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Have you ever been on a hike or a tramp? Lots of people love walking in the forest. Have you ever been camping? What would you need to take with you to be safe? Focus Skills: ck, r, short e, u, r blends, digraph -mp

Have you ever blown up a balloon? You have to huff in air and puff it into the balloon to fill it. Do you know there is another way to fill a balloon? Read about how to do it. Focus Skills: h, b, f, ff, l, ll, ss

It is very important to learn to swim. You need to know how to swim so that you will be safe in the water. Then you will be able to go on boats and swim with your friends. Focus Skills: Digraphs: ch, sh, th, wh

Do you know some things that are very strong? Which animals are very strong? How do you know? Which machines are very strong? What else is strong?

Do you ever feel your feet tapping or your body swaying when you hear music? Our bodies like to move to the beat of the music. There are lots of different kinds of dancing. Dancing with friends and family is a fun thing to do and it is healthy. The best kind of dancing is when you just have fun and do what your body wants to do. Focus Skills: s, a, t, p, i, n, m

Have you ever wondered how a book is made? Who is the person that writes the story? Who draws the pictures? Who designs the pages? Who checks that everything is just right? Who is the person that prints the books? Who reads the books? Focus Skills: R-controlled vowel (or ore ar er ur ir)

Do you know what pasta is? Do you like to eat pasta? What about noodles--they are really pasta too. How do you think pasta is made? Focus Skills: s, a, t, p, i, n

Have you ever played with slime? Have you ever made it? It is very simple to make if you have the right ingredients. You will need shaving foam. You need magic activator drops, too. What else do you think you will need? Focus Skills: b, f, ff, l, ll, h, ss

There are lots of types of ants. They like to eat and drink the same sweet things that we like. Do you know that ants are great at teamwork? They work together to get the food they need. They even share it. Focus Skills: short o, g, c, k

Planet Earth looks blue from space because so much of it is covered with oceans of salty water. The oceans are the home of a lot of different animals. The oceans give people food, air, and water. Focus Skills: th, sh, ch, wh, tch

Earth is one of eight planets in our solar system. Earth is the only planet that we know has things living on it. Our solar system is just one tiny part of the Milky Way. Focus Skills: j, qu, v, w, x, y, z, zz

We get a lot of great things from trees. People like to eat chocolate and fruit. Children like to play in trees. Wood and rubber come from trees, and some animals live in trees. Focus Skills: Long a (ai, ay, a_e), Long e (ee, ea), Long i (igh, e_e, a_e)

Do you know where honey comes from? Yes, bees make honey, but how do they do it? What makes honey so sweet? Who do you think the bees are making the honey for? Focus Skills: j, qu, v, w, x, y, z, zz

We all know what is inside the skin of a banana. Have you ever eaten shellfish? Some other things that we eat give us a surprise when we see what is inside. Focus Skills: s, a, t, p, i, n, m

Tom and his stepdad Tod like to build things together. Take a look at the picture on page 1--what do you think it is? Tom and Tod are building a bird house. What do you think they will need? They will need to read the instructions. Focus Skills: d, short o

Have you heard about "sunrise" or "sunset"? Actually, the sun isn't rising and setting at all--it is Earth that's always moving. It floats like a ball in space turning as it is pulled by the moon's gravity. Focus Skills: R-controlled vowel (or ore ar er ur ir)

Planet Earth is sometimes called "the blue planet." Do you know why? It's because the oceans of salty water cover more than 70% of the Earth's surface, making it look blue from space. The oceans are so deep and huge that there are still many dark, distant places that are unexplored. Every year hundreds of amazing new sea creatures are being discovered by marine scientists. Focus Skills: ch, sh, wh, ph, th, compound words

Many people choose jobs where they help other people. What work can they do that helps people? What jobs do you know that make things better for us? Do you know what job you would like to do? Focus Skills: R-controlled vowel (or ore ar er ur ir)

A butterfly has four changes in its life. First it is a little egg laid by the mother butterfly. After a while a caterpillar comes out of the egg. The caterpillar eats and grows until it is big. Then it makes a home called a chrysalis where it slowly changes. After a while a butterfly comes out and flies away! Focus Skills: R-controlled vowel (or ore ar er ur ir)

How does a tiny tadpole change into a frog? All a tadpole can do is swim in the water like a fish. But when it is a frog, it can hop and jump on the land. It can dive and swim and float, too. It looks different at every stage as it changes. Focus Skills: h, b, f, ff, l, ll, s

Do you know what yoga is? Have you ever wanted to try it? Yoga is a great way to stretch and move your body. You can do yoga anywhere--all you need is a yoga mat and some stretchy clothes. Focus Skills: d, g, o, c, k

What are some of the places you can visit near your home? Is there a playground or a school? Can you walk to a supermarket or a park? What else is close to your home? Focus Skills: ck, e, u, r

Millions of earthquakes occur in the world every year. Some cause massive damage to property, as well as death and injury to thousands of people. Homes are destroyed, and whole towns can be wrecked. Focus Skills: qu, v, y, w, z

Pandas are a type of bear that are only found in China. They are playful and great at climbing trees. They like the water and spend a lot of time eating! Do you know what they eat? They eat bamboo - a lot of bamboo! Focus skills: short a, short i, s, p, t, n, m

People and animals and plants all need water. What do people use water for? They get water from the rain. We all know that rain comes down from the sky. Focus Skills: Long a (ai, ay, a_e), Long e (ee, ea), Long i (igh, e_e, a_e)

Tyrannosaurus Rex was an enormous dinosaur that lived on Earth millions of years ago. T-Rex was probably the fiercest of all the dinosaurs. We know what the dinosaurs were like because people have found their bones. Artists have made models and pictures to show what they looked like. What do you know about T-Rex? Focus Skills: x, z, v, w, y, digraph -ng

We all need different clothes at different times, depending on the weather and what we are doing. What do you wear when you go to a party? What clothes do you need for sports? Which clothes do you like best? Why? Focus Skills: Digraphs: h, b, f, ff, l, ll, s

Have you seen a big storm? Storms can bring all kinds of bad weather, like floods, avalanches, and hailstorms. What else? They can damage trees and buildings. People have to stay inside when there is a bad storm. Focus Skills: Long a (ai, ay, a_e), Long e (ee, ea), Long i (igh, e_e, a_e)

What does a little seed need to help it grow into a new plant? As well as water to drink and sunshine to warm it, the new little plant needs a space. It needs room to spread its roots and grow shoots and leaves. How does a little seed find a place to grow? Focus Skills: Long a (ai, ay, a_e), Long e (ee, ea), Long i (igh, e_e, a_e)

The letter g has a trick. It makes 2 different sounds. When we say the word "magic" the g sounds very different to the g sound in "go." Do you know any magic tricks? Focus Skills: soft g, -ck, e, u, r