Resource Guide, Volume 2 - Bilingual Education and World
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Resource Guide, Volume 2 - Bilingual Education and World
Resource Guide Volume 2 Beginning Language and Literacy Practice Resource Guide Volume 2 Beginning Language and Literacy Practice ® Copyright © 2005–2014 Imagine Learning, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, or otherwise, including photocopying or recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system without prior written permission of the copyright owner unless such copying is expressly permitted by federal copyright law. Permission is granted to individuals licensed to use Imagine Learning software to reproduce the contents of this publication for classroom use. Developed and published by Imagine Learning, Inc. Imagine Learning®, Imagine Learning English®, the Imagine Learning Logo®, the Imagine Learning English Logo®, and TrueData™ are trademarks or US registered trademarks of Imagine Learning, Inc., in the United States and in other countries. June 2014 Edition v14 ISBN 978-0-9767205-1-5 Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Vocabulary Scenes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Songs and Chants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Sequence Story Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59 Rhyming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Letter Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Read-Alongs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 iii Introduction Beginning activities in the Imagine Learning program are designed to help students acquire language and literacy skills. To support language development, students learn songs and chants and conversational phrases. Instruction is also provided for vocabulary development and listening comprehension. Literacy instruction focuses on letter recognition, rhyming, and story sequencing. The printouts in this volume correspond with Imagine Learning activities. Specifically, this volume contains printouts for: • Vocabulary Scenes, from Everyday Words in Scenes • Songs and Chants • Sequence Story Events, from Read-Alongs • Rhyming, from Identify Rhyming Words • Letter Practice, from Letter Shapes and Sounds • Read-Alongs Students receive these printouts if print is enabled for their Imagine Learning session. Teachers can also use printouts for whole-class instruction. 1 Activities 3 Vocabulary Scenes Animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 People . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Things in a House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Clothing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Parts of a Body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Things That Go . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Things in a Classroom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 Things on a Playground . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Wild Animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Landforms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 Weather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 Places . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 5 Animals 6 Vocabulary Scenes Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Vocabulary Scenes 7 Food 8 Vocabulary Scenes Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Vocabulary Scenes 9 People 10 Vocabulary Scenes Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Vocabulary Scenes 11 Things in a House 12 Vocabulary Scenes Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Vocabulary Scenes 13 Clothing 14 Vocabulary Scenes Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Vocabulary Scenes 15 Parts of a Body 16 Vocabulary Scenes Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Vocabulary Scenes 17 18 Vocabulary Scenes Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Books Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Vocabulary Scenes 19 Things That Go 20 Vocabulary Scenes Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Vocabulary Scenes 21 Things in a Classroom 22 Vocabulary Scenes Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Vocabulary Scenes 23 Things on a Playground 24 Vocabulary Scenes Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Vocabulary Scenes 25 Wild Animals 26 Vocabulary Scenes Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Vocabulary Scenes 27 Landforms 28 Vocabulary Scenes Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Weather Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Vocabulary Scenes 29 Places 30 Vocabulary Scenes Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Songs and Chants A, E, I, O, U . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Alphabet Soup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Be Verbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Buckle My Shoe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 Counting Is Fun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Days of the Week . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Fuzzy Wuzzy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Good Morning, Good Evening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Hickory, Dickory, Dock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 If You’re Happy and You Know It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 It’s Mine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Keep Counting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Let’s Talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Letter Sound Sing-Along . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Places . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 Plurals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Question Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Row, Row, Row Your Boat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 The Opposite Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 There Was a Turtle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 This and That . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 This Is the Way . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54 Underwater ABC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 What Do You Mean? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 You’re Dancing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 31 A, E, I, O, U A, E, I, O, U Vowels are letters that change sounds. A, E, I, O, U Vowels in every word are found. A, E, I, O, U Short or long, they’re all around. A, E, I, O, U These are called the vowels. A, E, I, O, U Sometimes Y is too. A, E, I, O, U 32 Songs and Chants Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Alphabet Soup Alphabet Soup A-B-C-D-E-F G-H-I-J-K-L-M N-O-P-Q-R-S-T-U V-W-X-Y-Z The alphabet is fun to sing. I sing it every day. From a to z or z to a, I sing it either way. Z-Y-X-W-V-U T-S-R-Q-P-O N-M-L-K-J-I-H-G F-E-D-C-B-A Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Songs and Chants 33 Be Verbs Be Verbs I am happy. He is sad. We are scary. We are bad. She was worried. They were mad. These are called the Be Verbs. am, is, are, was, were These are called the Be Verbs. Action, action—not with these verbs. am, is, are, was, were Be Verbs! 