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Grade 1 Volume 1 Wonders Literature Anthology
Grade 1 Volume 1 Wonders Literature Anthology
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Program Authors
Diane August David J. Francis
Donald R. Bear Vicki Gibson
Kathy R. Bumgardner Jan Hasbrouck
Jana Echevarria Timothy Shanahan
Douglas Fisher Josefina V. Tinajero
UNIT THE BIG CONCEPT
1
Getting to
Know Us
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WEEK 1 AT SCHOOL
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WEEK 3 OUR PETS
Flip Fantasy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
by Ezra R. Tanaka; illustrated by Michael Garland
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WEEK 4 LET’S BE FRIENDS
Friends Nonfiction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
by Nina Crews
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Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
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Unit 1 Week I At School Essential Question
Genre Realistic Fiction
Essential Question
What do you do at
your school?
Read about a boy who
brings a special friend
to school.
Go Digital!
6
Na t
Nat
and
Sam
by Pat Cummings
7
Nat is at school.
8
Nat sat.
9
What does Nat have?
10
Nat has Sam.
11
Nat does not have Sam!
12
Sam sat.
13
Sam is with Pam.
14
Look! Sam can read.
15
Can Nat? Nat can.
16
Nat and Sam like school.
17
Meet Pat Cummings
Pat Cummings moved
a lot when she was
growing up, so she
understands why Nat
would bring an old friend
to a new place. She loves
to draw and write stories. And like Nat
and Sam, she loves to read a good
book.
Author's Purpose
Pat Cummings wanted
to tell a story about a
boy and the things he
does at school. Draw a
picture of something
you do at school.
©Marvin Lee
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Respond to the Text
Retell
Write
Make Connections
19
Genre Nonfiction
Compare Texts
Read about how kids follow
the rules at their school.
Rules at Schoo
Schoo
chooll
Ariel Skelley/Blend Images/Getty Images
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Read
Tog e t h e r
©Tom Grill/Corbis
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We raise our hands.
We listen quietly.
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Stuart Pearce/Pixtal/age fotostock
©Andersen Ross/Blend Images/Corbis
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We obey safety rules.
We let everyone play!
Make Connections
Why is it important to have
rules at school? Essential Question
25
Unit 1 Week 2 Where I Live Essential Question
Genre Fantasy
Essential Question
What is it like where
you live?
Read about a squirrel’s
day out in the city.
Go Digital!
26
Go, Pip!
by Tomek Bogacki
27
Pip sits. Pip looks.
28
Pip can jump!
29
Pip is out.
30
Go, Pip!
31
Pip looks up.
It is very big.
32
Pip can look down.
33
Pip will go in.
34
Will this hat fit Pip?
It will!
35
Pip will go here.
36
Pip can look.
37
Where will Pip go?
38
Pip will go home!
39
Meet Tomek Bogacki
Tomek Bogacki used to
live in a house in the
forest. He liked to watch
the animals there and
draw pictures of them.
Now he lives in a city
where he likes to walk
along the streets, visit
museums, and watch
squirrels in the park.
Author’s Purpose
Tomek Bogacki wanted to
tell a story about a curious
squirrel who visits a city. Draw
an animal visiting where you
live. What might it see there?
Tomek Bogacki
40
Respond to the Text
Retell
Write
Make Connections
41
Genre Personal Narrative
Compare Texts
Read about what it’s like to live
in the city.
Su rp ris e
A y
in t h e C it
I am excited!
Mom has a surprise for me today.
43
We go to the playground.
I play on the swings.
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Is this my surprise?
Mom says no.
44
I learn a new jump at gymnastics.
Is this my surprise?
Mom says no.
45
McGraw-Hill Education/Stephen Ogilvy; nito/Shutterstock.com
46
Mom says no.
Is this my surprise?
Mom buys me a pretzel.
We stop at the pencil store.
This is my surprise!
I buy lots of pencils.
I love my surprise!
Make Connections
Ruslan Ivantsov/Shutterstock.com
Go Digital!
48
FLIP
by Ezra R. Tanaka
illustrated by
Michael Garland
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Flip is my pet.
Flip is big.
50
Flip can not go in.
Flip is sad.
51
Flip pulls me in.
52
Flip and I go to class.
53
Flip sits.
Be good, Flip!
54
Flip likes class.
55
The kids like Flip.
56
Miss Black is mad.
Sit down, Flip!
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Look at Miss Black!
58
Flip has a plan.
59
Flip did it!
The class claps.
60
Can Flip come back?
“Flip can,” said Miss Black.
Flip is glad!
61
Meet the
Illustrator
When Mi chael Garland
was a child, he loved
drawing characters
from movies and books.
