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 budding
in the garden in early spring
Say the word:
BUD
Budding
Putting 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.