34 Songs and Chants Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Buckle My Shoe Buckle My Shoe One, two, buckle my shoe. Three, four, shut the door. Five, six, pick up sticks. Seven, eight, open the gate. Nine, ten, big fat hen. Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Songs and Chants 35 Colors Colors The sun is yellow. The sky is blue. The grass is green, And the trees are, too. The flowers are orange. The water is blue. The apples are red, And the birds are, too. 36 Songs and Chants Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Counting Is Fun Counting Is Fun One, one, counting is fun. Two, two, baking with you. Three, three, three eggs for me. One, two, three. Let’s count from one to ten. Four, four, need one more. Five, five, five cups piled high. Six, six, six spoons to mix. One, two, three, four, five, six. Let’s count from one to ten. Seven, seven, into the oven. Eight, eight, eight, fill each plate. Nine, nine, it’s tasting time. Ten, ten let’s do it again. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten. Let’s count from one to ten! Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Songs and Chants 37 Days of the Week Days of the Week Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday. Seven days are in a week. Yes, seven days to work and play. 38 Songs and Chants Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Fuzzy Wuzzy Fuzzy Wuzzy Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear. Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair. Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn’t fuzzy, Was he? Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Songs and Chants 39 Good Good Morning, Evening Good Morning, Good Evening The sun comes up, Good morning! The sun comes up, Good morning! The sun comes up, Good morning! Wake up! Get out of bed! The sun goes down, Good evening! The sun goes down, Good evening! The sun goes down, Good evening! Time to go to sleep. 40 Songs and Chants Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Hickory, Dickory, Dock Hickory, Dickory, Dock Hickory, dickory, dock. The mouse ran up the clock. The clock struck one. The mouse ran down! Hickory, dickory, dock. Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Songs and Chants 41 If You’re Happy and You Know It If You’re Happy and You Know It If you’re happy and you know it, Clap your hands. If you’re happy and you know it, Clap your hands. If you’re happy and you know it, Then your face will surely show it. If you’re happy and you know it, Clap your hands. 42 Songs and Chants Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. It’s Mine It’s Mine We use pronouns to play games. Pronouns take the place of names. He has it. It’s his. She has it. It’s hers. he—his she—hers We use pronouns to play games. Pronouns take the place of names. They have it. It’s theirs. We have it. It’s ours. they—theirs we—ours I have it. It’s mine. Better luck next time. We use pronouns to play games. Pronouns take the place of names. Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Songs and Chants 43 Keep Counting Keep Counting I can count from one to ten. If there’s more, what happens then? Eleven, twelve next are seen. Then you simply add a teen: Thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, Seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty. I can count to twenty now. If I have more, tell me how. You say twenty, twenty-one, Twenty-two, and on and on. Then there’s thirty, forty, fifty, Sixty, seventy, eighty, ninety. Ninety-one and ninety-two. Reach one hundred and you’re through. 44 Songs and Chants Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Let’s Talk Let’s Talk Let’s talk, let’s talk, Let’s talk, talk, talk. Let’s talk real fast. Let’s talk real slow. Let’s talk real high. Let’s talk real low. Let’s talk about all the words you know. Let’s talk! Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Songs and Chants 45 Letter Along Sound Sing- Letter Sound Sing-Along /a/ ant…/a/, /a/ ant /b/ bear…/b/, /b/ bear /k/ cat… /k/, /k/ cat /d/ donkey…/d/, /d/ donkey /e/ elephant…/e/, /e/ elephant /f/ frog…/f/, /f/ frog /o/ otter…/o/, /o/ otter /p/ penguin…/p/, /p/ penguin /kw/ quail…/kw/, /kw/ quail /r/ raccoon…/r/, /r/ raccoon Chorus: Here’s a little song. You can sing along. Letter sounds are fun. Come on everyone! /s/ skunk…/s/, /s/ skunk /t/ tiger…/t/, /t/ tiger /u/ bug…/u/, /u/ bug /v/ vole…/v/, /v/ vole /w/ walrus…/w/, /w/ walrus /ks/ fox…/ks/, /ks/ fox /g/ goat…/g/, /g/ goat /h/ horse…/h/, /h/ horse /i/ inchworm…/i/, /i/ inchworm /j/ jaguar…/j/, /j/ jaguar /k/ kangaroo…/k/, /k/ kangaroo /l/ lion…/l/, /l/ lion Chorus /m/ monkey…/m/, /m/ monkey /n/ newt…/n/, /n/ newt 46 Chorus Chorus /y/ yak…/y/, /y/ yak /z/ zebra…/z/, /z/ zebra Lots of letter sounds. Hear them all around! It’s been so much fun. Now our song is done! Songs and Chants Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Places Places Let’s catch the bus and go to town. Follow me, we’ve got places to see! The bakery— The treats are sweet. The post office— You can mail a letter. Turn at the corner And cross the street. The hospital— If you are sick, you’ll get better. Now turn left, Then go straight. At the school, The kids are cool. Don’t forget all the places we’ve seen. Now we’re done. Hope you had fun! A restaurant— The food is great. There’s still a lot more for us to explore. Follow me, we’ve got places to see! The park— A place to play. Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Songs and Chants 47 Plurals Plurals Plural means it’s more than one. Here’s a way to get it done: Make it plural—add an s. Make it plural—add an s. cat—cats brick—bricks Plural means it’s more than one. Here’s another way it’s done: Make it plural—add es. Make it plural—add es. fox—foxes match—matches Plural means it’s more than one. Now you know just how it’s done. 48 Songs and Chants Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Question Words Question Words Want to ask a question? Here’s our suggestion: All you need Is who, what, where, when, why! Who, who? Who are you? I am number 32. What, what? What is your name? My name? My name is Shane. Where, where? Where’s the game? The game is here—in the park. Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. When, when? When does it start? It starts at three, at three o’clock. Oh no! We are late. Why, why? Why are we late? At three fifteen, they close the gate. Want to ask a question? Well, here’s our suggestion: All you need Is who, what, where, when, why! Songs and Chants 49 Row, Boat Row, Row Your Row, Row, Row Your Boat Row, row, row your boat Gently down the stream. Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily, Life is but a dream. 50 Songs and Chants Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. The Opposite Song The Opposite Song Come on everyone, Let’s sing the opposite song. Happy, sad; Awake, asleep; High, low; In and out; Up and Down. That’s what opposites are all about. Yeah, that’s what opposites are all about. Fast, slow; Long, short; Front, back; In and out; Up and Down. That’s what opposites are all about. Yeah, that’s what opposites are all about. (Repeat) Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Songs and Chants 51 There Was a Turtle There Was a Turtle There was a little turtle Who lived in a box. He swam in the puddles, And climbed on the rocks. He snapped at the mosquito. He snapped at the flea. He snapped at the minnow, And he snapped at me. He caught the mosquito. He caught the flea. He caught the minnow, But he didn’t catch me! 52 Songs and Chants Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. This and That This and That This or that, these or those. How do you know which word to use? This is near, that is far. This is near, that is far. I’m gonna be a rock star! These are near, those are far. These are near, those are far. I’m gonna be a rock star! This or that, these or those. Now you know the word that goes. Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Songs and Chants 53 This Is the Way This Is the Way This is the way we brush our teeth, Brush our teeth, brush our teeth. This is the way we brush our teeth, So early in the morning. This is the way we comb our hair, Comb our hair, comb our hair. This is the way we comb our hair, So early in the morning. This is the way we go to school, Go to school, go to school. This is the way we go to school, So early in the morning. 54 Songs and Chants Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Underwater ABC Underwater ABC A-B-C-D E-F-G H-I-J-K L-M-N-O-P Q-R-S T-U-V W - X - Y and Z. Now I know my ABC s . Next time won’t you sing with me? *Note: The Circus ABC, Western ABC, and Space ABC songs also use these lyrics. Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Songs and Chants 55 What Do You Mean? What Do You Mean? Would you rock a rock? Could you sock a sock? Does a tap tap? Can a bat bat? rock—rock sock—sock tap—tap bat—bat Watch the words that you are reading. Some of them might have two meanings. Would you pound a pound? Could the ground be ground? Can a shot be shot? Is a top on top? pound—pound ground—ground shot—shot top—top Watch the words that you are reading. Some of them might have two meanings. 56 Songs and Chants Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. You’re Dancing You’re Dancing Flip-flops slap and slide. Hands raise to the sky. Knees bend and elbows fly. Now you’re dancing! Yes, you are. Jump up. Touch the ground. Twist, twist. Turn around. Boogie, boogie to the sound. Now you’re dancing! Yes, you are. Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Songs and Chants 57 Sequence Story Events Let’s Go Camping! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 It’s Raining! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Ouch! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 A Game in the Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63 I Want That Book! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Write, Tell, or Draw a Story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 59 3 Let’s Go Camping! Use these pictures to tell a story. 2 Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Sequence Story Events 60 1 Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Let’s Go Camping! 1 Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. It’s Raining! It’s Raining! Use these pictures to tell a story. 2 3 61 Sequence Story Events Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Ouch! Use these pictures to tell a story. 2 3 Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Sequence Story Events 62 1 Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Ouch! Use these pictures to tell a story. 2 3 63 Sequence Story Events Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. A Game in the Park 1 Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. A Game in the Park Use these pictures to tell a story. 2 3 Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Sequence Story Events 64 I Want That Book! 1 Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. I Want That Book! Write, Tell, or Draw a Story Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. I needed When did your friend help you? Write, Tell, or Draw a Story Sequence Story Events 65 66 Sequence Story Events Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. I was When did you almost get hurt? Write, Tell, or Draw a Story Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Sequence Story Events 67 I lost When did you lose something? Write, Tell, or Draw a Story When I When were you afraid? Write, Tell, or Draw a Story 68 Sequence Story Events Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Sequence Story Events 69 I would What would you like to make? Write, Tell, or Draw a Story Rhyming Rhyming Words Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72 71 pin fin truck duck bell shell man Rhyming Words Books fan My Rhyming Words My Rhyming Words My Rhyming Words My Rhyming Words 1 Fold the paper to make a book. 2 Follow the dotted lines to connect the rhyming words. Book 1 My Word Book 72 Name Rhyming Words Books Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. pill hill pail tail vine sign bear chair My Rhyming Words My Rhyming Words My Rhyming Words My Rhyming Words 1 Fold the paper to make a book. 2 Follow the dotted lines to connect the rhyming words. Book 2 My Word Book Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Name Rhyming Words Books 73 nest vest boot fruit plane train seal wheel My Rhyming Words My Rhyming Words My Rhyming Words My Rhyming Words 1 Fold the paper to make a book. 2 Follow the dotted lines to connect the rhyming words. Book 3 My Word Book 74 Name Rhyming Words Books Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. mouse house car star fly eye spoon moon My Rhyming Words My Rhyming Words My Rhyming Words My Rhyming Words 1 Fold the paper to make a book. 2 Follow the dotted lines to connect the rhyming words. Book 4 My Word Book Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Name Rhyming Words Books 75 skunk trunk flake snake corn horn clown crown My Rhyming Words My Rhyming Words My Rhyming Words My Rhyming Words 1 Fold the paper to make a book. Follow the dotted lines to connect the rhyming words. 