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LUMI ACADEMY
Level 3
Growing Learners
Grades K–2 · Ages 6–8
🐊 Al says:
"Every big reader started with one small word. Every mathematician started with 1+1. You've got this!"
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Welcome, Growing Learner! 🐊
This workbook is your guide through Grades K–2 at Lumi Academy. It pairs perfectly with the interactive lessons and games in the Lumi app. Work through each section at your own pace — there's no rush!
📋 Workbook Organization
| Section | Subject | Units | Key Skills |
|---|
| 1 | 🔢 Math | 5 units | Place value, addition/subtraction to 20, measurement, geometry, intro to multiplication |
| 2 | 📖 Reading & Writing | 4 units | Phonics, long vowels, sight words, comprehension, sentence writing |
| 3 | 🔬 Science | 3 units | Weather, habitats, matter (solids/liquids/gases) |
| 4 | 🌍 Social Studies | 2 units | Community helpers, American symbols, maps |
💡 How to Use Each Page
- Read the unit intro page together before starting practice
- Work through practice pages A, B, and C for each unit
- Complete the Unit Review at the end of each section
- Use the Lumi app to reinforce skills between practice sessions
- Write the date on each page to track progress
Standards Alignment
CCSS Math K–2CCSS ELA K–2TEKS K–2NGSS K–2C3 Social Studies
📋 Table of Contents
🔢 Section 1 — Math
| Unit 1: Place Value — Tens & Ones | Pages 4–9 |
| Unit 2: Addition & Subtraction to 20 | Pages 10–15 |
| Unit 3: Measurement — Length, Weight, Time | Pages 16–20 |
| Unit 4: Geometry — 2D & 3D Shapes | Pages 21–25 |
| Unit 5: Intro to Multiplication | Pages 26–29 |
| Math Review | Pages 30–32 |
📖 Section 2 — Reading & Writing
| Unit 6: Phonics — Long Vowels & Silent E | Pages 33–38 |
| Unit 7: Sight Words (Level 2) | Pages 39–42 |
| Unit 8: Reading Comprehension | Pages 43–48 |
| Unit 9: Writing — Sentences & Paragraphs | Pages 49–54 |
| Reading & Writing Review | Pages 55–57 |
🔬 Section 3 — Science
| Unit 10: Weather & Seasons | Pages 58–61 |
| Unit 11: Animals & Habitats | Pages 62–65 |
| Unit 12: Matter — Solids, Liquids, Gases | Pages 66–69 |
| Science Review | Pages 70–71 |
🌍 Section 4 — Social Studies
| Unit 13: Community & Helpers | Pages 72–75 |
| Unit 14: American Symbols & Maps | Pages 76–79 |
| End-of-Level Certificate | Page 80 |
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Section 1
Mathematics
From place value to geometry, this section covers all the key math skills for Grades K–2. Each unit builds on the last — you're becoming a math champion!
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"Math is like a puzzle — every problem has an answer waiting to be found. Let's find them together!"
— Al the Alligator
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Unit 1 — Place Value: Tens & Ones
Understanding 2-Digit Numbers · Comparing · Ordering
📚 Key Vocabulary
place valueThe value of a digit based on its position
onesThe right column — single units (1–9)
tensThe left column — groups of 10
digitAny number 0–9 used to write numbers
expanded formWriting a number as tens + ones: 47 = 40 + 7
compareFinding which number is greater or less
📊 Place Value Chart
TENS | ONES
47 = 4 tens + 7 ones = 40 + 7
TENS | ONES
63 = 6 tens + 3 ones = 60 + 3
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Remember: the tens column is on the LEFT and tells you how many groups of 10. The ones column is on the RIGHT and tells you leftover singles. In 47: 4 tens = 40, 7 ones = 7!
