Practice
1
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SAME AND DIFFERENT Circle the picture in each row that is different.
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Grade K, Unit 1, Concepts of Print
and Readiness, page 3
At Home: Draw two animals that are different.
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Practice
2
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Name
SAME AND DIFFERENT Color the animals in each row. Make two the same and one different.
2
At Home: Find things in your home that are the same
except for the color.
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Grade K, Unit 1, Concepts of Print
and Readiness, page 4
3
Practice
3
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Name
sock
sock
sandal
star
moon
star
puppy
kitten
kitten
SAME AND DIFFERENT Color the two pictures that are the same.
Tell which picture is different.
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McGraw-Hill Language Arts
Grade K, Unit 1, Concepts of Print
and Readiness, page 5
At Home: Find two things that are the same.
Draw pictures of them.
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Practice
4
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Name
MAKING LISTS Draw lines to show what each person at the left might be wishing for.
4
At Home: Draw a picture of yourself doing something
that you wish you could do.
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Grade K, Unit 1, Study Skills,
page 6
4
Practice
5
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Name
A B C
D E F
c
e
f
G H I
J
K L
h
k
l
a b
g i
d
j
CAPITAL AND LOWERCASE LETTERS Name the letters in each row. Draw a line to connect the
uppercase and lowercase forms of the same letter.
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McGraw-Hill Language Arts
Grade K, Unit 1, Concepts of Print
and Readiness, page 7
At Home: Make a poster of some capital letters cut
out of old newspapers and magazines.
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Practice
6
L
m
P
P
L
m
r
S
D
D
r
S
a
T
F
T
a
F
c
O
N
N
c
O
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Name
CAPITAL AND LOWERCASE LETTERS Draw lines to connect the matching letters in each box.
6
At Home: See how many things you can find in your
home that are shaped like the letter O.
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Grade K, Unit 1, Concepts of Print
and Readiness, page 8
12
Practice
7
Name
F
N
m
i
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d
S
CAPITAL AND LOWERCASE LETTERS Name each letter. Draw a line from the letter to the child whose
name has that letter.
6
McGraw-Hill Language Arts
Grade K, Unit 1, Concepts of Print
and Readiness, page 9
At Home: Ask someone to print the names of people
in your family. Circle each capital letter.
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Practice
8
USE ILLUSTRATIONS Something is missing in each picture. Look at the picture. Remember the story.
Then draw in the missing part.
8
At Home: Think of something that you know takes a
long time to happen. Draw a picture to show what it is.
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Grade K, Unit 1, Comprehension
Strategies, page 10
3
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Name
Practice
9
Name
M N O
n
P Q R
o m r
p q
S T U V WX Y Z
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u v t
s y w z x
CAPITAL AND LOWERCASE LETTERS Name the letters in each row. Draw a line to connect the
uppercase and lowercase forms of the same letter.
14
McGraw-Hill Language Arts
Grade K, Unit 1, Concepts of Print
and Readiness, page 11
At Home: Make a poster together of some lowercase
letters cut out of old newspapers and magazines.
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Practice 10
Name
BABY
otter
CLAM
seaweed
OTTER
clam
SEAWEED
CAPITAL AND LOWERCASE LETTERS Draw lines to connect the matching labels.
10
At Home: Choose your favorite letter. Look for your
letter in newspapers, magazines, and books.
McGraw-Hill Language Arts
Grade K, Unit 1, Concepts of Print
and Readiness, page 12
4
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baby
Practice 11
Name
E
B
J
W
Window
Books
Easel
Jump Rope
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Rug
g
w
k
Puzzle
z
CAPITAL AND LOWERCASE LETTERS Name the letters above and below the picture. Find a sign in
the picture that contains each letter. Circle each letter you find.
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Grade K, Unit 1, Concepts of Print
and Readiness, page 13
At Home: Ask your family to help you find these
letters somewhere in your home: B, H, u, e, q.
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Practice 12
Name
dog
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bird
cat
USE ILLUSTRATIONS Draw a line from each real pet to the things needed to take good care of it.
12
At Home: Draw a picture of yourself with the animal—
real or a toy—-that you think makes the best pet.
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Grade K, Unit 1, Comprehension
Strategies, page 14
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Practice 13
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Name
RIGHT AND LEFT Trace each path from left to right. Use the words left and right to talk about the pictures.
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Grade K, Unit 1, Concepts of Print
and Readiness, page 15
At Home: Draw a picture. Show a dog on the left and
a cat on the right.
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Practice 14
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Name
LEFT TO RIGHT What made each set of prints? Color the left one green. Color the right one blue.
14
At Home: Trace the feet of everyone in your family.
Then group all the left feet and all the right feet.
