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Resource Guide

Volume 2

Beginning Language
and Literacy Practice
Resource Guide
Volume 2

Beginning Language
and Literacy Practice
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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

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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.

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Activities

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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

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Animals

6 Vocabulary Scenes Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc.


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Food

8 Vocabulary Scenes Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc.


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People

10 Vocabulary Scenes Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc.


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Things in a House

12 Vocabulary Scenes Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc.


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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

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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,
Dock Dickory,

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 /o/ otter…/o/, /o/ otter
/b/ bear…/b/, /b/ bear /p/ penguin…/p/, /p/ penguin
/k/ cat… /k/, /k/ cat /kw/ quail…/kw/, /kw/ quail
/d/ donkey…/d/, /d/ donkey /r/ raccoon…/r/, /r/ raccoon
/e/ elephant…/e/, /e/ elephant
/f/ frog…/f/, /f/ frog Chorus

Chorus: /s/ skunk…/s/, /s/ skunk


Here’s a little song. /t/ tiger…/t/, /t/ tiger
You can sing along. /u/ bug…/u/, /u/ bug
Letter sounds are fun. /v/ vole…/v/, /v/ vole
Come on everyone! /w/ walrus…/w/, /w/ walrus
/ks/ fox…/ks/, /ks/ fox
/g/ goat…/g/, /g/ goat
/h/ horse…/h/, /h/ horse Chorus
/i/ inchworm…/i/, /i/ inchworm
/j/ jaguar…/j/, /j/ jaguar /y/ yak…/y/, /y/ yak
/k/ kangaroo…/k/, /k/ kangaroo /z/ zebra…/z/, /z/ zebra
/l/ lion…/l/, /l/ lion
Lots of letter sounds.
Chorus Hear them all around!
It’s been so much fun.
/m/ monkey…/m/, /m/ monkey Now our song is done!
/n/ newt…/n/, /n/ newt

46 Songs and Chants Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc.


Places

Places
Let’s catch the bus and go to town. The bakery—
Follow me, we’ve got places to see! The treats are sweet.

The post office— Turn at the corner


You can mail a letter. And cross the street.
At the school,
The hospital— The kids are cool.
If you are sick, you’ll get better.
Don’t forget all the places we’ve seen.
Now turn left, Now we’re done. Hope you had fun!
Then go straight.

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? When, when?
Here’s our suggestion: When does it start?
It starts at three, at three o’clock.
All you need
Is who, what, where, when, why! Oh no! We are late.

Who, who? Why, why?


Who are you? Why are we late?
I am number 32. At three fifteen, they close the
gate.
What, what?
What is your name? Want to ask a question?
My name? My name is Shane. Well, here’s our suggestion:
All you need
Where, where? Is who, what, where, when, why!
Where’s the game?
The game is here—in the park.

Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. 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
Mean?Do You

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

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Let’s Go Camping!

Let’s Go Camping!

Sequence Story Events


Use these pictures to tell a story.
1 2 3

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It’s Raining!

Sequence Story Events


Use these pictures to tell a story.
It’s Raining!

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1 2 3
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Ouch!

Sequence Story Events


Use these pictures to tell a story.
Ouch!
1 2 3

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A Game in the Park
A Game in the Park

Sequence Story Events


Use these pictures to tell a story.

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1 2 3
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I Want That Book!
I Want That Book!

Sequence Story Events


Use these pictures to tell a story.
1 2 3

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Write, Tell, or Draw a Story
Write, Tell, or Draw a Story
When did your friend help you?

I needed

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Write, Tell, or Draw a Story
When did you almost get hurt?

I was

Sequence Story Events


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Write, Tell, or Draw a Story

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When did you lose something?

I lost

Sequence Story Events


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Write, Tell, or Draw a Story
When were you afraid?

When I

68 Sequence Story Events Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc.


Write, Tell, or Draw a Story

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What would you like to make?

