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Table of ContentsOUR WORLD 3Cool Caramel Custard Science Activity ____________7A Colorful World Geography Activity_____________8A Colorful World Geography Activity_____________9’Round and ’Round History Activity______________10Fraction Flags Mathematics Activity______________11You’re Write! Reading Activity__________________12Money, Money, Money Mathematics Activity ______13Answer Key __________________________________14

ON A CORAL REEF 15Coral Count Mathematics Activity _______________19Back to School Language Arts Activity ___________20The Right Reef Science Activity__________________21Where in the World? Geography Activity ________22Reef Writing Writing Activity ___________________23Division Diving Mathematics Activity_____________24What to Wear? Reading Activity ________________25Answer Key __________________________________26

BIRDS OF PREY 27Home, Sweet Home Language Arts Activity _______31We Are Family Reading Activity ________________32We Are Family Reading Activity ________________33Bird Words Language Arts Activity ______________34On the Hunt Science Activity ___________________35Bugging Out Geography Activity _______________36Partner Up! Mathematics Activity________________37Answer Key __________________________________38

EXTREME SPORTS 39Extreme Grammar Language Arts Activity ________43Extreme Subtraction Mathematics Activity ________44Extreme Reasoning Reading Activity _____________45Extreme Matching Geography Activity ___________46Extreme Matching Geography Activity ___________47Extreme Biking Mathematics Activity _____________48Extreme Counting Mathematics Activity __________49Answer Key __________________________________50

ASIA 51Super Sticks Social Studies Activity ______________55Fold-a-Boat Mathematics Activity________________56Could It Be? Reading Activity ___________________57Check It Out! Writing Activity __________________58Big Brains Geography Activity__________________59Great Multiplication Mathematics Activity ________60Yakkity-Yak Language Arts Activity ______________61Answer Key __________________________________62

STORMS 63The Name Game Language Arts Activity _________67Head’s Up! Mathematics Activity ________________68A Stormy Search Language Arts Activity _________69Let It Snow Geography Activity _________________70Let It Snow Geography Activity _________________71Check It Out! Science Activity __________________72Check It Out! Science Activity __________________73Answer Key __________________________________74

BUILT TO LAST 75City Scenes Language Arts Activity ______________79Go the Distance Mathematics Activity____________80A Wonderful World Mathematics Activity ________81Then and Now Geography Activity______________82Then and Now Geography Activity______________83Something to Build On Science Activity __________84Guess Who! Reading Activity __________________85Answer Key __________________________________86

CAMOUFLAGE 87Mix It Up Language Arts Activity________________91Camouflage Counter Mathematics Activity________92Look Again! Science Activity ___________________93Sneak Attack Language Arts Activity_____________94Close-Up Geography Activity___________________95Answer Key __________________________________96

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Australia is the smallest of the seven continents. It is theonly continent that is also one country. Parts of Australia aretropical, while others are covered in desert sand. Nine out often Australians live in cities. Australia’s two biggest cities,Melbourne and Sydney. are on the southeastern coast. Ruralareas in Australia are called the “bush.”

Which of the seven continents would you mostlike to visit? Why?

Koala

Seacoast

Sydney

Kangaroos

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There are seven continents on Earth. Asia is the largest. Itcovers about 1/3 of Earth’s land area, and is home to more thanhalf of its people. People have lived in Asia for over 5,000 years.

More people live in Chinathan in any other Asian country.Chinese porcelains and silks aretreasured all over the world. Japanis a large island country. It iswhere many of the electronics weuse are made. India forms apeninsula in the Indian Ocean.India trades diamonds to othercountries for money and goods.

Europe is the second smallest continent. Still, it has thethird highest population, after Asia and Africa. Tourists travelfrom afar to see Europe’s beautiful and historic buildings.

The Greek islands were home to some of Europe’s earliestcivilizations. The ancient Greeks were mostly traders andsailors. Rome, in Italy, was another early European giant. Artand religion were important to ancient Romans, and theyremain important to people living there today.

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Antarctica, the fifth largest continent, is covered in ice. It isalso surrounded by icebergs, making it difficult for people to get to thisfrozen continent. Antarcticais the coldest region in theworld. The South Pole isits center.

The temperature inAntarctica rarely risesabove freezing. Few animals can survive thefrigid weather. Theanimals that do survive live mostlyin the waterssurrounding thecontinent.

These animals includewhales, seals and penguins. Plant fossilsdiscovered inAntarctica suggestthat Antarctica was

once warm.

Africa is the second largest continent with the second highest population. It covers about 1/5 of the world’s land area,and is home to about 1/7 of its people. Agriculture has been animportant part of Africa’s history. Africans were some of theearliest people to trade their goods with others.

There are more than 50 independent countries in Africa.Large parts of the continent, like the Sahara Desert, are largelywithout people. Other areas,like those along the NileRiver, are home to manypeople. More than 800 languages are spoken inAfrica.

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South America is the fourthlargest continent. Its land isdivided into three major regions:the Central Plains, the AndesMountains and the EasternHighlands. South America hasall sorts of different landscapes –grasslands, mountains, tropicalrainforests, and deserts.

Many valuable materials can be found in South America.People there mine for copper, gold, iron and tin. Trees inSouth American forests are cut down and used to make

furniture or build homesall over the world. Thelogging business is onereason that parts of therainforest are in dangerof disappearing.

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North America is the third largest continent. Canada,Greenland, Mexico and the United States make up NorthAmerica. Explorers came to North America about 500years ago. Most of these explorers came from Europe.When they arrived, they met Native Americans.