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Grade K, Unit 1, Concepts of Print
and Readiness, page 16
8
Practice 15
Name
school bus
AM
BU
L
AN
CE
school
A
BM
ALU
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ECN
ambulance
hospital
airplane
airport
LEFT TO RIGHT Color each vehicle on the left. Show where each vehicle goes.
Draw a line from left to right.
3
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Grade K, Unit 1, Concepts of Print
and Readiness, page 17
At Home: Draw a picture of a puppy on the left and
its mother on the right. Use left and right to talk
about your picture.
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Practice 16
Name
One Big Pig
Written by John Carman
Illustrated by Kelley Foley
Written by Carlos Sanchez
Illustrated by Alex Page
Balloons
for Bob
A Birthday
Surprise
Written by Shirley Gee
Illustrated by Robert Cox
Written by Katie Halloran
Illustrated by Mark Brown
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My Dog
PARTS OF A BOOK Listen to the title of each book. Pretend you are the illustrator.
Draw a picture for the cover.
16
At Home: Draw a picture of something you saw today
on your way home from school.
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Grade K, Unit 1, Study Skills,
page 18
4
Practice 17
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Name
CATEGORIES Circle all the things that belong in each room.
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Grade K, Unit 1, Concepts of Print
and Readiness, page 19
At Home: Draw four things that belong in your
kitchen at home.
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Practice 18
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Name
CATEGORIES Think about how the two things in each row are alike. Draw something else that
fits the category.
18
At Home: Find three things that are round.
Draw pictures to show what you found.
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Grade K, Unit 1, Concepts of Print
and Readiness, page 20
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Practice 19
Name
sandals
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boots
slippers
CATEGORIES Look at each picture. Draw a line to show what the girl should have on her feet. Then add
them to the picture.
6
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Grade K, Unit 1, Concepts of Print
and Readiness, page 21
At Home: Take turns naming fruits, toys or other
objects from the same category.
19
Practice 20
Name
My Buddy
and I
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By
PARTS OF A BOOK Listen to the title. If you were writing this story, who would you put on the cover?
Draw a picture for the cover.
20
At Home: Draw a picture to show one thing that might
happen in a story called “My Buddy and I.”
McGraw-Hill Language Arts
Grade K, Unit 1, Study Skills,
page 22
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Practice 21
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Name
SPECIAL NOUNS THAT NAME PEOPLE Draw a picture of yourself. Write your own name.
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Grade K, Unit 2, Nouns,
page 27
At Home: Show a family member your picture and
your name.
21
Practice 22
Pam
Tim
Jan
Ed
Kim
Sam
SPECIAL NOUNS THAT NAME PEOPLE Point to each person’s name. Draw a circle around the capital
letter at the beginning of each name.
22
At Home: Write the capital letter that is at the beginning
of your name.
McGraw-Hill Language Arts
Grade K, Unit 2, Nouns,
page 28
6
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Name
Practice 23
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Name
Bob
duck
Liz
tree
Pam
Lee
Ed
book
Jen
SPECIAL NOUNS THAT NAME PEOPLE Draw a circle around the names of the two people in each
row. Point out the capital letter in each name.
6
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Grade K, Unit 2, Nouns,
page 29
At Home: Find other nouns that name people. Look
for nouns that begin with a capital letter.
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Practice 24
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Name
SEQUENCE In each row, draw a circle around the picture that shows what happened first.
24
At Home: Show the pictures on this page to your
family. Tell about what happened first and next in
each row.
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Grade K, Unit 2, Comprehension
Strategies, page 30
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Practice 25
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Name
SPECIAL NOUNS THAT NAME PEOPLE
Draw a circle around the baby.
Draw a circle around
the woman.
Draw a circle around the carpenter.
Draw a circle around the baker. Say the noun that
names each person you circled.
4
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Grade K, Unit 2, Nouns,
page 31
At Home: Draw a picture of two family members or
friends.
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Practice 26
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Name
NOUNS THAT NAME PEOPLE Tell a story about the big picture. Then say the names of the people
below the big picture. Circle the people who are in your story.
26
At Home: Point out each person in the big picture. Tell
your story about them to someone at home.
McGraw-Hill Language Arts
Grade K, Unit 2, Nouns,
page 32
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Practice 27
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Name
painter
astronaut
fish
waiter
panda
carpenter
lifeguard
clock
sailor
NOUNS THAT NAME PEOPLE Draw a circle around the two people in each row. Say the noun that tells
who each person is.
6
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Grade K, Unit 2, Nouns,
page 33
At Home: Tell your family the names of jobs people
have.
27
Practice 28
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Name
SEQUENCE In each row, draw a circle around the picture that shows what happened first. Draw a line
under the picture that shows what happened last.
