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    My Word Book

    Every word your child learns this year, with a simple meaning and an example.

    309 words

    A

    a.m.
    The hours from midnight until noon.
    I eat breakfast at 7:00 a.m.
    Math · Week 23
    absorb
    To soak up a liquid.
    A sponge can absorb water.
    Science · Week 2
    adaptation
    A body part or action that helps a living thing survive where it lives.
    A duck's webbed feet are an adaptation for swimming.
    Science · Week 30
    addend
    A number that is added to another number.
    In 4 + 5 = 9, the addends are 4 and 5.
    Math · Week 8
    adjective
    A word that describes a noun.
    In "a long tail," long is an adjective.
    ELA · Week 8
    adult
    A living thing that is fully grown.
    An adult frog can live on land.
    Science · Week 31
    adverb
    A word that tells how, when or where something happens.
    In "the owl flew quietly," quietly is an adverb.
    ELA · Week 22
    agreement
    A promise that two groups make to each other.
    The two groups made an agreement to trade.
    Social Studies · Week 22
    amphibian
    An animal with smooth, wet skin, like a frog.
    A frog is an amphibian that starts life in water.
    Science · Week 26
    analog
    A clock with an hour hand and a minute hand.
    The analog clock shows 6:30.
    Math · Week 23
    angle
    The corner made where two sides of a shape meet.
    A triangle has 3 sides and 3 angles.
    Math · Week 35
    array
    Objects set out in equal rows and equal columns.
    An array of 3 rows of 4 shows 4 + 4 + 4 = 12.
    Math · Week 18
    arrow
    A line with a point that shows where to look.
    The arrow points to the roots.
    Science · Week 15
    attribute
    A feature of a shape, such as how many sides or angles it has.
    One attribute of a triangle is that it has 3 sides.
    Math · Week 27
    audience
    The people who watch and listen.
    The audience clapped after my talk.
    Science · Week 35
    audio
    Sound that is recorded so people can listen to it.
    I made an audio recording of my poem.
    ELA · Week 35
    author
    The person who writes a book or story.
    The author's name is on the cover.
    ELA · Week 9
    author's purpose
    The reason an author writes, such as to teach, entertain or persuade.
    The author's purpose was to teach how bees make honey.
    ELA · Week 10

    B

    ballot
    A paper or form used to vote.
    She marked her choice on the ballot.
    Social Studies · Week 16
    bar graph
    A graph that uses bars of different lengths to show data.
    The tallest bar on the bar graph shows the favorite pet.
    Math · Week 26
    bar model
    A drawing of bars that shows the parts and the whole in a problem.
    My bar model showed 29 and 16 as two parts.
    Math · Week 7
    barter
    To trade goods or services without using money.
    Long ago, people would barter corn for cloth.
    Social Studies · Week 30
    base ten
    Our number system, where 10 of one place make 1 of the next place.
    Base ten blocks show ones, tens and hundreds.
    Math · Week 9
    biodiversity
    The many different kinds of living things in a place.
    A coral reef has great biodiversity.
    Science · Week 25
    body of water
    A large area of water, like an ocean, lake or river.
    A lake is a body of water with land all around it.
    Social Studies · Week 9
    brave
    Willing to do something hard or scary.
    Ruby Bridges was brave when she walked into her new school.
    Social Studies · Week 20
    bridge
    Something built over water or a road so people can cross.
    We walked over the bridge.
    Science · Week 17
    budget
    A plan for how to spend and save money.
    My budget for the snack was 50 cents.
    Social Studies · Week 31
    build on
    To add your own idea to what someone else just said.
    I want to build on what Sam said about owls.
    ELA · Week 26
    bundle
    A group tied together, like 10 ones bundled to make 1 ten.
    I put a rubber band around a bundle of 10 sticks.
    Math · Week 2
    bury
    To put something in the ground and cover it.
    Squirrels bury acorns to eat later.
    Science · Week 27

