1. “Around the Pond: Who’s Been Here ? ” Vocabulary

2. bank the land around a body of water

3. crater a hallow area in the ground shaped like a bowl

4. edge the line or place where something ends

5. moss small green plants that grow close together on the ground, rocks, and trees

6. mussel a creature that lives in a shell and burrows in the sand or mud of lakes and streams

7. path a track or way made by footsteps

8. scolds fusses at

9. shallow not deep

10. terrapin a kind of turtle

11. wades to walk through water

12. High Frequency Words acrossstandbrothergreat The snake went ______ the road. Please do not ______ on the chair. Your paper is _________. My ________ is cool.

13. The maple tree is dead.FO Fact and Opinion The terrapin is ugly.FO The beaver has teeth. FO Blueberries are yummy.FO The mud is yucky.FO The heron has a long beak. FO The heron is beautiful. FO

14. Land AnimalsWater Animals Both