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Pond Similes
A simile is a comparison using the words like or as.
For example:
The bird’s chirping sounded like violins in the wind.
The birds were as noisy as the school children in the park.
Complete these similes.
1. The frog was as ________________________ as __________________________.
2. The cattail was as tall as _______________________________________________.
3. The pond skater was as fast as __________________________________________.
4. The pond was like ____________________________________________________.
5. Snapping turtles are as mean as _________________________________________.
6. The mosquito was like a _______________________________________________.
Write some similes of your own.
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Pond Alliteration
Alliteration is the repetition of beginning consonant sounds as in “crispy and crunchy.”
Alliterations often are tongue twisters. Have some fun writing alliterations for the pond.
The word box below will help you think of some words.
pond
pretty
peaceful
pond skater
bugs
butterflies
beautiful
bright
spiders
speedy
swan
skimming
creepy
crawly
caterpillars
cattails
dragonfly
duck
diving
daring
Read these examples:
Sweet swans swim.
Beautiful bright buds burst into bloom.
The duck dives deliberately.
Write some alliterations or tongue twisters of your own.
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Draw a picture of one of your alliterations.
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The Pond Acrostic
An acrostic poem uses the letters of the topic to begin each line of the poem.
See the example below.
Ponds have many animals.
Only freshwater.
New plants grow in the spring.
Ducks dive for fish.
Use the form below to write your pond acrostic.
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Pond Story Grammar Page 1
Use this form to plan a creative writing project, using the pond habitat as the setting.
Setting
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Characters: You will have many characters, but only a few main characters. Write their
names, and describe them.
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Main Character 2
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Problem (Conflict) or Main Idea:
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Pond Story Grammar Page 2
Main events:
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Conclusion:
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Did You Know Cards: Use these cards to write down facts you have learned about the
pond habitat. You can post these cards on a bulletin board or poster, or make a booklet.
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