1. What events can help you change the way you think?
Events and experiences change our lives and our outlook on life, especially as we grow older. In this unit, you’ll read about people who change by overcoming obstacles, growing up, improving the lives of others, fitting in, and taking chances. How have you changed over the past year?
C. Thomas, 5th Grade, Fairmont Charter School

2. How can one person’s hard work impact the lives of others?

3. handicapped
In A Dream Comes True, you’ll read an inspiring true story about how a group of people improved the lives of others by creating playgrounds for children who are handicapped or have disabilities.

4. elementary Key Words Elementary means dealing with the
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elementary
Elementary means
dealing with the
beginnings of something.
What does a child learn in elementary school?

5. physical Key Words Physical means relating to the body.
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physical
Physical means
relating to the body.
Name an example of physical work.

6. rigid Key Words Rigid means not changing or moving.
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rigid
Rigid means not
changing or moving.
Name something that is rigid.

7. interact Key Words Interact means do things with other people.
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interact
Interact means do
things with other people.
Is talking a way to interact with a person?

8. wheelchair Key Words A wheelchair is a special chair for people
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wheelchair
A wheelchair is a
special chair for people
who cannot walk.
Do you know a person who uses a wheelchair?

9. up for grabs Function Words & Phrases Up for grabs means
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up for grabs
Up for grabs means
“to be available to anyone who can
try out or apply.

10. punch in Function Words & Phrases Punch in means “to press the keys
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punch in
Punch in means
“to press the keys
or buttons on a keyboard.”

11. in honor of Function Words & Phrases In English, we use in honor of to
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in honor of
In English, we use
in honor of to
describe a way to praise important people. In honor
of means “to praise or remember with respect.”

12. far from being a Function Words & Phrases In English, we use
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far from
being a
In English, we use
far from being a to express an opposite. Far from being
a means “the opposite, or in contrast.”

13. Basic Words
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sailing

14. Basic Words
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cycling

15. Basic Words
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in-line
skating

16. Basic Words
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martial arts

17. Basic Words
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climbing

18. Basic Words
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kayaking

19. Vocabulary Words
elementary physical rigid
interact wheelchair