Grade 1-2: Vocabulary Lesson for Thursday, Week 14

This week's theme is: Parades

Word List 14

1. parade: An ordered march or walk, a procession that could have bands, floats, and people gathered in a line.
2. crowd: A group of people attending a public function; an audience.
3. attention: A soldier posture, with the body erect, eyes to the front, arms at the sides, and heels together.
4. couple: To join together or two things together.

Thursday Activities

1. Word Scrambler - Click on the link and create your own word scrambler with your vocabulary words. Type in the number of words you wish to scramble and press the "next" button. You will see a sheet that has the answers for you. Press next again and print out the page. Complete it and put it in your notebook.
2. Click on this link to go to the game.Type one of the words from the list in the empty box to complete the sentence.
3. Click this linkto go to the game. Listen to the word said. Find the letters that make up this word.

Other Help

If you need more information on your words, click on the link to use a on-line dictionary.

Use the daily activities to help you remember words that you learn each week. It is much easier to remember what the words mean if you do something with them and use them frequently in talking with your parents, family and friends.

Sample sentences:

The parade went down Main Street.
I liked the floats the best in the parade.

The big crowd of people waved at the people in the parade.
The crowd gathered on the sidewalk to see the parade.

The band stood at attention as they readied themselve to start.
The soldier was standing at attention.

A couple of the cheerleaders forgot their gloves.
The couple have three dogs and a cat.

 
 

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