Look Level 1 Readings

Unit 1
Lesson 3 Reading

Look at the photo. What’s this?

It’s a classroom.
What can you see in the classroom?
Can you see a poster? It’s green.
Can you see a board? It’s black.
Can you see a chair? It’s red.
Can you see a desk?

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Unit 2
Lesson 3 Reading

Look at the photo. This is a game of marbles. Marbles is my favorite game. It’s fun!

A marble is small. It’s a small ball.

Find a blue marble. Find a red and white marble. Find a yellow marble.

Yellow is my favorite color. Is this your favorite color, too? 

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Unit 3
Lesson 3 Reading

Look at the photo. Is it a classroom?

Point to the girl. She’s a student.

This isn’t a classroom. It’s a museum. Look! A dinosaur! It’s big! The girl is on a school trip.

This museum is fun!

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Unit 4
Lesson 3 Reading

Look at the photo. It’s a family. Can you see Mom?

Count the girls. One, two, three. Look at the girl in the middle. Her name’s Atdhetare. She’s five
today! Her sister Arneta is five today, too. And her sister Agnesa…she’s five, too!

This is a birthday party. Look! A birthday cake.

Happy birthday, Atdhetare, Arneta and Agnesa!

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Reading Extra 1
Day and Night

Look out of the window. Can you see the sky?

The sky is blue. The sun is in the sky. It’s big and yellow. The sun is in the sky in the day. It’s light.

Boys and girls are at school. But the hedgehog is sleeping.

Now look at this photo! What’s this? It’s the sky.

The sky is black. This is the moon. It’s big and white. The moon is in the sky at night. It’s dark. Boys and
girls are in bed. But the hedgehog isn’t in bed. He’s in the garden!

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Unit 5
Lesson 3 Reading

Look at the photo. Is it a skeleton? No! Look again. This is a boy. 

He has black hair and brown eyes. He isn’t a skeleton! He doesn’t have a skeleton body!

Look at his face. He has white paint on his face, and black paint on his eyes and mouth.

Face paint is fun!

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Unit 6
Lesson 3 Reading

Look at the photo. This is a bedroom. It isn’t in a house. It’s in an aquarium. Can you see the table? The
table is next to the bed. It’s white. The clock is on the table. It’s small. The game is on the bed. It’s
yellow, red, and blue. The toy fish are on the bed, too.

Look at the fish in the water. This bedroom is under the water!

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Unit 7
Lesson 3 Reading

Look at the photo! It’s a town. Is it a real town? No, it isn’t. It’s a model. It’s a toy town. The
houses and stores are small. They’re tiny! 

Can you see the boy? He’s real. Can you see the flowers, too? They’re big and yellow. Are they real—or
are they models? 

Look at the trees. Are they big or small? They’re models.

This model town is cool!

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Unit 8
Lesson 3 Reading

Can you play with animals at school? No! You can play with your friends at school. 
Can you play with animals on a farm? Yes! Look at this farm.

This is a pen. But it isn’t a pen for writing. It’s a sheep pen. A pen is a sheep’s “house.” Look! Can you see
the farmer? She has food for the sheep.  

Look at the boy! He has food for the sheep, too. Do you like this farm?

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Reading Extra 2
The Frog and the Butter

This is a frog. He’s small, but he has strong legs. He can jump, and he can swim.

Today the frog is on a farm. There are cows on the farm. Look at these cows. Next to the cows,
there’s a bucket of milk. “Oh, what’s this?” the frog asks. “Can I swim in it?”

Now the frog is in the bucket. He can swim in the milk, but he can’t jump from it. He can’t jump
out of the bucket. “Help!” the frog says. He swims and kicks with his legs. He kicks with his legs
and swims. But what’s this? Now there isn’t milk in the bucket. There’s butter. The frog can
stand on the butter, and he can jump. Hooray! The frog isn’t in the bucket now.

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Unit 9
Lesson 3 Reading

Look at this man. Is he real? No, he isn’t! He’s a scarecrow. A scarecrow is a big doll. You can
see scarecrows on farms. 
 
This scarecrow is happy. Look at his mouth! He has big eyes. What color is his face? It’s orange. 

What about his clothes? He has a blue and red shirt and jeans. He doesn’t have shoes, but he
has boots. They’re black. He has a nice hat and two gloves. 

Can you make a scarecrow?

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Unit 10
Lesson 3 Reading

Look at the photo. It’s time for lunch! These boys and girls have trays. The trays are on the table. The
lunch is a school lunch. How many trays can you see? What’s on the trays? Can you see the food? I like
carrots, but I don’t like potatoes. They’re terrible! Look! Is that rice? Yes, it is.  I like rice. It’s great.

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Unit 11
Lesson 3 Reading

It’s vacation time. The sun is in the sky. It’s a nice day.

These two children aren’t at school. They’re at the beach. Look! They’re in the ocean. But they aren’t in
a boat. They’re in the water.
The children can see—they have masks on their faces. They can breathe under the water, too—they
have snorkels. And they have special shoes called flippers.
Are there fish in the water? Yes, there are! Look! How many fish can you see?

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Unit 12
Lesson 3 Reading

It’s a nice day. The sun is in the sky and it’s hot. We aren’t at school today. We’re in the park. I don’t
have a soccer ball, but I have a pencil and paper. What can we do? Let’s write a story. And let’s paint a
picture, too. I like stories. Let’s think of a story. What can we see in the park?
Look at that boy in the sky! Can he fly? No, he can’t! Birds can fly, but children can’t fly. The boy is on a
swing. He’s high in the sky, but he can’t fly!
I have an idea! Let’s write a story about a flying boy and his friend, a bird!

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Reading Extra 3
Colors

The Color Wheel

A color wheel shows us how we can mix different colors to make new colors.

Primary Colors
There are three primary colors. They’re red, blue, and yellow. We can’t make a primary color by
mixing other colors. We can make all the colors of the rainbow when we mix primary colors
together.

Secondary Colors
There are three secondary colors. They’re green, orange, and purple. Look at the color wheel.
We can make a secondary color by mixing the two primary colors next to it! We can make
orange when we mix yellow and red.

Black and White

We can add white to a color to make it lighter. We can make gray when we mix black and
white, and pink when we mix red and white. And what happens when we add black to a color?
That’s right—it makes it darker!

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Bonus Reading Extra
What’s an Elephant?

Mom Mouse has six baby mice. The baby mice can’t see very well. They’re small.
“I can see an elephant,” Mom Mouse says. “It’s under the trees.” “What’s an elephant?” Baby
Mouse One asks. “Go and ask the elephant,” Mom Mouse says.
The six baby mice go under the trees. They touch the elephant. They touch its body. “What’s
this?” Baby Mouse One asks. “Is it a wall?” “I don’t know,” Baby Mouse Two says.
They touch its leg. “What’s this?” Baby Mouse Three asks. “Is it a tree?” “I don’t know,” Baby
Mouse Four says.
They touch its tail. “What’s this?” Baby Mouse Five asks. “Is it a rope?” “I don’t know,” Baby
Mouse Six says. “Let’s ask the elephant.”
“You have a body. You have four legs. And you have a tail,” the elephant says. The baby mice
touch their bodies, their legs, and their tails. “This is my body,” the elephant says. “It isn’t a
wall. These are my legs. I have four legs, too. They aren’t trees. And this is my tail. It isn’t a
rope.”
“We’re brown. We’re small animals,” the baby mice say. “And you’re a big animal.”
“Yes, I’m a big animal. I’m gray. I’m an elephant.”

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