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Cool Kids Second Edition Coo/ Reading Leve/1

Second Edition: January 2017

Fourth Reprint: February 2018
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4 Brand Net.O C\ass!

]2 The l\n1" and 1"he Chr~sa\is

2~ Ra. i nbot.os
28 M~ Gra ndpa

36 -Food1 G\orious -Food!

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The Oak and 1"he VJi\lot.O

t-\otnes
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68 1\\1 l\bou1" To~s!

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 C~assrooms
Around the World
Classrooms are similar
all over the world.

This is Erad.
His school is in
the USA. He is
happy because
he líkes bis
class!
Are these
classrooms
the same
as yours?
Are they
different?
Classrooms Her school is in
are similar Senegal. She
loves school!
all over the
world!

6 Brand New Class!

Computers in the C lassroom
These children are using computers
and tablets in the classroom. Do you
know how to use a computer? Using
a computer is fun! Using a computer
can help you learn.

Brand New Class! 7

Old Classrooms and New
Classrooms
This is an old classroom. Do
you like it? A lot of things are
different. Can you see what's
- ----- --
----- --- ----------~
-rhlsi;-;
veri' modern ¡
classroom. Is it similar to i
your classroom? Do yo u
Iike it? It looks very white
·and cleant -
 Worksheet 1
1 Look a t the pictures. Complete the crossword.

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f ---l ~1il 'j
5
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--..
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2 Circle the things you see in your classroom.

1·~-. board chair

1 ~
;~f ~
ti_,
C''
L ¡ r
1 des k
7 SCISSOfS

el oc k .....
~\\
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"' \\l crayons

backpack trash can

pencil
window

10 Brand New C lass!

3 Read the dialogues and draw the objects.

l.A: ls ita pen? 2. A: ls ita eh a ir?

B: No, it isn•t. B: No, it isn•t.
A: ls it a crayon? A: ls it a c lock?
B: Ves, it is. B: Ves, it is.

3. A: ls it a trash can? 4. A: ls ita window?

B: No, it isn•t. B: No, it isn•t.
A: ls it a board? A: ls it a pencil?
B: Ves, it is. B: Ves, it is.

Brand · New Class! 11

12 The Ant and the Chrysalis
t 1

The Ant and the Chrysalis 13

 1 CAN RUN AND
YOU CAN'T.
YOU'RE NOT
FREE.

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14 The Ant and the Chrysalis

The Ant and the Chrysalis 15
 1 CAN HEAR
AND 1 CAN
SPEAK.

1
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16 The Ant and the Chrysalis

 1CAN'T CARRY
HEAVY THINGS AND 1
CAN'T FL.Y.

BUT 1 CAN WEAVf. REMEMBER.,

Wf.BS. EVERYBODY HAS DON'T JUDGE BY
DIFFf.Rf.NT ABIL.ITif.S. APPEARANCES!

The Ant and the Chrysalis 17

 1 Trace the words.

····· .-···.··:··
:....A: : :

wnbutterf y
d v r e a s k p e n
.
p x a e u r o J a g
S U n S h a S b X f p
h a e r g a h z o m
v e ·:... h r y s a s t
b y z t h w d i p r j
p m s w z o t g e
r~ )~ ·....·. · ··.....
m a n tkwwrj r

·.,. Find and circle the words.

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18 The Ant and the Chrysalis

2 Read the numbers and connect the dots.

3 Write the sentences in the correct places.

He.\\o! C.an 1ou he.ar me.?
l c.an fl1! Grood- b1e!
l c.an't c.arr1 he.av1 things and l c.an't fl1.
What is this?

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The Ant and the Chrysalis 19

What is this photo of?
Yes, it's a rainbow!
A rainbow has seven
co{ors. What are tbee1?
Colors Everywhere•
The colors of a rainbow are red, o:range,
yellow, green, blue, imdigo, and violet. "You
can't touch a rainbow, but you caFl make
one!
How to Make a Rainbow
Materials
White paper
A glass of water (% full)
A sunny day!

Instructions
l. Find a sunny part of the classroom.
2. Take the glass and the paper to the sunny
part of the room.
3. Hold the glass above the paper. Be care:fiul!
4. Look at the sun goicng tDhlrough th.e glass.
5. W!ha~t de ~o u S@e on 1Ifue pa:wet?
~ftu~
Winter comes after fall. In winter
it's f Old! Sometlimes it
·wi er. Wnat c(i)lo.u is :>lH~)Wi~
 You can mix colors to
make new colors.
'1

+
Red Blue ----------~
P=
umle ____

Yellow Blue Green

+
Red Yellow

+
Green Red
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Favorite Colors
There are lots of colors. Which is your favorite color?
Your favorite color says a lot about you .

