Unit 4

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Unit 4 - Penguin Rock Band

balance
base

dive
enemy

instrument
march

ocean
seal

stack
team

4A Introduction
Ever seen penguins on TV or at the zoo? They can look pretty funny when they walk around
on their tiny legs. But these penguins dont want to fit in with the crowd. They want to be rock
stars.

4B Song Lyrics
Whos going to rock, rock, rock right now?
Whos going to get this party loud?
Whos going to dive, slip-slide right down?
Penguins! Yeah, we rock your town!
(x2)
Were from Antarctica, the bottom of the globe.
Better check the map, if you dont know.
Our land is all ice and snow,
And year round it stays icy cold.
Yeah, I mean like fifty below,
And we dont even need to wear a coat.
Cause were penguins; what do you know about us?
When we see fish, we go totally nuts.
We stick together like a team,
People who work together on something.
Yeah, we dive in the water, jump headfirst,
Were really good at it; nah, it doesnt hurt.
We swim in the ocean, a body of water
Thats salty and big. You know this kid!
Now you can seal an envelope if you lick it,
That will close it, but its wicked,
Cause seals are the animals who
Hunt penguins to make us their food!
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To me, they look like dogs that swim,

Believe me, man, they are not our friends.
Theyre our enemies, the guys we fight,
Or run from and we dont like.
Its true we dont know how to fly,
But we know how to slip and slide.
Whos going to rock, rock, rock right now?
Whos going to get this party loud?
Whos going to dive, slip-slide right down?
Penguins! Yeah, we rock your town!
(x2)
Now we keep our balance, dont tip over,
When we march for days just like soldiers.
We walk with a steady step, OK?
Almost like we were in a parade.
One day we were marching as we do,
When we came upon something new.
It was a base, a fort for a navy,
Ummmor an army, maybe.
It was at the base of a hill, at the bottom,
My friends were with me, and I had taught them
To be as careful as foxes,
But there were no people there, only boxes
Stacked and put one on another,
In stacks or piles, and then my brother
Opened one of them to see what was inside.
When we saw, we were surprised.
Instruments! Not what a scientist uses,
Not tools for science, but for music.
Guitars, piano, and a drum set,
Violin, two tubas, and a trumpet.
We started to play; we were bad at first,
But we practiced, yeah, we had to work.
A few weeks later, we could rock a crowd,
So put your hands up and turn the track up loud!
Whos going to rock, rock, rock right now?
Whos going to get this party loud?
Whos going to dive, slip-slide right down?
Penguins! Yeah, we rock your town!
(x2)
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4C Words Defined

balance

Balance is a state of being steady and not falling over. Marco

had great balance. He was able to walk from one side of the thin
beam to the other without falling.
(verb) 1. When you balance on something, you stay on it without
falling. The clown balanced on the tight rope at the circus.
(noun)

2. When you balance something, you hold it steady without letting

it fall. The waitress balanced the tray with one hand.

base

1. A base is the lowest part of something. My dad tried to fix

the base of the table to keep it from wobbling.
(noun)

2. A base is a fort, or a place where people in the army or navy

work. My cousin is in the U.S. Navy. He lives near the Air Force
base in Maryland.

3. A base is a safe place to stop in a game of baseball or tag. Jon

didnt make it to the base in time. The umpire called, Out!

dive

When you dive, you jump headfirst with your arms stretched
out in front of you. Usually it means youre jumping into water, but
a football player can also dive for a ball, and acrobats can dive
into a net. Hannah saw the football coming. She had to dive to
catch it.
(noun) A dive is the act of jumping headfirst. Chris did a perfect
dive into the water. The crowd cheered!
(verb)

enemy

An enemy is an animal or person who hates, or wants to

hurt, another animal or person. Max is my enemy at school. He
bullies me and always hurts my feelings.
(noun)

instrument

1. An instrument is something people use to make music.

Janelle played a lot of instruments. She could play the piano,
the violin, and the guitar.
(noun)

2. An instrument is a tool used by scientists for doing work. In

science class, we got our instruments and safety goggles before
starting the experiment.
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march

When you march, you walk with a very steady step, usually with a
group of people. The kids marched around the gym playing Follow the
Leader.
(noun) A march is a long, difficult trip you take on foot. Each year my
family does a march to raise money for homeless people. We walk five
miles.
(verb)

ocean

The ocean is a very big body of salt water. Vanessa loved going to
the ocean and splashing in the waves.
(noun)

seal

A seal is a sea animal that has thick fur and flippers. It breathes air, but also swims and
often lives in cold places. When we went to the zoo, we saw the polar bears and seals.
(verb) When you seal something, you close it up tightly. Bernie sealed the box with tape before
sending it to his friend.
(noun)

stack

A stack is a pile or heap of something. There was a big stack of books

on the teachers desk.
(verb) When you stack something, you put them on top of one another.
Jamal stacked the clothes neatly in his closet.
(noun)

team

A team is a group of people who play a sport together or work

together. Rudy had milkshakes with her team after the big game.
(noun)

