the .
A cocoon covers him.
a ground b cocoon c leaves
He is warm and safe in there.
One day, Carl wakes up. 4. What does Carl the caterpillar become after sleeping?

Now, he is Carl the butterfly.

a b c

Focus on Skills Sequencing

Number the pictures in order and fill in the blanks.

Carl the caterpillar

A cocoon
comes out of his
covers him.
egg .
3 1
Take a Look! Quick Check-up True False 2 4
does He eats many Now, he is Carl
How many stripes 1. Carl becomes a moth.
ve on thebutterfly.
the caterpillar ha leaves .
its body? 2. The caterpillar changes his skin.
5(five)
3. The caterpillar is safe in the cocoon.
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Section 3
Beetle
Word Wise
Complete the words and then write them in alphabetical order.
Unit 11 and Spider
1. 2.

Alphabetical Order

s k in bran c h branch
cocoon
3. 4. skin
tight

ti Fiction
g h t coc o o n

Circle the correct words for the sentences.

5. A ( caterpillar / butterfly ) crawls on leaves.
6. Max is ( hungry / sleepy ) and falls asleep. Beetle
and Spider
Words to Read 42

Think and Share Theme: Insect Kingdom Match the pictures with the words.
Related Subject: Science
Think and Make
beetle
Let’s make a caterpillar.

spider
You need: paper(2 colors), glue
Ready to Read
Look at the picture part
and answer the
questions.
STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4 1. What insects do antenna
glue two strips of fold the bottom piece crease to make repeat steps you see?
paper in an L shape over the top piece another L shape 2~3
2. Where are they? none

1. I see a spider and a

beetle. scared
Talk Together 2. They are on the
What kind of butterflies do you like? branch.
spotted/ yellow/ big/ small/ striped butterflies
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High-Frequency Words an not much

Check for Understanding

43-44 Beetle meets Spider.
“I’m an insect. Are you an insect, too?” he asks.
Choose the best answers.
1. The story is about between a beetle and a spider.
“Hmm. Look at us,” says Spider. Main Idea
a differences b similarities c friendship
“You have three body parts, but I have two.
You have six legs, but I have eight. 2. Beetle has body parts, but Spider has
body parts.
You have two antennas, but I have none.”
a two – three three – two c three – three
“You are not an insect,” says Beetle.
b

“No, but I like insects very much,” says Spider. 3. Spider has no .

Spider comes towards Beetle. antennas legs head

a b c

Scared, Beetle runs away! 4. What does Beetle do when Spider comes towards him?
a b c

Focus on Skills Compare and Contrast

Fill in the chart.

Beetle Spider

Take a Look! insect not an insect

There are some
hidden
Quick Check-up
three body parts two body parts
e pi ct ure. True False
letters in th six
ma ke a legs eight legs
Find them an d
it?
1. Beetle and Spider are insects.
word. What is
2. Spider has eight legs. two antennas no antennas
 insect
3. Beetle is scared of Spider.
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Section 3

Word Wise
Unit 12 Jean-Henri Fabre
Match the clues with the words.

1. afraid none
2. not all part
3. not one scared

Circle the correct word for each sentence.

4. A ( beetle / spider ) lives in a web.
Non-
5. Insects have two ( antennas / attentions ) to feel. Fiction

6. ( A / An ) ant is ( a / an ) insect.

Jean-Henri Words to Read 46

Fabre
Theme: Insect Kingdom Match the pictures with the words.
Think and Share Related Subject: Science

Think and Draw town

Complete the pictures of a beetle and a spider.
question
Ready to Read
Look at the picture sting
and answer the
questions.
1. Who is this old moth
man?
2. What kinds of cricket
books did he write?
1. He is Jean-Henri scientist
Talk Together
Fabre.
Do you like insects? If not, why? 2. He wrote books
No. It is scary./ It can bite me./ It looks weird. about insects.
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High-Frequency Words was had how

Check for Understanding

47-48 A boy lived in a small town in France.
His name was Jean-Henri Fabre.
Choose the best answers.
1. The main idea is .
Fabre was interested in insects.
Main Idea

Fabre and insects Fabre’s town Fabre’s books

He had many questions about them.
a b c

How does a bumble-bee sting? 2. Fabre had many questions about insects, so he
What does a moth eat? them.