    C

    capital
    The city where a state or country's government meets.
    Washington, D.C., is the capital of the United States.
    Social Studies · Week 14
    caption
    Words next to a picture that tell about it.
    The caption says worker ants carry a leaf home.
    ELA · Week 9
    celebrate
    To do something special for an important day.
    We celebrate birthdays with a song.
    Social Studies · Week 17
    celebration
    A happy time to enjoy and honor something special.
    Our math celebration was a picnic plan.
    Math · Week 36
    centimeter
    A small unit of length. 100 centimeters make 1 meter.
    The paper clip is 3 centimeters long.
    Math · Week 19
    central message
    The big lesson or idea a story teaches.
    The central message is that small friends can help in big ways.
    ELA · Week 4
    character
    A person or animal in a story.
    Owl is the main character in the story.
    ELA · Week 1
    citizen
    A member of a community or country.
    A good citizen helps keep the park clean.
    Social Studies · Week 4
    coin
    A piece of metal money, like a penny, nickel, dime or quarter.
    I have one coin in my pocket: a dime.
    Math · Week 24
    collaborate
    To work together with others to reach a goal.
    We collaborate to write a story as a team.
    ELA · Week 33
    collective noun
    A noun that names a group, like a flock of birds.
    A team is a collective noun.
    ELA · Week 21
    column
    A line of things going up and down.
    Each column in the array has 3 dots.
    Math · Week 4
    community
    A group of people who live, work and play in the same place.
    Our community has a library and a park.
    Social Studies · Week 1
    compare
    To look at how things are alike and different, or which is more.
    Compare 352 and 328: 352 is greater.
    Math · Week 14
    compass rose
    A drawing on a map that shows north, south, east and west.
    The compass rose shows north is at the top.
    Social Studies · Week 7
    compound word
    A word made by joining two smaller words.
    Starfish is a compound word: star + fish.
    ELA · Week 10
    comprehension
    Understanding what you read or hear.
    I answered questions to check my comprehension.
    ELA · Week 31
    connection
    A way two ideas, events or steps are linked.
    I made a connection between the rain and the flood.
    ELA · Week 12
    consequence
    What happens because of an action.
    The consequence of not watering the plant is that it dries up.
    Social Studies · Week 2
    consumer
    A person who buys or uses goods and services.
    I am a consumer when I buy a book.
    Social Studies · Week 27
    continent
    One of the seven largest areas of land on Earth.
    Africa is a continent.
    Social Studies · Week 8
    contraction
    Two words made into one short word with an apostrophe.
    Can't is a contraction of can not.
    ELA · Week 14
    conversation
    A talk between two or more people who take turns.
    We had a conversation about our favorite books.
    ELA · Week 25
    coral reef
    A place in warm ocean water built by tiny animals called corals.
    Bright fish swim around the coral reef.
    Science · Week 25
    country
    A land with its own people and government.
    Canada is a country north of the United States.
    Social Studies · Week 2
    criteria
    The things a solution must do to be a success.
    Our criteria: the boat must float and hold 10 pennies.
    Science · Week 14
    crops
    Plants that farmers grow for food.
    Corn and wheat are crops.
    Social Studies · Week 12
    cube
    A solid shape with 6 square faces that are all the same size.
    A cube has 6 faces, 12 edges and 8 vertices.
    Math · Week 27
    culture
    The way a group of people lives.
    Food, music and language are parts of a culture.
    Social Studies · Week 32

    D

    data
    Facts or numbers you collect to learn about something.
    We collected data about our favorite fruits.
    Math · Week 25
    decode
    To sound out letters to read a word.
    I can decode the word rainbow: rain-bow.
    ELA · Week 31
    decompose
    To break a number or shape into smaller parts.
    I can decompose 10 into 5 + 5.
    Math · Week 17
    depend
    To need something or someone.
    Bees depend on flowers for food.
    Science · Week 10
    desert
    A place that gets very little rain.
    A cactus can live in the desert.
    Science · Week 9
    design
    To plan how to make something.
    We will design a boat that floats.
    Science · Week 8
    design process
    The steps to solve a problem: ask, imagine, plan, build, test, improve, share.
    We used the design process to build a bird feeder.
    Science · Week 18
    difference
    The answer when you subtract one number from another.
    The difference between 10 and 4 is 6.
    Math · Week 20
    digit
    One of the ten number symbols, 0 through 9.
    The number 526 has three digits.
    Math · Week 1
    digital
    A clock that shows the time with numbers only.
    The digital clock says 3:45.
    Math · Week 23
    dime
    A coin worth 10 cents.
    A dime is small, but it is worth more than a nickel.
    Math · Week 4
    dollar
    Money worth 100 cents, written $1.00.
    Four quarters make one dollar.
    Math · Week 24
    doubles
    A fact that adds a number to itself, like 6 + 6.
    7 + 8 is one more than the doubles fact 7 + 7.
    Math · Week 15

