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Unit

01

The Sack Race
Vocabulary Practice

Unscramble the letters to make the words.
Picture Box

1. adel

1.

2. akcs

2.

3. bpmu

3.

4. arrfodw

4.

5. fhinsi

5.

6. adfnwlol

6.

Sentence Practice
Match the sentence parts and write.
1. Welcome to

helping them up.

2. The kids

Jenny and Ron!

3. Josh bumps

are all in sacks.

4. She is

sports day.

1.

2.
3.
4.
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Unit

Secret Santa

02

Vocabulary Practice

Unscramble and write.
1. jump

2. right

forward

them

They .

is

Complete the crossword.

behind

1

Josh !

Down

Across

2

1.

2.

3.

5.

3

3. are

falling

They

down !

4

4. going

win

to

is

5

Amy !

4.

6

6.

Dictation
Listen and fill in the blanks.

Sentence Practice

T04

The Sack Race

Match the sentence parts and write.

Welcome to sports day.
day.
The

race is starting!

The kids are all in sacks.
Ready, set, go! They jump

.

Jenny and Ron are in the lead.
But Josh is right

them!

Amy is in last place. Oh, no! Josh
They are all falling down! Amy is going to
But wait! She is helping them up.
They are all

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the race together!

Jenny and Ron!
!

1. My class

name on it.

2. The paper has a

my secret Santa?

3. You don’t

show it to anyone.

4. Who is

is playing Secret Santa.

1.
2.
3.
4.
Unit 02 •

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Unit

My Brother’s Ukulele

03

Vocabulary Practice

Unscramble and write.
1. is

Christmas

coming !

Fill in the missing letters and rewrite the words.
1.

2. You

piece of

3. a present

4. my desk

a box

give

is

take a

You

There

2.

3.

paper from .

t

that person .

ing

4.

a present on .

p

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Dictation
Listen and fill in the blanks.

Sentence Practice

T07

Secret Santa

Match the sentence parts and write.

Christmas is coming!
My class is playing
It’s a

Santa.
game!

First, you

a piece of paper from a box.

The paper has a

on it.

You don’t show it to anyone.
Later, you give that person a

it closely.

2. It is a ukulele

be so much fun!

3. I ask him

to teach me.

4. It will

from Hawaii.

1.

Today, there is a present on my desk.

2.

I open it. “Wow! It’s a cool hat!”

3.

I

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secretly.

1. I look at

, “Who is my secret Santa?”

4.
Unit 03 •

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Unit

04

The Treasure Hunt
Vocabulary Practice

Unscramble and write.
1. playing

My brother

a guitar

is .

Find and write the words.
1.

2. It

not

is

4.

a guitar !
p

3. four

has

4. sounds

I

It

its

strings .

2.

bright, cheerful

love .

t

_ _ _ _ _ _ _

3.

Dictation
Listen and fill in the blanks.

My brother is playing a guitar.
. Oh, it is not a guitar!

It is smaller and has four
I love its

.

, cheerful sounds.

“What is that?” I ask my brother.
“It is a ukulele from Hawaii,” he says.
I ask him to

me.
hard!” he says.

“Sure, but
“I

!” I say.

It will be so much fun!

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Sentence Practice

T10

My Brother’s Ukulele

I look at it

q

a

Match the sentence parts and write.
1. We are on a

a box of candy!

2. Let’s

go to the fountain!

3. It

treasure hunt.

4. There is

shows some flowers.

1.
2.
3.
4.
Unit 04 •

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Unit

Goodbye, Old House!

05

Vocabulary Practice

Unscramble and write.
1. gives

2. What

a picture of water

the pond

3. something

us

Our teacher .

Complete the crossword.

about ?

found

1

2

I !

3
4

4. rush

We

the garden

Down

Across

to .

5

1.

2.

4.

3.

5.

6

6.

Dictation
Listen and fill in the blanks.

T13

Sentence Practice

The Treasure Hunt
We are on a

Match the sentence parts and write.

hunt in the park!

Our teacher gives us a picture of water.

1. We are

anything behind!

I say, “Let’s go to the

2. Dad

moving to a new house.

3. Don’t leave

have my own room!

