1. Night Letters by Normand Chartier

2. Night Letters Author: Normand Chartier Illustrator: Palmyra LoMonaco
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Comprehension Skill: Ask Questions
Vocabulary Strategy: Word Structure

3. Draw Conclusions
All the third-grade students at Hilltop School play soccer. Bobbi is a third-grade student at Hilltop School.
Does Bobbi play soccer?

4. Drawing Conclusions
When we draw a conclusion, we think about facts and details. We also think about what we already know.
Also, we can ask ourselves questions as we read to help us draw conclusions.

5. Words to Know
blade
budding
dew
fireflies
flutter
notepad
patch

6. blade
A leaf of grass

7. budding
Putting forth small swellings on a plant that will grow into leaves

8. dew
The moisture from the air that collects in small drops on cool surfaces during the night

9. fireflies
Small insects that give off flashes of light when they fly

10. flutter
To flap the wings

11. notepad
A small book of blank or lined sheets of paper in which you write notes or things that you need to learn or remember.

12. patch
A small piece of ground that is different from what surrounds it

13. Now Let’s Practice!

14. We have a strawberry __________ in our garden.

15. patch

16. The butterfly landed lightly on the ______________ of grass.

17. blade

18. Holly wrote her shopping list on her _____________________ so she wouldn’t forget the items she needed at the store.

19. notepad

20. The tree was ____________ in May.

21. budding

22. The butterfly will __________ its wings.

23. flutter

24. In the early morning, the grass is often wet with __________.

25. dew

26. The _______________ were flickering their lights on and off.

27. fireflies

28. Night Letters
Grammar
Day 1

29. Reading Grammar Connection
A hawkmoth rests on a crisp blade of grass.
The subject of the sentence hawkmoth is singular. An s is added to the verb, rest, to agree with the subject.

31. Night Letters
Word Study
Day 1

32. Hocus Pocus This Week’s Focus is… consonant sounds /j/ and /k/
Large-greater than average in size
Judge- a person who decides the winner of a contest.
Mark- a spot or scratch
Crack- a line showing where something is broken.

33. You Did It!!!