    E

    edge
    A line where two faces of a solid shape meet.
    A cube has 12 edges.
    Math · Week 27
    election
    A time when people vote to choose leaders.
    The town has an election every year.
    Social Studies · Week 16
    energy
    What living things need to move, grow and live.
    Food gives animals energy.
    Science · Week 29
    engine
    A machine that makes something move.
    The train's engine pulled the cars.
    Social Studies · Week 24
    engineer
    A person who designs things to solve problems.
    An engineer designed the bridge.
    Science · Week 13
    equal
    The same amount or value. The sign = means is equal to.
    3 + 4 = 7, so 3 + 4 is equal to 7.
    Math · Week 6
    equal addends
    Two numbers that are the same and add up to a sum, like 4 + 4.
    8 is even because 4 + 4 = 8 uses equal addends.
    Math · Week 17
    equal share
    One of the same-size parts you get when a whole is split fairly.
    Four friends each got an equal share of the pie.
    Math · Week 29
    equation
    A number sentence with an equal sign, like 8 + 5 = 13.
    I wrote the equation 50 - 18 = 32.
    Math · Week 7
    erosion
    Moving bits of rock and soil to a new place.
    Rain caused erosion on the bare hill.
    Science · Week 20
    estimate
    A careful guess about how many or how much.
    I estimate the shoe is 8 inches long. Then I measure.
    Math · Week 20
    evaporation
    When liquid water slowly turns into a gas you cannot see.
    Evaporation dried up the puddle on a warm day.
    Science · Week 19
    even
    A number that can be split into two equal groups, with none left over.
    8 is even: 4 + 4 = 8.
    Math · Week 17
    evidence
    Facts or details that show something is true.
    I used evidence from the book to answer.
    ELA · Week 5
    expand
    To write a number as the sum of its hundreds, tens and ones.
    If I expand 458, I get 400 + 50 + 8.
    Math · Week 3
    expanded form
    A way to write a number as the sum of each place's value.
    The expanded form of 362 is 300 + 60 + 2.
    Math · Week 1
    experiment
    A test done to find out how something works or answer a question.
    Our experiment showed seeds need water to sprout.
    Science · Week 20
    explain
    To tell how or why, so others can understand.
    I can explain why my answer makes sense.
    Math · Week 11

    F

    fable
    A short story, often with animals, that teaches a lesson.
    In the fable, the slow turtle wins the race.
    ELA · Week 18
    face
    A flat surface of a solid shape.
    A cube has 6 faces.
    Math · Week 27
    fact
    Something that is true and can be checked.
    It is a fact that a spider has 8 legs.
    ELA · Week 8
    fair
    Treating everyone the same way.
    Taking turns is fair.
    Social Studies · Week 2
    fair test
    A test where only one thing is changed.
    In a fair test, every plant gets the same water.
    Science · Week 5
    ferry
    A boat that carries people and cars across water.
    We rode the ferry to the island.
    Science · Week 17
    firm
    Solid and not runny.
    The gelatin was firm after it cooled.
    Science · Week 3
    fluency
    Doing something quickly, correctly and smoothly, like reading or adding facts.
    Practice helps me build fluency with my facts.
    Math · Week 7
    folktale
    An old story that people told aloud and passed down over time.
    My grandma told me a folktale about a clever rabbit.
    ELA · Week 18
    food chain
    A picture or list that shows who eats what.
    In this food chain, grass is eaten by a rabbit.
    Science · Week 29
    food web
    All the food chains in one place, drawn together.
    Our food web shows the owl eats mice and snakes.
    Science · Week 29
    foot
    A unit of length equal to 12 inches. More than one are feet.
    A ruler that is 12 inches long is 1 foot long.
    Math · Week 14
    forecast
    A guess about what the weather will be, based on patterns.
    The forecast says it will rain tomorrow.
    Science · Week 23
    fourth
    One of four equal parts of a whole. It is also called a quarter.
    I cut the cake into fourths for four people.
    Math · Week 29
    freedom
    Being free to make your own choices.
    The Liberty Bell is a symbol of freedom.
    Social Studies · Week 15
    freeze
    To change from a liquid to a solid when cooled.
    Water will freeze in the freezer.
    Science · Week 3
    fresh water
    Water that is not salty.
    Most lakes and rivers have fresh water.
    Science · Week 19
    friendly number
    A number that is easy to work with, like 10, 50 or 60.
    59 is close to the friendly number 60.
    Math · Week 7
    fruit
    The part of a plant that grows around the seeds.
    An apple is a fruit with seeds inside.
    Science · Week 11
    fungi
    Living things like mushrooms that break down dead plants and animals.
    Fungi grew on the old log.
    Science · Week 27