How does a cricket make a sound? taught studied bought

a b c

Fabre watched insects and studied them. 3. Fabre became a famous insect .
He became an insect scientist. a trainer b hunter c scientist
He wrote books about insects.
4. What kind of books did Fabre write?
His books became very famous. a b c
Insects were Fabre’s friends all his life.

Focus on Skills Analyzing Characters

Fill in the chart.

was from France

wasinterested in insects

Take a Look! Quick Check-up True False became an insect scientist

sects
What kinds of in 1. Fabre was from France.
ve?
does the boy ha
Name hi s in se ct s. 2. Fabre studied all kinds of animals. wrote books about insects
moth, ant, bumble-bee 3. Fabre became a famous scientist. Jean-Henri Fabre
caterpillar, cicada, cricket
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Section 4
Yard Sale
Word Wise
Write the word that belongs in each group.
Unit 13
1. artist pianist scientist
town
2. village neighborhood town question
scientist
3. quiz problem question

Choose and write the correct word for each sentence.

4. A bee sometimes strings humans.
bites / stings Fiction

5. A cricket can jump up high.

Yard
cricket / worm Sale

Think and Share

Words to Read 50

Think and Write

Theme: Culture Match the pictures with the words.
Choose one insect and learn about it. Then make a small book about it.
Related Subject:
Social Studies
Paste or draw a picture of your insect. yard

sale
Ready to Read
Look at the picture old
and answer the
questions.
1. What is Mom basket
doing?
2. Do these things shout
look new or old?
1. She is putting many glove
Talk Together things in the box.
2. They look old.
Tell about your insect to your class.
Ants-They have three body parts. They are usually black but there are red and white ants, too.
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High-Frequency Words thing little smile

Check for Understanding

51-52 There is a yard sale today.
Mom puts old things in a basket.
Choose the best answers.
1. The story is mainly about .
“Not my train set!” shouts Jeff.
Main Idea

a Jeff’s old things and a yard sale

“But you don’t play with it now,” says Mom.
b buying things in a yard sale
“Not my baseball glove!” shouts Jeff. c toys in the yard
“But it is too small now,” says Mom.
2. Jeff’s baseball glove is too for him now.
Then, a little boy comes to the sale. a new b big c small
“I want this train set,” he says.
3. Where does Mom put Jeff’s old things?
Mom looks at Jeff.
a in a pocket b in a basket c in a box
“No, it’s.... Okay, here it is,” says Jeff.
Mom and Jeff smile at each other. 4. What does Jeff sell to the little boy?
a b c

Focus on Skills Story Map

Fill in the chart.

Jeff, his mom ,

Setting at a yard sale Characters
and a little boy

Jeff doesn’t want to sell his old train set and baseball
.
Events
Take a Look! Quick Check-up True False
A little boy wants Jeff’s train set . glove
p and a
Where are a ca 1. Jeff and his mom have a yard sale.
d circle
baseball? Find an
them. 2. Jeff wants to sell all the old things. Ending Jeff gives his train set to the little boy.
3. Mom puts some of Jeff’s toys in a basket.
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Section 4

Word Wise
Look at the pictures and match what you need.
Unit 14
1. 2. 3.

basket glove train

Match the clues with the words.

Fiction
4. yard say very loudly
5. shout selling things
6. sale the land around a house

Words to Read 54

Think and Share Theme: Culture Match the pictures with the words.
Related Subject:
Think and Write Social Studies
 ou have a yard sale tomorrow. What things will you put in the yard sale? Draw
Y pumpkin
and list three things.
contest
Ready to Read
Look at the picture giant
and answer the
questions.
1. What is in the judge
truck?
2. How big is it? champion

1. There is a giant
pumpkin in the truck. problem
Talk Together 2. It is so big that it
What do you recycle for our nature? looks like it would fall
off from the truck.
plastic bottles/ plastic bags/ papers/ old clothes/ boxes
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High-Frequency Words did buy our

