Wheels
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What Are Wheels?
1 Read the book page
2 Read & Listen
Wheels are machines. Wheels are round and they turn. People use wheels to do many things.
People use wheels to carry things. This wheelbarrow has one wheel at the front. The girl walks and the wheel turns.
People use wheels to move. This school bus has four big wheels. It carries lots of people.
Wheels are fun, too. Look at these roller skates. A roller skate has four little wheels. With roller skates, people can move fast.
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. Wheels are ____ and they turn.
6. A wheelbarrow has a wheel at the ____.
7. A bus has ____ wheels.
8. A roller skate has ____ wheels.
Carts and Chairs
1 Read the book page
2 Read & Listen
In a store, people use a shopping cart to carry many things. The cart has little wheels. People can push and pull the cart.
A stroller has wheels, too. People push the strollers and babies can sleep in them.
Some people can't walk. They use wheelchairs to move. They push the big wheels with their hands.
People use wheelchairs in sports. These people are in a long race. They can go 42 kilometers in two hours!
Vocabulary
3 Look at the activity page
4 Interactive Activities
1. Picture 1: Find and write the word.
2. Picture 2: Find and write the word.
3. Picture 3: Find and write the word.
4. Picture 4: Find and write the word.
5. Picture 5: Find and write the word.
6. Picture 6: Find and write the word.
7. Babies can sleep in strollers.
8. A shopping cart has big wheels.
9. People push a shopping cart.
10. People in wheelchairs push the wheels with their hands.
Bicycles
1 Read the book page
2 Read & Listen
Do you have a bicycle? Bicycles have two wheels. You use your legs to turn the wheels. You wear a helmet to protect your head.
Some bicycles can go very fast. These people are in a race.
Look at this bicycle wheel. It's a metal wheel with a rubber tire. The tire helps the wheel to turn on bumpy roads. You use a pump to put air into the tire.
A unicycle has one wheel. It's fun to ride!
Vocabulary
3 Look at the activity page
4 Interactive Activities
1. Picture 1: Find and write the word.
2. Picture 2: Find and write the word.
3. Picture 3: Find and write the word.
4. Picture 4: Find and write the word.
5. Picture 5: Find and write the word.
6. Write the sentence: You use your legs …
7. Write the sentence: You use a pump …
8. Write the sentence: You wear a helmet …
Cars, Planes, Trains
1 Read the book page
2 Read & Listen
Cars, planes, and trains all have wheels. They have an engine, too. The engine makes the wheels turn fast.
How many wheels does a car have? It has four wheels. It has a steering wheel, too. You turn the steering wheel and the car moves left or right.
A plane uses wheels to move very fast, and then it flies into the sky.
Trains have metal wheels. The wheels turn on a metal track.
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. A car has six wheels.
6. You turn a steering wheel and the car moves left or right.
7. Trains don't have wheels.
8. Trains move on a metal track.
Wheels for Fun
1 Read the book page
2 Read & Listen
People use wheels for fun, too! You can see many wheels at the fairground. This big wheel turns, and people go round and round.
This wheel is a merry-go-round. Children stand on the wheel. Other people push it round and round.
Many toys have wheels. This toy has little wheels. Children sit on it and they use their legs to move.
A yo-yo is a wheel. It turns fast and goes up and down.
Vocabulary
3 Look at the activity page
4 Interactive Activities
1. Arrow 1: Write the word.
2. Arrow 2: Write the word.
3. Arrow 3: Write the word.
4. Arrow 4: Write the word.
5. Arrow 5: Write the word.
6. There are many wheels at the ____.
7. People can ____ a merry-go-round.
8. You can ____ on a toy.
9. A ____ goes up and down.
Wheels to Cut
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2 Read & Listen
People use wheels to cut things. A round, metal saw is very sharp. The saw uses electricity to turn very fast. It can cut many things. This round saw can cut wood.
Wheels can cut food, too. You can push this cutter on a pizza. The metal wheel turns and it cuts the pizza.
This combine harvester has wheels to move and wheels to cut. The metal wheels are very sharp and they turn fast. The combine harvester moves and the metal wheels cut the wheat.
Vocabulary
3 Look at the activity page
4 Interactive Activities
1. A saw …
2. A pizza cutter …
3. A combine harvester …
4. A metal saw is very sharp / wood.
5. A saw turns very fast / food.
6. A pizza cutter has a metal wheel / pizza.
7. A combine harvester has wheels to move and wheels to cutter / cut.
8. A combine harvester sits / moves and the wheels cut the wheat.
Wheels at Home
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2 Read & Listen
People use wheels to do many things at home. Look in your home. How many wheels can you find?
This clock has many wheels inside. The wheels turn together, and they make the hands move.
This rolling pin is a long wheel. People use a rolling pin to make bread and cookies.
Do you know people can paint with wheels? People use a roller to paint walls.
Vocabulary
3 Look at the activity page
4 Interactive Activities
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2. Unscramble: lrlroe
3. Unscramble: li'gnlg'ph
4. People use a rolling pin to ____ bread and cookies.
5. A clock has many wheels that ____ together.
6. People use a roller to ____ walls.
7. A rolling pin is a ____ wheel.
Water and Wind
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2 Read & Listen
People use rivers and the wind to turn wheels.
This is an old water mill. The water in the river turns a big wheel. The big wheel turns other wheels in the water mill. The wheels make flour from wheat.
A wind turbine has wheels inside. The wind turns the wheels. This makes electricity.
We use wheels every day, and they help us do many different things. Which is your favorite wheel?
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 wind turns a wheel in a water mill.
6. Wheels in a water mill can make flour from wheat.
7. The wind turns a wind turbine and this makes electricity.
8. You can't use wheels to make electricity.
My Wheels
Project page
Find or draw pictures of wheels and write where each one is, whether it is big or little, and whether it is fast. Then group examples by how many wheels they have.
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