4. I can’t wait to

is carrying the boxes to the van.

But we don’t

!”
anything there.

Tim says, “Let’s think again. What about the

?”

We quickly go there.
Sue yells, “I found something! It is another picture!”

1.

It shows some flowers.

2.

We rush to the
Aha! There is a box of

.
! We love this treasure!

3.
4.

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Unit 05 •

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Unit

They Look Alike!

06

Vocabulary Practice

Unscramble and write.
1. things in

boxes

is packing

Mom .

Fill in the missing letters and rewrite the words.
1.

2. bags

My sister and I

3. Look

your

4. are

in

ready to

our clothes in

l

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b

4.

We !

m

y

s

5.

mo

Dictation
Listen and fill in the blanks.

3.

are putting .

drawers .

go

2.

th

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6.

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ere

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Sentence Practice

T16

Goodbye, Old House!

Match the sentence parts and write.
Today we are moving to a new house.
Mom is
Dad is

things in boxes.
the boxes to the van.

My sister and I are

our clothes in bags.

“Look in your drawers,” Mom says.
“Don’t

anything behind!”

bodies with long legs.

3. Frogs also have slim

from water.

4. Toads can live far away

bumpy skin.

3.

We say, “Goodbye, old house!”

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2. Toads have dry,

2.

to go!

I can’t wait to have my own

look alike.

1.

We check one more time.
Now we are

1. Frogs and toads

!

4.
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Unit

07

Good Job, Everyone!
Vocabulary Practice

Unscramble and write.
1. They

some

have

differences .

Unscramble the letters to make the words.
Picture Box

2. wet, smooth

3. short legs

4. tell

You

Frogs

have

wide bodies with

from toads

can

skin .

have

1.

2. aceg

2.

3. abeht

3.

4. diaafr

4.

5. treounevl

5.

Toads .

frogs !

Dictation
Listen and fill in the blanks.

1. lowb

6. rneitlmaleh a

6.

s

Sentence Practice

T19

They Look Alike!

Match the sentence parts and write.
Frogs and toads look alike. But
they have some
skin.

First, frogs have wet,
But toads have

, bumpy skin.

But toads have wide bodies with short legs.
water.

But toads can live far away from water.
Now you can

feel very proud.

2. I also fill their

water bowls.

3. She washes and

an animal shelter.

4. We are tired but

dries their fur carefully.

bodies with long legs.

Next, frogs also have
Last, frogs live

1. We are at

frogs from toads!

1.
2.
3.
4.

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Unit 07 •

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Unit

08

The Fox and the Goat
Vocabulary Practice

Unscramble and write.
1. volunteering here

are

We !

Unscramble the letters to make the words.
Picture Box

2. Lily

the animals

3. the dogs

Rachel

4. run around

bathes .

on a walk

play and

1.

2. pael

2.

3. lewl

3.

4. thiutow

4.

5. ritysth

5.

6. guotte

6.

takes .

They .

Dictation
Listen and fill in the blanks.

1. aogt

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Sentence Practice

Good Job, Everyone!
We are at an animal shelter.

I clean the animals’
Lily

Match the sentence parts and write.

here!

We are

. I also fill their water bowls.

the animals.

She washes and dries their

carefully.

Rachel takes the dogs on a walk.
At first, they are

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2. The water tastes

you leap!

3. He gets out

of the well.

4. Next time look before

really good.

2.

All the animals look really happy.

Good job, everyone!

get out!

1.

But soon they play and run around.

We are tired but feel very

1. He can’t

.

3.
4.
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Unit

Our Nice Neighbors

09

Vocabulary Practice

Unscramble and write.
1. falls into

A fox

well

a .

Fill in the missing letters and rewrite the words.
1.

2. thirsty

3. onto

4. too

comes

The fox

out

A

3.

goat .

jumps

Help

2.

h

the goat .

4.

me !

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goat comes.

in! The water tastes really good.”

Without thinking, the goat

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6.

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n

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b

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Match the sentence parts and write.

.

Oh, no! He can’t get out! Soon a
The fox says, “

by

Sentence Practice

The Fox and the Goat

One day, a fox falls into a

b

5.

a

Dictation
Listen and fill in the blanks.

nk

in.

