Name April Showers Semantics

Parent

Similarities Differences

rain & snow

puddle & ocean

flip flops & boots

drizzle & downpour

Rain Idioms:

When it rains it pours : when things keep going wrong “I cut my finger, burned the

meat, and broke a dish…when it rains it pours.”

Raining cats and dogs : raining really hard “I couldn’t get my groceries to the car

because it was raining cats and dogs.”

Save for a rainy day : have some money saved for an emergency “Don’t spend all of

your paycheck at once, you should save some for a rainy day.” DAHarker 2016

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Name _ April Showers Grammar

Parent

Directions: Unscramble the words to make a sentence:

1. are over year 33 umbrellas sold U.S. in million the each

2. cycle 4 the has stages water

3. China over 1,000 city has one factories in umbrella

4. weather meteorology is study the called of

5. showers May bring April flowers

Directions: Correct the grammar in each sentence:

1. A rain gauge be used to measuring the rains.

2. Rain fall from different type of cloud.

3. April shower is mention in the movies Bambi.

4. We doesn’t like carry umbrella or wear rain jacket.

5. Them folding umbrella were inventing in 1928.

Directions: Combine the sentences into one sentence.

1. [so] People can see when they are walking in the rain. Bubble umbrellas are

clear domes.

2. [and] Seeds require water to germinate. Seeds require warmth to

germinate. Seeds require oxygen to germinate.

3. [and] Large amounts of rain can cause flooding. Large amounts of rain

can cause erosion.

4. [or ] Radar is used to detect the location of rain. Radar is used to monitor the

location of rain.

5. [because] The wind was very strong. The umbrella inverted.

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Name

Parent

Similarities Differences

night & day

sun & moon

Earth & Saturn

astronaut & pilot

Solar System Idioms:

Spacing out : to daydream “I was spacing out during math class and now I have no

idea how to do the homework.”

Out of this world: really wonderful ”The new flavor or ice cream is out of this world.”

Once in a blue moon : rarely “Once in a blue moon my mom bakes homemade

cookies.”

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Name _ Solar System Grammar

Parent

Directions: Unscramble the words to make a sentence:

1. snore it is impossible space to in

2. 20 seasons last on Uranus years

3. water Saturn would in float

4. planet means word the star wandering

5. year 88 Mercury on lasts a days

Directions: Correct the grammar in each sentence:

1. There be no winds on the moon.

2. Jupiter have the larger ocean of any of them planet.

3. Sunlight take 8 minutes and 20 second to gets to the Earth.

4. The mineral that make Mars look red be call iron oxide.

5. The Voyager 2 flied passed Neptune in 1989 and taked pictures.

Directions: Combine the sentences into one sentence.

1. [and] Venus is the hottest planet. Venus is the brightest planet.

2. [because] Some planets are made mainly of gas. Some planets are called

gas giants.

3. [and] The solar system includes the sun. The solar system includes all of the

objects that orbit the sun.

4. [but] The sun is not part of a constellation. The sun is a star.

5. [and] There are 4 terrestrial planets. There are 4 gas giants.

Name Earth Day Semantics

Parent

Similarities Differences

river & lake

park & landfill

bottle & can

trash & recycling

Earth Idioms:

Down to Earth: realistic, not fancy “She is a very down to Earth sort of person.”

Earth shattering event: shocking ”The boss made an Earth shattering announcement

and said that she was retiring.”

Off the face of the Earth: completely gone “It seems that my glasses have dropped off

the face of the Earth.”

DAHarker 2016

Name _ Earth Day Grammar

Parent

Directions: Unscramble the words to make a sentence:

1. Mr. founded Nelson Day Earth.

2. began is Earth holiday in Day a that 1970.

3. bottles your and recycle cans.

4. day in celebrated April Earth is

5. slogan reduce is the day Earth recycle reuse.

Directions: Correct the grammar in each sentence:

1. We be needing to protecting the environment.

2. Ours school have a good recycle program.

3. It be mines job to collects recycleables.

4. The average American make 4 pound of garbages every days.

5. Yous can save water by turn the waters off when you brush your tooths.

Directions: Combine the sentences into one sentence.

1. [and] Cans can be recycled. Bottles can be recycled. Newspapers can be

recycled.

2. [or] You should use re-usable water bottles. You should recycle your water

bottles.

3. [and] We need to keep lakes clean. We need to keep air clean.

4. [but] Older cars gave off a lot of pollution. Newer cars give off less pollution.

5. [but] The wrapper of a Hershey kiss can be recycled. Not many people

realize it. DAHarker 2016

Name Butterfly Semantics

Parent

Similarities Differences

caterpillar & butterfly

leaf & flower

insect & bird

proboscis & straw

Butterfly Idioms:

Wing it: do something with no preparation “It is never a good idea to wing it on a

major test.”

Butterflies in my stomach feel nervous ”Whenever I have to speak in front of a large

group, I get butterflies in my stomach.”

Social butterfly: person who is always going out with friends “DJ is such a social

butterfly that his grandma never gets to see him.” DAHarker 2016

Name _ Butterfly Grammar

Parent

Directions: Unscramble the words to make a sentence:

1. red and butterflies yellow green see can.

2. feed adult on can butterflies only liquids.

3. made up butterfly of wings are scales tiny.

4. six have caterpillars true only legs.

5. shed like most just snakes caterpillars.

Directions: Correct the grammar in each sentence:

1. The faster a butterfly be able to flies is 12 miles per hour.

2. A butterflies can’t flies if thems bodies be less than 86 degrees.

3. Butterflies has thems skeletons on the outside of theirs body. It be called

an exoskeleton.

4. Many butterfly taste leafs with thems foots.

5. Most caterpillar be herbivores.

Directions: Combine the sentences into one sentence.

1. [and] Butterflies have 6 legs. Butterflies have 3 body parts.

2. [with] Their wings have colorful designs on them. Butterflies have 4 wings.

3. [and] Most butterflies live where it is very warm. Most butterflies live where

it is not too dry.

4. [but] Humans have about 640 muscles in their bodies. Caterpillars have

about 4.000 muscles in their bodies.

5. [and] Butterflies have a head on their bodies. Butterflies have a thorax on

their bodies. Butterflies have an abdomen on their bodies.

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Name Frog Semantics

Parent

Similarities Differences

frog & toad

lake & pond

gills & lungs

tadpole & caterpillar

Frog Idioms:

Frog in your throat: sound like you have to clear your throat of phlegm “Do you need

a drink of water? You sound like you have a frog in your throat.”

Frog strangler: bad rainstorm ”That was a real frog strangler we had last night! ”

Croak : die “I think I might croak if coach makes us run one more lap.”

DAHarker 2016

Name _ Frog Grammar

Parent

Directions: Unscramble the words to make a sentence:

1. called of group a army an is frogs

2. three have frogs eyelids

3. live water in frogs can’t salt

4. frog bullfrog the is largest American the

5. poisonous are frogs some

Directions: Correct the grammar in each sentence:

1. A frog swallow by blink its eye.

2. Toads can’t not gave warts to human.

3. A frog shed it skin several time a month.

4. There is about 5,000 kind of frog.

5. Some frog call can be heared for up to 1 miles.

Directions: Combine the sentences into one sentence.

1. [and] Frogs are cold-blooded. Toads are cold-blooded.

2. [but] They don’t use them to chew. Frogs have teeth.

3. [either - or] Tadpoles come out of frog’s eggs. Tadpoles come out of

toad’s eggs.

4. [but] A frog breathes with lungs. A tadpole breathes with gills.

5. [and] Frogs spend part of their lives on land. Frogs spend part of their lives in

the water.

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