Vocabulary
What is the definition of the word autumn?
the season between summer and winter
What happens when there is less sunlight?
the chlorophyll fades and the leaves show other pigments like red, yellow, and orange. Then the leaves begin to fall off the trees.
Yellow leaves flutter in the trees.
yellow leaves is the subject
flutter in the trees is the predicate
What is the name of the video we watched that connects with the book Why Do Leaves Change Color?
Falling leaves
What are two things every sentence needs?
Subject and a predicate
What is the definition of temperature?
a measurement that indicates how hot or cold something is
What is chlorophyll?
Brown leaves crunch under my feet.
Brown leaves is the subject
crunch under my feet is the predicate
As chlorophyll fades what colored pigments brighten the autumn landscape?
red, yellow, and orange
What is the definition of subject?
Who the sentence is about
What is the definition of weather?
the temperature and other outside conditions, such as rain or cloudiness, at a particular time and place
Where is extra sugar stored?
in the leaves
Pumpkin pie is baking in the kitchen.
pumpkin pie is the subject
is baking in the kitchen is the predicate
Fill in the blank:
Less sunlight causes the trees to grown thin _____ between the leaf stalks and stems.
walls
What is the definition of predicate?
What the subject is doing
What is the definition of a diagram?
a drawing that explains or shows the parts of something
What happens to leaves when there is no water?
leaves cannot make new chlorophyll so the chlorophyll begins to fade and the green color starts to disappear
My family is going to pick pumpkins from the pumpkin patch.
My family is the subject
is going to pick pumpkins from the pumpkin patch is the predicate
Fill in the blank:
fallen leaves, twigs and branches pile up to create ________.
leaf litter
What are details that are described using the five senses?
sensory details
What is the definition of pigment?
any substance in animals or plants that gives them color
Fill in the blank:
The more sugar there is the _____ the colors will be.
brighter
The birds are chirping in the trees.
the birds is the subject
are chirping in the trees is the predicate
Leaf litter provides homes to some creatures. Which small forest creatures can you find in leaf litter?
earthworms and snails
What do you call words that describe when an event takes place?
time order words