Check for Understanding

55-56 Megan grows pumpkins with her grandpa.
Choose the best answers.
Today, they are at the pumpkin contest.
1. The story is mainly about .
There are too many giant pumpkins!
Main Idea

a growing pumpkins
Whose pumpkin is the biggest?
b people in the pumpkin contest
Finally, the judge shouts to people. c Megan’s pumpkin in the pumpkin contest
“The champion pumpkin grower is Megan!
2. Megan can see many pumpkins in the contest.
Megan’s pumpkin is the biggest!” a little b giant c mouth
“We did it, Grandpa!” Megan shouts.
3. Megan has the pumpkin.
A man comes to Megan and says,
a biggest b smallest c longest
“I want to buy your pumpkin.”
“Sure, but there is a problem,” says Megan. 4. Who wants to buy Megan’s pumpkin?

“Your car is too small for our pumpkin!”

a b c

Focus on Skills Making Predictions

Fill in the chart.

Take a Look! Quick Check-up True False The man’s car is too The man carries
kin
There is a pump 1. Megan and her father grow pumpkins. small for Megan’s Megan’s pumpkin
. Fi nd an d circle
mascot
the ma sc ot . 2. Megan’s pumpkin isn’t very big. pumpkin. on top of the car.
3. A man wants to buy Megan’s pumpkin.
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Section 4
At a
Word Wise
Complete the words and then write them in alphabetical order.
Unit 15 World Food Fair
1. 2.

Alphabetical Order

ju d g e g i a nt champion
contest
3. 4. giant
judge

c Fiction
o nt e st c h ampion
At a
Write the correct words in the blanks. World Food Fair
5. big bigger biggest

6. hot hotter hottest

Words to Read 58

Theme: Culture Match the pictures with the words.

7. fat fatter fattest Related Subject:
Social Studies
Think and Share fair

Think and Draw taste

Make a face on the pumpkin like the example. Ready to Read
Look at the picture delicious
Example and answer the
questions.
1. What food do you follow
see?
2. What are the girls booth
doing?
1. I see pizza and sausages. stomach
Talk Together 2. They are eating snacks.
What do you do with giant pumpkins?
I carve the giant pumpkin on Halloween./ My mom makes pumpkin soup with the giant pumpkin.
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High-Frequency Words around stop with

Check for Understanding

59-60 Julie and I are at a world food fair.
We look around and taste the foods.
Choose the best answers.
1. The story is about at a world food fair.
“Mmm, Turkey kebab is delicious,” says Julie.
Main Idea
this Turkish
a buying foods b making foods c tasting foods
Just then, we smell something sweet.
We follow the smell and stop at a booth. 2. Kebab comes from .
“Look! That is a big waffle!” I say. a Canada b Belgium c Turkey
There is ice cream and fruit on it.
3. The big waffle smells .
“Come and try our waffles,” says a woman. a bad b hot c sweet
We eat Belgium waffles and eat and eat.
The woman says with big eyes, 4. What is on the big waffle?

“You have giant stomachs.”

a b c

Focus on Skills Identifying Details

Fill in the chart.

is big

comes from Belgium

Take a Look!
hidden
There are three Quick Check-up smells sweet
ha t fruits are True False
pictures. W
they?
banana ,a
1. Julie and I buy some food at a food fair.
I found a
pineapple and a strawberry . 2. Julie thinks Turkey kebab is delicious. The waffle has ice cream and fruit on it
3. Julie and I eat a little bit of a waffle. at the world food fair

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Section 4
Marco Polo
Word Wise
Match the related pictures and write the names of the foods.
Unit 16 and Kites
1.
waffle

2. kebab
kebab pizza
waffle
3.
pizza Non-
Fiction

Circle the correct words for the sentences.

