Sunny and Rainy
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Sunny
1 Read the book page
2 Read & Listen
The sun is a star. It's very, very hot!
The sun has lots of heat and light. Heat and light from the sun come to Earth. The heat and light make Earth warm so we can live here.
Light from the sun comes to Earth in eight minutes!
Some places are warm and sunny all year, and they have no seasons.
Some places have seasons. In summer, there's more light from the sun, so it's warm. In winter, there's less light from the sun, so it's cold.
Vocabulary
3 Look at the activity page
4 Interactive Activities
1. Picture 1: Write the word.
2. Picture 2: Write the word.
3. Picture 3: Write the word.
4. Picture 4: Write the word.
5. The sun is a star.
6. The sun is very, very cold.
7. Heat and light from the sun come to Earth.
8. The heat and light make Earth cold.
9. Some places are warm and ____ all year.
10. Some places have ____.
11. In summer, there's more light from the sun, so it's ____.
12. In winter, there's less light from the sun, so it's ____.
13. Weather picture 1: Write the word.
14. Weather picture 2: Write the word.
15. Weather picture 3: Write the word.
16. Weather picture 4: Write the word.
Rainy
1 Read the book page
2 Read & Listen
Rain falls from clouds in the sky. There are many raindrops in a cloud.
When small raindrops meet, they make one big raindrop. When there are lots of big raindrops, rain falls to Earth.
People, plants, and animals use water to live and to grow.
When rain falls, water goes into rivers. Water in rivers goes into oceans.
When it's sunny, water at the top of the ocean gets warm. Some of the water goes up into the sky.
Water in the sky makes clouds. Then rain falls again! This is called the water cycle.
Vocabulary
3 Look at the activity page
4 Interactive Activities
1. Picture 1
2. Picture 2
3. Picture 3
4. Picture 4
5. Picture 5
6. Picture 6
7. Rain falls from the sun in the sky.
8. When big raindrops meet, they make one small raindrop.
9. When there are lots of big raindrops, rain falls to Earth.
10. People, plants, and animals use water to live and to grow.
11. When rain falls, water goes into ____.
12. Water in rivers goes into ____.
13. When it's ____, water at the top of the ocean gets warm.
14. Some of the water goes up into the ____.
15. Water in the sky makes ____.
16. Then ____ falls again!
Cloudy
1 Read the book page
2 Read & Listen
Some clouds are gray and some clouds are white. Gray clouds have many raindrops. White clouds don't have many raindrops.
When it's cloudy, big clouds stop some light from the sun coming to Earth.
Cumulonimbus clouds are very, very big. When you see this type of cloud, get your umbrella!
Cumulonimbus clouds have lots and lots of raindrops, and they make very big storms.
Cumulonimbus clouds can make lightning. Lightning is very, very hot!
Vocabulary
3 Look at the activity page
4 Interactive Activities
1. Some clouds …
2. Some clouds are …
3. Gray clouds have …
4. White clouds don't …
5. Word-search item 1: Write the word.
6. Word-search item 2: Write the word.
7. Word-search item 3: Write the word.
8. Word-search item 4: Write the word.
9. Word-search item 5: Write the word.
10. Word-search item 6: Write the word.
11. Puzzle picture 1: Write the word.
12. Puzzle picture 2: Write the word.
13. Puzzle picture 3: Write the word.
14. Puzzle picture 4: Write the word.
15. Puzzle picture 5: Write the word.
16. Puzzle picture 6: Write the word.
17. Cumulonimbus clouds are very, very …
18. Cumulonimbus clouds make … storms.
19. Cumulonimbus clouds … lightning.
20. Lightning is very, very …
Snowy
1 Read the book page
2 Read & Listen
When it's very cold in the sky, water in clouds is ice. Some ice falls to Earth. When it falls, the ice is snow.
When snow falls on warm ground, the snow melts. Then the snow is water again.
Some water goes into the ground and it helps plants to grow. Some water goes into rivers.
When snow falls on cold ground, it's white everywhere!
When lots of snow falls on mountains, people can go skiing.
When lots of snow falls on houses and streets, people can't drive their cars. Then they can't go to school or work.
Vocabulary
3 Look at the activity page
4 Interactive Activities
1. What is snow when it melts?
2. What is ice when it falls to Earth?
3. Where does the water go?
4. Put in order: When it's very cold in the sky, water in clouds is ice.
5. Put in order: When ice falls to Earth, the ice is snow.
6. Put in order: When snow falls on warm ground, the snow melts.
7. Put in order: Then the snow is water again.
8. Picture 1: Write the word.
9. Picture 2: Write the word.
10. Picture 3: Write the word.
11. Picture 4: Write the word.
12. Picture 5: Write the word.
13. Picture 6: Write the word.
14. When snow falls on cold ground, the snow melts.
15. When snow falls on mountains, people can't go skiing.
16. When snow falls on streets, people can't drive their cars.
Windy
1 Read the book page
2 Read & Listen
Wind is air that moves. In the sky there's air. The sun makes the air warm.