She drinks the water.

1. Mom and I

us all the time.

2. We will give

for babysitting me.

3. They help

are baking cookies.

4. Thank you

them to our neighbors.

Quickly, the fox jumps onto the goat.

1.

Then he gets out of the well.
The goat says, “

me out too!”

But the fox laughs and says,
“Next time look

you leap!”

2.
3.
4.

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Unit 09 •

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Unit

What Is It?

10

Vocabulary Practice

Unscramble and write.
1. very

Our neighbors

nice

are

people .

Find and write the words.
1.

2. cookies

I

Mrs. Jones

4.

give .
d_

3. Thank you

4. feel

We

my soccer team

happy

for coaching .

_ _

2.

very .

s_

_ _ _

3.

Dictation
Listen and fill in the blanks.

b

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We will give them to our

.
people.

Our neighbors are very
us all the time.

I give Mrs. Jones cookies and say,

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6.

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Sentence Practice
1. It is

helps you smell.

2. It has

on your face.

3. You can’t

see or hear with it.

4. This body part

two holes.

me.”

I also give Mr. Parker cookies and say,

1.

“Thank you for coaching my soccer team.”

2.

They both smile and say, “Thank you.” We
all feel very

d

Match the sentence parts and write.

Mom and I are baking

“Thank you for

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_ _ _ _ _ _

Our Nice Neighbors

They

a

3.
4.

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Unit 10 •

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Unit

11

They Are Monsters!
Vocabulary Practice

Unscramble and write.
1. you

2. like

guess

It

this body part

a triangle

Can ?

Complete the crossword.
Across

looks .

1

Down

2.

1.

3.

2.

5.

4.

2

3. breathe

helps you

It

clean air .
3

4. filters

of the air

dirt out

4

It .
5

Dictation

Listen and fill in the blanks.

T31

Sentence Practice

What Is It?
Can you

this body part?

It is on your face.
It has two
It looks like a

.
.

You can’t see or hear with it.
But it helps you
Inside, it is

clean air.
and has hair.

It filters dirt out of the air.
But mostly, this body part helps you smell.

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1. Desk, Eraser, and Pencil

are talking.

2. Why is

has an answer.

3. Why are they

so mean to us?

4. No one

your face so dirty?

1.
2.
3.

What is it?
Yes! It’s your

Match the sentence parts and write.

!

4.
Unit 11 •

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Unit

My Strawberry Plant

12

Vocabulary Practice

Unscramble and write.
1. nighttime

is

at school

It .

Find and write the words.
1.

2. Some students

on me

4.

draw .

g

3. are there

4. me

Why

students

your body

poke

holes in ?

with pens

_ _ _

2.

Some .

p

_ _ _ _

3.

Dictation
Listen and fill in the blanks.

Desk, Eraser, and Pencil are talking.

in your body?”

Eraser answers, “Some students poke me with pens.”
“They are
“Sometimes they

,” Pencil says.
me.”

Desk asks, “Why are they so mean to us?”
No one has an answer.

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on me,” Desk answers.

“Eraser, why are there

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_ _ _ _

5.

6.

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_ _ _ _ _

Match the sentence parts and write.

at school.

“Some students

b

Sentence Practice

T34

Pencil asks, “Desk, why is your face so

a

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They Are Monsters!
It’s

k

1. Dad brings

in our garden.

2. I don’t

me a small plant.

3. I put the plant

grows white flowers.

4. It also

see any strawberries.

1.
2.
3.
4.
Unit 12 •

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Unit

New Robots

13

Vocabulary Practice

Unscramble and write.
1. a

plant

2. leaves

This is

bigger

strawberry .

get

Complete the crossword.

1

2

Its .
3

3. They

big, red

become

strawberries .
4

4. wonderful

plant

is

strawberry

Listen and fill in the blanks.

1.

4.

2.

6.

5.

Sentence Practice

My Strawberry Plant

“This is a

3.

6

T37

One day, Dad brings me a small

Down

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Dictation

Across

.

plant,” he says.

Match the sentence parts and write.
1. Some robots

also do chores for us.

“Really? I don’t see any strawberries,” I say.

2. Scientists are

nice chats with us.