Color Person ality

You are a warm person. You are strong and
red
exciting!
pink You are a caring person.
You are a cheerful person. You are very
orange
creative, too!
You are a happy person. You are intelligent
yellow
and optim istic.
green You like nature. You are honest and reliable r
You are a peaceful person and you are very
blue
lo y al.
You are very sophisticated! And mysterious,
purple
too.
grey You are very serious and intelligent.

brown You are confident and relaxed!

black You are elegant and powerfu l!

 Worksheet 3 ~©JHrrnbows

1 Look at the pictures. Write the seasons.

11

2 Create the colors.

+ = purple

+ -- brown

+ = green
26 Rainbows
3 Match the colors with their adjectives.
purple exciting

green cheerful

yellow intelligent

blue honest

red loyal

orange mysterious

4 Draw and color your favorite season.

Rainbows 27
28 My Grandpa
My Grandpa 29
30 My Grandpa
My Grandpa 31
32 My Grandpa
NOW., NOBODY USES PLASTIC PLATES.
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My Grandpa 33
 Worksheet 4 My Grt@lñ1©JLQ)©J
1 Match the pictures with the names.

David Mom and Dad Grandpa

2 Follow the lines and trace the sentences.

34 My Grandpa
3 Color the correct pictures.

4 Complete the sequences.

My Grandpa 35
 efé--E)oéS Food Come From?__
~~~~ l~.ood. is_important. we · need food to
grów ancl-,.ck€_ep healthy. Food gives- us ----::-: -_:~ . _
-:}.:- ~ :energ)c ·we all ne-ed to eat. But w_here- _ ·:=~-~- ___ :~~~ :~
:-:~-f :::-:::-;_~ti<Des 'ít. eome- from?-The .store.? No! YQtl ·-·~=:.- ~~:::: ·;-. -~ :
":: "-=.. -..- + .
• • - - • - - ---
 • !:>

Fóoa
.
from Anirngls ~~~ -
Animals gh:e us many fouds. They
give us . meat, J~ke ~c~icken, beef, and
_ pork. B:eef comes froin cows,' and pork
·-..: - .~-~:_.-:·-: c;:o_m:es frE?ill pigs. ·Can ·yo u guess where

: m~~k ??~~c~~d(~~s g!_ve usl~~-- ~ish are

·..:;:~::::-~- anifll.als.. 9-nd we -eat the.m,:,...-· .
·toó . .._~:- ..... .. ~~ ---. <; ·
S.Gmé~ p·~ople
1
• 4 :..
:tf~n:~i_· eat
...0..0: " .
illea_t. ''Fiiey are cal_léd _:
, .,..:. ~ ve'fietarians:· ·- ~bo· you~ -
.·-- eát meat? ~- ':. · ,·
......... ,.,,.,c..., .- . ,;. :-..-- .·· " ~:
:.. ' ~- ..
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Tasty!
Why do your favorite foods
taste really good? Because
there are little things on our
tongues called taste buds. The
tongue tastes four flavors-
sweet, sour, salty, and bitter.
Everything you taste is a
combination of these flavors .
There are lots of taste buds on
your tongue!
r
Where Do We ~at?
There are a lot of places where we eat food. In school, at home, at the
park, in restaurants, at the movies. Where is your favorite place to eat?

Breakfast
I always eat breakfast at home. There
are many types of breakfast. My
favorite is pancakes. I put bananas,
butter, and maple syrup on my
pancakes. Mom doesn 't let me eat
them every day. Tina

lunch
I eat lunch in school. It's really tasty
and really healthy. At the weekend, I
go with my family to a restaurant. We
always eat lunch in a restaurant on
Sunday. Sometimes we have a picnic,
too!Kate

ID~nner
Dinner is my favorite meal of the
day. We eat hot dogs sometimes and
sometimes hamburgers, with French
fries! I love French fries. I eat fruit
after. I love apples, too. Miguel

Food, Glorious Food! 39

 Strange Foods!
There are sorne strange foods
around the world. Let's look at
sorne!
This is a durian. It's a fruit. It's
from Indonesia in Asia. It tastes
really good, but it smells really
bad!

These are scorpions. In China,

they eat them fried! ·

This is a pufferfish. It can be very

dangerous to eat. They eat this in
Japan. They call itfugu!

In Mexico, they eat fried

grasshoppers and ant eggs! They
are really tasty!

40 Food, Glorious Food!

 \

Healthy Diets
Healthy eating is very important.
Try not to eat too much sugar. And
when you need a snack, eat fruit
or vegetables not candies,
chocolate, or chips. Try and
