Night Letters

Vocabulary

BladeA leaf of grass is called a blade.

The lawn mower will cut each _____ of grass.

Where could you find a blade of grass?

Blade

BuddingBeginning to form a flower is called budding.

All of the flowers in the garden were _______.

Should you pick a budding flower?

Budding

DewMoisture from the air that forms drops on cool surfaces is called dew.

___ is what forms on grass almost every morning.

Have you ever went outside in the morning and stood on grass with dew on it? How did it feel?

Dew

FirefliesSmall beetles that fly at night and give off short flashes of light are fireflies.

You may see a lot of _________ during the summertime.

What is another name for fireflies?

Fireflies

FlutterTo move or fly with quick, light, flapping movements is called a flutter.

I saw a bird _______ by my window.

Which thing can flutter? A butterfly or a dog?

Flutter

NotepadA pad of paper with blank pages for notes is a notepad.

Notebooks and ________ are the same thing.

What do you write on at school?

Notepad

PatchA small piece of ground where something grows is a patch.

I picked a _____ of grass out of the ground.

There was one sunflower in the patch of grass.

Patch

This PowerPoint was created by:Madison Ellsworth8th Grade2009