Some of his favorite
movies and books had
funny creatures in them.
So he drew a lot of
dinosaurs just like Flip!
Illustrator’s Purpose
Michael Garland likes to draw dinosaurs.
Draw a dinosaur. Label your drawing.
Michael Garland
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Respond to the Text
Retell
Write
Make Connections
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Genre Nonfiction
Compare Texts
Read about how to give
pets what they need.
W ha t
Pets
Ne e d
Ron Levine/The Image Bank/Getty Images
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Some pets eat seeds or plants.
Like all living things, pets need food.
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(t) Lise Gagne/Vetta/Getty Images, (inset) Lew Robertson/Getty Images
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All pets need fresh water.
Some pets eat meat or fish.
Pets need a safe home.
Pets need our love and care.
Make Connections
What do you think Flip
Frank Siteman/age fotostock
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Unit 1 Week 4 Let's Be Friends Essential Question
Genre Nonfiction
Essential Question
What do friends do
together?
Read about how two
friends have fun together.
Go Digital!
Nina Crews
68
Friends
by Nina Crews
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Pam and Jill are friends.
They play a lot.
© Nina Crews
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Pam and Jill toss a ball.
71
Pam hops.
Jill hops, too!
© Nina Crews
72
They play tag.
Pam is quick.
© Nina Crews
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Jill is not as quick as Pam.
© Nina Crews
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Jill is hot.
She does not like tag.
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(tr) Brand X Pictures/PunchStock; © Nina Crews
Pam makes a plan.
She has a box.
© Nina Crews
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Jill looks in.
It is a doll and a dog!
© Nina Crews
77
(tl) Brand X Pictures/PunchStock; © Nina Crews
79
Pam and Jill play, play, play.
© Nina Crews
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It is a fun day!
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Read
To g eth e r
Meet
Nina
Crews
Nina Crews uses photographs
to tell stories about children.
The children in the photographs
are her family or friends. She says
that her readers like to see pictures
of real children.
Nina Crews
Author’s Purpose
Nina Crews wanted to
tell about real things
friends do when they
play together. Draw a
picture of you and a
friend playing.
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Read
Tog e t h e r
Write
Make Connections
83
Genre Poetry
Compare Texts
Read about a boy and his friends.
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And there are days
(many more)
I don’t want to be alone
any more.
Then
it seems to me
jokes are funnier,
honey’s honey-er,
sun is sunnier
when
I’m with a friend!
Make Connections
What does the boy
like about being
with a friend?
Essential Question Illustration: Courtney A. Martin
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Unit 1 Week 5 Let's Move! Essential Question
Genre Nonfiction
Essential Question
How does your body
move?
Read about the fun ways
kids can move.
Go Digital!
Move
SerrNovik/iStock/Getty Images
It!
How can kids move?
We can move in lots of ways.
We use our bodies to help us.
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I can run.
I have strong legs.
They help me go fast.
Masterfile
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I can jump.
I pick up my feet.
Comstock Images/Getty Images
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I can catch.
I use two hands.
I can grab the ball.
PhotoAlto/SuperStock
89
I can swim.
I pull with my arms.
I kick with my feet.
Corbis/SuperStock
90
I can spin this hoop.
I move my hips fast.
This helps it stay up.
RubberBall/SuperStock
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I can do fun tricks.
There are lots of ways to move!
What can you do?
PhotoAlto/SuperStock
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Respond to the Text
1. Use detail from the selection
to summarize. SUMMARIZE
2. Use the words first, next,
then, last to describe the steps
needed to make one of the
motions. WRITE
3. What else do your arms help
you to do? TEXT TO WORLD
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Genre Personal Narrative
Compare Texts
Read about how one family likes
to move.
My Family Hike
95
Soon I’m hot and out of breath.
I climb on a rock to get a better view.
I see a snake!
It slips away and hides near a tree.
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Finally we stop.
There are tall trees all around us.
We made it to the top of the mountain!
I will look for another snake!
Make Connections
How does this family like to
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move?
Essential Question
97
Glossary
What is a Glossary? A glossary can
help you find the meanings of words.
The words are listed in alphabetical
order. You can look up a word and read
it in a sentence. Sometimes there is a
picture to help you.
Sample Entry
Alan Carey/Corbis
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Cc
Bb
big
clap
A hippo is big.
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Glossary
100
Dd
Gg
Glossary
doll
good
I hug my doll.
hop
This hat is red.
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Glossary
102
Pp
Glossary
Mm
pull
move
school
Our school is very big.
It is fun to run in a race.
103
Glossary
sit
The kids sit in a circle.
Tt
trick
We can see the trick.
(t) Digital Vision; (b) Fuse/Getty Images
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