Vocabulary Words
a book with recipes that tell you how to cook food
Cookbook
What time is a quarter to 3 in the morning?
2:45 am
Roses have sharp________ on their stems.
prickles
The main surface of the clock
face
Tells readers the subject of the book or section, helping readers identify the main idea.
title
knew what something meant
understood
What time is 38 past 7 at night?
7:38 pm
Some plants have woody______.
thorns
The shortest, slowest-moving hand that points to the current hour.
hour hand
Lists chapters or sections in order with page numbers to help readers find subjects
Table of Contents
moved back and forth quickly
shook
What time is a quarter past 1?
1:15
The touch-me-not plant is __________.
sensitive
The longer hand that points to the minutes, completing a full rotation every hour.
minute hand
Visual images that help readers understand the topic.
pictures (photos), illustrations
made a barking sound like a dog
woofed
What time is half past 8 at night?
8:30 pm
If you touch a thorn it might_________you.
poke
Small lines or dots around the edge of the face that indicate individual minutes (totaling 60)
minutes lines(markers)
Highlight key vocabulary, often defined in the glossary.
Bold/Italic Words
picked up or carried something away
took
Is midnight am or pm?
am
If you touch poison ivy leaves you might get a ______rash.
nasty
What are the two kinds of clocks?
analog and digital
An alphabetical list of definitions for important words.
Glossary