4. I’m so hungry. My ( stomach / head ) is empty.

Marco Polo Words to Read 62

and Kites
5. My dog ( fellows / follows ) me everywhere.
Theme: Culture Match the pictures with the words.
Related Subject:
Social Studies
Think and Share explorer

Think and Choose

kite
What are your favorite toppings for waffles? Choose three things. Ready to Read
Look at the picture exciting
and answer the
questions.
yogurt 1. Do you know dragon
fruits
blueberry jam where this is?
ice cream nuts
2. Who are people build
waving to?
1. It looks like Venice.
2. People are waving to popular
Talk Together
Marco Polo.
What kind of food would you like to taste at a food fair?
sushi/ tacos/ rice noodles/ fried rice/ dumplings/ kimchi/ bulbogi
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High-Frequency Words went saw some

Check for Understanding

63-64 There was an Italian explorer.
Choose the best answers.
His name was Marco Polo.
One day, he went to China.
1. The main idea is that . Main Idea

Marco Polo brought kites to Italy from China

He saw many kites there.
a

b Marco Polo traveled all around the world

They looked very exciting. c people enjoy flying kites
Some kites looked like birds.
2. Marco Polo was an explorer from .
Some kites looked like dragons. a Italy b China c France
He learned how to build kites.
3. Marco Polo told people how to kites.
He went home and told people about kites.
a draw b build c sell
People began to build kites.
They flew them up in the sky. 4. What shapes are the kites that Marco Polo saw in China?

Kites became popular around the world.

a b c

Focus on Skills Sequencing

Number the pictures in the order of the events.

Kites became
Marco Polo
popular around
went to China.
the world.
Take a Look!
4 1
Find and circle th
ree
Quick Check-up Marco Polo
3 2 Marco Polo
gs in th e True False
hidden thin
picture. 1. Marco Polo stayed only in Italy. told people saw many
per,
Hidden things: pa about kites. kites.
glue, scissors
2. Marco Polo saw many kites in China.
3. Italian people never flew kites.
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Section 5

Match the opposite words.

Word Wise
Unit 17
1. teach exciting
2. boring begin
3. end learn

Circle the correct words for each sentence.

4. They ( build / begin ) a nice house.

Fiction

5. She is a ( poor / popular ) singer.

Think and Share Words to Read 66

Think and Choose Theme: Space Match the pictures with the words.
What do you need to build a kite? Circle what you need. Related Subject: Science

king

god
paper clay sticks nails Ready to Read
Look at the picture wife
and answer the
questions.
1. What do they son
glue string hammer scissors have?
2. What are they wake
doing with it?
1. They have a spill
Talk Together telescope.
What shape is your favorite kite? 2. They are looking
at the stars with the
star/ rocket/ flower/ diamond/ round/ jet shape telescope.
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High-Frequency Words of very him

Check for Understanding

67-68 Ben, do you see the stars over there?
Choose the best answers.
It’s the Milky Way.
1. The story is mainly about .
Here’s the story about the Milky Way.
Main Idea

the myth about the Milky Way

A long time ago, Zeus was the king of the gods.
a

b gods up in the sky

Hera was his wife. c a fight between gods
Zeus had a son, Heracles.
2. Zeus was Hera’s .
But he was not Hera’s son. a son b father c husband
Heracles drank Hera’s milk while she slept.
3. Hera’s spilled all over the sky.
Hera woke up and she got very angry.
a milk b water c honey
She pushed him away.
The milk spilled all over the sky. 4. How did Hera feel when she woke up?

It became the Milky Way.

a b c

Focus on Skills Identifying Characters

Look at the pictures and draw lines to their names.

Hera: Zeus’s wife

Heracles: Zeus’s son

Take a Look! Quick Check-up True False
fairy.
There is a lovely 1. Zeus has no sons.
d. Where
His name is Cupi Zeus: the king of the gods
is Cupid in the pi
cture? 2. Heracles is Hera’s son.
3. Hera doesn’t sleep at night.
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Section 5

My Special Friend
Word Wise
Circle the words that are different from the other words.
Unit 18
woke drank want became
pushed slept see learned
went look had began

Circle the correct words for the sentences.

