| 1. 3 + 2 = 5 | 2. 6 + 1 = ____ | 3. 4 + 3 = ____ |
| 4. 8 + 0 = ____ | 5. 2 + 5 = ____ | 6. 7 + 2 = ____ |
The robot 🤖 painted a picture of King Charles III 👑 with 4 purple paint brushes 🎨 and 3 orange paint brushes 🎨.
How many paint brushes did the robot use in all?
If one paint brush was lost, how many would be left?
The robot artist 🤖 wants to finish more robot paintings. Try these!
15 + 7 =
28 + 6 =
Every summer, wild ponies 🐴 swim across a channel to Chincoteague Island in Virginia. People gather to watch this big event. The ponies are later sold at auction to help care for them. This famous Chincoteague Pony Swim attracts crowds every year and helps protect the wild herd.
| 1. 2 + 3 = 5 | 2. 4 + 2 = | 3. 6 + 1 = |
| 4. 3 + 5 = | 5. 7 + 2 = | 6. 1 + 8 = |
There are 5 ponies 🐴🐴🐴🐴🐴 in the water 🌊 and 3 ponies 🐴🐴🐴 on the land 🏝️.
How many ponies are there in total?
Circle the bigger number:
7 or 4
9 or 6
A piece of Mars might go for big bucks at Sotheby's auction. The huge Martian rock, weighing over 54 pounds, is being sold! It's the biggest one found on Earth and is going up for auction in New York.
| 1. 9 + 2 = 11 | 2. 8 + 6 = ______ | 3. 7 + 5 = ______ |
| 4. 3 + 8 = ______ | 5. 6 + 7 = ______ | 6. 4 + 9 = ______ |
The Martian rock is surrounded by 6 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and 4 moons 🌙🌙🌙🌙.
How many objects are next to the rock?
Meteorites from Mars are very rare! Try to solve:
Solve 1: 15 + 8 =
Many people came together in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, for a fun UFO festival in June 2024. The festival included costumes, glowing lights, and people sharing their ideas about UFOs. Lots of children and families joined the celebration to enjoy the surprises, talk, and learn about space and mysterious flying objects.
| 1. 7 + 5 = 12 | 2. 9 + 6 = ______ | 3. 4 + 8 = ______ |
| 4. 10 + 7 = ______ | 5. 3 + 9 = ______ | 6. 6 + 7 = ______ |
| 1. 12 - 3 = 9 | 2. 15 - 7 = ______ | 3. 14 - 6 = ______ |
| 4. 11 - 2 = ______ | 5. 13 - 8 = ______ | 6. 10 - 4 = ______ |
At the UFO festival, Lina saw 6 people wearing alien hats and 7 people with glowing UFO balloons.
How many people did Lina see with hats and balloons altogether?
A small but mighty pygmy hippo has become the star at a wildlife reserve. The hippo, known for its soft cheeks and natural strength, lives in a protected area where visitors can learn about rare animals. This week, many have traveled to see the hippo in its new home and learn about how it’s cared for.
| 1. 3 + 4 = 7 | 2. 6 - 2 = ____ | 3. 5 + 1 = ____ |
| 4. 8 - 3 = ____ | 5. 2 + 6 = ____ | 6. 9 - 5 = ____ |
Many children visited the hippo’s area at the wildlife reserve. On Monday, 6 children visited in the morning and 3 visited in the afternoon.
How many children visited the hippo altogether on Monday?
Circle the number in each pair that is greater.
A dachshund named Finley from New York set a Guinness World Record for holding the most plastic bottle caps in his mouth. The event happened in August 2025, when Finley managed to fit six bottle caps at the same time!
Finley lives in New York and loves to play. He made history by fitting six bottle caps in his mouth at once and became a world record holder!
Where does Finley live?
How many bottle caps did Finley hold?
Some words need -s or -es at the end when there is more than one! Look at each word and write the plural.
