Reading for Kids Book3
LessonStory

Topic

Sentence Pattern/Grammar

1

Four Seasons Make aYearSeasons
Kid's Activities

In + season, there are ...

2

The Changing Seasons

Seasons
Animals' activities

What do ... like doing in...?
... like + doing sth.

3

The Fairy of theMonth's Twelve Hats

4

A Tall Building

Underground Animals
Activities

5

A "Surprise"

Jobs

6

When I Grow UpJobs

7

SuperboySports

8

My Twin SisterSports

9MonthsNature/Activities

How Does an Elephant
ChoresClean His Room?

Vocabulary

ScriptThere are four seasons. Four seasons make a year.
In spring, there are colorful rain boots in the puddles.
In summer, there are juicy watermelons under the beachspring, summer, fall, winter,umbrellas.
rain boots, puddle,
In fall, there are grinning jack-o-lanterns on the table.
watermelon, beach umbrella,
In winter, there are flying snowballs in the yard.
jack-o-lantern, snowball
The snow melts. Spring comes again.
Round and round the seasons go...
Year by year, we keep growing.
In spring, bees like buzzing around flowers.
What do cats like doing in spring? (Cats like napping in thesun.)In summer, frogs like singing on lily pads.
What do snails like doing in summer? (Snails like sliding
snail, squirrel, hawk, penguin, along wet pavement.)buzz, sing, gather acorns,
In fall, squirrels like gathering acorns by the oak trees.
slide
What do hawks like doing in fall? (Hawks like circling highin the sky.)
In winter, penguins like sliding on the ice.
What do the bears like doing in winter?
Spring comes again, and animals do different things.

The Fairy of the Month has twelve dresses, one for eachmonth.
January is for snowballs and snowmen.
January, February, March,February is for love and bows.
April, May, June, July, August, March is for green grass and singing birds.
September, October,April is for rain and flowers.
November, December,
May is for kites in the sky.
(Month) is for ...
snowball, snowman, love,June is for sandcastles at the beach.
bow, firefly, swimming pool,
July is for fireflies and stars.
ice cream, ghost, turkey,
August is for swimming pools and ice cream.
pumpkin pie
September is for red, orange, and yellow leaves.
October is for ghosts and funny hats.
November is for turkey and pumpkin pie.
How about December? Can you help design the dress?
I'm Turtle. I live in a tall building.
I live on the first floor with my family.
first, second, third, fourth, fifth, The mole lives on the second floor. He is singing.
The lizard lives on the third floor. She is having dinner.
sixth, seventh, eighth, turtle,
the + ordinal numbers
The earthworm lives on the fourth floor. He is writing.
mole, lizard, earthworm, ant,... lives on the ... floor.
The ant lives on the fifth floor. She is baking.
rabbit, sing, have dinner,
She / He is + doing
The rabbit lives on the sixth floor. She is digging.
write, bake, dig, feed
The boy lives on the "seventh" floor. He is feeding therabbit!
Today is Dad's birthday. We want to give him a surprise.
At the bakery, the baker makes a cheesecake.
bakery, shop, restaurant,
At the shop, the sales clerk wraps the present.
clinic, baker, sales clerk ,In the restaurant, the waiter serves us a meal and ...
At / In the..., somebody do waiter, dentist, make adessert!
cheesecake, wrap thesomething.
"Ouch! My teeth hurt!"
present, serve a meal, fix
Mom: Oh dear! You ate too many sweets.
one's teeth
Dad: Hurry up! Let's go to the dentist!
At the clinic, the dentist fixes my teeth.
What a "surprise"!
When I grow up, what shall I be?
When I grow up, I want to be a chocolate maker.
chocolate maker, rose grower, When I grow up, I want to be a rose grower.
When I grow up, I want toWhen I grow up, I want to be a barefoot hopper.
barefoot hopper, puddle
be a ...
When I grow up, I want to be a puddle stomper.
stomper, sunset chaser,+er
When I grow up, I want to be a sunset chaser.
cheek-to-cheek grinner
When I grow up, I want to be a cheek-to-cheek grinner.
So many jobs! So much fun! I want to pick all of them!
Bobby: Superman is so powerful. I want to be like him!
Dad: Then you must do sports and be strong, Little Fatty.
play badminton,The third-person singular
Bobby runs on Monday. Bobby skips on Tuesday.
go skateboarding,Sb. does sth. on
Bobby goes swimming on Wednesday.
go swimming,(Monday).
Bobby goes skateboarding on Thursday.
go cycling,
Sb. does sth. with sb. on
Bobby plays badminton with Mom on Friday.
go hiking,(Monday).
Bobby goes cycling with his puppy on Saturday.
Bobby goes hiking with his parents on Sunday.
strong/ powerful
Bobby: I enjoy sports. Now I feel strong.
Dad: Yes! You are a SUPERBOY now!
the negative forms ofI have a twin sister. We are different in many ways.
"does"
I usually wear a ponytail, but she usually wears glasses.
I usually + verb, but she
I usually play the drums, but she usually reads books.
usually + verb.
I like broccoli, but she doesn't like vegetables.
ponytail, glasses, broccoli,
I like + noun, but she
I like having fun in puddles, but she doesn't like rainy days.
trampoline, play the drums,doesn't like + noun.
I like playing on the trampoline, but she doesn't like jumping
read books
I like + doing, but shearound.
doesn't like + doing.
However, we still have something in common.
We both love each other!
How does an elephant clean his room?
Does an elephant put dirty socks under the bed?
Does an elephant hide his dirty jammies behind the door?
Does an elephant toss his cars into the closet?
Does he ...?
hide, toss, put away, keep
No, an elephant doesn't. He does all his chores.
No, he doesn't.
clean, under, behind, into
He always puts dirty socks into the basket.
He always puts away all his toys.
A good elephant likes to keep his room clean.