2 Book 5 My Word Book 76 Name Rhyming Words Books Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Letter Practice Uppercase Letter Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78 Lowercase Letter Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 77 A Capital Letter Practice Apple AAAAAA __________ AA __________ __________ 78 Letter A Uppercase Letter Practice Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. B Bee __________ B B B B B B __________ B B __________ Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Letter B Uppercase Letter Practice Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. 79 Cactus C __________ CCCCCC __________ CC __________ 80 Letter C Uppercase Letter Practice Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. D Dinosaur __________ D D D D D D __________ D D __________ Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Letter D Uppercase Letter Practice Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. 81 Elephant E __________ E E E E E E __________ E E __________ 82 Letter E Practice Uppercase Letter Copyright © © Imagine Imagine Learning, Learning, Inc. Inc. Copyright Fish F __________ F F F F F F __________ F F __________ Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Letter F Practice Uppercase Letter Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. 83 Gecko G GGGGGG __________ GG __________ __________ 84 Letter G Practice Uppercase Letter Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Hat H __________ H H H H H H __________ H H __________ Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Letter H Practice Uppercase Letter Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. 85 Inchworm I I I I I I I __________ I I __________ __________ 86 Letter I Practice Uppercase Letter Copyright Copyright © © Imagine Imagine Learning, Learning, Inc. Inc. Jellyfish J JJJJJJ __________ JJ __________ __________ Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Letter J Practice Uppercase Letter Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. 87 Kite K K K K K K K __________ K K __________ __________ 88 Letter K Practice Uppercase Letter Copyright Copyright © © Imagine Imagine Learning, Learning, Inc. Inc. Leaf L L L L L L L __________ __________ L L __________ Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Letter L Practice Uppercase Letter Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. 89 Mask M MMMMMM __________ MM __________ __________ 90 Letter M Practice Uppercase Letter Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Nut N N N N N N N __________ N N __________ __________ Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Letter N Practice Uppercase Letter Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. 91 Octopus O OOOOOO __________ OO __________ __________ 92 Letter O Practice Uppercase Letter Copyright Copyright © © Imagine Imagine Learning, Learning, Inc. Inc. Pan P __________ P P P P P P __________ P P __________ Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Letter P Practice Uppercase Letter Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. 93 Quilt Q __________ QQQQQQ __________ QQ __________ 94 Letter Q Practice Uppercase Letter Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Rabbit R R R R R R R __________ R R __________ __________ Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Letter R Practice Uppercase Letter Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. 95 Seal S S S S S S S __________ S S __________ __________ 96 Letter S Practice Uppercase Letter Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Turtle T __________ T T T T T T __________ T T __________ Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Letter Letter T Uppercase Practice Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. 97 Umbrella U U U U U U U __________ U U __________ __________ 98 Letter U Practice Uppercase Letter Copyright Copyright © © Imagine Imagine Learning, Learning, Inc. Inc. Violin V V V V V V V __________ V V __________ __________ Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Letter V Practice Uppercase Letter Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. 99 Wire W W WWWW __________ W W __________ __________ 100 Letter W Practice Uppercase Letter Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. X X ray X X X X X X __________ X X __________ __________ Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Letter X Uppercase Letter Practice Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. 101 Yarn Y Y Y Y Y Y Y __________ Y Y __________ __________ 102 Letter Y Practice Uppercase Letter Copyright Copyright © © Imagine Imagine Learning, Learning, Inc. Inc. Zipper Z __________ Z Z Z Z Z Z __________ Z Z __________ Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Letter Z Practice Uppercase Letter Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. 103 Lowercase Letter Practice a apple ________ a a a a a a ________ a a ________ 104 Letter a Practice Lowercase Letter Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. bee b ________ b b b b b b ________ b b ________ Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Letter b Practice Lowercase Letter Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. 105 cactus c ________ c c c c c c ________ c c ________ 106 Letter c Practice Lowercase Letter Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. d dinosaur ________ d d d d d d ________ d d ________ Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Letter d Lowercase Letter Practice Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. 107 e elephant ________ e e e e e e ________ e e ________ 108 Letter e Lowercase Letter Practice Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. f fish f f f f f f ________ f________ f ________ Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Letter f Lowercase Letter Practice Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. 109 gecko g ________ g g g g g g ________ g g ________ 110 Letter g Practice Lowercase Letter Copyright © © Imagine Imagine Learning, Learning, Inc. Inc. Copyright hat h ________ h h h h h h h h ________ ________ Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Letter h Practice Lowercase Letter Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. 111 inchworm i ________ i i i i i i i i ________ ________ 112 Letter Lowercase Letteri Practice Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. j jellyfish ________ j j j j j j ________ j j ________ Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Letter j Lowercase Letter Practice Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. 113 kite k ________ k k k k k k ________ k k ________ 114 Letter k Practice Lowercase Letter Copyright Copyright © © Imagine Imagine Learning, Learning, Inc. Inc. l leaf ________ l l l l l l ________ l l ________ Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Letter l Practice Lowercase Letter Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. 115 mask m m ________ mmmmm m ________ m ________ 116 Letter m Practice Lowercase Letter Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. n nut ________ n n n n n n n n ________ ________ Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Letter n Lowercase Letter Practice Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. 