Green Thumbs in Action

1. Green Thumbs in Action What’s so great about gardens?

2. You can already read words like this: boys’ The apostrophe has no sound.

3. You can already read words like this: Matt’s Today we will learn to read other words with apostrophes—contractions.

4. This word is a shortened form of is and not. isn’t The apostrophe takes the place of the o in not. The two words is and not become one word.

5. This word is a shortened form of we and will. we’ll The apostrophe takes the place of the wi in will. The two words we and will become one word.

6. This word is a shortened form of I and am. I’m The apostrophe takes the place of the a in am. The two words I and am become one word.

7. Group Practice I’ll he’s she’s didn’t can’t

8. Group Practice what’s here’s let’s won’t that’s

9. Group Practice aren’t shouldn’t doesn’t couldn’t they’ll

10. Independent Practice I’m it’s isn’t we’ll you’ll

11. Independent Practice don’t that’s what’s won’t here’s

12. Independent Practice haven’t wouldn’t she’ll aren’t who’ll

13. You can spell contractions by remembering that two words are combined and an apostrophe takes the place of letters that are left out. you will you’ll Cross out the wi. What should I replace wi with?

14. flower grow vegetable These words will be in the selection you are reading today. soil

15. Soil The Earth has many different kinds of soil. Some of it is good for growing flowers and vegetables. But some soil is too dry, too sandy, or too thin. People throughout history have had to find ways to make the soil better, to carry water to dry soil, and to help plants grow on hillsides.

16. flower grow vegetable Green Thumbs in Action scatter soil

17. a part of a plant or tree that produces the seed; a blossom flower

18. grow to become bigger

19. to throw a bit of something here and there; to sprinkle scatter

20. soil the top layer of the Earth; dirt

21. vegetable a plant that has fruit, seeds, leaves, roots, or other parts used for food

22. GREAT JOB!