Example:
1. dog: dogs
2. cap: ____________
3. bottle: ____________
4. dish: ____________
Read each word about Finley's story and decide if it has a short or long vowel sound. Write short or long after each word.
Example:
1. cap: short
2. dog: ____________
3. bone: ____________
4. tail: ____________
The word "dude" is famous in American culture. In 1998, it became even more popular because of the movie The Big Lebowski. Some people think surfers in California made the word popular, but "dude" has been used in America for more than 100 years.
The movie The Big Lebowski helped the word “dude” become even more famous. Many people started to use the word “dude” when talking to friends. They liked how it sounded.
Why did people like to use the word "dude"?
What movie helped make "dude" more famous?
Each sentence below is missing a capital letter at the beginning. Write the sentence again with the first letter capitalized. Example: dude likes to surf. → Dude likes to surf.
1. the word dude is funny.Circle the word that rhymes with dude in each row. Example: food, hat, tree
1. mood, box, sunIn Pennsylvania, a truck carrying hot dogs crashed on a highway on June 23. The truck flipped on its side and spilled boxes of hot dogs onto the road. Luckily, no one was hurt. Traffic had to be stopped while crews cleaned up all the hot dogs from the highway.
The truck spilled hot dogs on the road in Pennsylvania. No one was hurt, but traffic had to stop while the mess was cleaned up.
Where did the hot dog truck crash?
What had to be cleaned up? 🧹
Read each word. If the word has the short /o/ sound like in "hot," write Y for yes or N for no. Example: hot Y
1. hot Y
2. dot _____
3. dog _____
4. cap _____
Circle all the uppercase letters in each hot dog word. Example: HOT dog
1. HOT dog
2. Crash
3. Pennsylvania
4. Truck
In Connecticut, a woman went to an estate sale and bought a painting for $4. Later, she found out the artwork was made by the famous artist Salvador Dalí. Experts now say the painting is worth $25,000! This lucky find has amazed many people.
The woman was very surprised when she learned her $4 painting was made by Salvador Dalí. She took it to experts and they carefully studied the artwork. They told her it was real and worth a lot of money. Now, she has a very special painting in her home.
How much did the woman pay for her painting?
What did the experts say about the painting?
Circle the word that rhymes with the last word in each sentence about paintings. Example: 1. She found a painting at a sale. (mail, strong, paint) mail
1. She found a painting at a sale. (mail, strong, paint) 2. The artist was named Dalí. (see, early, draw) 3. The woman was filled with joy. (run, boy, art) 4. Her painting now has fame. (same, day, home)Capitalize the names of people and places in each sentence about the painting. Example: 1. salvador dalí painted famous pictures. → Salvador Dalí painted famous pictures.
1. salvador dalí painted famous pictures. 2. the woman bought the painting in connecticut. 3. the artist's name on the painting was dalí. 4. the estate sale was in a small town.Scientists on the Galápagos Islands have found a tiny gecko that was once thought to be extinct. This little lizard was missing for over 50 years, but now it has been spotted again. The gecko’s return makes scientists happy and gives hope for other endangered animals on the islands.
Scientists found a small gecko on the Galápagos Islands. For a long time, everyone thought it was gone forever. But now, the gecko is back and living on the islands again. The scientists are very excited to see this tiny animal return.
Why are the scientists excited?
Where did the scientists find the gecko?
Read each sentence. Rewrite it with a capital letter at the start. (Example: the gecko is small. → The gecko is small.)
Find the word that rhymes with 'gecko' in each pair. Say each word aloud. (Example: gecko – echo, they rhyme.)
A fisherman in Wisconsin found an old shipwreck in Lake Michigan in June 2025. The ship had been under water for many years. People are trying to learn more about the ship and how it ended up there. This news made lots of people excited about what was found in the lake.