I would

Sequence Story Events


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Rhyming
Rhyming Words Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

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fin pin

truck duck

shell bell

fan Rhyming
man
Words Books

My Rhyming
My Rhyming
Words My Rhyming
Words
My Rhyming
Words
Words

1 Fold the paper to make a book.


2 Follow the dotted lines to connect
the rhyming words.

Book 1

My Word Book Name


72 Rhyming Words Books Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc.
hill pill

pail tail

sign vine

chair bear

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 Name


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vest nest

boot fruit

train plane

wheel seal

My Rhyming
My Rhyming
Words My Rhyming
Words
My Rhyming
Words
Words

1 Fold the paper to make a book.


2 Follow the dotted lines to connect
the rhyming words.

Book 3

My Word Book Name


74 Rhyming Words Books Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc.
house mouse

car star

eye fly

moon spoon

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 Name


Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc. Rhyming Words Books 75
trunk skunk

flake snake

horn corn

crown clown

My Rhyming
My Rhyming
Words My Rhyming
Words
My Rhyming
Words
Words

1 Fold the paper to make a book.


2 Follow the dotted lines to connect
the rhyming words.

Book 5

My Word Book Name


76 Rhyming Words Books Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc.
Letter Practice
Uppercase Letter Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Lowercase Letter Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

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Apple

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AAAAAA
A Capital Letter Practice

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AA
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Letter A Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc.
78 Uppercase Letter Practice Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc.
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B B B B B B
Bee B
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B B
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Letter B Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc.
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Cactus

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CCCCCC
C
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CC
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Letter C Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc.
80 Uppercase Letter Practice Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc.
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D D D D D D
Dinosaur D
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D D
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Letter D Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc.
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Elephant

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E E E E E E
E
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E E
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Letter E Practice Copyright ©
© Imagine
Imagine Learning,
Learning, Inc.
Inc.
82 Uppercase Letter Copyright
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F F F F F F
Fish
F
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F F
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Letter F Practice Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc.
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Gecko

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GGGGGG
G
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GG
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Letter G Practice Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc.
84 Uppercase Letter Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc.
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H H H H H H
Hat
H
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H H
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Letter H Practice Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc.
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Inchworm

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I I I I I I
I
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I I
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Letter I Practice Copyright
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Imagine Learning,
Learning, Inc.
86 Uppercase Letter Inc.
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JJJJJJ
Jellyfish J
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JJ
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Letter J Practice Copyright © Imagine Learning, Inc.
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Kite

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K K K K K K
K
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K K
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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. Once, a radio station announced that
You look down, and the laces are just spaghetti could be picked from special
fine. trees.
“April Fool’s!” she laughs. April Fool’s!

It must be April 1—April Fool’s Day. In Sometimes April Fool’s tricks can be
many countries, April 1 is a day people embarrassing. But mostly, April Fool’s Day is
try to trick their friends. They have a field a fun tradition.
day thinking of jokes to make people
look foolish.

Sometimes they change the time on


clocks so that people will wake up early
or late. Comprehension Question
April Fool’s! Q. What picture shows an April Fool’s
joke?
Other times they put salt in the sugar A. changing the time on a clock
container and watch people use the
sugar.
April Fool’s!
Idiom Question
Adults like to have fun on April Fool’s Q. What is the best definition for “have
Day, too. Some teachers make up fake a field day”?
homework assignments. A. having a lot of fun with something
April Fool’s!

A newspaper might print that pennies


can no longer be used to buy things.
April Fool’s!

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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? Q. What in the story makes you look
really funny?
Can you touch your nose with your A. touching your nose with your tongue
tongue?
Try it.

You look really funny!

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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
Dragon is cold. His wings are frozen! the order they happened.
A. 1. Hail falls.
He falls down. Down, down, down. 2. Dragon’s wings are cold.
3. Dragon makes his wings warm.
Dragon breathes fire! His breath melts
the ice.

Dragon flies!

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Fighting Kites

Fighting Kites
Kites swoop and dive at each other. Kite fighting takes lots of practice. But when
Over and over they attack. 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.
Comprehension Question
The kites are small and strong, with
Q. How do people play the sport of
circles cut out of the centers. These fighting kites?
center holes make the kites easier to A. by cutting the strings of other kites
control.