eat slower, too, and help your
family to prepare meals. It's
fun!
The picture shows you what you
should eat every day. Grains are
things like bread and rice. Dairy
is things like yogurt and che ese.
Protein is eggs and meat.
Food, Glorious Food! 41
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 1 Complete the sentences with your own ideas.
My favorite food is _ _ __ ___,__ __ _ _ __ __
llike it because _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
1also like to eat _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ __

2 Write the foods in the correct columns.

apple eggs mil k banana bacon

bread carrots cheese

Foods that come from Foods that come from
plants animals

42 Food, Glorious Food!

 3 Answer the questions.
What do you eat for breakfast?

What do you eat for lunch?

What do you eat for dinner?

~ 4 Draw and color a healthy lunch.

Food, Glorious Food! 43

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1 44 The Oak and the Willow

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The Oak and the Willow 45
 I'M STRONGER
THAN YOU,
WILLY!

46 The Oak and the Willow

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The Oak and the Willow 49
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Worksheet 6 llhle 0011k alnld ilhle Wü~~CV\f

1 Look at the picture and count the animals.

· How many can you see?

_ _ _ dogs _ _ _ spiders _ _ _ frogs

_ _ _ rabbits - - - turtle _ _ _ cats

... Color the picture.

50 The Oak and the Willow

2 Write the words in alphabetical order.
strong be.nd ~i\\o~ branc.h oa" ta\\ short bre-a"

l. _________________ 5. _________________

2. __________________ 6. _________________

3. __________________ ?. _________________
4. __________________ 8. _________________

. . Number the pictures.

3 Read and color.

Wi\\~ :: orange. Osc.ar :: pin"

branches that break

The Oak and the Willow 51

 Different Homes
Ahorne is the place where a
family lives. A horne is a shelter.
It protects us frorn the weather-
frorn the rain, snow, or sun.
There are lots of different kinds of
hornes. Sorne are srnall. Sorne are
= very big. What is your horne like?

People live in clifferent types of

hornes. Ahorne can be a house.

Horne can be an apartrnent.

Lots of other people live in an
apartrnent building. Apartrnents
are in cities.

Sorne people live in bungalows.

Bungalows only have one floor!

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€>ther. ~€op1le llli.ve im
hut:s ú>F eabi!l1ls. Thes€!
are tm the GG>ID.iiD.,trysicl.e.

~ome :f)eople [[~e

in n:ua~ilers G>F :J.il!HD'lliitl €
hornes.

An<d S®ae p>e®:pJie ~ive

0liill iii:@illselí>G>a~s . 'iFbíese
a¡¡qe iiPl!oH.ses @lil tlib:L@
wa,WeF!
Rooms in the House
There are different rooms in
a house. What rooms do you
have at home?

The living room is where we

relax. There is usually a TV
in the living room and a sofa,
too. What else can you see in
this living room?

The kitchen is the place where

we prepare food. Sorne people
eat in the kitchen. There is
a stove and a fridge in the
kitchen. This kitchen doesn't
have a stove or a fridge,
because it's very old!

The bathroom 1s the room

where we take a shower, and
go to the toilet! Sorne people
have their toilet outside, like
this one!
The dining room is where
we eat. There is a table and
chairs. This is a dining room
in a palace!

The bedroom is where we

sleep. There is usually a bed
in your bedroom. But what
other things do you have?

Houses can have other rooms,

too. Sorne have a basement.
This is under the house. And
sorne have an attic, which is
at the top of a house . Sorne
houses have a garage. Sorne
houses can ha ve a games
room ora music room!
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N~e matn!Fa[ w atlerials- to mak.e
llhei~F !fue>uses.
Thís ifuut is !in AfriGa.
!F1íe waUs
-
a:Fe rnade fn~m mud
tlri!cks. 'fhe F®O'f i:s
 Worksheet 7 fHlcgmes
1 Trace the words.