    G

    gills
    Body parts that let an animal breathe under water.
    Fish breathe with gills.
    Science · Week 26
    glacier
    A huge sheet of ice that moves very slowly over land.
    A glacier can carry big rocks as it moves.
    Science · Week 19
    globe
    A round model of Earth.
    I found my continent on the globe.
    Social Studies · Week 7
    glossary
    A list of words and their meanings at the back of a book.
    I looked up prey in the glossary.
    ELA · Week 9
    goal
    Something you want to get or do.
    My goal is to save $5.00 for a kite.
    Social Studies · Week 28
    goods
    Things people make or grow to use or sell.
    Apples and shoes are goods.
    Social Studies · Week 26
    government
    A group of people who make laws and take care of a place.
    The town government fixes the roads.
    Social Studies · Week 13
    governor
    The leader of a state.
    Each state has a governor.
    Social Studies · Week 14
    graph
    A drawing that shows numbers or results so they are easy to compare.
    Our graph shows which fruit got the most votes.
    Math · Week 26
    greater than
    More than. The sign > means greater than.
    542 > 524, so 542 is greater than 524.
    Math · Week 1
    grocery store
    A store that sells food and things for the home.
    We buy milk at the grocery store.
    Social Studies · Week 26
    group
    A set of things that go together.
    I made a group of 10 beans.
    Math · Week 8

    H

    habitat
    The place where a plant or animal lives.
    A pond is a habitat for frogs.
    Science · Week 9
    half
    One of two equal parts of a whole.
    I cut my sandwich in half, and we each got one half.
    Math · Week 29
    heading
    A title at the top of a section that tells what it is about.
    The heading "What Owls Eat" told me where to look.
    ELA · Week 9
    heat
    Warmth that can change things.
    Heat from the stove melts the butter.
    Science · Week 3
    hexagon
    A flat shape with 6 sides and 6 angles.
    Each cell in a honeycomb is shaped like a hexagon.
    Math · Week 27
    holiday
    A special day when people remember or celebrate something.
    Independence Day is a holiday in July.
    Social Studies · Week 17
    honor
    To show respect for someone.
    Veterans Day honors people who served.
    Social Studies · Week 17
    hour hand
    The short hand on a clock. It shows the hour.
    The hour hand points to 3.
    Math · Week 23
    hundred
    Ten tens, or 100 ones.
    I bundled 10 tens to make one hundred.
    Math · Week 1
    hundreds
    Groups of 100.
    In 345, the 3 means 3 hundreds.
    Math · Week 1

    I

    illustration
    A picture that helps tell a story or explain an idea.
    The illustration shows the fox running into the field.
    ELA · Week 5
    inch
    A small unit of length. 12 inches make 1 foot.
    My eraser is 2 inches long.
    Math · Week 19
    independence
    Being free to make your own choices and rules.
    On July 4, the United States celebrates its independence.
    Social Studies · Week 17
    index
    An ABC list at the back of a book that tells where to find topics.
    The index says nests are on page 12.
    ELA · Week 9
    insect
    A small animal with six legs and three body parts.
    An ant is an insect.
    Science · Week 26
    integrate
    To put ideas from words and pictures together.
    I integrate the diagram and the text to understand the plant.
    ELA · Week 11
    invent
    To make something new that was never made before.
    People invented the wheel long ago.
    Social Studies · Week 24
    inventor
    A person who makes something new that was never made before.
    The inventor made a new kind of plow.
    Social Studies · Week 20
    irreversible
    A change that cannot be undone.
    Baking a cake is irreversible.
    Science · Week 4
    island
    Land with water all around it.
    We took a boat to the island.
    Science · Week 19

    J

    jump
    A move along a number line to add or subtract.
    I made a jump of 10 from 42 to 52.
    Math · Week 7

    K

    key word
    An important word that helps you understand a text.
    Predator is a key word in the shark book.
    ELA · Week 15

    L

    label
    A word that names a part of a drawing.
    I added a label to each part of the flower.
    Science · Week 15
    landform
    A natural shape of the land, like a mountain, hill, valley or plain.
    A mountain is a tall landform.
    Social Studies · Week 9
    language
    The words people use to speak and write.
    My friend speaks two languages.
    Social Studies · Week 21
    law
    A rule that everyone in a town, state or country must follow.
    It is a law to stop at a red light.
    Social Studies · Week 1
    length
    How long something is from one end to the other.
    The length of my pencil is 7 inches.
    Math · Week 19
    less
    A smaller amount.
    10 less than 45 is 35.
    Math · Week 10
    less than
    Smaller than. The sign < means less than.
    509 < 590, so 509 is less than 590.
    Math · Week 2
    lesson
    What a story teaches you about how to act.
    The lesson of the fable is to be patient.
    ELA · Week 24
    life cycle
    The way a living thing is born, grows and changes.
    A frog's life cycle goes egg, tadpole, froglet, frog.
    Science · Week 31
    line plot
    A number line with an X above it for each piece of data.
    My line plot has three Xs above 5 inches.
    Math · Week 25
    linking word
    A word like because, and or also that joins ideas.
    I like dogs because they are friendly.
    ELA · Week 12
    liquid
    Matter that takes the shape of its container.
    Milk is a liquid.
    Science · Week 1
    living thing
    Something that grows and needs food, water and air.
    A tree is a living thing, but a rock is not.
    Science · Week 7