Their strings are coated with sharp glass


or sand. While the kites are flying, the Idiom Question
owners try to use their sharp strings to cut Q. What is the best definition for “over
the strings of other kites. and over”?
A. doing the same thing again and
If the strings are cut, the kites fall to the again
ground. The winner is the last kite left
flying in the sky.

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Fire Escape

Fire Escape
Burning food? Who was cooking in the Soon I saw Mom and Dad run out the front
middle of the night? door carrying Wolfie.
Wait a minute. That wasn’t the smell of We met at the mailbox, and Dad called
food. But something was burning. 911 on his cell phone.
I ran to my bedroom door. The doorknob “This is an emergency,” he said.
felt warm. I could see smoke creeping
under the door. I began to cough. Before long, we heard sirens. Mom gave
Where was my family? me a big hug and whispered, “Thanks,
Ben.”
“Mom! Mom!” I yelled. “Something’s on
fire!”

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 Comprehension Question


there’s a fire, go out your window and
Q. What happened to the boy in the
meet at the mailbox.”
story?
A. He escaped the fire.
I pulled my window open and climbed
on my dresser. Then I slid out the
window.
Idiom Question
Ouch! I landed on the ground then took
Q. What is the best definition for “took
off for the mailbox. As I passed Mom off”?
and Dad’s window, I yelled as loud as I A. left a place very quickly
could, “Fire! Mom! Fire!”

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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.

On Sunday I make a salad… Comprehension Question


Q. What did the monkey make for his
and share it with my family. family?
A. a fruit salad

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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!

I see big, black shoulders! Sequencing Question


Q. Put these pictures from the story in
I see yellow eyes! the order they happened.
A. 1. Get the tent.
Is it a monster? 2. Is it a monster?
3. It’s the cat.
It’s only our cat!

We’re not afraid of you.

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Is It Alive?

Is It Alive?
“This is just a piece of rock,” Andy said. “Wow!” Andy said. “So where can I find
He was looking at a piece of coral. “It more coral? Does it only grow here?”
can’t be alive.”
“The best place to study coral is near
“It looks like rock, and it’s hard like rock, Australia,” Ms. Sanchez said. “It’s called the
but it’s not rock. It’s made of hundreds Great Barrier Reef. More than 350 different
of shells with tiny living animals in them,” types of coral live there, and it’s 2,000
Ms. Sanchez said. kilometers long. It’s so big, it would take
weeks to swim from one end to the other.”
“But how can you tell it’s alive?” Andy
asked. “No way!” said Andy. “I guess coral does
eat, grow, and reproduce!”
“You can tell that something is alive if it
eats, grows, and can reproduce or have “That’s right,” said Ms. Sanchez. “It’s alive.”
babies,” Ms. Sanchez said.

“The tiny animals that make up coral eat


even smaller animals, called plankton,
that float in the water,” she explained. Comprehension Question
Q. What is one of the ways you can tell
“And coral groups grow bigger and that something is alive?
bigger each year,” she continued. A. It eats.

“I guess I’ve never seen a rock grow or


eat anything,” Andy said. “That would
be pretty scary—giant attacking rocks!” Idiom Question
Q. What is the best definition for “cool”?
“Another cool thing is that coral animals
A. something you like
have tiny babies,” Ms. Sanchez added.
“That means they reproduce.”

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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.

Oops! Comprehension Question


Q. What is something the girl in the story
I take out one coat. had to take out of her backpack?
A. books
I take out two books.

I take out three toys.

Let’s go to Grandma’s house!

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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.
HELP! A. 1. The kite flies.
2. Maggie goes up.
We chase after Maggie. We chase her 3. Maggie comes down.
long tail.

We grab her tail and pull her back


down.

Maggie is safe at Monster Camp!

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Make
Book Your Own

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.


