By Kathi Apelt

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Watermelon Day

• By Kathi Apelt
• Pictures by Dale Gottlieb

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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 familys annual Watermelon Day.
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Genre-
Realistic Fiction

• Realistic fiction tells 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

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beneath

• - under

The watermelon is beneath the rooster.
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knelt

• - got down on knees.

Mr. Smith knelt down to pass the food.
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relay race

• - a running contest in which team members take
  turns.

Jim is in the relay race with Sally.
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shimmered

• - shone

• The butterflys wings shimmered in the sunlight.

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snug

• - tight or cozy

The watermelons were snug in the watermelon patch.
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wrinkled

• -had many small folds

This dog has a very wrinkled body.
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Review Your Vocabulary Words

1. beneath - under
2. knelt - got down on knees
3. relay race - a running contest in which team
   members take turns running
4. shimmered - shone
5. snug - tight or cozy
6. wrinkled - had many small folds

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• beneath
• knelt
• relay race
• shimmered
• snug
• wrinkled

The polar bear swam _______ the waves.
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beneath knelt relay race shimmered snug wrinkled
The icicles _________ in the sun.
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relay race shimmered
beneath snug

• knelt
• wrinkled

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

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

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

Sack racing is my favorite ______________.
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Character in Watermelon Day
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VOCABULARY CHECK

1. - under
2. - got down on knees
3. - a running contest in which team members take
   turns running
4. - tight or cozy
5. - had many small folds
6. - shone

• knelt ___
• snug ___
• beneath__
• wrinkled __
• shimmered_
• relay race__

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• The End

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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

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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 Sites by Zwolle Elementary School Site