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Is it cold and windy?

Or is it a sunny day?

Is it raining cats and dogs?Or can we go out to play?

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seasonsandweather

plantlife

environments

caringfortheearth

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Spotlight on Reading

plant

soil

sprout

stem

leaf

Key Words

Let’s Predict!

Answerthequestions.

1. Whatseasonisitinthispicture?

2. Whatcluesdoesthepicturegiveyouaboutwhatthestorymightbeabout?

3. Whatdoesthetitletellyouthestorymightbeabout?

4. Whatdothekeywordstellyouthestorymightbeabout?

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It is spring!

It is sunny and warm.

Sometimes it rains.

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A seed is planted in the soil.

The seed will grow into a plant.

The seed needs soil and water.

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Roots grow out of the seed.

They grow deep into the soil.

The roots carry food from the soil

to the rest of the plant.

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A little plant grows out of the ground.

It is called a sprout.

The sprout needs sunlight, air, and water.

It grows and grows.

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Soon the plant has a stem.

There are leaves on the stem.

The leaves make food for the plant.

The stem carries food between the

leaves and the roots.

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Flowers bloom on the plant.

The flowers attract birds, bees, and butterflies.

They drink nectar from the flowers.

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The birds, bees, and butterflies carry pollen

from flower to flower.

Now new seeds will grow.

These seeds will grow into plants.

Plants grow all over the world.

There are plants in the mountains.

There are plants in the desert.

There are also plants in the ocean.

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Plants are important.

They clean the air.

They provide food for animals.

They also make the world a beautiful place.

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Let’s Check!

Usethepicturestodescribehowaplantgrows.

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Plants Need

1.

2.

3.

4.

Let’s Reflect!

A Lookatthephotographs.Discussthequestions.

1. Whatarethepeopleineachpicturedoing?

2. Aretheyhelpingorhurtingtheearth?

B Makealistofthingsyoucandototakecareoftheearth.

Let’s Summarize!

Talkaboutthestory.

1. Talkaboutwhatplantsneedtogrow.Writealist.

2. Namesomeplaceswhereplantsgrow.

3. Tellsomewaysplantshelptheearth.

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Spotlight on Language

Let’s Connect!

Listenandpoint.

beehivebirddeerducksfishlakemountainsrabbitsquirrel

KeyWords

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Let’s Focus!

Copyandcompletethesentences.

isare

1. There ducksonthelake.

2. There treesintheforest.

3. There abeehiveinthetree.

4. There snowonthemountain.

Let’s Apply!

Lookatthepictures.Talkaboutwhatisthesameandwhatisdifferent.

Look,Dad,there’sasquirrel

inthetree!

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Let’s Connect!

A Listenandpointtotheplantsthatarehealthy.Then,pointtotheplantsthatareunhealthy.

airhealthysoilsunlightunhealthywater

KeyWords

B Discusswhatplantsneedtobehealthy.

C Discusswhatyouneedtobehealthy.

Let’s Focus!

A Comparetheneedsofaplantandachild.MakeaVenndiagram.

A plant A child

Both

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B Copyandcompletethesentences.

1. Aplantneeds .

2. Aplantdoesn’tneed .

3. Achildneeds .

4. Achilddoesn’tneed .

5. Bothplantsandchildrenneed .

Let’s Apply!

A Writesentencesaboutwhatyouneedandwhatyoudon’tneedtogrow.

Ineed…Idon’tneed…

B Shareyoursentenceswithafriend.

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Let’s Connect!

A Lookatthepicturesandreadabouttheseasons.

B Talkabouttheweatherwhereyoulive.

It is cold in winter.

Some trees lose their leaves.

Sometimes it snows.

It is cool in fall.

Sometimes it is windy.

Some leaves change color

and fall off the trees.

It is hot in summer.

There are many sunny days.

Sometimes it is cloudy.

It is warm in spring.

There are many flowers.

Sometimes it rains.

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Let’s Focus!

Rewritethesentenceswiththecorrectwords.

cold warm windy snowcool hot cloudy rain

1. Itis atthebeach.Butsometimesitis .

2. Itis today.Thereisonthemountains.

3. Ilike days.Iliketoplayinthe .

4. Itisand today.

Let’s Apply!

A Answerthequestionsabouteachoftheseasonswhereyoulive.

1. Whatistheweatherlike?

2. Whatoutdooractivitiesdoyoudo?

3. Whatclothesdoyouwear?

B Drawapictureforeachseason.

C Writeabouteachseason.

D Makeaseasonsbooklet.

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Spotlight on Content

Lang

uage Arts

A Answerthequestions.

