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 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.