1. Water ( spilled / sprayed ) from the glass.

Fiction

2. Rachel is reading a book about Greek ( goods / gods ).

Think and Share My Special

Friend Words to Read 70

Think and Circle

Theme: Space Match the pictures with the words.
Do you know your star sign? Match it with your birthday.
Related Subject: Science

noon

Capricorn Aquarius Pisces Aries Taurus Gemini

black
December 22~January 19 January 20~February 18 February 19~March 20 March 21~April 19 April 20~May 20 May 21~June 20 Ready to Read
Look at the picture guess
and answer the
questions.
1. What are they shadow
Cancer Leo Virgo Libra Scorpio Sagittarius doing?
June 21~July 22 July 23~August 22 August 23~September 22 September 23~October 22 October 23~November 21 November 22~December 21
2. How do you make sunlight
shadows?
1. They are making block
Talk Together shadow pictures.
2. If there is a light in front
What’s your favorite star sign in the picture above? Why? of something, and a wall
behind it, we can make
-My favorite star sign is Gemini. I like the story about the star sign Gemini. its shadow.
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High-Frequency Words her again right

Check for Understanding

71-72 I have a special friend.
I can see her only on sunny days.
Choose the best answers.
1. The story is mainly about .
In the morning, she’s long.
Main Idea

a the girl’s special friend, her shadow

At noon, she’s short.
b the girl with no shadow
Late in the day, she grows long again. c the girl’s best friends
She follows me everywhere.
2. In the , the shadow is long. At , it is short.
She doesn’t say a word to me.
a noon – evening b morning – noon c morning – evening
She’s all black!
Can you guess who she is? 3. The girl’s special friend follows her .

That’s right! It’s my shadow. a nowhere b somewhere c everywhere

The sunlight makes her. 4. When can you see her special friend?
Let’s block the sunlight. a b c

You can see your shadow, too.

Focus on Skills Identifying Details

Fill in the chart.

becomes long doesn’t say a word

or short

is all black

Take a Look! Quick Check-up True False

e part
There is a strang 1. My special friend is all white. follows me everywhere
nd and
in the picture. Fi
circle it. 2. She becomes short at noon.
3. She talks with me. The Shadow

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Section 5
A Letter From
Word Wise
Complete the words and then write them in alphabetical order.
Unit 19 Mars
1. 2.

Alphabetical Order

shad o w n o o n black
block
3. 4. noon
shadow

bla blo Fiction

c k c k

Circle the correct words for the sentences.

5. Can you ( guess / gas ) what is in my hand?
6. You can see me ( everything / everywhere ). A Letter From
Words to Read 74
Mars
Match the pictures with the words.
Think and Share Theme: Space
Related Subject: Science
Think and Draw
Earth
Draw your shadow under the sun.

Mars
Ready to Read
Look at the picture huge
and answer the
questions.
1. What does this space
little alien look like?
2. What is he doing? visit
1. It looks like Shrek.
His color is the same
as Shrek's. teach
Talk Together
2. He is sending messages
What can make shadows? to the boy on Earth.
sunlight/ electric light/ lamp/ candle light
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High-Frequency Words name live make

Check for Understanding

Choose the best answers.
75-76 Dear someone on Earth,
Hi, my name is SOFM-09. I live on 1. The letters are about . Main Idea

Mars. a helping others

It’s faraway from the Earth. b inviting people to a party
I want to make good friends. c making new friends
I have a big head. My eyes are huge.
My fingers are long. 2. SOFM-09 wants to be with someone on Earth.
I love flying my plane in space. a friends b enemies c neighbors
Tell me about you.
3. SOFM-09 doesn’t have .
SOFM-09
a a big head b small eyes c long fingers
Dear SOFM-09,
Hi, my name is Nick. 4. What does Nick like doing?
I live in London. a b c
I love playing soccer.
Please come to visit me
some day.
I’ll teach you soccer.
I’m tall. I have small eyes Focus on Skills Compare and Contrast
and a nose.
Fill in the chart.
Here is my picture.
Nick SOFM-09 Nick

Home Planet Mars Earth

a big head tall

Take a Look! Appearance huge eyes small eyes
9 come
Quick Check-up True False
How can SOFM-0 long fingers a small nose
to Earth? Fi nd an d circle 1. SOFM-09 has many friends on Earth.
th at SO FM-09
the thing 2. SOFM-09 likes flying a kite in space.
rides.
Likes flying his plane in space playing soccer
3. Nick lives on Earth.
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Section 5

Word Wise
Unit 20
Outer Space
Write the word that belongs in each group.