    M

    main topic
    What a whole text is mostly about.
    The main topic of the book is how ants live.
    ELA · Week 8
    make a ten
    An adding strategy: move some from one number to make a 10 first.
    9 + 5 = 10 + 4 = 14.
    Math · Week 7
    mammal
    An animal with hair or fur that feeds its babies milk.
    A bear is a mammal.
    Science · Week 26
    map
    A flat drawing of a place, seen from above.
    The map shows the park and the school.
    Social Studies · Week 7
    map key
    The part of a map that tells what its colors and symbols mean.
    The map key shows that a blue line is a river.
    Social Studies · Week 7
    material
    What something is made of.
    Wood is a good material for a table.
    Science · Week 1
    matter
    Anything that takes up space and has mass.
    Water, air and rocks are all matter.
    Science · Week 1
    mayor
    The leader of a town or city.
    The mayor opened the new park.
    Social Studies · Week 13
    meadow
    A field of grass and wildflowers.
    Butterflies fly over the meadow.
    Science · Week 29
    melt
    To change from a solid to a liquid when heated.
    The ice cream will melt in the sun.
    Science · Week 3
    mental math
    Solving a problem in your head, without writing it down.
    I used mental math to find 10 more than 523.
    Math · Week 10
    minute
    A short unit of time. 60 minutes make 1 hour.
    I brushed my teeth for 2 minutes.
    Math · Week 23
    minute hand
    The long hand on a clock. It shows the minutes.
    When the minute hand points to 6, it is half past the hour.
    Math · Week 23
    model
    Something that shows how a thing looks or works, like blocks for a number.
    I used blocks to make a model of 234.
    Math · Week 3
    money
    Coins and bills that people use to buy things.
    I counted my money: 1 quarter and 2 dimes make 45 cents.
    Math · Week 34
    moral
    The lesson a fable teaches.
    The moral is: slow and steady wins the race.
    ELA · Week 18
    more
    A bigger amount.
    10 more than 45 is 55.
    Math · Week 10
    multi-step
    A problem that takes more than one step to solve.
    This multi-step problem has an add step and a subtract step.
    Math · Week 31

    N

    narrative
    A story that tells about events, real or made-up.
    My narrative tells about my first day at the lake.
    ELA · Week 1
    nation
    A group of people with their own land, leaders and ways of life.
    The Cherokee Nation has its own government.
    Social Studies · Week 21
    natural resource
    Something from nature that people use.
    Water and trees are natural resources.
    Social Studies · Week 11
    nectar
    A sweet liquid inside flowers.
    Hummingbirds drink nectar.
    Science · Week 11
    needs
    Things you must have to live and stay healthy.
    Food, water and shelter are needs.
    Social Studies · Week 25
    neighbor
    A person who lives near you.
    Our neighbor helps us rake leaves.
    Social Studies · Week 4
    nickel
    A coin worth 5 cents.
    Two nickels are worth 10 cents.
    Math · Week 4
    nonfiction
    Writing that gives true facts about real things.
    A book about real sharks is nonfiction.
    ELA · Week 7
    number line
    A line with numbers in order, spaced at equal distances.
    I hopped from 16 to 23 on the number line.
    Math · Week 7
    nutrients
    Things in the soil that help a plant grow.
    Plants get nutrients from the soil.
    Science · Week 7

    O

    observe
    To watch closely and notice.
    I observe the ant carrying a crumb.
    Science · Week 1
    ocean
    A very large body of salt water.
    The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean.
    Social Studies · Week 8
    odd
    A number that cannot be split into two equal groups. One is left over.
    7 is odd: 3 + 3 + 1.
    Math · Week 17
    ones
    Single units. In 347, the 7 is in the ones place.
    347 has 7 ones.
    Math · Week 1
    operation
    A math action, like adding or subtracting.
    Adding and subtracting are opposite operations.
    Math · Week 9
    opinion
    What someone thinks or feels about something.
    My opinion is that fall is the best season.
    ELA · Week 4