28
At Home: Tell what you did today at school. Tell what
happened first, next, and last.
McGraw-Hill Language Arts
Grade K, Unit 2, Comprehension
Strategies, page 34
6
Practice 29
Name
A_LA01_PRA_GK_U02_029a
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A_LA01_PRA_GK_U02_029e
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NOUNS THAT NAME ANIMALS AND THINGS
Draw a circle around the cow.
Draw a circle
around the kite.
Draw a circle around the horse.
Draw a circle around the computer. Say the noun
that names each animal or thing you circled.
4
McGraw-Hill Language Arts
Grade K, Unit 2, Nouns,
page 35
At Home: Draw a picture of an animal you would like
for a pet.
29
Practice 30
NOUNS THAT NAME ANIMALS AND THINGS Say the name of each animal or thing in the row of small
pictures. Then draw a line from each small picture to the same animal or thing in the big picture. Tell
about other animals and things you see in the big picture.
30
At Home: Draw a picture that shows animals and
things you see in your neighborhood.
McGraw-Hill Language Arts
Grade K, Unit 2, Nouns,
page 36
4
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Name
Practice 31
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Name
man
goat
computer
bat
dog
baby
woman
book
bird
horse
boy
fire truck
NOUNS THAT NAME ANIMALS AND THINGS Draw a circle around each animal or thing. Say the noun
that names each animal or thing you circled.
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Grade K, Unit 2, Nouns,
page 37
At Home: Draw a picture of a favorite toy.
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Practice 32
Name
beaver
fox
a230_20U_KG_ARP_10AL_A
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mouse
ant
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bee
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frog
SIGNS/LABELS In each row, draw a circle around the picture that is missing its label.
Tell what labels are missing.
32
At Home: Say the names of as many animals on
this page as you can.
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Grade K, Unit 2, Study Skills,
page 38
3
Practice 33
Name
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NOUNS THAT NAME PLACES
Draw a circle around the school.A_LA01_PRA_GK_U02_033i
Draw a circle around the farm.
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Draw a circle around the airport. Say the noun that names each place you circled.
3
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Grade K, Unit 2, Nouns,
page 39
At Home: Think of another noun that names a place
and draw a picture.
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Practice 34
Name
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NOUNS
THAT NAME PLACES Look at the animal in each row. Circle the place where that animal might
live. Say the noun that names each place you circled.
34
At Home: Think of a different animal. Draw a picture of
the place where it lives.
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Grade K, Unit 2, Nouns,
page 40
3
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Practice 35
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Name
girl
school
horse
water
frog
park
broom
farm
farmer
zoo
monkey
shoe
NOUNS THAT NAME PLACES Draw a circle around the place in each row. Say the noun that names
each place you circled.
4
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Grade K, Unit 2, Nouns,
page 41
At Home: Name three places you would like to visit.
35
Practice 36
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Name
SEQUENCE In each row, draw a circle around the picture that shows what happened first. Draw a line
under the picture that shows what happened last.
36
At Home: Make up a story about one row of pictures on
this page. Tell what happened first, next, and last.
McGraw-Hill Language Arts
Grade K, Unit 2, Comprehension
Strategies, page 42
6
Practice 37
Name
A_LA01_PRA_GK_U02_037b
A_LA01_PRA_GK_U02_037c
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A_LA01_PRA_GK_U02_037f
A_LA01_PRA_GK_U02_037h
SPECIAL NOUNS THAT NAME PLACES, DAYS In each row, draw a circle around the picture of a
place that would have a special name of its own.
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3
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Grade K, Unit 2, Nouns,
page 43
At Home: Tell the name of your city or town, street,
and state.
37
Practice 38
Name
A_LA01_PRA_GK_U02_038d
A_LA01_PRA_GK_U02_038a
A_LA01_PRA_GK_U02_038c
A_LA01_PRA_GK_U02_038b
Monday
Thursday
Tuesday
Friday
Wednesday
Saturday
SPECIAL NOUNS (DAY, PLACE NAMES) Say the name of each day of the week. Draw a circle around
the capital letter in each name. Then draw a picture of the weather for each day.
38
At Home: Name your favorite day of the week. Tell
what you do on that day.
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Grade K, Unit 2, Nouns,
page 44
7
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Sunday
Practice 39
Name
Saturday at Franklin Park
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Sunday at Stoneham Zoo
SPECIAL NOUNS (DAY, PLACE NAMES) Draw a circle around each noun that names a day or a
special place. Then finish the picture of each place.
6
McGraw-Hill Language Arts
Grade K, Unit 2, Nouns,
page 45
At Home: Tell someone about your pictures. Tell
what places they show.