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Unit 1 Practice B — Ordering & Skip Counting
Name: ________________________ Date: ______________ Score: ___/20
1a
Order: 45, 12, 78, 33
least → greatest
1b
Order: 62, 26, 66, 22
least → greatest
1c
Order: 91, 19, 90, 9
least → greatest
1d
Order: 55, 50, 5, 15
least → greatest
2a — Count by 2s
2, 4, ___, 8, ___, 12, ___, 16, ___, 20
2b — Count by 5s
5, 10, ___, 20, ___, 30, ___, 40, ___, 50
2c — Count by 10s
10, 20, ___, 40, ___, 60, ___, 80, ___, 100
2d — Count backwards by 2s
20, 18, ___, 14, ___, 10, ___, 6, ___, 2
3a
Mrs. Kim has 3 bags with 10 crayons each, plus 7 extra crayons. How many crayons in all?
Show your work:
3b
There are 5 tens and 8 ones on the table. What number is that?
Write in expanded form too:
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Skip counting is just multiplication in disguise! When you count by 5s, you're actually adding 5 each time: 5, 10, 15... You're already doing math magic! 🪄
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Unit 3 — Measurement
Length · Weight · Capacity · Time to the Hour and Half-Hour
📚 Measurement Vocabulary
inch (in)A unit of length — about the width of your thumb
centimeter (cm)A metric unit of length — smaller than an inch
foot (ft)12 inches = 1 foot
pound (lb)A unit of weight — a loaf of bread ≈ 1 lb
hour60 minutes — the long hand points to 12
half hour30 minutes — the long hand points to 6
Use your ruler to measure each line. Write the length in cm and inches.
A crayon is ______ than a pencil. (longer / shorter)
A school bus is ______ than a car. (longer / shorter)
A cat is ______ than a mouse. (heavier / lighter)
A feather is ______ than a rock. (heavier / lighter)
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Unit 4 — Geometry: 2D and 3D Shapes
Sides · Corners · Faces · Edges · Fractions
📚 Shape Vocabulary
vertex (corner)Where two sides of a shape meet
faceA flat side of a 3D shape
edgeWhere two faces of a 3D shape meet
polygonA closed shape with straight sides
half (½)One of two equal parts
quarter (¼)One of four equal parts
2D Shapes
| Shape | Sides | Corners |
|---|
| Triangle | 3 | 3 |
| Square | 4 equal | 4 |
| Rectangle | 4 | 4 |
| Pentagon | 5 | 5 |
| Hexagon | 6 | 6 |
3D Shapes
| Shape | Faces | Edges |
|---|
| Cube | 6 | 12 |
| Rectangular Prism | 6 | 12 |
| Sphere | 0 | 0 |
| Cone | 1 | 0 |
| Cylinder | 2 | 0 |
A fraction shows equal parts. The numerator (top number) shows parts shaded. The denominator (bottom number) shows total equal parts.
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Section 2
Reading & Writing
From phonics to comprehension, this section builds strong readers and writers. You'll learn long vowels, sight words, and how to write full paragraphs!
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"Reading opens the door to every adventure. Once you can read, you can learn anything about anything!"
— Al the Alligator
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Unit 6 — Long Vowels & Silent E
CVCe Pattern · Long a, e, i, o, u · Vowel Teams
📚 Long Vowel Sounds
Long A
Says its name: "ay"
cake, name, rain
Long E
Says its name: "ee"
feet, clean, me
Long I
Says its name: "eye"
bike, kite, pie
Long O
Says its name: "oh"
home, rope, boat
Long U
Says its name: "you"
cute, mule, blue
The Silent E Rule (Magic E)
When a word ends in E, the E is silent but it makes the vowel before it say its long name.
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Unit 6 Practice A — Long Vowels
Name: ________________________ Date: ______________ Score: ___/30
Words: cake, cat, kite, kit, note, not, cute, cut, rain, ran, feet, fed
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Unit 8 — Reading Comprehension
Main Idea · Characters · Predictions · Text Connections
📚 Reading Vocabulary
main ideaWhat the text is mostly about
detailA fact that supports the main idea
characterA person or animal in a story
settingWhere and when a story takes place
plotWhat happens in a story (beginning, middle, end)
predictionA guess about what will happen next
📖 Read this passage:
Al Goes to the Pond
Al the Alligator woke up on a sunny Tuesday morning. He was very hungry. He decided to walk to the pond to find some fish for breakfast. On his way, he saw his friend Lumi the cat sitting on a rock.
