Ants in my bed

vocabulary

100

moat 

What is a lake surrounding a castle 

200

The narrator used cups, spoons, buckets, shovels, and toys to build these.

What are sand castles?

300

I seemed to be an obstacle in their path. 

something in the way 

400

Much to my dismay during high tide the waves destroyed my castle 

Disappointment 

500

cedar shakes 

The wood pieces that Gram's house was made from 

characters

100

The bed the narrator sleeps in over the summer 

What is his Dad's bed from when he was a boy

200

The narrator hoped these would make the castle their new home

Ants 

300

Man that gave the narrator his bike and would do chores for Gram 

Jim

400

Very strong, can carry up to 50 times it's body weight 

Ants 

500

This point of view is revealed when the narrator uses the words “I” and “my” to tell the story.

What is first person point of view?

sequencing

100

First step the narrator took to building 

smoothing the sand 

200

After the narrator built his castle, he would decorate it with this 

What is sea glass 

300

Glass thrown overboard from steamboats-

gifts from the sea- sea glass

400

First place the narrator went to figure out how to solve his ant problem 

What is the library 

500

This natural cycle of the water makes it easier for sea glass to be found on the beach 

What are the tides

synonyms

100

Sand castles are made from wet sand 

damp 

200

I was having a terrific summer with Gram. 

good, great, special, spectacular 

300

I was usually free to roam my part of the beach. 

walk, wander, explore... 

400

I had just one problem, and I didn't know how to solve it. 

figure it out, explain, clear up, fix 

500

Tools are important, but you can use almost anything. 

special, needed, great

antonyms

100

When you have a tightly packed pile of sand, you can begin. 

loosely 

200

You will begin by smoothing out the sand.

end, finish 

300

You start at the top and make sure to only remove a little bit of sand.

bottom 

400

Enjoy your castle because soon the tide will take it down.

hut, hovel 

500

Much to my dismay my castle washed into the sea. 

joy, excitement, happiness