Pink Beach Chapter 9

Category: The Pink Beach

The Gale family all began scrapescraping holes in the sand, but they could notcouldn't reach the bottom.bottom. HoweverHowever deep they went, it was still pink.

"Would you like to bring some home?" asked Mrs Gale. "You could emptyempty out the tea, salt and sugar and fill the space left in the jars with the shells." The children filledfilled a jar each, and then it reallyreally was time to go.

While they were doing that, Mr Gale climbedclimbed the highesthighest rock, and searched fored for an easyeasier way home. "I think we can walk round that bush this time, instead of through it," he calledcalled down, "but it will be much further, and we willwe'll have to start at once."

Chrisdesign Sunset Waterscene Mia, Ricki and Tim screwed the lids on their jars very carefullycarefully and they set out. Mr Gale was right - they did notdidn't have to fight their way through the bush again, but by the time they reacheded the boat, after a very long walk, the sun was makingmaking its way down belowbelow the horizonhorizon and the sky was colouredcoloured with a rosy paintbrush.paintbrush. Afterwards,Afterwards, because they were so tired, the children and their Mum and Dad went straight to bed.

Comprehension

Summarise what has happened so far in this narrative.

Clarify these words: scraping, searched, further, screwed, horizon.

Retell what happens in this chapter.

Was the prediction you made correct?

Make inferences about:

Why they couldn't reach the bottom.
Why they might want to take some sand home.
What you could use instead of jars.
Why they would have to start at once.
Why Mr Gale was looking for another way home.
Why they screwed the lids on tightly.
Why the sky was rosy.
Why they went to bed straight away.

What question could you ask about this chapter?

Visualise these uses of descriptive language: scraping holes in the sand but couldn't reach the bottom; climbed the highest rock and searched; screwed the lids on tightly; sun making its way down below the horizon; sky painted with a rosy paintbrush.

Make a connection with this chapter.

Word Study

Verb endings: What happens when we add s, ed or ing to: scrape, let, hold, crush.

Other affixes: What happens when we add prefixes and suffixes like er, y, ly, en to these words: high, easy, care, careful.

What two words make up these compound words: however, paintbrush.

What two words are contracted here: couldn't, we'll, didn't.