4D Synonyms

Circle the word on the right that matches the meaning of the word or phrase on the left.
1. someone whom you hate
2. a long and hard trip on foot
3. tools scientists use
4. to keep steady
5. a big pile of something

enemy
march
stacks
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stack

instrument
seal
teams
balance
balance

seal
balance
instruments
march
instrument

4E Fill in the Blank

Write the word in the blank so that the sentence makes sense.
1. Many different types of fish live in the __________________________________.


team
ocean
enemy

2. The mountain climbers started their climb at the __________________________________ of the mountain.


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3. Blake licked the envelope to __________________________________ it.


dive
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seal
4. My sister took a big __________________________________ into the pile of leaves.
balance

dive

stack

5. Igor was on a lacrosse __________________________________. They practiced on Wednesdays and had games
on the weekend.
team

stack

enemy

4F Connections

Each sentence has a strong connection with one of the words from the unit. Write the correct
word on the line below.
1. My mom put some glue on the window to close it tight.

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2. Neil was playing freeze tag. He touched the tree and was safe.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. The soldiers walked around the field in perfect rhythm.

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4. Jessica learned to stay on her bike without tipping over.

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5. We went to the music store to buy a flute.

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4G Applying Meanings

Circle the letter that makes sense or answers the question.

1. Rich took a dive into the pool. How did he get into the pool?
(A) He got pushed in.
(B) He climbed down the ladder.
(C) He jumped in headfirst.
(D) He did a belly flop.
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2. The teacher asked the kids to put their notebooks in a stack. What should they do?
(A) Put the notebooks one on top of the other.
(B) Hand out the notebooks to the kids in the class.
(C) Put their notebooks in their desks.
(D) Put their notebooks in their book bags.
3. Which of these things might you do in the ocean?
(A) read a book
(B) build a sand castle
(C) look for jellyfish
(D) play hockey
4. You might say someone is an enemy if:
(A) He helps you with your homework.
(B) He is always making fun of you.
(C) He is your neighbor.
(D) You dont know each other.
5. Which group of kids would be called a team?
(A) kids who look the same
(B) kids who are the same height
(C) kids who have a brother
(D) kids who play the same sport together

4H Reading

Read the passage below and then answer the questions that follow.

Threats to the Polar Bear

Polar bears live in the icy-cold Arctic. They are huge and powerful bears. Adult polar bears can
weigh as much as 1,700 pounds and can grow to be more than 10 feet tall. Some scientists think that
people are the polar bears worst enemy. Are you wondering how humans could do anything to hurt
this powerful animal? Well, when we dont take care of the planet, the Earths weather begins to
change. Polar bears need the ice and cold weather to survive.
A polar bears favorite food is a ringed seal. A polar bear will travel very far to find a seal. She will
march for many miles on the ice in search of food. When the polar bear finds some seals swimming,
she will stop and wait. Seals swim in the water below the ice, but they need to come up to take
breaths of air. They use holes in the ice called breathing holes to get air. A polar bear will find a place
close to a seals breathing hole and wait for a seal to pop up. Once the seal pops its head up, the
polar bear will attack! She will dive into the water and sink her sharp teeth into the seal. She kills the
seal and has a good meal.
But it may not be like this forever. The oceans are getting warmer. This is causing the ice to melt.
A polar bears home is the ice. When the ice melts, her home disappears. A polar bear needs ice to
hunt for seals. When the ice melts, it is very hard for polar bears to find seals. Many polar bears are
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starving because the ice is melting.

Some of the things that we do every day
cause the Earths weather to change. There are
some small things that we can do to help prevent
climate change. If we take good care of the Earth,
we can help protect polar bears. For example,
we can walk or bike instead of taking cars. We
can recycle stacks of newspaper instead of just
throwing them in the trash. Small changes can
make a big difference to the polar bears and lots
of other animals, too.
1. Where do polar bears live?

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2. How much can an adult polar bear weigh?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. What is a polar bears favorite food?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. How do polar bears hunt for food?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
5. What can we do to help protect polar bears?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Bonus: Crossword Puzzle

Solve this crossword puzzle.

4
5
6
7

10

C WTM

ACROSS
3 The band had to play
instruments and
____________ around the
field.
5 A big jump with your arms
stretched out
7 The electric guitar is a type of
____________.
10 You need good ____________
to stand on one foot and not
wobble.
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DOWN
1 A place where soldiers work
2 A big body of water
4 A group of people who play
and work together
6 The workers at the grocery
store ____________ the cans
one on top of the other.
8 An animal with thick fur and
flippers
9 A bully