39
Practice 40
Play Day
Cooking Day
Show and
Tell Day
Movie Day
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Name
ENVIRONMENTAL PRINT Listen to what each sign says. Draw a picture for each sign.
Tell what day of the week you might use that sign in your classroom.
40
At Home: Look for calendars at home, in stores, or in
other places you visit.
McGraw-Hill Language Arts
Grade K, Unit 2, Study Skills,
page 46
5
Practice 41
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Name
ACTION VERBS Draw a circle around the children who read. Draw a circle around the children who
paint. Draw a circle around the children who build. Draw a circle around the father and child who play.
Say the verb that tells what the people in each picture are doing.
4
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Grade K, Unit 3, Verbs,
page 51
At Home: Draw a picture of something you
do at home.
41
Practice 42
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Name
ACTION VERBS Draw pictures of animals you might see on a farm. Then tell what you might do if you
lived on a farm.
42
At Home: Make some animal sounds. Have family
members guess what you are.
McGraw-Hill Language Arts
Grade K, Unit 3, Verbs,
page 52
2
Practice 43
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Name
play
write
write
ride
ride
play
ACTION VERBS Tell what actions the pictures show. Draw a line to match the pictures
that show the same action.
3
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Grade K, Unit 3, Verbs,
page 53
At Home: Draw two pictures that show the
same action.
43
Practice 44
GIVE/FOLLOW DIRECTIONS Draw a circle around the cat that is
of the TV;
on the back of the shirt.
44
At Home: Use the words right, left, top, front, and back
to tell where each cat is.
to the left of the chair;
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Grade K, Unit 3, Study Skills,
page 54
in front
3
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Name
Practice 45
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Name
MORE ACTION VERBS
Draw a circle around the child who slides.
Draw a circle around the child
who swings.
Draw a circle around the child who skates. Say the action verbs that tell what the children
are doing.
3
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Grade K, Unit 3, Verbs,
page 55
At Home: Pantomime the actions shown on this
page. Have a family member guess what you are
doing.
45
Practice 46
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Name
MORE ACTION VERBS Draw a picture of yourself doing something you like to do.
Use an action word to talk about your picture.
46
At Home: Look at the picture frame on this page. Tell
what action words it makes you think of.
McGraw-Hill Language Arts
Grade K, Unit 3, Verbs,
page 56
2
Practice 47
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Name
MORE ACTION VERBS Draw a picture of something you can do with a friend.
Tell what you do together.
2
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Grade K, Unit 3, Verbs,
page 57
At Home: Share something with a family member.
Tell what you learned.
47
Practice 48
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Name
MAPS Draw a line that shows the path the puppy took to get to the doghouse.
Circle 3 things the puppy sniffed along the way.
48
At Home: Draw a map of a room you know.
Show where the furniture is.
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Grade K, Unit 3, Study Skills,
page 58
4
Practice 49
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Name
PAST-TENSE VERBS Look at the pictures. Draw a line under the people who picked. Draw a circle
around the people who hiked. Put an X on the people who visited.
3
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Grade K, Unit 3, Verbs,
page 59
At Home: Tell a story about the people in one of the
pictures. Be sure to tell about things they did.
49
Practice 50
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Name
PAST-TENSE VERBS Draw a circle around the pictures that show baked, parked, and packed.
Make up your own sentences using these action verbs.
50
At Home: Say action verbs that tell what happened in
all the pictures on this page.
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Grade K, Unit 3, Verbs,
page 60
3
Practice 51
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Name
ACTION VERBS Draw a circle around the pictures that show
and
fished.
3
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Grade K, Unit 3, Verbs,
page 61
that someone planted,
At Home: Tell what happened in each picture.
Use action words.
climbed,
51
Practice 52
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Name
REALITY/FANTASY Find 3 things in the picture that are make-believe.
Draw a circle around each make-believe thing.
52
At Home: Tell two things that really happened today
and one thing that is make-believe.
McGraw-Hill Language Arts
Grade K, Unit 3, Comprehension
Strategies, page 62
3
Practice 53
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Name
IS, ARE, WAS, WERE Draw a circle around (1) the duckling that is little (2) the bird that is in the nest.
Draw a line under (1) the flowers that are pretty (2) the butterfly that is flying.
4
McGraw-Hill Language Arts
Grade K, Unit 3, Verbs,
page 63
At Home: Draw a picture of a baby bunny. Tell how
to finish this sentence: The bunny is __________.
53
Practice 54
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Name
IS, ARE, WAS, WERE Draw a picture to finish the story that the pictures show.
Use the verbs is and are or was and were to tell the story.
54
At Home: Tell the picture story to someone at home.
McGraw-Hill Language Arts
Grade K, Unit 3, Verbs,
page 64
2
Practice 55
Name
The nest is big.