Warm air goes up into the sky. In the sky it's very cold, so the air gets cold. When the air is cold, it goes down again.
Wind blows. A breeze is wind that blows slowly. A breeze can blow flags in the sky.
Some winds blow fast. A hurricane is wind that blows very fast.
When there's a hurricane, people are scared. A hurricane can blow down trees and houses!
Vocabulary
3 Look at the activity page
4 Interactive Activities
1. Warm air goes …
2. Air gets …
3. Cold air goes …
4. In the sky there's ____.
5. The ____ makes the air warm.
6. Warm air goes up into the ____.
7. In the sky, the air gets ____.
8. When the air is cold, it goes ____ again.
9. Picture 1: Write the word.
10. Picture 2: Write the word.
11. Picture 3: Write the word.
12. Picture 4: Write the word.
13. Picture 5: Write the word.
14. Picture 6: Write the word.
15. Which wind blows slowly?
16. Which wind blows fast?
17. What can a hurricane do?
Warm and Wet
1 Read the book page
2 Read & Listen
In the Tropics, it's warm and wet all year. Many rainforests grow in the Tropics.
In a rainforest, trees get lots of light and rain, and they grow very tall.
In some rainforests there's 3 centimeters of rain every day!
Many animals live in warm, wet rainforests. Monkeys live in trees and they eat nuts and fruit.
Birds fly from tree to tree. Birds eat minibeasts. They eat nuts and fruit, too.
Small frogs drink raindrops on the big leaves of rainforest trees.
Vocabulary
3 Look at the activity page
4 Interactive Activities
1. In the Tropics, it's cold and dry.
2. Many rainforests grow in the Tropics.
3. In a rainforest, trees grow very small.
4. Word-search picture 1: Write the word.
5. Word-search picture 2: Write the word.
6. Word-search picture 3: Write the word.
7. Word-search picture 4: Write the word.
8. Word-search picture 5: Write the word.
9. Word-search picture 6: Write the word.
10. Many animals live in …
11. Monkeys eat nuts …
12. Birds eat minibeasts and …
13. Small frogs drink …
14. When is it warm and wet in the Tropics?
15. Where do monkeys live in a rainforest?
16. What do birds do in a rainforest?
Cold and Dry
1 Read the book page
2 Read & Listen
In the Arctic and the Antarctic it's very cold and dry.
A lot of the water is ice or snow. There are no trees – plants can't grow in these places. There's white ice and snow everywhere!
There aren't many animals in the Arctic and the Antarctic. There are no leaves, fruit, or nuts for animals to eat.
Seals swim in the ocean to find fish. They eat lots of fish and they get very fat. This helps them to be warm.
Vocabulary
3 Look at the activity page
4 Interactive Activities
1. In the ____ and the ____, it is very cold and dry.
2. A lot of the ____ is ice or snow.
3. There are no trees – ____ can't grow in these places.
4. There's white ____ and ____ everywhere!
5. There aren't many ____ in the Arctic and the Antarctic.
6. Hidden-word picture 1: Write the word.
7. Hidden-word picture 2: Write the word.
8. Hidden-word picture 3: Write the word.
9. Hidden-word picture 4: Write the word.
10. Hidden-word picture 5: Write the word.
11. Hidden-word picture 6: Write the word.
12. Seals … in the ocean.
13. Seals eat …
14. Seals are …
15. Seals are fat to help them to be …
16. How do seals get very fat?
17. What helps seals to be warm?
People and Weather
1 Read the book page
2 Read & Listen
When it's sunny, people can get hot.
Many buildings have windows with shutters. When it's sunny, the shutters stop the heat and light going in the buildings. Then people in the buildings don't get hot.
When it's sunny, many people wear a hat. Then their head doesn't get hot.
When it's rainy, people can get wet. Buildings have roofs. The rain falls off the roofs and it doesn't go in the buildings.
When it's rainy, many people use an umbrella. Then they don't get wet.
Vocabulary
3 Look at the activity page
4 Interactive Activities
1. When it's sunny, people …
2. When it's rainy, people …
3. When it's sunny, …
4. When it's rainy, …
5. Order: have windows / Many buildings / with shutters.
6. Order: the heat and light / The shutters / stop / going in.
7. Order: people can get / When it's rainy, / wet.
8. Order: Rain / roofs. / falls off
9. Puzzle picture 1: Write the word.
10. Puzzle picture 2: Write the word.
11. Puzzle picture 3: Write the word.
12. Puzzle picture 4: Write the word.
13. Puzzle picture 5: Write the word.
14. Puzzle picture 6: Write the word.
15. Puzzle picture 7: Write the word.
16. Puzzle picture 8: Write the word.
17. Puzzle picture 9: Write the word.
18. Puzzle picture 10: Write the word.
Weather Projects
Project page
Project 1: A Weather Diary β record the weather for each day, draw it, and write about it. Project 2: Weather Cards β complete cards for place, weather, and animals, then make a weather card for where you live.
Picture Dictionary
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