Grade 1-2: Vocabulary Lesson for Wednesday, Week 3

This week's theme is: Cooking

Word List 3

1. blend: to mix together
2. measure: use a tool to find out the size or weight
3. texture: the feel of the material
4. mixture: a combination of ingredients

Wednesday Activities

1. Create a mind map with words that mean the opposite of your vocabulary words. If you need an example of a mind map, click on the link to see an example.
2. Click on the link to this site, lingro.com. Click on "wordlist" at the top of the page. Then click on "create new wordlist."
3. Enter your word lists from your vocabulary notebook. When finished, click on "games" at the top of the page. Then click on "flashcards" and select your list. See if you can name the definition on each word before clicking on it to see the answer.

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:

To make a cake, blend the ingredients together.
Blend the batter with an electric mixer.

Measure out the flour and sugar when baking.
The recipe said to measure one cup of milk to add to the batter.

Mix it until the texture is smooth.
The texture of the mix can be lumpy.

I bought the mixture for the cookies at the store.
I just have to add one egg to the mixture to make pancakes.

 
 

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