Baby birds
are inside.
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Mother bird
was nearby.
The baby birds
were hungry.
IS, ARE, WAS, WERE Listen to the sentence. Draw a circle around the picture that
matches the sentence.
4
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Grade K, Unit 3, Verbs,
page 65
At Home: Make up your own sentences about birds.
55
Practice 56
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Name
REALITY/FANTASY In each row, draw a circle around the picture that shows something real.
Draw a line under the picture that is make-believe.
56
At Home: Explain why each picture with a line under it
on this page is make-believe.
McGraw-Hill Language Arts
Grade K, Unit 3, Comprehension
Strategies, page 66
6
Practice 57
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Name
WORKING WITH VERBS Draw a circle around (1) the woman who rows, and (2) the people who hike.
Tell what the other people are doing.
4
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Grade K, Unit 3, Verbs,
page 67
At Home: Draw a picture of yourself doing something
outside. Tell what you do.
57
Practice 58
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Name
WORKING WITH VERBS Color all the animals in the pond. Tell how they can talk to each other.
58
At Home: If possible, visit a pond, a park, or a zoo.
Listen to the animals talk.
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Grade K, Unit 3, Verbs,
page 68
5
Practice 59
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Name
WORKING WITH VERBS Draw lines to match the people with what they might do.
3
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Grade K, Unit 3, Verbs,
page 69
At Home: Make up a sentence about each person
in the picture.
59
Practice 60
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Name
REALITY/FANTASY Find three animals in the picture that are doing something make-believe
and color them in.
60
At Home: Tell two things that a real squirrel can do and
two things that it cannot do.
McGraw-Hill Language Arts
Grade K, Unit 3, Comprehension
Strategies, page 70
3
Practice 61
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Name
WHAT IS A SENTENCE? Pretend you are at a park. Draw plants and animals you might see there.
2
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Grade K, Unit 4, Sentences,
page 75
At Home: Use sentences to talk about the park
pictures you drew.
61
Practice 62
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Name
WHAT IS A SENTENCE? Give sentences that tell about the animal pictures.
62
At Home: Draw a picture of an animal that is doing
something. Show your picture. Let others ask
questions about it.
McGraw-Hill Language Arts
Grade K, Unit 4, Sentences,
page 76
6
Practice 63
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Name
WHAT IS A SENTENCE? Draw a picture of your favorite animal. Make up a sentence about your picture.
2
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Grade K, Unit 4, Sentences,
page 77
At Home: Tell your family about your animal picture.
Ask them to write one sentence you use.
63
Practice 64
Name
Cc ____________
pig
Dd ____________
cat
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Pp ____________
dog
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REFERENCE SOURCES Draw a line from each animal name to the dictionary page it belongs on.
64
At Home: Think of another word that would be on each
dictionary page pictured above.
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Grade K, Unit 4, Study Skills,
page 78
3
Practice 65
Name
1
2
3
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Seashells
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TELLING SENTENCES 1. Draw a circle around the camera. 2. Draw a circle around the binoculars.
3. Draw a circle around the book about seashells. Make up a sentence that tells what you might do
with each item you circled.
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At Home: Make up sentences that tell what you
might do with each item you did not circle.
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Practice 66
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TELLING SENTENCES Draw pictures of animals to show what they do in the winter to keep warm.
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At Home: Use sentences to tell about the animals that
you drew in the winter scene.
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1. The bear cubs play.
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2. The bear cubs sleep.
TELLING SENTENCES Listen to each sentence. Draw a picture that shows what it tells.
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At Home: Tell someone about your pictures of the
bear cubs.
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Practice 68
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1
Mom has a hat.
Mom sees the cat.
2
Tom reads a book.
MAIN IDEA Listen to each sentence. Draw a line under the sentence that tells what the picture is about.
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At Home: Use one sentence to tell what a favorite book
or television show was about.
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Tom ran to Dad.
Practice 69
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ASKING SENTENCES What do you see at a pond? Draw pictures to answer this question.
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At Home: Have family members ask questions about
your pond.
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Practice 70
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What do you play?
What do you wear?
What do you make?
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What do you eat?
ASKING SENTENCES Listen to each question. Draw a picture that answers the question.
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At Home: Ask someone questions like the ones on this
page. Listen to the answers.
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1. It is a cat.
Is it a cat?
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2. The pup can nap.
Can the pup nap?
3. Is the fan on?
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The fan is on.
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ASKING SENTENCES Listen to each sentence. Draw a circle around each sentence that asks a question.
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At Home: Watch an animal show on TV. Ask
questions about the animals you see.
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Practice 72
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1
It is big.
How big is it?
2
Can you fix it?
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I can ride.