    P

    p.m.
    The hours from noon until midnight.
    I go to bed at 8:00 p.m.
    Math · Week 23
    pair
    Two things that go together.
    I matched the beans in pairs. None was left, so 10 is even.
    Math · Week 17
    partition
    To split a shape or an amount into parts.
    I partitioned the rectangle into 2 rows and 3 columns of squares.
    Math · Week 28
    patience
    Waiting calmly for something.
    Saving money takes patience.
    Social Studies · Week 28
    pattern
    Something that repeats or changes the same way again and again.
    The pattern 5, 10, 15, 20 grows by 5 each time.
    Math · Week 4
    penny
    A coin worth 1 cent.
    Five pennies are worth 5 cents.
    Math · Week 24
    pentagon
    A flat shape with 5 sides and 5 angles.
    I drew a pentagon that looks like a little house.
    Math · Week 27
    performance
    Reading, singing or acting in front of an audience.
    Our class gave a performance of the play.
    ELA · Week 36
    picture graph
    A graph that uses pictures to show data.
    Each smiley face on the picture graph stands for one vote.
    Math · Week 26
    place value
    The value a digit has because of its place in a number.
    In 526, the 5 is worth 500 because of its place.
    Math · Week 1
    planet
    A large body in space, like Earth, that moves around the sun.
    We live on the planet Earth.
    Social Studies · Week 8
    plural
    More than one.
    Dogs is the plural of dog. Mice is the plural of mouse.
    ELA · Week 21
    point of view
    How a character sees and feels about what happens.
    The two characters had different points of view about the rain.
    ELA · Week 6
    pollen
    A yellow powder in flowers that helps plants make seeds.
    The bee's legs were covered in pollen.
    Science · Week 11
    pollinator
    An animal, like a bee, that carries pollen from flower to flower.
    A butterfly is a pollinator.
    Science · Week 11
    portfolio
    A folder that holds your best work.
    I put my best graph in my portfolio.
    Math · Week 36
    predator
    An animal that hunts other animals for food.
    A shark is a predator.
    Science · Week 15
    prediction
    What you think will happen.
    My prediction is that the ice will melt in an hour.
    Science · Week 2
    prefix
    A word part added to the beginning of a word.
    The prefix un- in unhappy means not.
    ELA · Week 5
    present
    To show and tell your work to others.
    I will present my poster to my family.
    ELA · Week 16
    prey
    An animal that is hunted for food.
    Mice are prey for owls.
    Science · Week 9
    producer
    A person who makes a good or does a service.
    The baker is a producer of bread.
    Social Studies · Week 27
    property
    Something you can observe about an object, like its color or texture.
    One property of a rock is that it is hard.
    Science · Week 1
    protect
    To keep safe.
    A helmet protects your head.
    Social Studies · Week 6
    publish
    To make a final, neat copy of your writing to share.
    We published our books and read them to our families.
    ELA · Week 12
    purpose
    The reason something is done or made.
    The purpose of this book is to teach about frogs.
    ELA · Week 28

    Q

    quadrilateral
    A closed flat shape with 4 straight sides and 4 angles.
    A square and a rectangle are both quadrilaterals.
    Math · Week 27
    quarter
    A coin worth 25 cents.
    Four quarters make 1 dollar.
    Math · Week 24
    question
    A sentence that asks something. It ends with a question mark.
    Where do owls sleep?
    ELA · Week 7

