Key Vocabulary culture a way of life of a group, or organization, or country. tribe dance. Native Americans the people who were living in North America before Europeans. native born and existing in a particular place or country. hunt to chase and kill animals for their meat or skin. fish to try to catch fish. fishing pole. craftwork work made by special skills. settle to go and live in a place. settle down. ...
Key Vocabulary mountain the highest type of land. Mt. Everest. plain a large flat piece of land. desert a very dry area of land. river a large stream of moving water. valley the low land between mountains and hills. lake a large area of fresh water. hill a higher area of land. rolling hills. island a piece of land with water all around it. Visual Summary Types of Land and Water ...
Key Vocabulary weather the conditions of the air outside. How is the weather? What’s is the weather like? hot, windy, snowing, raining. season any of the four main periods of the year. spring, summer, autumn/fall, winter. spring the season between winter and summer. warmer. rains a lot. summer the warmest season of the year, coming after spring. humid. hot. fall the season between summer and winter. cooler. clear sky. winter ...
Key Vocabulary Earth the third planet from the Sun. The Third Rock from the Sun. globe a round object that is a 3D model of Earth. 2D paper map. land the hard surface of Earth. continent a very large area of land. ocean a large area of salt water that covers most of Earth. compass rose a symbol that shows directions of maps. Visual Summary The World ...
Key Vocabulary spend to give money to someone else to get goods or service. pay by cash or credit card. save not to spend money and keep it for later. cost the amount of money that you have to pay to get or do something How much does it cost? price tag. It costs too much. item one thing that is part of a list or set. menu item. grocery ...
Key Vocabulary goods things that people buy or use. service work that people do for others. price the amount of money that you have to give to buy something. How much does it cost? price tag. sell to give something for money. in exchange. buy to get something by giving money for it. trade to give someone one thing and get another thing from them. pay to give money for something. ...
Key Vocabulary needs things that you must have to live. wants things that you don’t need but wish to have. scarcity not enough of something. scarce. money something that people use as a means of exchange. bill paper money. note. large/small bill. coin money that is made of metal. change. quarter a coin that is worth 25 cents. penny a coin that is worth 1 cent. smallest currency. nickel -> 5 cents. dime -> 10 cents. ...
Key Vocabulary invention something new or a new way of doing something. tool a thing that helps people do a job. education teaching or training people and the things people learn. information facts or details that you know about something. communication the way people share ideas and exchange information. to communicate. machine a tool with complex parts that is used for a particular job. printing press a machine that is used to make books or newspapers. ...
Key Vocabulary life the way a person lives. lifestyle. dress a type of clothing for women and girls. shelter a place to live or stay. apartment. house. tent. clothing covering that people wear. put on clothes. wear clothes. take off clothes. crop a plant that people grow as food. rice. corn. wheat. farm a piece of land where people grow crops or animals. harvest the gathering of the crops. It’s harveest time. fall. ...
Key Vocabulary history the story of events that happened in earlier times. in the past. pre-historic. past the time before now. present the time now. future the time to come after now. fact a thing that is true and can be proven. fiction something that is made up and not true. Exercise Match each word with its definition: the time now. (present) the time before now. (past) the time to come after now. (future) a thing that is true and can be proven. (fact) something that is made up and not true. (fiction) the story of events that happened in earlier times. (history) True of False Statement True or False We live in the past. F Fiction is a thing that is true and can be proven. F A timeline shows what happened in time. T Reading passage Everything changes from the past to the future. The story of events that happened in the past is called history. History is not fiction. History shows us how things change. The past is different from the present. ...