I know by heart the shapes of leaves, the smell of dirt, the buzz of bees. And when it rains I hear each drop and count them all until they stop.
I know how ants move in a line and where to pet a porcupine.
I imitate the songs of birds and love to hear their chirpy words.
I know how pussy willows feel and what a tree trunk’s rings reveal.
As I explore the earth each day for hidden treasures tucked away, I wonder what the world can see when it sits back and looks at me.
L2 | Notice Chart
“Nature’s Treasures” | Draw one detail you notice from the poem.
A one-column chart with heading labeled Notice.
Notice
L8 | Boxes and Buttons
Main Topic and Key Details | Cut out the box and buttons.
“The Nervous System”
Story Elements | Cut out the stones.
“City Life”
Module Task 1
Step 1 | Draw and write to show CJ using one of his senses on the bus ride. An empty box for a drawing with lines for writing underneath.
ArTs & LeTTers
Module Task 1
Step 2 | Circle the picture that shows which body part CJ uses in your drawing.
C
HRIS
TI A N ROBI
NSON is an illustrator who lives and works in San Francisco, California. Like CJ, Robinson rode the bus with his nana when he was young. During these rides through the city, he daydreamed about made-up stories and watched people go by.
L17 | Notice Chart
Rap a Tap Tap | Draw and label one detail you notice. Notice
A one-column chart with heading labeled Notice.
L18 | Story Map
Rap a Tap Tap | Draw and label the setting.
Two boxes with headings labeled Characters and Setting.
Characters Setting
Bojangles
“The Sound of Tap”
Module Task 2
Step 1 | Draw and write to show yourself using one of your senses when Bojangles dances.
An empty box for a drawing with lines for writing underneath.
Module Task 2
Step 2 | Circle the picture that shows which body part you use in your drawing.
L24 | Notice Chart
“Smelly” Kelly and His Super Senses | Draw and label one detail you notice.
A one-column chart with heading labeled Notice.
Notice
L25 | Story Map
“Smelly” Kelly and His Super Senses | Draw and label the main character and setting of the story.
Two boxes with headings labeled Main Character and Setting.
Main Character
Setting
“Subway
Smells”
Module Task 3
Step 1 | Draw and write to show Smelly Kelly using two of his senses. An empty box for a drawing with lines for writing underneath.
ArTs & LeTTers
Module Task 3
Step 2 | Circle the two pictures that show which body parts Smelly Kelly uses in your drawing.
ArTs & LeTTers
L29 | Notice Chart
Fry Bread | Draw and label one detail you notice.
A one-column chart with heading labeled Notice.
Notice
“Bread Around the World”
Module Task 4
Step 1 | Draw and write to show the people in the book using two of their senses with fry bread. An empty box for a drawing with lines for writing underneath.
Module Task 4
Step 2 | Circle the two pictures that show which body parts the people use in your drawing.
FESTIVAL FUN
from Time for Kids
Ella Rose Bednorz, 8, knows where she will be on November 11 and 12. She will be at the Autry Museum of the American West. It is in Los Angeles, California. Every year, the museum holds the American Indian Arts Marketplace. It is an arts fair. It is the largest of its kind in Southern California. About 200 Native American artists sell their work at the fair. Ella Rose’s grandmother is one of them. Her name is Peggy Fontenot. She makes beaded jewelry. She is also a photographer. Other artists sell paintings and sculpture. Some sell baskets and other arts and crafts.
Show and Tell
“The Marketplace helps people learn about our heritage and tribes,” Ella Rose told Time for Kids. “It helps people learn about our ceremonies and dances.” Kids can take part in craft activities. There are dance and music performances.
Artists at the fair belong to more than 40 tribes. Ella Rose’s family is from the Patawomeck, Potawatomi, and Cherokee tribes.
Meaningful Art
The Marketplace is one of the Autry’s most popular events. “In order to tell the story of America and what it means to be American, we must include the Native
American story,” says Robyn Hetrick. She works at the Autry. “What better way to tell a story than through art?” she asks.
Hetrick says people should look for arts festivals and museums near their homes.
They are great ways to “learn more about the rich history and cultures surrounding us all,” she says.
End-of-Module Task
Step 1 | Draw and write to show yourself using two senses while on a walk. An empty box for a drawing with lines for writing underneath.
End-of-Module Task
Step 2 | Circle the two pictures that show which body parts you use in your drawing.
Credits
Great Minds® has made every effort to obtain permission for the reprinting of all copyrighted material. If any owner of copyrighted material is not acknowledged herein, please contact Great Minds for proper acknowledgement in all future editions and reprints of this module.
Anderson, Beth. “Smelly” Kelly and His Super Senses: How James Kelly’s Nose Saved the New York City Subway. Illustrated by Jenn Harney, Calkins Creek, 2020.
“Bill Robinson, the Inimitable.” Pathe Newsreels, 25 May 1931, app.boclips.com/videos/5c54d574d8eafeecae1fb78f.
Dillon, Leo, and Diane Dillon. Rap a Tap Tap: Here’s Bojangles—Think of That! Blue Sky Press, 2002.
“Festival Fun.” Time for Kids, vol. 8, no. 5, 6 Oct. 2017, cricketmedia.widencollective.com/dam/assetdetails/asset:8ea29412-228f4462-b509-77940c407356/false?inav=false&inav=false.
La Peña, Matt de. Last Stop on Market Street. Illustrated by Christian Robinson, G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 2015.
Maillard, Kevin Noble. Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story. Illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal, Roaring Brook Press, 2019.
“Making Observations: Using Your Senses.” Visual Learning Systems, 31 Dec. 2017, app.boclips.com/ videos/5c54da68d8eafeecae225b7d.
Morris Udovic, Jane. “Nature’s Treasures.” Illustrated by Jill Dubin, Ladybug, 1 Apr. 2015, pp. 8–11, cricketmedia.widencollective. com/details/asset/w4dxrarie6
WIDA. WIDA English Language Development Standards Framework 2020 Edition: Kindergarten–Grade 12. Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, wida.wisc.edu/sites/default/files/resource/WIDA-ELD-StandardsFramework-2020.pdf.
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