topic15
BIRTHDAY PARTY
Main Idea:
A birthday party is full of fun activities, from shopping for supplies to celebrating together.
Events in the Book:
| 🛍️ Go shopping because it is party time. | 💌 Go to the card shop → Get a card. |
| 🎈 Go to the balloon shop → Get balloons. | 🎂 Go to the bakery → Get a cake. |
| 🍦 Go to the ice cream shop → Get ice cream. | 🧸 Go to the toy store → Get a toy. |
| 🎉 Go to the birthday party → Play games. | 🎶 Sing and have fun. |
Key Concept:
A birthday party is special because people prepare gifts, treats, and games to celebrate together.
Focus Question:
What do people do to get ready for a birthday party?
topic16
BUSY AT SCHOOL
Main Idea:
Children do many different activities that keep them busy at school.
Events in the Book:
| 🎶 Children sing a song. | 🎨 They paint a picture. |
| 🎲 They play a game. | 📖 They listen to a story. |
| 🍎 They eat snacks. | 🧸 They share toys. |
| 🔢 They count numbers. | ✏️ They write the ABCs. |
Key Concept:
School is a place where children learn, play, and share through many fun activities.
Focus Question:
What do kids do at school?
topic17
FALL
Main Idea:
In fall, many things in nature change colors and show the season’s beauty.
How things change colors in Fall:
| 🌕 The moon turns orange. | 🎃 Pumpkins turn orange. |
| 🍁 Leaves turn red. | 🍎 Apples turn red. |
| 🌽 Corn turns yellow. | 🌾 Grass turns brown. |
| 🎨 Things turn many colors. | ❄️ Frost turns things white. |
Key Concept:
Fall is the season when nature changes into many different colors.
Focus Question:
What changes happen in fall?
topic18
FALL FOODS
Main Idea:
Many kinds of fruits and vegetables become ripe in the fall.
Which foods are ripe in fall:
| 🍐 Pears are ripe → We bite them. | 🍎 Apples are ripe → We pick them. |
| 🥕 Beets are ripe → We pull them. | 🥔 Potatoes are ripe → We dig them. |
| 🥬 Cabbages are ripe → We chop them. | 🎃 Pumpkins are ripe → We find them. |
| 🍽️ Many foods are ripe in the fall → We eat them. |
Key Concept:
Fall is the season when many fresh foods are ready to harvest and eat.
Focus Question:
What foods are ripe in the fall?
topic19
FEELINGS
Main Idea:
People have many different feelings that can change from time to time.
Events in the Book:
| 🙂 Kind of happy | 😄 Very happy |
| 🙁 Kind of sad | 😢 Very sad |
| 😠 Kind of angry | 😡 Very angry |
| 😟 Kind of scared | 😨 Very scared |
Key Concept:
Feelings are a normal part of life, and everyone experiences many kinds of emotions.
Focus Question:
What different feelings can people have?
topic20
HOW FROGS GROW
Main Idea:
Frogs go through a life cycle as they grow from eggs to adult frogs.
Events in the Book:
| 🥚 A frog lays eggs in the water. | 🐟 Tadpoles come out of the eggs. |
| ➰ Tadpoles have long tails. | 🦵 Tadpoles grow back legs. |
| 🦵 Tadpoles grow front legs. | 🐸 Tadpoles become froglets. |
| 📉 Froglets grow, and their tails get smaller. | 🐸 Froglets become adult frogs. |
Key Concept:
Frogs change a lot as they grow, showing the stages of a life cycle.
Focus Question:
How do tadpoles become frogs?
topic21
I CAN BE
Main Idea:
People can imagine themselves as many different things, just like animals, or simply be themselves.
Events in the Book:
| 🦁 Loud as a lion | 🦚 Proud as a peacock |
| 🐍 Silent as a snake | 🐆 Fast as a cheetah |
| 🐭 Meek as a mouse | 🐌 Slow as a slug |
| ⭐ Just me! |
Key Concept:
Everyone can act in many ways, but being yourself is always important.
Focus Question:
What can you be like?
topic22
I WONDER
Main Idea:
Children can wonder and ask questions about many things in the world.
Events in the Book:
| 🤔 I wonder about animals. | 🐱 Cats can purr. |
| 🐑 Sheep can grow wool. | 🐟 Fish can sleep. |
| 🌍 Lots of things make me wonder. | ❓ Do they wonder about me? |
Key Concept:
Wondering helps us learn more about the world and ask interesting questions.
Focus Question:
What do you wonder about?