"Good morning, Lumi!" said Al. "Would you like to come fishing with me?"
Lumi smiled. "I would love to! I know exactly where the biggest fish hide."
Together they walked to the pond. It was a great day for two friends to share an adventure.
Q1 — Who are the two characters in this story?
Q2 — Where does Al decide to go? Why?
Q3 — What day of the week is it? How do you know?
Q4 — What do you predict happens next at the pond?
Q5 — What is the main idea of this story?
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Unit 9 — Writing Sentences & Paragraphs
Complete Sentences · Grammar · Paragraph Structure
📚 Sentence Checklist
☐ Starts with a capital letter
☐ Has a subject (who or what the sentence is about)
☐ Has a predicate (what the subject does)
☐ Ends with punctuation (. ! ?)
☐ Makes sense when you read it aloud
Fix this sentence:
"the dog runs fast"
Fix this sentence:
"she likes pizza and games"
Fix this sentence:
"al the alligator lives by a pond"
Fix this sentence:
"do you want to play outside"
A paragraph has a topic sentence, at least 2 detail sentences, and a closing sentence. Write a paragraph about your favorite animal.
Topic sentence (What animal? Why do you like it?)
Detail sentence 1 (Tell one fact about the animal)
Detail sentence 2 (Tell another interesting fact)
Closing sentence (Wrap it up!)
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A great paragraph is like a sandwich 🥪 — the topic sentence is the top bread, the details are the filling, and the closing sentence is the bottom bread. Yum!
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Unit 11 — Animals & Habitats
Habitats · Adaptations · Food Chains · Endangered Animals
🌍 Major Habitats
| Habitat | Climate | Animals Found There |
|---|
| 🌊 Ocean | Saltwater, varied temperature | Fish, whales, sharks, sea turtles, octopus |
| 🌲 Forest | Moderate, four seasons | Deer, bears, owls, foxes, squirrels |
| 🏜️ Desert | Very hot, dry | Snakes, lizards, camels, scorpions, roadrunners |
| 🌿 Grassland | Warm, open, windy | Lions, zebras, elephants, giraffes, cheetahs |
| ❄️ Tundra | Very cold, frozen ground | Polar bears, penguins, arctic foxes, walruses |
| 🌊 Wetlands | Wet, humid | Frogs, herons, alligators, beavers, ducks |
🐻❄️ Polar Bear — lives in the
A food chain shows what animals eat. Arrows show energy flow: grass → rabbit → fox means the rabbit eats grass and the fox eats the rabbit.
Fill in the ocean food chain:
→
small fish→
→
shark 🦈
Fill in the forest food chain:
grass 🌱→
→
→
eagle 🦅
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Unit 12 — Matter: Solids, Liquids, and Gases
Properties of Matter · States of Matter · Changes in Matter
📚 The 3 States of Matter
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SOLID
Has a definite shape. Particles packed tightly. Examples: rock, ice, book, chair.
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LIQUID
Takes the shape of its container. Flows. Examples: water, juice, milk, honey.
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GAS
No definite shape or volume. Fills any container. Examples: air, steam, helium.
Materials: ice, air, milk, rock, steam, juice, wood, oxygen, lemonade, sand, smoke, metal
When water gets very cold it changes from a liquid to a . This is called .
When ice gets warm it changes from a solid to a . This is called .
When water gets very hot it changes from a liquid to a . This is called .
Is cooking an egg a physical change or a chemical change?
