Harcourt Story Town Grassy Lake Elementary School Third Grade Minneola, Florida

blanketed If an area is blanketed in fog or snow it is covered In which season would a field be blanketed in flowers?

surroundings The area around you is your surroundings Look around you, what are your surroundings like? What do you think your surroundings would be like in a fairy tale?

plummet If you drop suddenly from a great height, you plummet When the fuel tank was released from the space shuttle it plummeted to the ocean.

inverted Something that is turned upside-down or inside-out it is inverted If a shirt is inverted, what should you do before you put it on?

nocturnal An animal that is nocturnal sleeps during the day and is active at night A bat is a nocturnal animal. Why do you think nocturnal animals go out at night?

effort When you work hard, you use effort What takes more effort, climbing stairs or eating a snack? Can you think of something you did recently that required a lot of effort?

dozes someone who dozes takes short naps Sandy is dozing in the hammock. When a person dozes, do you think they are easy or difficult to wake up?

swoops When something swoops, it dives or dips downward If an owl swoops down on a mouse, what is it probably doing?

detail A detail is a small piece of information that is part of a larger whole There are many important details that support the main idea. Main Idea detail

fluttering When something moves through the air lightly and quickly, it is fluttering If a bird is fluttering its wings, are its wings moving fast or slowly?