    R

    rain forest
    A warm place with tall trees that gets rain almost every day.
    Many kinds of monkeys live in the rain forest.
    Science · Week 9
    reason
    Why someone thinks or does something.
    One reason I like fall is the colorful leaves.
    ELA · Week 16
    reasoning
    The reasons someone gives to show why an idea is true.
    The author's reasoning was that bees help plants grow.
    ELA · Week 34
    recycle
    To make something used into something new.
    We recycle paper and cans.
    Social Studies · Week 12
    reflexive
    A reflexive pronoun ends in -self or -selves, like myself or ourselves.
    I made the card myself.
    ELA · Week 22
    regroup
    To trade 10 ones for 1 ten, 10 tens for 1 hundred, or back.
    I regrouped 12 ones as 1 ten and 2 ones.
    Math · Week 7
    repeated addition
    Adding the same number again and again.
    3 rows of 4 is the repeated addition 4 + 4 + 4 = 12.
    Math · Week 18
    reptile
    An animal with dry, scaly skin, like a snake or a turtle.
    A lizard is a reptile.
    Science · Week 26
    research
    To look for facts to learn about a topic.
    I did research on owls in two books.
    ELA · Week 10
    response
    What a character does or says when something happens.
    His response to the storm was to hide under the bed.
    ELA · Week 24
    responsibility
    Something you should do.
    It is my responsibility to put away my toys.
    Social Studies · Week 1
    responsible
    Doing your jobs without being asked.
    I am responsible when I feed my dog every day.
    Social Studies · Week 4
    results
    What you found out from a test.
    Our results showed the plant in the sun grew tallest.
    Science · Week 2
    retell
    To tell a story again in your own words, in order.
    I can retell the story on five fingers.
    ELA · Week 1
    reversible
    A change that can be undone.
    Melting ice is reversible, because the water can freeze again.
    Science · Week 4
    review
    To look back at what you learned and practice it again.
    We review place value before the unit test.
    Math · Week 12
    revise
    To change your writing to make it better.
    I revised my story by adding feeling words.
    ELA · Week 12
    rhythm
    The beat you hear when you read a poem or song aloud.
    I clapped the rhythm of the poem.
    ELA · Week 13
    right
    Something every person should be free to do or have.
    Every child has the right to learn.
    Social Studies · Week 6
    river
    Water that flows across the land.
    The river flows down to the sea.
    Science · Week 19
    role
    A job or part a person has in a group.
    My role was to keep time for the group.
    ELA · Week 25
    roots
    The plant parts that take in water and nutrients from the soil.
    The roots hold the plant in the ground.
    Science · Week 7
    row
    A line of things going across, from left to right.
    The egg carton has 2 rows of 6 eggs.
    Math · Week 18
    rule
    A guide for what to do at home, at school or in a game.
    Our class rule is to raise your hand to talk.
    Social Studies · Week 1
    ruler
    A straight tool with marks, used to measure length.
    I lined up the end of my ruler with the end of the book.
    Math · Week 19
    rural
    In the country, with homes far apart.
    My cousin lives on a farm in a rural area.
    Social Studies · Week 10

    S

    save
    To keep money to use later.
    I save a quarter each week for a book.
    Social Studies · Week 28
    scarcity
    Not having enough of something to have everything we want.
    Because of scarcity, I had to choose one snack.
    Social Studies · Week 29
    seed
    The part of a plant that can grow into a new plant.
    I planted a bean seed in a cup.
    Science · Week 7
    self-correct
    To notice your own mistake and fix it.
    I read "horse," then I self-corrected to "house."
    ELA · Week 20
    sequence
    The order in which things happen.
    First, next and last tell the sequence.
    ELA · Week 3
    service
    Work that one person does for another.
    Cutting hair is a service.
    Social Studies · Week 13
    setting
    Where and when a story happens.
    The setting is a farm on a snowy night.
    ELA · Week 1
    settler
    A person who moves to a new place to live.
    The settlers built small wooden houses.
    Social Studies · Week 22
    shades of meaning
    Words that mean almost the same thing but are a little different.
    Warm, hot and boiling are shades of meaning.
    ELA · Week 30
    shape
    The outline or form of something, like a circle or a square.
    A hexagon is a shape with 6 sides.
    Math · Week 30
    share
    To tell or give something to others.
    I share my ideas with the group.
    Social Studies · Week 6
    shelter
    A place that keeps an animal safe.
    A hollow log is a shelter for a mouse.
    Science · Week 9
    showcase
    An event where you show your best work to others.
    At the showcase, I read my story aloud.
    ELA · Week 35
    sketch
    A quick drawing that shows an idea.
    I made a sketch of my bird feeder.
    Science · Week 11
    skip count
    To count by the same number each time, like 5, 10, 15, 20.
    I can skip count by 10s: 10, 20, 30, 40.
    Math · Week 4
    soil
    The top layer of the ground, where plants grow.
    The farmer planted seeds in the soil.
    Social Studies · Week 11
    solid
    Matter that keeps its own shape.
    An ice cube is a solid.
    Science · Week 1
    solution
    A way to solve a problem.
    A bridge is one solution for crossing a river.
    Science · Week 14
    source
    A book, website or person where you find information.
    I wrote the source under my facts.
    ELA · Week 10
    spend
    To use money to buy something.
    I will spend 50 cents on a pencil.
    Social Studies · Week 28
    sprout
    To start to grow. A seed sprouts when a tiny plant pushes out.
    My bean seed began to sprout after four days.
    Science · Week 7
    stem
    The part that holds the plant up and carries water to the leaves.
    The flower stem was long and green.
    Science · Week 7
    strategy
    A plan or a way to solve a problem.
    Making a ten is my favorite strategy.
    Math · Week 7
    structure
    How a story or text is built, like a beginning, middle and end.
    The story structure has a beginning, a middle and an end.
    ELA · Week 3
    suburban
    In a neighborhood near a city.
    We live in a suburban town with big yards.
    Social Studies · Week 10
    suffix
    A word part added to the end of a word.
    The suffix -ful in hopeful means full of.
    ELA · Week 17
    sum
    The answer when you add numbers.
    The sum of 6 and 7 is 13.
    Math · Week 12
    syllable
    A word part with one vowel sound.
    Rabbit has two syllables: rab-bit.
    ELA · Week 3
    symbol
    A small picture or mark that stands for something.
    On the map, a tree symbol stands for a park.
    Social Studies · Week 7

