Waiting for Watermelon: A Realistic Fiction Tale by Kathi Apelt and Dale Gottlieb

Watermelon Day By Kathi Apelt Pictures by Dale Gottlieb

The __________draws the pictures. Author:Kathi Apelt illustrator Illustrator: Dale Gottlieb author The _______writes the stories. This is a story about Jessie waiting and waiting the whole summer for a little watermelon in the corner of the garden to grow into a great big watermelon for the family’s annual Watermelon Day.

Realistic Fiction Genre- Realistic fictiontells about characters that are like people in real life. Look for: • Characters that have feelings that real people have. • A setting that could be a real place

beneath - under The watermelon is beneath the rooster.

knelt - got down on knees. Mr. Smith knelt down to pass the food.

relay race - a running contest in which team members take turns. Jim is in the relay race with Sally.

shimmered - shone • The butterfly’s wings shimmered in the sunlight.

snug - tight or cozy The watermelons were snug in the watermelon patch.

wrinkled -had many small folds This dog has a very wrinkledbody.

Review Your Vocabulary Words beneath - under knelt - got down on knees relayrace- a running contest in which team members take turns running shimmered - shone snug - tight or cozy wrinkled - had many small folds

beneath knelt relay race shimmered snug wrinkled The polar bear swam _______ the waves.

beneath knelt relay race shimmered snug wrinkled The icicles _________ in the sun.

beneath snug relay race shimmered knelt wrinkled The shirt was so ________ that I had to iron it.

knelt shimmered wrinkled beneath relay race snug The elephant __________ so the man could get off.

beneath knelt relay race shimmered snug wrinkled Bear decided the cat door was a bit too __________.

beneath knelt relay race shimmered snug wrinkled Sack racing is my favorite ______________.

Character in “Watermelon Day”

VOCABULARY CHECK • - under • -got down on knees • -a running contest in which team members take turns running • -tight or cozy • -had many small folds • -shone • knelt ___ • snug ___ • beneath__ • wrinkled __ • shimmered_ • relay race__ B D A E F C

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Watermelon Day Skills Links: • Literacy Activities and Resources • Watermelon Day - Make Inferences (Harcourt) • Proper Nouns(Harcourt) • Nouns(Harcourt) • Watermelon Day-Definition exercise • Matching Exercise • In Context • Predicting Outcomes/InferencesPredicting Outcomes/Inferences 2 • Predicting Outcomes/Inferences 3 • Drawing Conclusions • Syllable - Games • Syllable – Games 2 • Consonants Digraphs - gn, kn, wr Word game

Watermelon Sites • National Watermelon Information Board • Fun Facts about Watermelons • Wild About Watermelons! • Watermelon Mobile • Wendy Watermelon – Fun sheet • Watermelon Theme • Watermelon Unit • Watermelon Day Webquest • Where do watermelons grow best in the United States? More sites on(Note Teachers: Might want to check ahead to find working sites.) Watermelons Sitesby Zwolle Elementary School Site

Waiting for Watermelon: A Realistic Fiction Tale by Kathi Apelt and Dale Gottlieb