But Dad only smiles. I put the plant in our garden.

3. They can have

new robots interesting?

I

4. Aren’t these

making a new kind of robot.

it every week.

Soon its leaves get
It also

.

1.

white flowers.

After a month, I see some small, green fruit. Later
they become big, red strawberries.
My strawberry plant is

!

2.
3.
4.

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Unit 13 •

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Unit

Happy Mother’s Day

14

Vocabulary Practice

Unscramble and write.
1. jobs for

They

us

do dangerous .

Fill in the missing letters and rewrite the words.
1.

2. work

for

3. They

faces

4. understand

These robots

read

our

are not

our

3.

doing .

e

can .

They

d

4.

feelings .

m

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e

5.

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Dictation

Listen and fill in the blanks.

2.

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d

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a

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6.

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Sentence Practice

T40

New Robots

Match the sentence parts and write.

Today, robots are good workers.
In

, they do dangerous jobs for us.
for us.

Some robots also do
But

are making a new kind of robot.

These robots are not for doing work.
They can be our friends instead.
With new

, they can read our faces.

That way, they understand our

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do something new.

2. I want to

her a card too.

3. How about giving your mom

can watch them bloom.

4. Your mom

a special flowerpot?

1.
2.
3.

They can have nice chats with us.
Aren’t these new robots

1. I write

?

4.
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Unit

15

The Donkey and the Dog
Vocabulary Practice

Unscramble and write.
1. make

my mom

I

breakfast .

Unscramble the letters to make the words.
Picture Box

2. with

3. a

4. She

Decorate

a flowerpot

message on

this

it

love

Write

will

paint .

1.

2. alp

2.

3. narb

3.

4. aeoljus

4.

5. knodey

5.

6. beeltrir

6.

sweet .

gift !

Dictation
Listen and fill in the blanks.

1. agw

T43

Sentence Practice

Happy Mother’s Day
Dear Mrs. Clark,
Every Mother’s Day, I make my mom

Match the sentence parts and write.

.

I write her a card too. This year, I want to do something new.

1. A man has a

feels jealous.

new. Do you have any

2. The donkey

more than me!

3. The man loves the dog

the man’s lap.

4. He sees the dog jump on

little dog and a donkey.

?
Sam

Sam,
How about giving your mom a
First,

flowerpot?

1.

a flowerpot with paint.

Write a sweet
Your mom can watch them

on it too. Then plant flower seeds in it.
. She will love this gift!
Mrs. Clark

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2.
3.
4.
Unit 15 •

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Unit

Where Is My Bat?

16

Vocabulary Practice

Unscramble and write.
1. a lot

cares for

He

the dog .

Find and write the words.
1.

2. the dog

tail

wag its

4.

The donkey sees .
b

3. same

4. a

does

What

the

donkey

He .

_ _

2.

terrible !

h

3.

Dictation
Listen and fill in the blanks.

l

and says,

“The man loves the dog more than me!”
Then the donkey sees the dog wag its tail.
.

He sees the dog jump on the man’s

.

Then he puts the donkey in the

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1. I play

find my bat.

2. Today I can’t

to him last week!

3. I’m really

angry at him.

4. I lent it

baseball with my friends.

1.
2.

He does the same.
But the man yells, “What a

l

Match the sentence parts and write.

for the dog a lot.

He does the

e

Sentence Practice

A man has a little dog and a donkey.

The donkey feels

b

_ _ _

T46

The Donkey and the Dog
He

k

donkey!”
.

3.
4.
Unit 16 •

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Unit

17

A Snowy Day
Vocabulary Practice

Unscramble and write.
1. ask

brother Dan

my

I .

Unscramble the letters to make the words.

Picture Box

2. I

believe

3. my things

4. see

I

don’t

He

him .

loses

friends

1.

2. ahesp

2.

3. niopt

3.

4. beedsirpw

4.

5. senkalofw

5.

always !

my .

6. saigyainlsgn m

Dictation
Listen and fill in the blanks.

But

.

I ask my brother Dan, “Where is my bat?”
He says, “I don’t know!” But I don’t

g

6.