🗝️ ANSWER KEY — Level 3: Growing Learners
For Parent / Teacher Use Only — Do NOT print with student workbook
🔢 Section 1 — Mathematics
Unit 1 — Place Value · Pages 5–6
Practice A — Tens & Ones:
35=3t+5o · 72=7t+2o · 48=4t+8o · 90=9t+0o
16=1t+6o · 53=5t+3o · 84=8t+4o · 27=2t+7o
Expanded Form: 56=
50+6 · 38=
30+8 · 91=
90+1
70+4=
74 · 20+9=
29 · 60+0=
60
Compare (> < =):
45
<54 · 73
>37 · 60
=60 · 29
<92 · 88
=88 · 17
<71
Practice B — Order Least→Greatest:
12,33,45,78 · 22,26,62,66 · 9,19,90,91 · 5,15,50,55
Skip Counting: by 2s: 6,10,14,18 · by 5s: 15,25,35,45
by 10s: 30,50,70,90 · backwards by 2s: 16,12,8,4
Word Problems: 3a=
37 crayons (30+7) · 3b=
58 (50+8)
Unit 2 — Addition & Subtraction · Pages 11–12
Practice A — Addition (10 pts):
7+6=
13 · 9+4=
13 · 8+5=
13 · 6+8=
14 · 9+9=
18
7+7=
14 · 4+9=
13 · 6+7=
13 · 8+8=
16 · 5+9=
14
Subtraction (10 pts):
15−8=
7 · 13−6=
7 · 17−9=
8 · 20−7=
13 · 14−5=
9
18−9=
9 · 12−7=
5 · 16−8=
8 · 11−4=
7 · 19−6=
13
Fact Families:
6,7,13: 6+7=13, 7+6=13, 13−6=7, 13−7=6
8,5,13: 8+5=13, 5+8=13, 13−8=5, 13−5=8
9,6,15: 9+6=15, 6+9=15, 15−9=6, 15−6=9
7,8,15: 7+8=15, 8+7=15, 15−7=8, 15−8=7
Practice B — Word Problems:
P1: 8+7=
15 toy cars · P2: 16−9=
7 birds
P3: 6+8=14, 14−4=
10 cupcakes · P4: 9+7=
16 rocks
Unit 3 — Measurement · Pages 16–17
Part 3 — Longer / Shorter / Heavier / Lighter:
crayon →
shorter than pencil
school bus →
longer than car
cat →
heavier than mouse
feather →
lighter than rock
Parts 1 & 2 require actual ruler measurement — answers will vary based on print size
Math Review · Pages 30–32
Place Value: 85=
8 tens +
5 ones · 43=
40+3 · 67
<76
Addition & Subtraction:
8+9=
17 · 17−8=
9 · 6+7+4=
17
Geometry: hexagon =
6 sides · cube =
6 faces
Word Problem: 6 rows × 4 chairs =
24 chairs
Number sentence: 6×4=24 (or 4+4+4+4+4+4=24)
📖 Section 2 — Reading & Writing
Unit 6 — Long Vowels / Silent E · Pages 33–34
Quick Practice: kite =
long i · tape =
long a · rode =
long o
Practice A — Add Silent E:
cap+e=
cape · bit+e=
bite · hop+e=
hope · cut+e=
cute
pin+e=
pine · mad+e=
made · not+e=
note · tub+e=
tube
Sort Short/Long:
Short: cat, kit, not, cut, ran, fed
Long: cake, kite, note, cute, rain, feet
Missing Vowel: r
ain · b
ike · r
ope · f
eet · m
ule · cl
ap · s
ide · st
one
Unit 8 — Reading Comprehension · Pages 43–45
Al Goes to the Pond — Questions:
Q1:
Al the Alligator and Lumi the cat
Q2:
The pond — he was hungry and wanted fish
Q3:
Tuesday ("on a sunny Tuesday morning")
Q4: Open prediction — they catch fish, have fun, etc.
Q5:
Two friends sharing an adventure together
Unit 9 — Fix the Sentences:
→
The dog runs fast.
→
She likes pizza and games.
→
Al the Alligator lives by a pond.
→
Do you want to play outside?