117 octopus o ________ o o o o o o ________ o o ________ 118 Letter o Practice Lowercase Letter Copyright Copyright © © Imagine Imagine Learning, Learning, Inc. Inc. p pan ________ p p p p p p ________ p p ________ Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Letter p Practice Lowercase Letter Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. 119 quilt q q________ q q q q q q________ q ________ 120 Letter q Practice Lowercase Letter Copyright Copyright © © Imagine Imagine Learning, Learning, Inc. Inc. r rabbit ________ r r r r r r r r ________ ________ Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Letter r Practice Lowercase Letter Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. 121 seal s ________ s s s s s s s s ________ ________ 122 Letter s Practice Lowercase Letter Copyright Copyright © © Imagine Imagine Learning, Learning, Inc. Inc. turtle t ________ t t t t t t t t ________ ________ Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Letter t Practice Lowercase Letter Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. 123 u umbrella ________ u u u u u u u u ________ ________ 124 Letter u Practice Lowercase Letter Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. 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Lowercase Letter Practice Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. 129 Read-Alongs April Fool’s! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Can You Do This? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Dragon Flies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Fighting Kites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Fire Escape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Fun with Fruit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Is It a Monster? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Is It Alive? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Let’s Go to Grandma’s House . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Maggie’s Kite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Make Your Own Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Moving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144 New Baby! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 No, No, Baby Sue! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Stop the Fire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 The Pesky Mosquito . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 The Sunflower Cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 What Do I Like? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 What If . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Where Is Tiny? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Your Amazing Sense of Hearing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Your Amazing Sense of Sight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 Your Amazing Sense of Smell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Your Amazing Sense of Taste . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Your Amazing Sense of Touch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 Zoo Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 131 English Stories April Fool’s! April Fool’s! “Your shoes are untied,” your friend says. You look down, and the laces are just fine. “April Fool’s!” she laughs. Once, a radio station announced that spaghetti could be picked from special trees. April Fool’s! It must be April 1—April Fool’s Day. In many countries, April 1 is a day people try to trick their friends. They have a field day thinking of jokes to make people look foolish. Sometimes April Fool’s tricks can be embarrassing. But mostly, April Fool’s Day is a fun tradition. Sometimes they change the time on clocks so that people will wake up early or late. April Fool’s! Comprehension Question Q. What picture shows an April Fool’s joke? A. changing the time on a clock Other times they put salt in the sugar container and watch people use the sugar. April Fool’s! Idiom Question Adults like to have fun on April Fool’s Day, too. Some teachers make up fake homework assignments. April Fool’s! Q. What is the best definition for “have a field day”? A. having a lot of fun with something A newspaper might print that pennies can no longer be used to buy things. April Fool’s! Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Read-Alongs 133 Can You Do This? Can You Do This? Can you close one eye? Can you wiggle your nose? Can you stand on one foot? Can you touch your toes? Can you do all four things at one time? Try it. You look funny! Comprehension Question Can you touch your nose with your thumb? Can you touch your nose with your tongue? Try it. Q. What in the story makes you look really funny? A. touching your nose with your tongue You look really funny! 134 Read-Alongs Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Dragon Flies Dragon Flies Dragon is ready for adventure. He flies through the trees. He flies in the sky. He flies high in the clouds. Those are dark clouds! Lightning flashes. Thunder cracks. Hail pours from the clouds. Sequencing Question Q. Put these pictures from the story in the order they happened. A. 1. Hail falls. 2. Dragon’s wings are cold. 3. Dragon makes his wings warm. Dragon is cold. His wings are frozen! He falls down. Down, down, down. Dragon breathes fire! His breath melts the ice. Dragon flies! Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Read-Alongs 135 Fighting Kites Fighting Kites Kites swoop and dive at each other. Over and over they attack. Kite fighting takes lots of practice. But when your kite is the last one flying, all the work is worth it. Which kite will fall to the ground next? Which kite will stay up the longest? Why would one kite attack another kite, anyway? It’s because these kites are especially made for kite fighting. Kite fighting is a sport that started in Asia and has become popular all over the world. The kites are small and strong, with circles cut out of the centers. These center holes make the kites easier to control. Q. How do people play the sport of fighting kites? A. by cutting the strings of other kites Their strings are coated with sharp glass or sand. While the kites are flying, the owners try to use their sharp strings to cut the strings of other kites. If the strings are cut, the kites fall to the ground. The winner is the last kite left flying in the sky. 136 Comprehension Question Read-Alongs Idiom Question Q. What is the best definition for “over and over”? A. doing the same thing again and again Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Fire Escape Fire Escape Burning food? Who was cooking in the middle of the night? Soon I saw Mom and Dad run out the front door carrying Wolfie. Wait a minute. That wasn’t the smell of food. But something was burning. We met at the mailbox, and Dad called 911 on his cell phone. I ran to my bedroom door. The doorknob felt warm. I could see smoke creeping under the door. I began to cough. Where was my family? “This is an emergency,” he said. “Mom! Mom!” I yelled. “Something’s on fire!” Before long, we heard sirens. Mom gave me a big hug and whispered, “Thanks, Ben.” My heart was beating so loud and so fast that I could hardly keep standing. What should I do? Then I remembered what Mom said: “If there’s a fire, go out your window and meet at the mailbox.” Comprehension Question Q. What happened to the boy in the story? A. He escaped the fire. I pulled my window open and climbed on my dresser. Then I slid out the window. Ouch! I landed on the ground then took off for the mailbox. As I passed Mom and Dad’s window, I yelled as loud as I could, “Fire! Mom! Fire!” Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Read-Alongs Idiom Question Q. What is the best definition for “took off”? A. left a place very quickly 137 Fun with Fruit Fun with Fruit On Monday I get mangoes. On Tuesday I get tangerines. On Wednesday I get watermelons. On Thursday I get three pears. On Friday I get fat figs. On Saturday I get sweet cherries. Comprehension Question On Sunday I make a salad… Q. What did the monkey make for his family? A. a fruit salad and share it with my family. 138 Read-Alongs Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Is It a Monster? Is It a Monster? We’re going to sleep outside tonight! First we get the tent. We get our sleeping bags. We get snacks and drinks. What was that? I see a dark shadow in the bushes! Sequencing Question I see big, black shoulders! Q. Put these pictures from the story in the order they happened. A. 1. Get the tent. 2. Is it a monster? 3. It’s the cat. I see yellow eyes! Is it a monster? It’s only our cat! We’re not afraid of you. Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Read-Alongs 139 Is It Alive? Is It Alive? “This is just a piece of rock,” Andy said. He was looking at a piece of coral. “It can’t be alive.” “Wow!” Andy said. “So where can I find more coral? Does it only grow here?” “The best place to study coral is near Australia,” Ms. Sanchez said. “It’s called the Great Barrier Reef. More than 350 different types of coral live there, and it’s 2,000 kilometers long. It’s so big, it would take weeks to swim from one end to the other.” “It looks like rock, and it’s hard like rock, but it’s not rock. It’s made of hundreds of shells with tiny living animals in them,” Ms. Sanchez said. “But how can you tell it’s alive?” Andy asked. “You can tell that something is alive if it eats, grows, and can reproduce or have babies,” Ms. Sanchez said. “No way!” said Andy. “I guess coral does eat, grow, and reproduce!” “That’s right,” said Ms. Sanchez. “It’s alive.” “The tiny animals that make up coral eat even smaller animals, called plankton, that float in the water,” she explained. Q. What is one of the ways you can tell that something is alive? A. It eats. “And coral groups grow bigger and bigger each year,” she continued. “I guess I’ve never seen a rock grow or eat anything,” Andy said. “That would be pretty scary—giant attacking rocks!” Idiom Question “Another cool thing is that coral animals have tiny babies,” Ms. Sanchez added. “That means they reproduce.” 140 Comprehension Question Read-Alongs Q. What is the best definition for “cool”? A. something you like Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Let’s Go to House Grandma’s Let’s Go to Grandma’s House We’re going to Grandma’s house! I put in one dress. I put in two coats. I put in three shirts. I put in four books. I put in five toys. Comprehension Question Oops! Q. What is something the girl in the story had to take out of her backpack? A.books I take out one coat. I take out two books. I take out three toys. Let’s go to Grandma’s house! Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Read-Alongs 141 Maggie’s Kite Maggie’s Kite We’re at Monster Camp! We swing in the trees and splash in the lake. We float in the river. We fly kites in the sky. Maggie’s kite flies high. It pulls her off the ground. Sequencing Question It pulls her above our heads. Q. Put these pictures from the story in the order they happened. A. 1. The kite flies. 2. Maggie goes up. 3. Maggie comes down. HELP! We chase after Maggie. We chase her long tail. We grab her tail and pull her back down. Maggie is safe at Monster Camp! 142 Read-Alongs Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Make Your Own Book Make Your Own Book Let’s make a book! First get three pieces of paper. Fold the papers in half. Now put three holes along the folded part. With scissors, cut three pieces of yarn. Make each piece as long as your finger. Put each piece of yarn through a hole. Sequencing Question Q. Put these pictures from the story in the order they happened. A. 1. Get paper. 2. Fold the paper. 3. Here is a book. Then tie each piece of yarn in a knot. Now you have a book! What will you write about? Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Read-Alongs 143 Moving Moving We’re moving today. Goodbye, house. Goodbye, tree. Goodbye, teacher. Goodbye, friend. We’re here! Hello, new house. Comprehension Question Q. What is one new thing the girl in the story found? A. a friend Hello, new tree. Hello, new teacher. Hello, new friend. 144 Read-Alongs Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. New Baby! New Baby! Everything’s crazy! We have a new baby! Sometimes I feel silly. Sometimes I feel sad. Sometimes I feel happy. Sometimes I feel bad. Comprehension Question Sometimes I feel friendly. Q. What made the girl in the story glad? A. her baby brother Sometimes I feel mad. But then I hold my brother, and I feel glad. Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Read-Alongs 145 No, No, Baby Sue! No, No, Baby Sue! Baby Sue just learned to walk. She walks into the bathroom. No, no, Baby Sue! She walks into the kitchen. No, no, Baby Sue! She walks into the living room. No, no, Baby Sue! Comprehension Question Q. Where does Baby Sue end up at the end of the story? A. in the bedroom She walks into my bedroom… And falls asleep in my bed. Good night, Baby Sue. 146 Read-Alongs Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Stop the Fire Stop the Fire Lightning strikes in the forest and hits a tree. Swoosh. The tree turns into a ball of fire. The forest fire is finally out. The firefighters go home and rest, so they will be ready to fight the next fire. Then the tree next to it catches fire. A forest fire has started. How can people stop the fire before it burns down farms, homes, or cities? Teams of firefighters rush to the burning forest. Firefighters are trained to put out fires. Some firefighters spray the flames with water and chemicals. Others cut away brush and trees, so the fire can’t spread. Some firefighters fly special planes that dump water and chemicals on the burning trees. Q. What do firefighters do? A. spray fires with water and chemicals Idiom Question Firefighting is hard, hot work. It may take many days to put out a large forest fire. If the fire gets too big, the firefighters may be spread too thin. So, more firefighters come from all around the country to help. Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Comprehension Question Read-Alongs Q. What is the best definition for “spread too thin”? A. not enough people or time to do the job 147 The Pesky Mosquito The Pesky Mosquito The pesky mosquito flew. He flew near a rock. He flew around my sock. He flew into a tree. Then… he flew straight up to me! Comprehension Question The pesky mosquito flew. Q. What happened to the mosquito at the end of the story? A. It was eaten by a frog. He flew down by my chair. He flew up by my hair. He flew left to the log. Then… he flew right to a… GULP! 148 Read-Alongs Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. The Sunflower Cycle The Sunflower Cycle Do you have a green thumb? If you do, you can turn this one little sunflower seed into a tasty snack to share with all your friends. Inside this shell, there is a tiny sunflower plant waiting to come out. But it will need several things to help it grow. First, you need to put the seed into soil from the garden. Garden soil is full of food for your plant. Then, give the seed lots of water. But be careful. Too much water, and the sunflower might get sick. Too little water, and the sunflower will dry up and die. fall off. This is a good time to cut off the flower. Hang it upside down in a dry place where birds can’t get it. Once the center is all dry, you can remove the seeds. Each seed is just like the first seed you planted, but now you have hundreds! Roast them and share them with your friends for a fun, healthy snack. But don’t roast them all. Be sure to save some seeds to plant later, so you can start the sunflower cycle all over again! Once the seed starts to sprout, make sure it gets lots of sunshine. The sun helps the soil and water turn into energy to make the sunflower grow. With good soil, lots of water, and plenty of sunshine, your sunflower will grow big and strong. Some sunflowers can grow even taller than a giraffe! Q. What are the three things a sunflower needs to grow? A. soil, water, and sunshine Idiom Question Q. What is the best definition for “a green thumb”? A. You are really great at growing things. When your sunflower has finished growing, the flower petals will begin to Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Comprehension Question Read-Alongs 149 What Do I Like? What Do I Like? What do I like? I like to eat ice cream. I like teddy bears. I like to dance barefoot… when I go up stairs. I like to read stories. I like to sing songs. I like to play baseball… the whole summer long. Comprehension Question Q. What is one thing the girl in this story likes? A. teddy bears What do you like? Do you like soccer? Do you like rain? Do you like movies? Do you like trains? Me too. 150 Read-Alongs Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. What If . . . What If... What if a horse… had an elephant’s nose? What if a cow… had a lizard’s toes? What if a dog… had a fish’s tail? What if a pig… had a bear’s fingernails? Comprehension Question What if a bird… had a crocodile’s teeth? Q. What would the boy in the story like to see? A. strange animals What if a duck… had a tiger’s feet? What if these animals grew and grew? I’d want to see them. Wouldn’t you? Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Read-Alongs 151 Where Is Tiny? Where Is Tiny? Tiny! Tiny! Where is Tiny? Look! A hole in the fence! Is Tiny behind the hospital? Is Tiny under the bridge? Is Tiny beside the fire station? Where is Tiny? Sequencing Question Tiny! Tiny! Come here! Q. Put these pictures from the story in the order they happened. A. 1. Where is Tiny? 2. Is Tiny here? 3. Tiny is home. Is Tiny in the closet? Time for dinner, Tiny! There you are! I love you, Tiny. 152 Read-Alongs Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Your Amazing Sense of Hearing Your Amazing Sense of Hearing Sammy and Ana stared at a large box on the kitchen table. “What is that?” Sammy asked. How Does Your Sense of Hearing Work? When something makes a sound, it causes the air around it to shake, or vibrate. These vibrations are called sound waves. Sound waves travel quickly. “It’s from Aunty Lei,” Ana said. “Ooh—that means it’s something from Hawaii,” Sammy said. Your ear catches the sound waves and sends them down a tube called the auditory canal. That’s when they hit your eardrum. The sound waves make your eardrum vibrate, just like a real drum. “Maybe it’s an ukulele,” Sammy said hopefully. “Or it could be food, like mangoes or papaya,” Ana said. “Or...it could be an ukulele,” Sammy said again. Ana sighed. “I wish we could open it, but it’s addressed to Dad.” “No worries. I will use my five amazing senses to figure out what’s inside the box,” Sammy said. “Yeah, right. I suppose you have X-ray vision?” Ana asked. Your eardrum is connected to the three smallest bones in your body: the hammer, the anvil, and the stirrup. When your eardrum starts vibrating, these three bones start shaking, too! The last bone in the line passes a signal to your nerves. Then your nerves carry the signal to your brain. When your brain gets the signal, it turns the signal into sound. Now that’s amazing! “Shh…quiet. I think I’ll start with my amazing sense of hearing,” Sammy whispered. He shook the box. “It’s making a rustling sound on top,” Sammy said. “And I can hear a scratching sound on the sides of the box.” He thought and thought. “I know! It’s a cat!” “Sammy! She wouldn’t send a cat in a box with no air holes. Besides, you didn’t hear it meow, did you?” Ana asked. “I think you’re gonna need more than your sense of hearing to figure this one out.” Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Read-Alongs Comprehension Questions Q. What does Sammy think might be in the box? A. an ukulele or a cat Q. What are the smallest bones in your body? A. hammer, anvil, and stirrup 153 Your SenseAmazing of Sight Your Amazing Sense of Sight “I don’t understand why Aunty Lei would send a sharp, prickly fruit,” Sammy said, still looking at the mystery box. “I thought she liked us!” How Does Your Sense of Sight Work? When light hits an object, like a pineapple, it bounces off and enters your eye through the cornea. “She does,” Ana said. “I think your ‘amazing’ senses are all wrong. There must be something else inside.” “I have an idea,” a third voice said. Sammy and Ana quickly turned around to see Dad standing behind them. “We’ve all got amazing senses,” said Dad. “Let’s try using another one—our eyes.” “Yeah!” Ana and Sammy jumped with excitement. Dad opened the box. When Sammy and Ana looked inside, they were very surprised. “Leaves?” they both asked. The cornea guides all of this light through a small hole—your pupil. You can see your pupil when you look in a mirror. It’s the black part of your eye. Right behind the pupil is a lens that focuses light onto your retina at the back of your eyeball. The retina is like a movie screen, but it displays the image upside down. This image is sent to your brain. Your brain turns the image the right way, so you can see what you’re looking at. Now that’s amazing! Dad reached in and pulled out a large, yellowbrown fruit. And then another. Comprehension Questions “Hooray—pineapple!” Ana yelled. Q. What fruit did Dad pull out of the box? A.pineapples “I knew it!” Sammy said. “I think my senses worked pretty well. I was about to guess pineapple right when Dad showed up.” Q. What is your retina like? A. a movie screen “Sure you were,” Ana said. They all laughed. 