Sequencing Question
Put each piece of yarn through a hole. Q. Put these pictures from the story in
the order they happened.
Then tie each piece of yarn in a knot. A. 1. Get paper.
2. Fold the paper.
Now you have a book! 3. Here is a book.

What will you write about?

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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
Hello, new tree. story found?
A. a friend
Hello, new teacher.

Hello, new friend.

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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.

Sometimes I feel friendly. Comprehension Question


Q. What made the girl in the story glad?
Sometimes I feel mad.
A. her baby brother
But then I hold my brother,

and I feel glad.

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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
She walks into my bedroom… end of the story?
A. in the bedroom
And falls asleep in my bed.

Good night, Baby Sue.

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Stop the Fire

Stop the Fire


Lightning strikes in the forest and hits a The forest fire is finally out. The firefighters
tree. Swoosh. The tree turns into a ball of go home and rest, so they will be ready to
fire. 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 Comprehension Question
brush and trees, so the fire can’t spread. Q. What do firefighters do?
A. spray fires with water and chemicals
Some firefighters fly special planes that
dump water and chemicals on the
burning trees.
Idiom Question
Firefighting is hard, hot work. It may take Q. What is the best definition for
many days to put out a large forest fire. “spread too thin”?
A. not enough people or time to do the
If the fire gets too big, the firefighters job
may be spread too thin. So, more
firefighters come from all around the
country to help.

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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!

The pesky mosquito flew. Comprehension Question


Q. What happened to the mosquito at
He flew down by my chair. the end of the story?
A. It was eaten by a frog.
He flew up by my hair.

He flew left to the log.

Then…

he flew right to a…

GULP!

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The Sunflower
Cycle

The Sunflower Cycle


Do you have a green thumb? If you do, fall off. This is a good time to cut off the
you can turn this one little sunflower seed flower. Hang it upside down in a dry place
into a tasty snack to share with all your where birds can’t get it.
friends.
Once the center is all dry, you can remove
Inside this shell, there is a tiny sunflower the seeds. Each seed is just like the first
plant waiting to come out. But it will seed you planted, but now you have
need several things to help it grow. hundreds! Roast them and share them with
your friends for a fun, healthy snack.
First, you need to put the seed into soil
from the garden. Garden soil is full of But don’t roast them all. Be sure to save
food for your plant. some seeds to plant later, so you can start
the sunflower cycle all over again!
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.

Once the seed starts to sprout, make Comprehension Question


sure it gets lots of sunshine. The sun helps
the soil and water turn into energy to Q. What are the three things a
sunflower needs to grow?
make the sunflower grow.
A. soil, water, and sunshine
With good soil, lots of water, and plenty
of sunshine, your sunflower will grow big
and strong. Some sunflowers can grow Idiom Question
even taller than a giraffe!
Q. What is the best definition for “a
green thumb”?
When your sunflower has finished
A. You are really great at growing
growing, the flower petals will begin to things.

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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…


Comprehension Question
the whole summer long.
Q. What is one thing the girl in this story
What do you like? likes?
A. teddy bears
Do you like soccer?
Do you like rain?

Do you like movies?


Do you like trains?

Me too.

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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?
What if a duck… A. strange animals
had a tiger’s feet?

What if these animals grew and grew?


I’d want to see them. Wouldn’t you?

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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?

Tiny! Tiny! Come here! Sequencing Question


Q. Put these pictures from the story in
Is Tiny in the closet? the order they happened.
A. 1. Where is Tiny?
Time for dinner, Tiny! 2. Is Tiny here?
3. Tiny is home.
There you are!

I love you, Tiny.