ASKING QUESTIONS Listen to each sentence. Draw a line under the sentence that asks a question.
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At Home: Ask a question to learn something new.
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Practice 73
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1
2
3
4
EXCLAIMING SENTENCES Look at both pictures in each box. Circle the picture that shows a surprise
and make up a sentence about it.
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At Home: Tell a family member about the happiest
surprise you had.
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Practice 74
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EXCLAIMING SENTENCES Color each part of the picture that shows something exciting.
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At Home: Tell someone about the picture. Use
sentences that show excitement.
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Practice 75
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We can do it!
It is fun!
EXCLAIMING SENTENCES Listen to the sentences. Draw a picture to go with them.
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page 89
At Home: Make up your own sentences that show
surprise. Read each sentence to a family member.
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Practice 76
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1
Nan and Dan ran.
Dan and the man sat.
2
Pam is on the cot.
MAIN IDEA Listen to each sentence. Draw a line under the sentence that tells what the picture is about.
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At Home: Choose a picture in a book or magazine. Tell
the main idea of the picture.
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Strategies, page 90
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Ron can pat the cat.
Practice 77
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SUBJECT/VERB AGREEMENT Say a sentence about each picture.
4
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page 91
At Home: Draw a picture that shows you with an animal.
Tell a family member about your picture.
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Practice 78
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SUBJECT/VERB AGREEMENT Say a sentence that tells who wears what in each picture.
Then color all the hats.
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At Home: Draw a picture of someone wearing a hat.
Make up a sentence that tells who wears what.
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Practice 79
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1. The frog hops.
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2. Pigs roll in mud.
SUBJECT/VERB AGREEMENT Listen to the sentences. Color the matching picture.
2
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At Home: Tell what the animals do in the pictures.
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Practice 80
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1
Dad pats the cat.
The pup runs to Dad.
2
The cat naps on the mat.
MAIN IDEA Listen to each sentence. Draw a line under the sentence that tells what the picture is about.
80
At Home: Listen to a poem or story, then say a
sentence that tells the main idea.
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Strategies, page 94
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The pup runs to the cat.
Practice 81
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COLOR WORDS Color each child’s T-shirt and each dog’s bandanna a different color.
Tell what colors you used.
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Words, page 99
At Home: Color each dog a different color.
Tell what colors you used.
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Practice 82
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COLOR WORDS Color the fire hydrant red and the police car blue. Color the rest of the picture any
colors you choose. Then use color words to describe the picture.
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At Home: Draw pictures of things in your home or
neighborhood that are red, blue, green, and yellow.
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Words, page 100
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Practice 83
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a red wagon
blue balloons
a yellow kite
a brown bear
COLOR WORDS Listen to the words. Color the picture to match what they describe.
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Words, page 101
At Home: Use color words to tell about each picture
that you colored.
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Practice 84
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1 Things That Are Red
2 Things That Are Yellow
CHART Color the pictures in each row the color they should be. Then draw a picture of something else
that is that color.
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At Home: Find something that is the color of each bird
on this page.
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3 Things That Are Blue
Practice 85
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1
2
3
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SIZE, SHAPE, AND NUMBER WORDS Tell about the shapes in each box. Find the picture that has all
the shapes in it. Draw a line to it. Then color the picture.
4
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Words, page 103
At Home: Draw a house. Use triangles, squares,
circles, and rectangles.
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Practice 86
1
2
3
4
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SIZE, SHAPE, AND NUMBER WORDS Color the big dog tan. Color the small dog brown.
Color the fat dog gray. Put black spots on the thin dog.
86
At Home: Draw your own pictures of a big dog, a small
dog, a thin dog, and a fat dog.
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Words, page 104
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1 one big circle
one tall triangle
2 one big circle
one medium circle
one small circle
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3 one big rectangle
four small squares
SIZE, SHAPE, AND NUMBER WORDS Listen to the description. Draw a line to the matching picture.
Then color the picture.
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Words, page 105
At Home: Make a picture using these shapes: one
big square, two little circles, one triangle. Use size,
shape, and number words to describe your picture.
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Practice 88
DETAILS Finish the picture. Draw the pet that the child in the poem “A Hamster...But” would rather have.
Then describe the pet.
88
At Home: Imagine you had a hamster or a dog. Tell
what you like about your pet.
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Strategies, page 106
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Practice 89
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1
2
3
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SENSE WORDS Circle the senses we use to enjoy each object. For each sense, say a word
to describe the object.
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Words, page 107
At Home: Draw a picture of your favorite food. Think
of sense words to describe it.
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Practice 90
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3
4
SENSE WORDS 1. Draw a circle around the thing that smells sweet. 2. Draw a circle around the thing
that feels rough. 3. Draw a circle around the thing that tastes sour. 4. Draw a circle around the animal that
makes a loud sound.
