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Lesson 9 The Garden of Lesson 9 The Garden of Happiness/Green TomatoesHappiness/Green Tomatoes

Circle the words with the/ar/ sound as in “dark.”

Please park the car next to the market.

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Vocabulary Words

lavenderhazeinhaledmuralskidded

lavender haze inhaled mural skidded

1. I am a thing. I have the long a sound. I can make it difficult for people to see where they are going. I am sometimes called a mist.

2. I can be a thing or a describing word. I have the short a sound. Some people call me purple.

lavender haze inhaled mural skidded

3. I am an action word in the past tense. I am what happened when someone stopped fast on a slippery surface.

4. I am a thing. I require art supplies. I am large.

5. I am an action word in the past tense. I am something you did when you breathed.

Directed Reading: “Green Tomatoes”

(a backyard garden with a vegetable stand out front)

Page 70 & 71• Whose garden is it and what is grown

there?• What did the customers do after they

made their purchases?

Page 72 & 73• What did Nick notice missing from his

vegetable garden?• What clue did Nick used to help find his

missing vegetables?

Page 74 & 75

• Who had the green tomatoes?• Can Nick sell these green

tomatoes?

Page 76• What is the solution to the problem?• What kind of person do you think Nick

is?

1. A mural might take up

a. a large part of a wall.b. A small part of a wall.

2. The car skidded on a

a. deserted road. b. wet road.

3. The color of lavender is

a. red.b. purple.

4. If you just inhaled, you

a. took a breath. b. went to sleep.

5. If you walk outside when there is a haze, you might be walking in a

a. fog.b. puddle.