10Good Boys

Chores11

YesterdayPets

12

When I Was LittleFamily

13

At a Wizard SchoolSchool

14

A Perfect Dog

Pets

15

A Day at the Nursery

A day at the nursery

16

Where Was Sammy’sSock?

House

17

Good Manners

Manners
Good Habits

Mom: Jack, could you please help clean the room? I'll beback soon!
Jack: No problem, mom!
Jack: Sam, could you please sweep the floor?
Jack: Good boy.
Jack: Sam, could you please take out the trash?
Jack: Good boy.
Could you please ...?
sweep the floor,Jack: Sam, could you please water the plants?
Good boy.
take out the trash,
Jack: Good boy.
What a mess!
water the plants,
Jack: Sam, could you please make the bed?
Mission accomplished!
make the bed,
Jack: Good boy.
Jack: Mission accomplished! Come and take a rest
together.
Jack: Good boy.
Mom: Oh my god! What a mess!
Jack and Sam: Sorry!
Mom: Good boys!
Yesterday I was going to school. He was following me.
going to school,
I was going back home. He was following me.
going back home,
I was taking out the trash. He was following me.
taking out trash,
I was buying groceries. He was following me.
Yesterday I was + doing
buying some bread,
I was whistling aloud. He was following me.
He was + doing
following,
I was shutting the door.
Today, we are ...
whistling,
He was waiting for me.
shutting (the door),He was waiting for me!
waiting,
Today, we are good buddies!
When I was little, I was a crybaby.
Now I don't cry a lot.
When I was little, I was as short as a doll!
Now I'm as tall as my daddy!
When I was little, I had silly hair.
Now I wear a beautiful hairbow.
doll, hairbow, tooth, teeth,
When I was little, I had only one tooth.
crybaby, troublemaker,
When I was ..., I ...
Now I have a lot of teeth and I can brush them!
assistant, painterNow I ...
When I was little, I slept in Mommy's arms.
Now I sleep with my teddy bear.
When I was little, I was a troublemaker.
Now I'm Mommy's assistant!
When I was little, I was a bad painter.
Now I draw cards for everyone in the family.
When I was little, I didn't know what a home was.
Now I do!
There was a wizard teacher and a witch student at a wizardschool.
"Please show me some pineapples." But there were onlyapples.
"Please show me some grapefruits." But there were only
There was ...
wizard, witch, pineapple,grapes.
There were / There weren't grapefruit, coconut"Please show me some coconuts." But there were only...
nut, melon, at a wizard school,nuts.
Please show me some ... fail the exam
"Please show me some watermelons." But there were only
melons.
"No! No! No! I just want WATERMELONS!"
There weren't any watermelons, just water ...
"You failed the exam!" The wizard teacher was very angry.
We wanted a dog, a pefect dog.
We went to the pet shop.
Mom wanted this dog. Was it the perfect dog?
No, it wasn't. It wasn't strong.
Dad wanted this dog. Was it the perfect dog?
Was it ...?
No, it wasn't. It wasn't cute.
Yes, it was.
strong, cute, friendly, active,
My brother wanted this dog. Was it the perfect dog?
No, it wasn't. It wasn't+perfectNo, it wasn't. It wasn't friendly.
adj.
I wanted this dog. Was it the perfect dog?
No, it wasn't. It wasn't active.
My sister wanted this dog. Was it the perfect dog?
Yes, it was. It was the perfect dog!
We took the perfect dog home.
There are some snowmen at the Snow Nursery.
What time is it now?
It's 9 o'clock. It's time to stand up, make a circle,
at the nursery,
and then dance to the music.
make a circle,
What time is it now?
dance to the music,
What time is it now?
It's 11:30 a.m.. It's time to wash your hands, finish yourwash your hands,
It's ...
lunch,
finish your lunch,
It's time to do ...
and leave things neat.
leave things neat,
What time is it now?
get your coat on,
It's 2:30 p.m.. It's time to draw, read, and read some more.
What time is it now? Now don't you know?
It's time to get your coat on, and go!
It was time to go to school, but Sammy didn't find one ofher socks.
Did you look for it? Yes, I did. I looked everywhere, but I
the general question led
couldn't find it.
by “Did”;Did you look under the bed? Yes, I did, but my sock wasn't
under the bed,
the negative of the simple
there.
under the quilt,
past tense: didn't...
Did you look under the quilt? Yes, I did, but my sock wasn't
in the toy box,
there.
in the drawer,
Did you ...?
Did you look in the toy box? Yes, I did, but my sock wasn't
under the pillow,
Yes, I did, but ...
there.
I did not ...
Did you look in the drawer? Yes, I did, but my sock wasn't
there.
Did you look under the pillow?
Oh, no! I did not look everywhere. I did not look there!
I am a good boy. I dress myself after getting up.
I make my bed every morning.
dress myself,
I greet people with a smile every day.
I + verb phrase + before ... make my bed,
I wash my hands before meals.
greet people,
I + verb phrase + after ...
I appreciate food every time I eat.
wash my hands,
I + verb phrase + every
I comb my hair before going out.
appreciate food,time ...
I am a good boy, living in a crystal ball. I am given to goodcomb my hair,kids who do a great job.
"You're a good boy."