90
At Home: Find sweet, rough, sour, and loud things in
your home. Draw pictures of them.
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Words, page 108
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Practice 91
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1. It is hot.
2. It is fuzzy.
3. It is loud.
4. It is sticky.
SENSE WORDS Listen to each sentence. Draw a picture to go with the sentence.
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Words, page 109
At Home: Use the words hot, fuzzy, loud, and sticky
to describe things in your neighborhood.
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Practice 92
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The baker’s neighbor liked the smell of this.
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I like the smell of this.
DETAILS Draw pictures to show what the baker’s neighbor enjoyed smelling.
Then draw what you like to smell.
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At Home: Tell someone the story of the baker and his
neighbor in “The Theft of a Smell.”
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Strategies, page 110
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Practice 93
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1
2
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FEELING WORDS Say a word that tells how you think each child feels. Draw a line to show what could
have made the child feel that way.
3
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Words, page 111
At Home: Tell a family member about something you
like to do. Use words that tell how you feel.
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Practice 94
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1
2
FEELING WORDS Remember how Carl felt in each picture. Draw a picture to show what makes you feel
the same way.
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At Home: Think of all the things that make you feel
happy. Make a picture list to show what they are.
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Words, page 112
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Practice 95
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1
Dan is glad.
Dan is sad.
2
Meg feels well.
Meg feels bad.
3
Nan is happy.
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Nan is sleepy.
FEELING WORDS Listen to each sentence. Draw a line under the one that tells about the picture.
Then color the picture.
3
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Words, page 113
At Home: Draw a picture of someone you like. Draw
a picture to show how you feel when you’re with that
person.
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Practice 96
DETAILS Finish the picture by adding these details: a bandage on the pine tree, gold and silver coins in
the good woodcutter’s basket, sticky sap on the bad woodcutter.
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At Home: Use the picture to help you tell the story of
“The Sticky Sticky Pine”.
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Strategies, page 114
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Practice 97
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1
2
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WORDS THAT COMPARE Say a describing word for each picture in the top row. Add a picture to make
the other rows follow the same pattern. Think of describing words for the pictures in those rows.
3
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Words, page 115
At Home: Draw three more pictures. Ask a family
member to think of describing words for each
picture.
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Practice 98
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1
long
longer
longest
2
small
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smaller
smallest
COMPARING Draw the missing snakes. Make their size match the words.
98
At Home: Draw a picture of yourself with someone who
is taller than you and someone who is shorter than
you.
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Words, page 116
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Practice 99
Name
1
This tail is long.
This tail is longer.
This tail is longest.
2
This hole is wide.
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This hole is wider.
This hole is widest.
WORDS THAT COMPARE Listen to the sentences. Draw a line from each one to
the picture it describes.
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Words, page 117
At Home: Find three toys in your home that you can
compare with words such as big, bigger, biggest or
small, smaller, smallest.
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Practice 100
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1 The Smallest Billy Goat
2 The Biggest Billy Goat
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3 The Billy Goats at the End of the Story
DIAGRAMS Listen to each label. Color the picture that goes with the label.
100
At Home: Tell the story of the three billy goats to
someone in your family.
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Practice 101
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2
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4
PRONOUNS I, YOU Draw a circle around the place you would choose to visit. Ask a partner, “Which
place did you choose?” Tell your partner which place you chose and what you would do there.
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At Home: Draw a picture of yourself going on a trip.
Tell someone about your picture. Use the pronoun I.
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Practice 102
PRONOUNS I, YOU Draw a picture that shows what each person will get in the village. Use the pronoun
you to tell what they get. Then draw what you would get in the village, and use the word I to tell about it.
102
At Home: Ask family members what they like to buy at
the store. Tell them what you like to buy. Use the
pronouns I and you in your conversation.
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Practice 103
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1
2
You play ball.
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3
You hit well.
4
Can I play?
I play ball too.
PRONOUNS I, YOU Listen to the sentences. Draw a circle around the pronoun I or you in each
sentence. Color the picture of the person or people that each pronoun stands for.
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page 125
At Home: Tell someone what you like about yourself
and that person. Use the pronouns I and you.
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Practice 104
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1
2
STORY STRUCTURE In each row, write a 1 under the picture that shows the beginning of the story.
Write a 2 under the picture that shows the middle of the story. Write a 3 under the picture that shows the
end of the story.
104
At Home: Choose one row of pictures on this page and
tell a story with a beginning, middle, and end.
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Strategies, page 126
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Practice 105
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1
2
3
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PRONOUNS HE, SHE, IT Say the pronoun for each picture in the row. Draw a circle around the two
pictures in each row that use the same pronoun.