1. big giant huge

huge
2. Sun Earth Mars teach
Mars
3. learn study teach

Choose the correct word for each sentence.

Non-
4. We will ( visit / come ) a sick classmate. Fiction

5. I want to travel in ( sea / space ).

Outer Space Words to Read 78

Think and Share
Theme: Space Match the pictures with the words.
Think and Write Related Subject: Science
SOFM-09 wants to be your friend. Write a letter to him.
astronaut

Dear SOFM-09, spaceship

Ready to Read
Look at the picture large
and answer the
questions.
1. What do you see? clothes
From
2. What will happen
next? helmet
1. I see two astronauts
stepping into a spaceship.
2. The spaceship will protect
Talk Together
take off soon.
What do you think aliens look like?
big head/ long fingers/ long toes/ long neck/ three eyes/ many arms and legs/ strange skin color
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High-Frequency Words use wear new

Check for Understanding

79-80 Astronauts’ life is interesting.
Choose the best answers.
They live in a spaceship.
1. The story is mainly about .
It is not large inside.
Main Idea

a space travel
They do everything in there.
b astronauts’ life in space
They eat, sleep, and use the bathroom. c special clothes for astronauts
Sometimes they work outside, too.
2. Astronauts do everything in a .
They wear special clothes. a rocket b spaceship c airplane
They wear a spacesuit, a helmet, a visor,
3. The special clothes astronauts’ bodies.
gloves, and boots.
a protect b build c grow
These clothes protect astronauts’ bodies.
They do some tests on the Moon or Mars. 4. What planet do astronauts sometimes work on?

They hope to find new life in space.

a b c

on the Sun on the Moon in the Milky Way

Focus on Skills Identifying Details

Fill in the chart.

The Life of Astronauts

In the spaceship Outside the spaceship

Quick Check-up
Take a Look!
True False d oeverythingin there:  ear special clothes: aspacesuit
w ,
? Find
1. Astronauts live in a spaceship. eat, sleep, and use the a helmet, a visor, gloves , and boots
Where is an alien
and circle it.
2. The bathroom is outside the spaceship. bathroom do some tests on the Moon or Mars
3. Astronauts sometimes work on Mars.
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Word List
Word Wise Unit 1 Unit 5 Unit 9
Write the word in each box. seed lost insect
plant push magnifying glass
visor helmet soil voice worm
water help ladybug
gloves bloom riddle cicada
spacesuit whisper smart wing

Unit 2 Unit 6 Unit 10

boots strange jeep caterpillar
hair drive skin

Circle the correct words for the sentences. alone guide tight
fly leopard crawl
1. Scientists do lots of ( tests / tastes ).
swallow field branch
2. Mommy birds ( protest / protect ) their eggs. monster fast cocoon
3. This book is very ( interesting / interested ).
Unit 3 Unit 7 Unit 11

Think and Share woods vampire beetle

point castle spider
Think and Draw stump dark part
You are in the spaceship. Draw your face. rest close antenna
tree ring scary none
wrinkle fang scared

Unit 4 Unit 8 Unit 12

root country town
stem hint question
mineral miss sting
air famous moth
Talk Together
shine painting cricket
What planet do you want to travel to?
breathe statue scientist
Mars/ Mercury/ Moon/ Jupiter/ Neptune/ Saturn/ Uranus/ Venus/ Sun
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Unit 13 Unit 17 Unit 20

yard king astronaut
sale god spaceship
old wife large
basket son clothes
shout wake helmet
glove spill protect

Unit 14 Unit 18
pumpkin noon
contest black
giant guess
judge shadow
champion sunlight
problem block

Unit 15 Unit 19
fair Earth
taste Mars
delicious huge
follow space
booth visit
stomach teach

Unit 16
explorer
kite
exciting
dragon
build
popular