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Your Amazing
Sense of Hearing

Your Amazing Sense of Hearing


Sammy and Ana stared at a large box on the How Does Your Sense of Hearing Work?
kitchen table. “What is that?” Sammy asked.
When something makes a sound, it causes the air
“It’s from Aunty Lei,” Ana said. around it to shake, or vibrate. These vibrations are
called sound waves. Sound waves travel quickly.
“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
“Maybe it’s an ukulele,” Sammy said hopefully. when they hit your eardrum. The sound waves
“Or it could be food, like mangoes or papaya,” make your eardrum vibrate, just like a real drum.
Ana said. Your eardrum is connected to the three smallest
“Or...it could be an ukulele,” Sammy said again. bones in your body: the hammer, the anvil, and the
stirrup. When your eardrum starts vibrating, these
Ana sighed. “I wish we could open it, but it’s three bones start shaking, too!
addressed to Dad.”
The last bone in the line passes a signal to your
“No worries. I will use my five amazing senses to nerves. Then your nerves carry the signal to your
figure out what’s inside the box,” Sammy said. brain. When your brain gets the signal, it turns the
signal into sound.
“Yeah, right. I suppose you have X-ray vision?” Ana
asked. Now that’s amazing!

“Shh…quiet. I think I’ll start with my amazing sense


of hearing,” Sammy whispered. Comprehension Questions
He shook the box. “It’s making a rustling sound on Q. What does Sammy think might be in
top,” Sammy said. “And I can hear a scratching the box?
sound on the sides of the box.” He thought and A. an ukulele or a cat
thought. “I know! It’s a cat!”
Q. What are the smallest bones in your
“Sammy! She wouldn’t send a cat in a box with
body?
no air holes. Besides, you didn’t hear it meow, did
you?” Ana asked. “I think you’re gonna need more A. hammer, anvil, and stirrup
than your sense of hearing to figure this one out.”

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Your
SenseAmazing
of Sight

Your Amazing Sense of Sight


“I don’t understand why Aunty Lei would send How Does Your Sense of Sight Work?
a sharp, prickly fruit,” Sammy said, still looking at
the mystery box. “I thought she liked us!” When light hits an object, like a pineapple, it
bounces off and enters your eye through the
“She does,” Ana said. “I think your ‘amazing’ cornea.
senses are all wrong. There must be something
else inside.” The cornea guides all of this light through a small
hole—your pupil. You can see your pupil when you
“I have an idea,” a third voice said. Sammy and look in a mirror. It’s the black part of your eye.
Ana quickly turned around to see Dad standing
behind them. Right behind the pupil is a lens that focuses light
onto your retina at the back of your eyeball.
“We’ve all got amazing senses,” said Dad. “Let’s
try using another one—our eyes.” The retina is like a movie screen, but it displays the
image upside down.
“Yeah!” Ana and Sammy jumped with
excitement. This image is sent to your brain. Your brain turns the
image the right way, so you can see what you’re
Dad opened the box. When Sammy and Ana looking at.
looked inside, they were very surprised.
Now that’s amazing!
“Leaves?” they both asked.

Dad reached in and pulled out a large, yellow-


brown fruit. And then another. Comprehension Questions
“Hooray—pineapple!” Ana yelled. Q. What fruit did Dad pull out of the
box?
“I knew it!” Sammy said. “I think my senses
worked pretty well. I was about to guess A. pineapples
pineapple right when Dad showed up.”
Q. What is your retina like?
“Sure you were,” Ana said. They all laughed.
A. a movie screen

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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
“So far, we know that the thing inside the box membrane has little hairs on it, called cilia.
makes rustling noises, it’s scratchy, and it’s
sometimes sharp,” Ana said. “We need more The cilia have receptors. When food molecules get
clues.” caught in the hairs, they send signals to your brain.
“Let’s see,” Sammy said. “I already used my Your brain figures out different kinds of smells, so you
hearing and sense of touch. Lucky for you, I’ve can know if something smells good, bad, sweet, or
got three more. I’ll use my amazing sense of stinky.
smell!”
One small cell in your nose can tell the difference
“Some things don’t have a smell, genius,” Ana between one smell and hundreds of others.
said. “At least not much of one—like the ukulele
you wish Aunty would send you.” 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 Comprehension Questions
don’t smell tropical. But why would anyone want
to eat a fruit that’s prickly?” Q. What does Sammy think might be in
the box?
“Sounds painful,” Sammy said. “I think I’ll just A. tropical fruit
smell it instead.”

