night letters vocabulary

Night LettersGenre: Realistic FictionSkill: Draw Conclusions

We went outside to catch fireflies. We enjoyed watching their lights glow

in the jar

firefliessmall insects that give off

flashes of light when they fly

Say the word:

Fireflies

There were many fireflies lighting up the night.

Fireflies remind me of summer evenings sitting outside with friends and

family.

Think about if you have every seen a firefly. If you have, do you like to catch them? Why or why not? If not, would you like to

see one and why?

What is the word we are talking about?

Fireflies

The butterfly’s wings would flutter before it flew to another

flower.

Flutter

to flap the wings

Say the word:

FLUTTER

The bird fluttered above the flower.

The hummingbird’s wings fluttered so fast, I could not

see them.

Flutter is a new word to most of you. Try to see if you can describe what flutter means

to your partner.

What word are we talking about?

FLUTTER

Other words that mean the same thing as flutter:

flap

I took a notepad with me to class so that I could write down everything I

needed to remember.

Notepad

A small book of blank or lined sheets of paper in which you write notes or things that you need to learn or remember

Say the word:

NOTEPAD

Many people like to write their stories in a notebook.

Sally decorated her notebook with all of her favorite

pictures.

Do you own a notepad? What do you write in it?

What is the word we are talking about?

NOTEPAD

The dew on the grass this morning made my feet wet as I walked across

the yard.

Say the word:

DEW

Dew

The moisture from the air that collects in small drops on cool surfaces during the night

The dew made my shoes wet as I walked across the grass

this morning.

Dew made the spider web glisten in the sun.

Have you ever seen dew? When? Where?

What is the word we are talking about?

DEW

I watched the ant crawl up a blade of grass to get to the anthill.

BladeA leaf of grass

Say the word:

BLADE

The children kept pulling blades of grass out of the ground, even though their mother told them to stop.

Lawn movers cut many blades of grass at one time.

How would you describe a blade of grass to someone who did not know what it

was?

What is the word we are talking about?

BLADE

There was a patch of grass that looked different because it was

brown.

Patch

A small piece of ground that is different from what is around it

Say the word:

PATCH

When people walk along the same patch of grass it

becomes a path.

The patch of grass was not getting enough water and

died.

Do we have patches of grass that looks different

around JCS? If so, where?

What is the word we are talking about?

PATCH

My new flowers were buddingin the garden in early spring

Say the word:

BUD

BuddingPutting forth small swellings on a plant that will

grow into leaves, branches, or flowers

The man bought rose buds for his daughter.

Flowers start budding in April.

Would you rather a boutique of flowers that have already bloomed or are starting to

bud? Why?

What is the word we are talking about?

BUDDING

The small fireflies flashed off and on.

1. blade2. budding3. dew4. fireflies5. flutter6. notepad7. patch

The small fireflies flashed off and on.

An ant crawled up the tiny blade of grass.

1. blade2. budding3. dew4. fireflies5. flutter6. notepad7. patch

An ant crawled up the tiny blade of grass.

We wrote the grocery list on the notepad.

1. blade2. budding3. dew4. fireflies5. flutter6. notepad7. patch

We wrote the

grocery list on

the notepad.

Steven watched the butterfly flutter across the meadow.

1. blade2. budding3. dew4. fireflies5. flutter6. notepad7. patch

Steven watched the butterfly flutter across the meadow.

The sunflowers were budding in the field. 1. blade

2. budding3. dew4. fireflies5. flutter6. notepad7. patch

The sunflowers were budding in the field.

The leaves were covered with dew from the night.

1. blade2. budding3. dew4. fireflies5. flutter6. notepad7. patch

The leaves were covered with dew from the night.

We set up the tent on the dry patch of land.

1. blade2. budding3. dew4. fireflies5. flutter6. notepad7. patch

We set up the tent on the dry patch of land.