····-. ( \: : ....._.__ (~ · .·:•

¡· .. · .... ·· .... ·..
:,· ····~·"'··: :'._· .· .·.·: ·-..t:~ ¡ :.·-.· : . _>:
- ..
.·.··=
: .·
····.; (''· .. ~-····(''; :.::::.
···..... :: : :·· ... ·

... Circle where you live.

2 Match the objects to the rooms. Then, soy the rooms.

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u__..._

58 Homes
3 Number the words in alphabetical order.

O basement O kitchen

Omusic room D living room

D dining room Obathroom

Obedroom Oattic

O garage Dgames room

4 Draw and label your home.

Homes 59
 1 60 The Crow and the Peacocks
1
ONE DAY, CL.YDE HAS AN IDEA.

The Crow and the Peacocks 61

 NOW Ct,YDE t,OOKS HE'S READY TO JO IN THE PEACOCKS.
LII<E A PEACOCI<.

62 The Crow and the Peacocks

••• CL.YDE'S FEATHERS FAL.L. OFF.

The Crow and the Peacocks 63

64 The Crow and the Peacocks
GO BACK
TO YOUR
FRIENDS.

The Crow and the Peacocks 65

 Worksheet 8 ífhe Crow arndJ itlhe !Peacocks
1 Follow the lines and trace the words.

~ Read and color.

My body is blue. My tail is green, yellow, and blue. My wings are
block. My beak and my legs are orange.

2 Find and circle six differences.

66 The Crow and the Peacocks

3 Trace the sentences.

... ·.·.: :.··.·.:.:.:.·:..: .'~- - .. ·.:.·:·:·:·:·...•·.· .·.... ~ ~- ... ·. :'.": ~. :~

-
··... --~ : ··....-.

=··· :·.:: .·:. ·· ;:··· ·_.· ·· .. ...

:· ... ·· ·.....· - ... ·... .· .... __.:{.. .~ .
·"; -

., Draw the animals.

4 Color the picture and find Clyde the crow.

The Crow and the Pea cocks 67

What toys do
you have?
What toys do
you see in the
picture?
~-@TiiXOJ
~~
There are toys we
use inside the house.
There are also toys
we use outside. Some
toys we can use inside
and outside! Can yo u
think of any?
There are games called board
games, like snak:es and ladders, or
chess. There are also games you
play outside with friends, like
hide and seek, or S fl<~G:er. G
are very similaF t<~ to~s. iQut th.
is one differenc<?: in g~lil'les the
are rules! Rules tela you wkat ~ol!l
can and can't do.
History of Toys
Children love to play with toys.
Toys have always been popular!
Ancient civilizations made toys.
Sorne toys were very basic, like
a stick ora rock. But sorne were
the sarne as toys today. This is
a photo of a doll frorn Ancient
Greece. It's very, very old!

In Ancient
Greece they
played with
yo-yos. Kids still
play with yo-yos
today!
Building blocks are great. They
develop our minds . They help
our coordination. This means we
can move our bodies with more
control. They can also teach us
math and science.
 Worksheet 9 An AbolLflt troy~~
1 Draw and color your favorite toy.

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2 Spell and write.

STYO LLDO

K 1B E DROAB MEGA

OCKBLS ABLL

74 All AboutToys!
3 Play the board game.

'
GOBACK.
FOURSPACES

ADVANCE
, TO TWO
~----~~-r--------~~T~H~E~M~O~ON~-l_~S~PACES
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All About Toys! 75

76 The Donkey and the Dog
The Donkey and the Dog 77
 THE NEXT DAY WHEN THE FARMER
COMES HOME..•

78 The Donkey and the Dog

The Donkey and the Dog 79
 THE FARMER LOCKS THE GATE.

THE NEXT DAY, THE FARMER COMES BACK.

80 The Donkey and the Dog

DON'T TRY TO
BE SOMETHING
YOU AREN'T.

The Donkey and the Dog 81

 1 Trace the words and match.

3. ····:,...... ;. ··.····.. ·. :·:'

·..

4 . ··:.

...., .....
5 1 • :.::::.:: • • •:.·· .

2 Solve the crossword puzzle.

Down ~
1-.l;

3~

Across -7

s -7

82 The Donkey and the Dog

3 Read the numbers and connect the dots.
seven -7 three -7 one -7 ten -7 nine -7 two -7 five -7 tour -7 six -7 eight

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3
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2
•
~ Match the parts of the sentences.

l.The dog is in the fishbowl.

2.The donkey is under the chair.
3. The fishbowl is in the box.
4.The cat is under the table.
5. The fish is on the chair.
6. The farmer is on the table.
The Donkey and the Dog 83