Is the item living or nonliving? Living things eat, grow, or move by themselves. Here is an example:
1. Fish: living
2. Old boat: ____________
3. Tree: ____________
4. Crab: ____________
The fisherman found the ship by accident. He was trying to catch fish when he saw something strange under the water. He called others to help look at what he found.
What was the fisherman doing when he found the ship?
Who did the fisherman call to help?
Say if each object is made of wood or metal. Here is an example:
1. Ship's anchor: metal
2. Ship's wheel: ____________
3. Nail: ____________
4. Tree branch: ____________
Scientists have found that juggling is not just fun—it helps your brain, balance, and hand-eye coordination! Anyone can learn to juggle, even older people. Dr. Amy Bastian, a brain doctor in Baltimore, is studying how juggling helps people move better. Just remember—even dropping the ball helps you learn!
Decide if each item is living or nonliving (living things eat, grow, and move on their own). Example: 1. Juggler: living
2. Ball: ____________
3. Plant: ____________
4. Juggling pin: ____________
Juggling can help people think faster and keep their balance. Almost anyone can learn to juggle two or three balls. Doing something new, like juggling, helps your brain grow and stay strong.
What can juggling help you do?
How many balls can many people learn to juggle?
Juggling uses your senses! Think about what you see, hear, or feel when you juggle. Example: 1. I see the balls move. 👀
2. I _______ the balls in my hands. ✋
3. I _______ the sound when the balls land. 👂
4. I _______ the colors of the balls. 👀
Japan is using food made for astronauts to help people during big disasters, like earthquakes. These special foods are safe and easy to save for a long time. Experts want to make rules so more places can use these foods to help people. Some space foods are now used to help people in Japan after big earthquakes.
Decide if the item is living or nonliving. Living things eat, grow, or move by themselves. Example: Space food packet: nonliving
1. Plant growing on the Moon: ____________Japan uses foods from space to help people after big disasters. These foods can stay good for a long time in safe packages. When a big earthquake happened, this space food helped many people in Japan.
What is special about space food?
Where did people eat space food after an earthquake?
Some foods can help keep us healthy. Look at the foods. Write fruit or vegetable next to each one. Example: Strawberry: fruit
1. Potato: ____________On July 30, 2025, a strong earthquake hit off the coast near Hokkaido, Japan and eastern Russia. The quake caused tsunami warnings for many people living by the sea. Authorities quickly told people to move to higher ground for safety.
Decide if each item is living or nonliving. Living things grow, eat, and can move by themselves. Nonliving things cannot do these things.
1. Tree: living
2. Earthquake siren: ____________
3. Fish: ____________
4. Tsunami warning sign: ____________
Authorities told people to move to higher ground because a tsunami could be coming. Some people had to leave their homes quickly and go to safe places until it was safe to return.
Why did people move to higher ground?
What did people wait for before returning home?
Describe the weather after a big storm. Use one word to finish each sentence. Example: 1. After a storm, the sky is cloudy.
2. Sometimes after a storm, the ground is ____________.
3. The wind can be very ____________.
4. After the rain, the air can feel ____________.
Researchers at MIT have built a new desalination system that turns salty seawater into clean, fresh water. This new system could make it easier and cheaper for people to get drinking water, especially in places where fresh water is hard to find. The work was done in Massachusetts in 2023.
Decide if each item is living or nonliving. Living things eat, grow, and move on their own.
1. Sunflower: living
2. Cup of water: ____________
3. Goldfish: ____________
4. Desk: ____________
This new desalination system uses solar power to clean salty water. People in dry places may use it to get more fresh water. If the water is clean, it is safe to drink and use for growing plants.
How does the new system help people?
What does the system use to clean the water?
Read each sentence and decide if it describes sunny, rainy, or cloudy weather. Write your answer.
1. The sky is blue and the sun is bright. sunny
2. You need an umbrella because water is falling from the sky. ____________
3. The sun is hiding behind many gray clouds. ____________
4. Outside, there are no shadows and the sky looks white. ____________