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page 127
At Home: Draw a picture of the people in your family
and some of the things in your house. Use he, she,
or it to talk about the picture.
105
Practice 106
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PRONOUNS HE, SHE, IT Talk about each picture on the page. Use the words he, she, and it.
106
At Home: Tell someone at home who you played with
today and what you did. Use the words he, she, and it.
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Practice 107
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he
she
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it
PRONOUNS HE, SHE, IT Listen to the pronoun. Draw a circle around each picture that goes with it.
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page 129
At Home: Use the pronouns he, she, and it to talk
about the pictures on this page.
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Practice 108
Name
1
2
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STORY STRUCTURE Draw a circle around each picture that belongs in the middle of this story.
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At Home: Use the pictures on this page to tell a story
with a beginning, middle, and end.
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Strategies, page 130
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Practice 109
Name
1
2
3
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PRONOUNS WE, THEY Tell what the children are doing. Use the pronoun they. Then draw yourself in
the box with the teacher. Use the pronoun we to talk about the picture.
4
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page 131
At Home: Draw a picture that shows one activity you
share with a family member or friend. Use the
pronoun we to talk about your picture.
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Practice 110
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You
A Friend
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A Friend
PRONOUNS WE, THEY, YOU Draw your face and the face of two friends. Use the pronouns we and
they to talk about the pictures.
110
At Home: Tell what you like best about some people
you know. Use the pronoun they.
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Practice 111
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1
2
We are Tim and Kim.
We draw.
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They paint.
4
We make stars.
They make cars.
PRONOUNS WE, THEY Draw a circle around the pronoun we or they in each sentence.
Color the people in the picture that each pronoun stands for.
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page 133
At Home: Tell someone about you and your
classmates. Use the words we and they.
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Practice 112
Name
1
2
STORY STRUCTURE Look at the pictures that show the beginning and middle of this story. Then draw
what you think will happen at the end of the story. Tell the whole story to a friend.
112
At Home: Draw three pictures that tell the beginning,
middle, and end of a story.
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Strategies, page 134
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Practice 113
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1.
It _____ on the bed.
is are
2.
We _____ on the dock.
is are
3.
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He _____ a cat.
has have
PRONOUNS/VERB AGREEMENT Look at the picture and listen to the sentence. Draw a circle around
the word that belongs in the sentence.
3
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page 135
At Home: Use pronouns I and we to tell about the
things you do by yourself and with your family.
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Practice 114
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She
It
They
You
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He
PRONOUN/VERB AGREEMENT Use the pronouns at the top of the page to talk about the people and
things in the picture.
114
At Home: Draw a picture of yourself and others flying a
kite. Use the pronoun we to talk about your picture.
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1
2
I live on a farm.
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We have a pony.
4
She feeds the chickens. He feeds the horses.
PRONOUNS AND VERBS Draw a circle around the pronouns I, we, she, and he in each sentence.
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page 137
At Home: Draw a picture of you and your classmates
on a farm. Use the pronouns I, we, she, and he to
talk about your drawing.
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Practice 116
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2.
3.
4.
USING THE LIBRARY Look at the big picture that shows a library. Then look at the small pictures below
it. Draw a line from each small picture to the place in the big picture where you would find it.
116
At Home: Visit the children’s room of a public library
with someone from your family.
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Practice 117
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1
2
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WORKING WITH PRONOUNS Tell what animals the boy and girl chose for pets. Then draw a picture
showing what you would choose. Use the pronoun I to talk about the pet that you have chosen.
3
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At Home: Draw a picture of a pet you have or know
about. Use pronouns to talk about the picture.
117
Practice 118
1
2
3
4
WORKING WITH PRONOUNS Tell what the people in the pictures are doing. Use the pronouns he, she,
it, and they.
118
At Home: Read a book with someone at home. Use
some of these pronouns to talk about the story: I, you,
he, she, they, we, it.
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Practice 119
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1
2
He has boots.
She has boots.
She gets a hat.
We get a hat.
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3
4
They went outside.
It went outside.
We had fun!
It had fun!
WORKING WITH PRONOUNS Listen to each sentence. Draw a circle around the sentence that tells
about the picture. Tell who the pronoun stands for in that sentence.
4
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page 141
At Home: Draw a picture of you and your friends
outside in the rain. Use the pronouns I, we, and
they to talk about your picture.
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Practice 120
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C
B
D
A
E
F
G
H
V
U R Q N M
J
X
W
T
K
S P O L
I
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Y
ALPHABETICAL ORDER Finish the drawing by connecting the dots, in order, from A to Z.
120
At Home: Tell someone a story about the ABC
elephant on this page.
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