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<Water Slide>
Learned from mentor text <The Roller Coaster> by Marla FrazeeOld and young, many people are climbing up the ladder that leads to the top of the gigantic red water slide. Most of them have slid down lots of water slides. Some of them have slid down a water slide once or twice. But at least one of them has never tried a water slide before, never ever. There are three S-shaped slides altogether. A yellow, a red and a blue one. The red one is the highest while the yellow one is the lowest. You must be tall enough to go on the red slide. But sometimes even those who are tall enough decide they don't want to.
people slide down the red slide one after another. Most people can't wait to go on the slide. Some hesitates a bit, then step on the slide when they know no one is looking at them. And one person sits there with eyes shut, heart pumping and hands holding the bars tightly, she can not move.
"Whoosh!" People zip down, they zoom and bump, they go up and down, they stretch out arms trying to grab something but there is nothing, they swirl, they shift from one side of the slide to the other. "SPLASH!" Now the slide is over.
Most of these people are running back to the bottom of the ladder right away. Some of them are laughing, jumping and talking excitedly. But at least one of them is smiling to herself, with legs shaking under the water.
<How does an earthworm move?>
Learned from mentor text <Apples> by Gail GibbonsThe worm has tiny, hair like setae on its segments. Can you spot the setae on the worm in the video? Look closely, zoom in , it's around 40 seconds in the video, you should be able to see some of them sticking out the underside of the worm a few segments after its mouth.
When it moves
First it grips with some of its back setae so its back part can't move.
Then it squeezes and makes its body get longer. Since the back of the body is gripping, the front part of the body moves forward.
Do you see how the worm's body is getting longer and the front part moves forward in the video?
Then the front setae grip and the back setae let go.
Then the worm squeezes and make its body shorter. The back part moves forward.
Do you see how the worm's body is getting shorter and the back part moves forward in the video?
Next time, if you see an earthworm on a sidewalk or in your backyard, crouch down and watch with a magnifier. Maybe you will find many other interesting things about earthworms.
<Once upon a memory>
Learned from mentor text <Once upon a memory> by Nina LadenDoes a snowflake remember it once was a cloud?
Does a mountain peak remember it once was the bottom of a deep sea?
Does an ocean remember it once was a creek?
Does a tree remember it once was a sprout?
Does a flower remember it once was a seed?
Does a butterfly remember it once was a caterpillar?
Does a broad avenue remember it once was a narrow lane?
Does a bright street lamp remember it once was a dim lantern?
Does a car remember it once was a wagon?
Does a song remember it once was a note?
<The spring in my front yard>
Learned from mentor text <Down the road> by Alice ShertleMy front yard is a lovely place to be in spring. The first things you notice are two medium trees and one small tree standing in a triangle. The yard is on a gentle slope that goes down from the north side of our house to a road. The two medium trees stand right on top of the slope and in front of our living room window; the small tree is standing alone close to the road. When spring first starts, the grass in my yard starts to turn green, first yellowish green, then bright green. After a spring shower, robins start to visit our front yard. They walk with their heads up as if they are so proud of their bright orange chest. From time to time, the bird bend over to catch an earthworm from the grass, then you will see its dark gray back. It does not take long for the trees to blossom in spring. The small pear tree blossoms first with pure white flowers. When one of the medium trees blossoms, the whole tree is covered with flowers, but without any leaves. Its flowers are made of five petals and they come in white and all shades of pink. When wind blows, some of its branches brush against our living room window with a scratching sound. The other medium tree's flowers are white with tiny yellow stamens. They smell like a candy shop and attract many yellow and black bumblebees and colorful butterflies to our front yard. The spring in our front yard is full of life. I sometimes wish I could stop the time!
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