    T

    table of contents
    A list at the front of a book of its parts and page numbers.
    The table of contents shows owls start on page 4.
    ELA · Week 9
    tadpole
    A young frog that lives in water and has a tail.
    The tadpole grew legs.
    Science · Week 31
    take away
    To subtract, or remove some from a group.
    Take away 25 from 61 and 36 are left.
    Math · Week 7
    tally mark
    A short line you draw to count one thing.
    Five tally marks are drawn as four lines with one line across.
    Math · Week 6
    tens
    Groups of ten. In 347, the 4 means 4 tens, or 40.
    5 tens is the same as 50.
    Math · Week 1
    test
    A way to find out something by trying it.
    We did a test to see which towel soaks up the most water.
    Science · Week 5
    testable
    Able to be answered by doing a test.
    "Which paper towel soaks up more water?" is testable.
    Science · Week 33
    texture
    How something feels when you touch it, like rough or smooth.
    Sandpaper has a rough texture.
    Science · Week 1
    third
    One of three equal parts of a whole.
    We shared the pizza, so each of us got one third.
    Math · Week 29
    time
    How long something takes, or what hour and minute it is.
    The time is 4:15, so it is after 4 o'clock.
    Math · Week 34
    timeline
    A line that shows events in the order they happened.
    My timeline starts with the year I was born.
    Social Studies · Week 19
    topic
    What a text or talk is about.
    The topic of my report is sea turtles.
    ELA · Week 32
    topic sentence
    The sentence that tells what a paragraph is about.
    My topic sentence is: Dogs make great pets.
    ELA · Week 7
    trade
    To give one thing and get another thing back.
    I will trade my apple for your orange.
    Social Studies · Week 29
    tradition
    A way of doing something that is passed down over time.
    Our family tradition is a pancake breakfast on birthdays.
    Social Studies · Week 22
    travel
    To go from one place to another.
    We travel to school by bus.
    Social Studies · Week 9
    two-step
    A problem you solve in two steps, like adding and then subtracting.
    This two-step problem needs a subtract step and an add step.
    Math · Week 12

    U

    urban
    In or like a city.
    An urban area has many tall buildings.
    Social Studies · Week 10

    V

    valley
    Low land between hills or mountains.
    The farm is in a green valley.
    Science · Week 19
    Venn diagram
    Two circles that overlap, used to show how things are alike and different.
    I put what both stories share in the middle of the Venn diagram.
    ELA · Week 14
    version
    One telling of a story that may be a little different from another.
    In this version of the story, the wolf is kind.
    ELA · Week 14
    vertex
    A corner point where two sides or edges meet. More than one are vertices.
    A triangle has 3 vertices.
    Math · Week 27
    veteran
    A person who has served in the military.
    My neighbor is a veteran.
    Social Studies · Week 17
    vote
    To make a choice that is counted with other people's choices.
    We will vote on a name for the class fish.
    Social Studies · Week 4
    vowel team
    Two letters together that make one vowel sound, like ai in rain.
    In boat, oa is a vowel team.
    ELA · Week 2

    W

    wagon
    A cart with four wheels, often pulled by animals.
    Long ago, horses pulled wagons on dirt roads.
    Social Studies · Week 23
    wants
    Things that are nice to have but you can live without.
    A new toy is one of my wants.
    Social Studies · Week 25
    weather
    What the air outside is like at a certain time and place.
    The weather today is windy and cool.
    Science · Week 23
    weathering
    Breaking rock into smaller pieces.
    Wind and water cause weathering of rocks.
    Science · Week 20
    wind
    Moving air.
    The wind blew my hat off.
    Science · Week 10
    word form
    A way to write a number using words.
    The word form of 146 is one hundred forty-six.
    Math · Week 5
    word problem
    A math story that asks a question you solve with numbers.
    The word problem asked how many shells Kim has now.
    Math · Week 7

    Y

    yardstick
    A measuring stick that is 1 yard, or 3 feet, or 36 inches long.
    The rug is longer than a yardstick.
    Math · Week 19