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Word of the Week: Pounce

Verb: an action or a state of being

Pounce: to make a sudden assault or approach

Aka, to attack something quickly.

Ex: the cat likes to pounce on mice.

Parents and teachers: once your children understand what pounce means, have them write their own sentences using the word. As a writing prompt, you could display the following photo of a tiger stalking prey before it gets ready to pounce.

Feel free to post what your kids come up with!

Resources

Siberian tiger on National Geographic

Lions hunting video on National Geographic

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Word of the Week: Journey

Noun: a person, place or thing

Journey: an act or instance of traveling from one place to another

Aka, a trip.

Ex: We packed our bags and prepared for our long journey.

Parents and teachers: once your children understand what journey means, have them write their own sentences using the word. As a writing prompt, you could display the following photo.

Feel free to post what your kids come up with!

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Word of the Week: Fidgety

Adjective: a word that describes a person, place, or thing

Fidgety: inclined to fidget

Aka, something that wiggles, squirms and moves around a lot.

Ex: The boy was fidgety until his parents let him play outside. 

Parents and teachers: once your children understand what fidgety means, have them write their own sentences using the word. As a writing prompt, you could display the following photo.

Feel free to post what your kids come up with!

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Word of the Week: Orbit

Verb: an action or a state of being

Orbit: to revolve in an orbit around

Aka, to move around another object in a circle.

Ex: The earth orbits the sun.

Parents and teachers: once your children understand what orbit means, have them write their own sentences using the word. As a writing prompt, you could display the following photo.

Feel free to post what your kids come up with!

Resources

Why and how planets orbit (howstuffworks. com)  

Information about planets (National Geographic) 

More info about planets (StarChild at NASA)

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Word of the Week: Echo

Noun: a person, place or thing

Echo: the repetition of a sound caused by reflection of sound waves

Aka, the repeat noise you sometimes hear after saying something in a big space.

Example: When I said hi, I heard an echo. 

Parents and teachers: once your children understand what an echo is, have them write their own sentences using the word. As a writing prompt, you could display the above photo of a canyon.

Feel free to post what your kids come up with!

Resources

How does an echo happen? 

National Geographic lesson plan with echoes: What Animals Can Teach Scientists

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Word of the Week: Clench

Verb: an action or a state of being. 

Clench: to hold fast, or to set or close tightly

(Merriam Webster: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clench)

Example: Linus clenched the blanket and his hand.

Parents and teachers: once your children understand what clench means, have them write a sentence using it. To explore opposites, have them use the following picture as a writing prompt and talk about how the girl in the following picture is NOT clenching anything.

Feel free to post what your kids come up with!

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Word of the Day: Dainty

Adjective: a word that describes a noun (a person, place or thing). 

Dainty: marked by delicate or diminutive beauty, form, or grace

(Merriam-Webster online http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dainty) 

Aka, something that is delicate and usually small.

Example: The dainty cat licked its paw.

Parents and teachers: once your children understand what dainty means, have them write a sentence using it. As a writing prompt, you could display the following picture of a rhino and talk about how rhinos are NOT dainty.

If your kids come up with something extra hilarious, feel free to post it in the comments!

Be sure to check back each Friday for the Word of the Day from Deb.