1. Whatisthisparagraphabout?

2. Whatisthetitleofthisparagraph?

3. Howmanyfactsanddetailsareincludedinthisparagraph?

4. Whatisthepurposeofthisparagraph?

It is very difficult to live in the desert. It is hot and sunny in the daytime. It is cold at night. There is very little rain. There are almost no plants. There are some animals and insects. They usually come out at night. Desert plants and animals have to adapt to the dry climate.

The Desert

Expository Writing

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Lang

uage Arts

Writing an Expository Paragraph

A Copyandcompletetheorganizeraboutoneoftheplacesinthephotos.

B Writeaparagraphaboutyourtopic.

C Drawapicturetoillustrateit.

Topic:

Facts and details:

1. What is it like?

2. What lives there?

3. What can you do there?

Ocean

Jungle

Expository writing gives information about a topic.

Remember to include:

• a sentence that introduces your topic.

• facts and details about your topic.

• a conclusion based on the information

you included.

Mountains

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Lang

uage ArtsCompound Words

sundial sunf

lowe

r

sunshinesunlight

Sundaysun

C Writesentenceswiththewords.

A Guessthemeaningofthewordsintheflower.

B Chooseonewordfromeachboxtocreatecompoundwords.

Remember!A compound word is one word that is made up of two words.

bow

pack

berry

ball

basket

straw

back

rain

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MathGraphing Information

A Lookatthebargraph.Answerthequestions.

1. Howmanystudentsareintheclass?

2. Howmanystudentslikewindyweather?

3. Whichtypeofweatherdomoststudentslike?

4. Whichtypeofweatherdothefeweststudentslike?

5. Howmanymorestudentslikewindyweatherthanlikerainyweather?

B Doyourownclasssurvey.

C Makeabargraphtorepresentyourresults.

Our Favorite Weather10987654321

Stud

ents

Our class collected data about our favorite weather. We recorded our responses on this bar graph.

windy sunny rainy snowy

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Socia

l Studies

A Lookatthepicturesandanswerthequestions.

1. Whatishappeningineachphotograph?

2. Howistherainaffectingeachplaceinthephotographs?

B Writeaparagraphabouthowraincanbehelpfulandhowitcanbeharmful.

Rain affects people in many

ways. People living on farms

need rain so their crops can

grow. When it does not rain,

their plants and animals may

die. Too much rain can cause

problems as well. Cities and

towns may flood. This can

destroy homes and businesses.

The Effects of Rain

Science

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Science Experiments

Scientists experiment to answer questions about our world. An experiment includes these steps:• Investigate a topic and ask a question. • Form a hypothesis to answer the question.• Conduct an experiment to test the hypothesis.• Make and record observations during the experiment.• Draw a conclusion based on your observations.

Conductanexperiment.Then,answerthequestions.

4. Water cups 1, 2, and 4 every day for two weeks. Do not water cup 3.

2. Fill cups 1–3 with soil. Plant a seed in the soil of each cup. Put a seed in the bottom of cup 4.

Steps

4 plastic cups 4 seeds soil water marker

QuestionWhat happens when a plant does not get what it needs?

Supplies

1. Label cups: 1, 2 (No sunlight), 3 (No water), and 4 (No soil).

3. Put cups 1, 3, and 4 in a sunny place. Put cup 2 in a dark place.

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Music

B Singthesong.Talkabouthowthesongmakesyoufeel.

You are my sunshine,

My only sunshine.

You make me happy

When skies are gray.

You’ll never know dear

How much I love you!

Please don’t take

My sunshine away!

You Are My Sunshine

A Listentothesong.

Sing Along

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Art

Painting Sunflowers

Vincent van Gogh

is a famous painter.

He was born in

Holland in 1853.

He used lots of color

in his work. He included sunflowers

in many of his paintings. His art is

extremely valuable today.

•paper•paint•paintbrushe

Supplies

Createyourownsunflowers.

1. Painttheoutlineofasunflower.

2. Paintthesunflower,copyingthewayVincentvanGoghusedcolor.

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Answerthequestions.

1. AretheretraditionsinyournativecountrythataresimilartotheNativeAmericanraindances?

2. WhydoyouthinktheNativeAmericanpeopleperformedraindancestobringtherain?

3. Whatdoyouimaginearaindancewouldlooklike?

Rain is important in all cultures.

Some Native American tribes

perform rain dances. They believe

the dances will bring rainfall.

Most rain dances include dancing

in a circle, pouring water, and

whirling around like the wind.

The rain dance of the Hopi Indian

tribe includes a live snake! Many

other cultures perform rain dances

as well.

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A Createabulletinboardaboutyourearthday.Usethematerialsyoucreatedinthisunittoillustrateyourbulletinboard.

B Developaplan,basedonyourbulletinboard,thatoutlineswhatactivitiesyourearthdaywouldinclude.

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