154 Read-Alongs Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Your Amazing Sense of Smell Your Amazing Sense of Smell The mystery gift still sat on the table. As the molecules float up your nose, they land on something called the olfactory membrane. This membrane has little hairs on it, called cilia. “So far, we know that the thing inside the box makes rustling noises, it’s scratchy, and it’s sometimes sharp,” Ana said. “We need more clues.” The cilia have receptors. When food molecules get caught in the hairs, they send signals to your brain. “Let’s see,” Sammy said. “I already used my hearing and sense of touch. Lucky for you, I’ve got three more. I’ll use my amazing sense of smell!” Your brain figures out different kinds of smells, so you can know if something smells good, bad, sweet, or stinky. “Some things don’t have a smell, genius,” Ana said. “At least not much of one—like the ukulele you wish Aunty would send you.” One small cell in your nose can tell the difference between one smell and hundreds of others. Now that’s amazing! “I know, but if this has one, I might be able to pick it up,” Sammy said, sniffing the package. “Hmm…it smells like...it smells like some kind of food,” Sammy said. “It has a fresh tropical smell—like fruit.” Sammy’s stomach began to rumble. “Then I guess it’s not a cactus,” Ana said. “They don’t smell tropical. But why would anyone want to eat a fruit that’s prickly?” “Sounds painful,” Sammy said. “I think I’ll just smell it instead.” How Does Your Sense of Smell Work? When you smell food, you are actually breathing in tiny food molecules that have floated into the air. Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Read-Alongs Comprehension Questions Q. What does Sammy think might be in the box? A. tropical fruit Q. What happens when food molecules float up your nose? A. They land on the cilia. 155 Your SenseAmazing of Taste Your Amazing Sense of Taste “Hey, Sammy,” Ana said. “So far you’ve used your sense of hearing, touch, smell, and sight. Don’t you have one more sense to try out?” Your taste buds sense the chemicals in the food. They send a signal to your brain. Then your brain tells you what the food you are eating tastes like. Dad was cutting the pineapple into slices. It smelled even more delicious than before. Your five senses sure are amazing. But without your brain, you couldn’t use any of them. “Oh yeah!” Sammy said, eyeing the pineapple. “My last sense is really amazing—the sense of taste!” Your brain is so smart, it can receive signals from your eyes, ears, mouth, nose, and fingers all at the same time. Sammy bit into a large chunk of pineapple. “This is way good,” he said. Now that’s really amazing! “It’s so yummy and fresh,” Ana said. “I think I’ll write Aunty and thank her.” “Me too…and maybe I’ll drop a little hint about an ukulele,” Sammy said. How Does Your Sense of Taste Work? Your tongue is covered with lots of little bumps. These bumps hold your taste buds. They help you taste things. Here’s how: You have salivary glands all over your mouth. When you see food, those glands make saliva, or spit. Your teeth chew up your food into tiny bits. Your saliva carries these little bits down into your taste buds. 156 Read-Alongs Comprehension Questions Q. What will Ana do to thank her aunt? A. write her a letter Q. What makes all of your senses work? A. your brain Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Your Amazing Sense of Touch Your Amazing Sense of Touch Sammy and Ana were still trying to guess what was inside the box their Aunty Lei had sent. “Okay, so far we know that the sides are scratchy, the top rustles, and it’s not a cat,” Sammy said. The more receptors you have, the easier it is to feel things. Your hands, feet, face, and tongue have more receptors than other parts of your body. “Or any kind of animal,” Ana said. “Now what?” There are different types of receptors. Some receptors feel temperature, so you can tell if you’re touching something hot or cold. “It’s time to try my amazing sense of touch,” Sammy said. Other receptors feel pressure, so you can tell if someone is touching you. “Excuse me? How do you plan on touching it when we can’t even open the box?” Ana asked. Some receptors feel vibration, and others feel pain. “You see this little rip in the box?” Sammy answered. “I think I might be able to slip a finger inside and feel around.” Sammy reached his fingers inside the box. “Hmm,” he said. “I’m touching something hard and prickly— like the bark on a tree. And—ouch! It’s spiky, too.” “A cactus?” Ana suggested. When a receptor feels any of these things, it sends a signal to your spinal cord. Your spinal cord is like an information highway for your body. With lightning speed, it carries these signals to your brain, and your brain changes the signals to feelings. Now that’s amazing! “I don’t know,” Sammy said, rubbing his finger. “All I know is that my amazing sense of touch can be a real pain sometimes.” How Does Your Sense of Touch Work? The sense of touch is different from the rest of your senses. Only your ears can hear, and only your nose can smell. But every part of your body can feel and touch things. Underneath the top layer of your skin, you have tiny nerve endings. These nerve endings are called receptors. Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Read-Alongs Comprehension Question Q. What do you have under your skin that helps you feel things? A.receptors Idiom Question Q. What is the best definition for “a real pain”? A. something that makes you unhappy 157 Zoo Day Zoo Day Hooray! It’s a zoo day! First I see the monkeys. They make faces at me. Boo! Second I see the giraffes. They reach the highest trees. Stretch! Last I see the elephants. They lift big logs up high. Ugh! I like to see the animals, but now it’s time to say goodbye. Goodbye! Third I see the kangaroos. They jump and hop for fun. Boing! Comprehension Question Q. What does the boy do when he sees an animal? A. He copies the animal. Fourth I see the zebras. They mostly eat and run. Zoom! Fifth I see the bears. They like to swim all day. Splash! Sixth I see the lions. They always leap and play. Pounce! 158 Read-Alongs Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. ® ISBN 978-09767205-1-5