My Close Reading Activity.

For reading we do an activity called close reading. You have to fill in the gaps with the correct words. There is a link at the bottom. Fall Fall, which is also called ___autumn__________, is the ____season________ when the leaves ___change__________ color and fall to the _ground______________. In North America, it is also the season when kids head _______back_______ to school. The Weather Fall begins with warm weather in _November_____________, but as the season continues into ____October__________ and __September______________, the sun ____sets_________ earlier and earlier everyday and the weather becomes ________chilly_______. And so, people put away their shorts and t-shirts and take out their ______sweaters________ and __coats___________. The Harvest In fall, ____farmers_________ are busy working in their fields. They have to ___________harvest___ their crops before the cold of winter comes. _______pumpkins_____, now big and orange, are ready for making pies. _____corn_________ quickly ripens on the cob. Wine makers pick their plump, juicy, purple _grapes______________ from the vine. _______scarecrows________ stand guard in the fields to keep the ____________crows__ from stealing the crops _____before_________ the farmers can gather them.

The Country If you are fortunate, you can visit the ___country_________ in the fall and see the spectacular ___foliage___________ on the trees as the leaves change to ____red_________, _____orange_______, brown, and _____yellow_________.  Overhead, birds are ____migrating___________, heading south to their winter homes.

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