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Kitchen The Moreno family starts the day by eating breakfast in the kitchen. refrigerator
cat
freezer
clock
yogurt milk faucet
cream cheese
sponge
juice
bagel
blender
sink dishwasher
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Lauren takes a bottle of juice from the refrigerator.
G ra n d p a h e l p s M a y a eat with a spoon.
spoon glass
chair
knife
bowl garbage can
jam sippy cup
cereal
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saucepan
beans pot
flour
Julian makes toast by spices placing two slices of bread in the toaster.
rice
coffee
teapot
tongs whisk ladle
toast
microwave
tea
oil sugar bread
toaster
kettle spatula
stove
oven
frying pan
dog
eggs oatmeal
mug
pear
Ms. Moreno eats a nutritious bowl of oatmea l with berries and nuts o n top. apple
flower
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Mr. Moreno cooks eggs in a frying pan at the stove. He flips them with a spatula.
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Art Class In Mr. Saleh’s art class, everyone gets a chance to show their creativity.
shows the class Mr. Saleh blue and red how to mix t o m a k e pu r p l e .
Ling uses an easel to hold her canvas as she paints. portrait
sculpture
canvas
paint palette easel
paper
watercolor
paintbrush
Uh oh! William spilled green paint on the table. clay
black
pink
string yarn brown
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felt
color wheel orange yellow
Julian needs the ye l l o w c ra y o n to finish his picture. C a n y ou h e l p h i m find it?
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red purple blue
crayons pen eraser
marker
sketchbook
glue
collage
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Ginny makes a collag e by cutting out pictures from ma gazines and gluing them together.
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T h e s ou v e n i r s h o p o n enade sells t-shirts, the prom beach toys, and other fun items so visitors can their beach days. remember volleyball
snow cone ice cream
ice pop
The ice cream shop uses air conditioning to keep the workers and customers cool.
beach a s walk flate into it. n i board o ir ren wing a o . M blo Mr ll by ba
cane seagull
fan
sunglasses
sandals
Lauren is helping Maya decorate her sandcastle with seashells and pebbles. sandcastle
swimsuit sunburn
bucket
towel
seashell
shovel
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At the Beach When the weather is hot, it’s fun to cool off by taking a trip to the beach.
palm tree dune
beach umbrella
net
lifeguard
sun hat
sunscreen
Ling’s grandma puts on sunscreen and wears a big hat to protect her skin from the sun.
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flip-flops sand goggles
visor
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swim trunks
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