North America is home to some of the world’s tallestmountains and lowest plateaus. The world’s largest island,Greenland, is part of North America. The world’s largestfreshwater lake, Lake Superior, is also in North America.

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Cool Caramel CustardFollow the directions below to make a variation on this popular Spanish dessert.

You will need:

4 ounces of sugar

8 egg yolks

1 pint of milk

2 tablespoons of maple syrup

Vanilla

An adult to help you

DIRECTIONS

1. Heat the sugar in a pan along with 1/2 tablespoon of water.When the sugar becomes brown, turn off the heat.

2. Run an ovenproof dish under cold water and then put it ona countertop without drying it. Later, this will help keep thecustard from sticking to the bottom and sides.

3. Beat the yolks. Then stir in the milk, the syrup and a drop ortwo of vanilla.

4. Pour the custard into the dish.

5. Bake for about 20 minutes at medium heat (around 325degrees).

6. Store the dish in a cool place until it is served.

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A Colorful WorldUse the map to answer the questions on the following page.

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1. I am the smallest of the seven continents. I am also

one country. Which am I? _____________________

Color me brown.

2. I am the second smallest continent. The ancient

Greeks called me home. Which am I?

_____________________ Color me orange.

3. I am the third smallest continent. I am covered in

ice and surrounded by icebergs. Which am I?

_____________________ Color me blue.

4. I am the fourth smallest continent. I am rich in

forest areas, like the Amazonia. Which am I?

_____________________ Color me green.

5. I am the third biggest continent. I am home to the

United States. Which am I? _____________________

Color me red.

6. I am the second biggest continent. The people who

live on me speak more than 1,000 different languages.

Which am I? _____________________ Color me yellow.

7. I am the biggest continent. I cover about 1/3 of

Earth’s land area. Which am I? _____________________

Color me purple.

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’Round and ’RoundThese six sentences are out of order. Read each of the sentences and write a number from 1 to 6 in its box. Then rewrite the sentences in the correct order on the lines below.

This claim was shocking to many people who believed it to be a lie.

A long time ago, people thought that Earth was flat.

Thankfully, mapmakers in the years to come rediscoveredthat Earth is round, after all.

Later, the Roman Empire fell apart and many Greek ideas,like Aristotle’s, were forgotten.

In 350 B.C.E., a man named Aristotle was the first to claimthat Earth is actually round.

But it turned out that Aristotle’s claim was right.

1. __________________________________________________________

2. __________________________________________________________

3. __________________________________________________________

4. __________________________________________________________

5. __________________________________________________________

6. __________________________________________________________


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Fraction FlagsLook at the colors and designs on each of these South American flags.

Then answer the fraction questions below.

1. Name two of the countries that have yellow on 1/3 of their flags.

___________________ ___________________

2. Name one country that has red on 1/2 of its flag.

___________________

3. Name two countries that have white on 1/3 of their flags.

___________________ ___________________

4. How much of the Falkand Islands flag is covered by its cross?

1/2 , 1/4 or 1/3? ___________________

5. How much of Argentina’s flag is blue?

1/3, 2/3 or 1/2? ___________________

Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia

Ecuador Falkland Islands French Guiana Guyana Paraguay

Peru South Georgia and Suriname Uruguay VenezuelaSouth Sandwich Islands


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You’re Write!The passage below describes someof the earliest forms of writing.

Read the passage and thenanswer the following questions.

Some of the first people to write lived during the Stone Age. They didn’t write letters,though. They “wrote” in pictures. As time passed, the pictures they drew developed into “picture-signs.”

It wasn’t until about 1500 B.C.E. that an alphabet was created based on sounds. It was invented in a place thatno longer exists in Asia, called Phoenicia. That alphabet is the basis for the very one we use today.

1. Describe writing during the Stone Age. How is it different

from the way you write today? How is it the same?

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________

2. Do you think it would be difficult to create an alphabet?

Why or why not?

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3. Think of a picture-sign you might use. Draw it in the space below.


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Money, Money, Money!People use different kinds of money depending on where they live.

In America, we pay for things with U.S. dollars.

The symbol for the U.S. dollar looks like this:

Below are symbols for other types of money. Look at each of the symbols on the left side of the page and draw a lineconnecting it to its description on the right.

BRITISH POUND

COLON

PESO

RUPEE

YEN

WON

The type of money used in Cuba.It’s called the peso. The symbol includes the letter P.

The type of money used in Korea.It’s called the won. The symbol includes the letter W.

The type of money used in the UnitedKingdom. It’s called the pound. The symbol looks like a fancy letter L.

The type of money used in Costa Rica.It’s called the colón.The symbol includes the letter C.

The type of money used in India.It’s called the rupee. The symbolincludes the letters R and S.

The type of money used in China.It’s called the yuan. The symbol includes the letter Y.

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Our World Answers

Page 91. Australia2. Europe3. Antarctica4. South America5. North America6. Africa7. Asia

Page 101. A long time ago, peoplethought that Earth was flat.2. In 350 B.C.E., a mannamed Aristotle was the firstto claim that Earth is actuallyround.3. The claim was shocking tomany people who believed itto be a lie.4. But it turned out thatAristotle’s claim was right.5. Later, the Roman Empirefell apart and many Greekideas, like Aristotle’s, wereforgotten.6. Thankfully, mapmakers inthe years to come rediscoveredthat Earth is round, after all.

Page 111. Bolivia, Colombia,Ecuador, Venezuela2. Chile3. Argentina, French Guiana,Paraguay, Peru4. 1/45. 2/3

Page 121. In the Stone Age, peopledid not write letters. They“wrote” in pictures. Today, we write in letters and drawpictures.

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