Transcript Watermelon Day Vocabulary - Primary Grades Class Page

By Kathi Apelt
Pictures by Dale Gottlieb
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The
illustrator
__________
draws the
pictures.
The author
_______
writes the
stories.
Author:
Kathi Apelt
Illustrator:
Dale
Gottlieb
This is a story about Jessie waiting and waiting
the whole summer for a little watermelon in the
corner of the garden to grow into a great big
watermelon for the family’s annual Watermelon
Day.
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Genre- Realistic Fiction
Realistic fiction tells about characters
that are like people in real life.
Look for:
• Characters that have
feelings that real people
have.
• A setting that could be
a real place
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beneath - under
The watermelon is beneath the rooster.
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knelt - got down on knees.
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Mr. Smith knelt down to
pass the food.
relay race - a running contest in
which team members
take turns.
Jim is in the relay race with Sally.
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shimmered
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- shone
•The butterfly’s wings
shimmered in the sunlight.
snug - tight or cozy
The watermelons were snug in the
watermelon patch.
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wrinkled -had many small
folds
This dog
has a very
wrinkled
body.
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1. beneath - under
2. knelt - got down on knees
3. relay race - a running contest in
which team members take turns
running
4. shimmered - shone
5. snug - tight or cozy
6. wrinkled - had many small folds
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The polar bear
swam _______ the
waves.
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beneath
knelt
relay race
shimmered
snug
wrinkled
beneath
knelt
relay race
shimmered
snug
wrinkled
The icicles _________ in the sun.
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knelt
wrinkled
beneath
snug
relay race
shimmered
The shirt was so ________
that I had to iron it.
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beneath
relay race
snug
knelt
shimmered
wrinkled
The elephant __________ so
the man could get off.
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beneath
knelt
relay race
shimmered
snug
wrinkled
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Bear decided the cat door
was a bit too __________.
beneath
knelt
relay race
shimmered
snug
wrinkled
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Sack racing is my favorite
______________.
Character in
“Watermelon Day”
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1. knelt ___
B
2. snug ___
D
A
3. beneath__
4. wrinkled E
__
5. shimmered_F
6. relay race__
C
A.- under
B.- got down on knees
C.- a running contest in
which team members
take turns running
D.- tight or cozy
E.- had many small folds
F.- shone
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The End
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Watermelon Day Skills Links:
• Literacy Activities and Resources
• Watermelon Day - Make Inferences (Harcourt)
• Proper Nouns (Harcourt)
• Nouns (Harcourt)
• Watermelon Day-Definition exercise
• Matching Exercise
• In Context
• Predicting Outcomes/Inferences
Predicting Outcomes/Inferences 2
• Predicting Outcomes/Inferences 3
• Drawing Conclusions
• Syllable - Games
• Syllable – Games 2
• Consonants Digraphs - gn, kn, wr Word game
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Watermelon Sites
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National Watermelon Information Board
Fun Facts about Watermelons
Wild About Watermelons!
Watermelon Mobile
Wendy Watermelon – Fun sheet
Watermelon Theme
Watermelon Unit
Watermelon Day Webquest
Where do watermelons grow best in the United
States?
More sites on (Note Teachers: Might want to check ahead to find working sites.)
Watermelons Sites
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by Zwolle Elementary School Site