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Heat Wave!

Heat Wave!. Helen Ketterman Illustrations by Scott Goto. Vocabulary words. Tall tale. Theme 20 – Destination Reading. affected. Caused a change in. blizzard. A long, heavy snowstorm. churned. s tirred or shook greatly. commotion. n oisy confusion. clump.

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Heat Wave!

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  1. Heat Wave! Helen Ketterman Illustrations by Scott Goto Vocabulary words

  2. Tall tale • Theme 20 – Destination Reading

  3. affected • Caused a change in

  4. blizzard • A long, heavy snowstorm

  5. churned • stirred or shook greatly

  6. commotion • noisy confusion

  7. clump • A group of things close together

  8. crinkled • wrinkled

  9. dog- paddled • Swam holding head above water, paddling with arms in front, and kicking

  10. frisky • lively and playful

  11. harvest • gathering in of crops

  12. horizon • line along which the earth and sky seem to meet

  13. mercury • A silvery- white metal that is liquid at room temperature; used in thermometers.

  14. miscalculated • Figured incorrectly

  15. licked • beaten

  16. lit • landed

  17. pasture • land used for animals to graze (eat grass)

  18. resist • fight the urge for

  19. singe • To burn slightly

  20. snagged • caught on something sticking out

  21. spirits • mood

  22. sprouted • sent out new growth

  23. temperature • Measure of heat or coldness

  24. trough • a long, narrow container that holds water or food for animals

  25. weather vane • Movable pointer that shows wind direction

  26. whiff • Slight wind, especially one carrying a smell

  27. yeast • A substance that is used to make bread dough rise

  28. Fill the blankaffected horizon miscalculatedsinge temperature weather vane • Use the vocabulary words in the word bank. • When you look out at , you can sometimes see weather coming from far away. If you see storm clouds in the distance, looking at a • to see in which direction the wind is blowing can let you know if the storm is heading your way. Sometimes a storm can bring a big change in the , making it cold very fast. Other times, how hot or cold it is outside is barely by a storm. • Have you ever how hot or cold it would be during the day? You probably got stuck wearing too many clothes or not enough clothes. Neither way is very comfortable. You can feel as if the heat is about to warm, or even , your skin, or you can feel your fingertips begin to freeze. It’s always good to be aware of the weather so you don’t get caught unprepared.

  29. Fantasy/ Realism • Page 361 Geese are plucked, stuffed and roasted. ____________ • Page 361 Geese are cooked in the sky. _____________ • Page 367 Milk is churned into butter.____________ • Page 367 Cows jumping causes the milk to become butter.__________ • Page 368 Getting oats wet makes oatmeal. ___________ • Page 368 Oatmeal makes fine glue. _____________ • Page 371 Adding water to flour and yeast makes dough. ______________ • Page 371 The rising dough picks up the tractor and the mule.___________ • Page 375 They plant lettuce seeds and the lettuce grows. _____________ • Page 375 Lettuce grows as soon as the seeds hot the dirt._____________

  30. Understanding Similes • A simile is a comparison using like or as. • Page 363 • Page 367 • Page 371 • Page 375

  31. like a rocket

  32. hopping around like rabbits

  33. big as the barn

  34. like a bucking bronco

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