🔬 Section 3 — Science
Unit 11 — Animals & Habitats · Pages 62–64
Part 1 — Habitats:
🐪 Camel →
desert
🐻❄️ Polar Bear →
tundra
🦁 Lion →
grassland
🐊 Alligator →
wetlands
🦈 Shark →
ocean
🦉 Owl →
forest
Part 2 — Food Chains:
Ocean:
algae/plankton → small fish →
tuna/big fish → shark
Forest: grass →
rabbit/deer →
fox/snake → eagle
Unit 12 — Matter · Pages 66–68
Sort Materials:
Solids:
ice, rock, wood, sand, metal
Liquids:
milk, juice, lemonade
Gases:
air, steam, oxygen, smoke
Changes in Matter:
Water gets cold →
solid · called
freezing
Ice gets warm →
liquid · called
melting
Water gets hot →
gas · called
evaporation
Cooking an egg →
chemical change
Section 4 — Social Studies
Unit 11 — Community Helpers:
Fire →
firefighter
Sick →
doctor / nurse
Learn to read →
teacher
Package at door →
mail carrier
Unit 14 — American Symbols:
Compass Rose: N=North (up), S=South (down), E=East (right), W=West (left)
Memory trick:
Never Eat Slimy Worms
Map legend: student fills in their own key symbols
Certificate of Completion
🐊⭐🏆
This certifies that
has successfully completed
Lumi Academy Level 3
Growing Learners — Grades K–2 (Ages 6–8)
✅ Place Value (Tens & Ones)
✅ Addition & Subtraction to 20
✅ Measurement & Time
✅ Geometry & Fractions
✅ Intro to Multiplication
✅ Long Vowels & Phonics
✅ 40 Sight Words Mastered
✅ Reading Comprehension
✅ Paragraph Writing
✅ Animals & Habitats
✅ States of Matter
✅ Community & American Symbols
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How This Fits Into Lumi Academy
Mathematics works best when printable practice connects back to a real learning routine. Lumi pairs screen-based lessons with workbooks, coloring pages, report cards, attendance records, and certificates so families can keep both digital and paper evidence of learning.
Printables are especially useful for handwriting, quiet practice, portfolios, co-op days, review weeks, and end-of-year records. They also give kids a hands-on break after voice-guided or interactive lessons.
For homeschool documentation, the value is consistency: digital lesson history shows what was taught, while printable pages show practice artifacts families can save.
What kids experience
Kids start from their own profile and move through a guided session with a friendly on-screen teacher, short explanations, interactive questions, and instant encouragement. Younger learners can use tap choices and read-aloud prompts; older learners can answer with typing, speech, quizzes, and subject-specific checks.
What parents can verify
Parents can review lesson history, scores, subject progress, standards touched, attendance, and printable summaries. That turns daily learning into usable homeschool documentation instead of a vague "we did school today" memory.
Why it performs better at home
Lumi keeps lessons short, varied, and forgiving. If a child misses something, the app can explain again, offer a hint, log the result, and bring the concept back later. That makes the curriculum feel less like a worksheet stack and more like a steady learning loop.
Parent Planning Notes
For best results, treat Lumi as the daily spine of your homeschool routine. Most families do one focused session per child, then add reading aloud, outdoor time, projects, errands, co-op classes, or hands-on practice around it. The app covers the repeatable academic work while parents keep the flexibility that makes homeschooling valuable.
If you are comparing programs, look closely at whether the tool teaches the lesson, checks understanding, saves progress, and gives you printable records. A page can promise "complete curriculum," but the day-to-day mechanics are what determine whether parents can actually sustain it.
Quick Questions
Can Lumi be used as a core homeschool curriculum?
Yes. Lumi is designed as a full K-8 homeschool curriculum with math, reading and writing, science, social studies, quizzes, progress records, and printable parent documentation. Some families add field trips, library books, religious instruction, or co-op classes on top.
How does Lumi personalize learning?
Each learner has a separate profile with age range, grade level, subject progress, guide character, daily goal, and lesson history. The app uses completed lessons, missed questions, retry queues, and performance patterns to keep practice moving at a workable pace.
How should parents use this page?
Most families begin with the free trial, add each child profile, choose age range or grade level, then let Lumi run the daily lesson sequence while the parent dashboard tracks progress.