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Something Special

Activities

the simple past tense of
the regular and irregularverbs
the negative of the simple
past tense: didn't...
What did sb do?
She ... for Mom, but ...

simple past tense
19

Little Pea

Activities

He liked + doing ... with ...
He took ... bite.

A Moving House

Animalsslippery, bubbly, wet, loudroll down hills, play on theseesaw, candy, strong,dessert, spinachbuild a house,wake up,dance with joy,look down,
in a bamboo forest,
There was ...
He woke up and found that at the beach,on the grassland,...
on one's back,there is--there was
the simple past tense

20

make breakfast,
wash the floor,
put away the dishes,
mow the lawn,
set the table,

It was Mom's birthday. Molly the Mole wanted to dosomething special. What did she do?
She made breakfast for Mom, but ... the eggs were tooslippery.
She washed the floor for Mom, but ... the soap was too
bubbly.
She put away the dishes for Mom, but ... the floor was toowet.
She mowed the lawn for Mom, but ... she was too little.
She set the table for Mom, but ... the TV was too loud.
Mom was back. "Oops, I screwed it up!"
"I wanted to make something special for you, but ..."
"Baby, you are special to me! I love you so much."
Little Pea was a happy little guy. He liked doing a lot ofthings.
He liked rolling down hills with Papa Pea.
He liked playing on the seesaw with Mama Pea.
But there was one thing that Little Pea didn't like ——candy!
"If you want to be a strong pea, eat your candy. And if you
want dessert, finish your candy first," Papa said.
"Okay." He took one bite. "One bite. Yuck!"
He took a second bite. "Two bites. Blech!""Three bites. Can I have my dessert now?""Yes, now you can have your dessert!""Spinach! It's my favorite!"Once upon a time, there was a squirrel. He wanted abigger house.
There was a BIG stone under the tree.
"Let's build a house here," he said.
The new house was built. He was too tired to sleep.
Rustle, rustle ... He woke up and found that he was in abamboo forest.
Splash, splash ... He woke up and found that he was at thebeach.
Clip-clop, clip-clop ... He woke up and found that he was on
the grassland.
"Wow, my house can move!" he shouted and danced withjoy.
"Stop dancing, little squirrel. You built a house on myback," said Mr. Turtle.
The squirrel looked down and saw Mr. Turtle. The big stone
was his back!