Match the sentence parts and write.

with my friends.

today I can’t find my

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Sentence Practice

T49

Where Is My Bat?
Every Sunday, I play

1. emtl

him.

1. Tom, Will, and Jodi

looks like a flower.

2. This snowflake

look at snowflakes.

3. The snowflakes have

away really quickly!

4. They’re also melting

different shapes and sizes!

He always loses my things! I’m really angry at him.
Soon I see my friends. Oh, wait.
? It’s my bat!

What’s Eddie
I
I’m so

it to him last week!
, Dan!

1.
2.
3.
4.

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Unit 17 •

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Unit

Max, the Brave Cat

18

Vocabulary Practice

Unscramble and write.
1. snowing

2. They

It

is .

magnifying

Complete the crossword.
use

1

glasses .

Across

2

3

3. looks

the sun

4. points

have

Mine

six

Down

1.

1.

3.

2.

5.

4.

4

like .

They all !
5

Dictation
Listen and fill in the blanks.

Sentence Practice

T52

A Snowy Day

Match the sentence parts and write.

It’s snowing.
on their gloves.

Tom, Will, and Jodi look at

1. Suddenly, their heater

go off !

2. The alarm didn’t

big danger.

“This snowflake looks like a flower,” Tom says.

3. The sleeping family was in

just in time.

“Mine looks like a

4. They all escaped safely

caught on fire!

They use

glasses.

web,” Will says.

“Mine looks like the sun,” Jodi says.
“The snowflakes have different

and sizes!” Tom says.

But soon Will says, “Look! They all have six
“Wow! You’re right!” Jodi says.
“They’re also

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away really quickly!”

!”

1.
2.
3.
4.
Unit 18 •

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Unit

Our Garden

19

Vocabulary Practice

Unscramble and write.
1. sleeping

The Wilson family

was .

Fill in the missing letters and rewrite the words.
1.

2. Smoke

the house

3. cat, Max

4. lives

their

Max

through

had

saved

2.

spread .

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They .

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Sentence Practice

T55

Max, the Brave Cat

Match the sentence parts and write.

One night, the Wilson family was sleeping.
Suddenly, their heater caught on fire!

1. My apartment building

change that.

Smoke

2. My family wanted to

had a problem.

3. Everyone is

the garden.

4. Many people visited

welcome in our garden.

But the

through the house.
didn’t go off!

The sleeping family was in big

.

Luckily, they had their cat, Max.
Max saw the

1.

.

He meowed loudly and woke everyone up.

2.

They all

3.

safely just in time.

Later, the Wilsons said, “Max

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w

4.

our !

Listen and fill in the blanks.

3.

our lives!”

4.
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Unit

20

Amazing Ants
Vocabulary Practice

Unscramble and write.
1. was

Everyone

unfriendly .

Unscramble the letters to make the words.
Picture Box

2. a garden

3. No

4. each

We

on the roof

interested

one

helped

made !

We .

Dictation
Listen and fill in the blanks.

2.

3. nuth

3.

4. loolfw

4.

5. acrckre

5.

6. esotglt

6.

Sentence Practice
Match the sentence parts and write.

Last year, my apartment building had a

.

. My family wanted to change that.

So we made a garden on the

!

.

It said, “Everyone is welcome in our garden.” At
first, no one was
But later, many people visited the garden.

1. Look

these smells back home!

2. They are bigger

than the ants.

3. Something else

at these ants.

4. They follow

is even more interesting.

1.

We grew flowers, fruit, and vegetables together.

2.

We

3.

each other and talked. Now we

are all friends!

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2. arf

T58

Our Garden

We put a

1.

was .

other

Everyone was

1. amp

4.
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Memo
Unscramble and write.
1. from home

2. are

are

They

far away .

for food

hunting

They .

them

The ants

home !

3. carry

4. get

They

lost

never .

Dictation

Listen and fill in the blanks.

T61

Amazing Ants
away from home.

Look at these ants. They are
They are

for food.

Oh, here are some
They are

.
than the ants. But the ants carry them home!

Something else is even more interesting.
The ants don’t have maps. But they never get lost.
Why is that?
When ants hunt for food, they leave special smells.
Later, they
Aren’t ants

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these smells back home!
?

Memo