Anne Miller By Kathi Apelt Pictures by Dale Gottlieb.
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Transcript of Anne Miller By Kathi Apelt Pictures by Dale Gottlieb.
Anne Miller
By Kathi ApeltPictures by Dale Gottlieb
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The _______ writes the stories.
The __________ draws the pictures.
Author: Kathi Apelt
Illustrator:
Dale Gottlieb
author
illustrator
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 tells about characters
that are like people in real life.
Look for:• Characters that have feelings that real peoplehave.
• A setting that could bea real place
Realistic Fiction
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beneath
The watermelon is beneath the rooster.
- under
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knelt- got down on knees.
Mr. Smith knelt down to pass the food.
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relay race - a running contest in which team members take turns.
Jim is in the relay race with Sally.
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shimmered - shone
•The butterfly’s wings shimmered in the sunlight.
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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 knees3. 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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beneathknelt
relay raceshimmered
snugwrinkledThe polar bear
swam _______ the waves.
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The icicles _________ in the sun.
beneathkneltrelay raceshimmeredsnugwrinkled
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kneltwrinkled
The shirt was so ________ that I had to iron it.
relay raceshimmered
beneathsnug
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beneathrelay racesnug
The elephant __________ so the man could get off.
kneltshimmeredwrinkled
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beneathkneltrelay raceshimmeredsnugwrinkled
Bear decided the cat door was a bit too __________.
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beneathkneltrelay raceshimmeredsnugwrinkled
Sack racing is my favorite ______________.
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Character in “Watermelon Day”
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1. knelt ___2. snug ___3. beneath__4. wrinkled __5. shimmered_6. relay race__
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
A
B
C
D
E
F
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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/InferencesPredicting 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• 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 by Zwolle Elementary School Site