e-future PYP Readers Level 1

Carlos, Jackson and Mika all attend the same school. On the playground they meet for the first time. Mika, Carlos and Jackson all share with each other while swinging across the monkey bars. Everyone takes turns counting as the children move across t

Jackson, Mika, Carlos and Ha Na are all enjoying themselves in art class. As they learn about their differences, some feelings are hurt. Ha Na learns that everyone cries sometimes and that it’s okay to cry. As the children talk, Jackson shows his fri

Carlos, Mika, Jackson and Ha Na are in art class working together. Carlos wants to draw the White Castle to help explain what happens to teeth when they fall out. Everyone takes turns drawing the perfect White Castle. Once they choose the best castle

Carlos, Mika, Jackson and Ha Na are working on their White Castle picture. They are each drawing a part. Because there is no room at the table, Carlos lies on the table. Ms. Staedler, the art teacher, is not happy with Carlos. She is even more surpri

Carlos, Mika, Ha Na and Jackson are back together in art class. Although the task is to draw the house where they live, Jackson draws an igloo. This leads the children to talk about the kinds of houses they would like to live in. As the students exlp

The school playground is under construction. Carlos, Mika, Ha Na and Jackson wonder if the new playground will have a tree. Jackson loves to climb trees. His friends talk about trees in their home countries, and Jackson says he could climb them all.

Jackson brings his pet mouse to school to share with Mika, Ha Na and Carlos. The children are surprised to see that the mouse has babies. When a disagreement between Carlos and Jackson erupts, a pushing match ensues and the mice are put in danger. Wh

After being dropped on the floor, Jackson’s mice escape disaster, but Mika is still upset with Carlos and tensions rise. Jackson wheels in to save the day by pretending to be a giant rat. The children become excited and everyone imitates Jackson. Ms.

While the children are eating fish for lunch, Ha Na wonders how fish hear. This leads to a conversation about the ears of different animals and why they are like that. Jackson announces that people have drums in their ears, which intensifies the chil

When the children discover a new drum in Mr. Taiko’s music class, they ask about the mysterious drums in their ears. Learning how the name of the new drum is connected to their ear drums, Mika and Jackson create rival chants which leads to a contest

When Jackson, Mika, Carlos and Ha Na discover the bean seeds they planted have disappeared and little plants now exist, they have a lot of questions. They learn a new word, germination. They learn that all seeds follow rules. This leads them to wonde