How Does Your Sense of Smell Work? Q. What happens when food molecules
float up your nose?
When you smell food, you are actually breathing A. They land on the cilia.
in tiny food molecules that have floated into the
air.

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Your
SenseAmazing
of Taste

Your Amazing Sense of Taste


“Hey, Sammy,” Ana said. “So far you’ve used your Your taste buds sense the chemicals in the food.
sense of hearing, touch, smell, and sight. Don’t you They send a signal to your brain. Then your brain tells
have one more sense to try out?” you what the food you are eating tastes like.
Dad was cutting the pineapple into slices. It smelled Your five senses sure are amazing. But without your
even more delicious than before. brain, you couldn’t use any of them.
“Oh yeah!” Sammy said, eyeing the pineapple. Your brain is so smart, it can receive signals from
“My last sense is really amazing—the sense of your eyes, ears, mouth, nose, and fingers all at the
taste!” same time.
Sammy bit into a large chunk of pineapple. “This is Now that’s really amazing!
way good,” he said.

“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.
Comprehension Questions
Here’s how:
Q. What will Ana do to thank her aunt?
You have salivary glands all over your mouth. When A. write her a letter
you see food, those glands make saliva, or spit.

Your teeth chew up your food into tiny bits. Your Q. What makes all of your senses work?
saliva carries these little bits down into your taste
A. your brain
buds.

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Your Amazing
Sense of Touch

Your Amazing Sense of Touch


Sammy and Ana were still trying to guess what was The more receptors you have, the easier it is to feel
inside the box their Aunty Lei had sent. things. Your hands, feet, face, and tongue have
more receptors than other parts of your body.
“Okay, so far we know that the sides are scratchy,
the top rustles, and it’s not a cat,” Sammy said. There are different types of receptors. Some
receptors feel temperature, so you can tell if you’re
“Or any kind of animal,” Ana said. “Now what?” touching something hot or cold.
“It’s time to try my amazing sense of touch,” Sammy Other receptors feel pressure, so you can tell if
said. someone is touching you.
“Excuse me? How do you plan on touching it when Some receptors feel vibration, and others feel pain.
we can’t even open the box?” Ana asked.
When a receptor feels any of these things, it sends a
“You see this little rip in the box?” Sammy answered. signal to your spinal cord.
“I think I might be able to slip a finger inside and
feel around.” Your spinal cord is like an information highway for
your body. With lightning speed, it carries these
Sammy reached his fingers inside the box. “Hmm,” signals to your brain, and your brain changes the
he said. “I’m touching something hard and prickly— signals to feelings.
like the bark on a tree. And—ouch! It’s spiky, too.”
Now that’s amazing!
“A cactus?” Ana suggested.

“I don’t know,” Sammy said, rubbing his finger. “All


I know is that my amazing sense of touch can be a
Comprehension Question
real pain sometimes.” Q. What do you have under your skin
that helps you feel things?
How Does Your Sense of Touch Work?
A. receptors
The sense of touch is different from the rest of your
senses. Only your ears can hear, and only your nose Idiom Question
can smell. But every part of your body can feel and
touch things. Q. What is the best definition for “a real
pain”?
Underneath the top layer of your skin, you have
A. something that makes you unhappy
tiny nerve endings. These nerve endings are called
receptors.

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Zoo Day

Zoo Day
Hooray! It’s a zoo day! Last I see the elephants.
They lift big logs up high.
First I see the monkeys. Ugh!
They make faces at me.
Boo! I like to see the animals,
but now it’s time to say goodbye.
Second I see the giraffes.
They reach the highest trees. Goodbye!
Stretch!

Third I see the kangaroos.


They jump and hop for fun.
Comprehension Question
Boing!
Q. What does the boy do when he sees
Fourth I see the zebras. an animal?
They mostly eat and run. A. He copies the animal.
Zoom!

Fifth I see the bears.


They like to swim all day.
Splash!

Sixth I see the lions.


They always leap and play.
Pounce!

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