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Week 01 · Scientists Notice

Tuesday

Words that describe
// Use your senses to learn
⏱ about 15 min

Tuesday: Words that describe

Raven holds up a shiny shell.

Rocket says, "It is nice!"

Nova blinks. "Can you say more?"

Rocket looks again. "It is smooth and white!"

Describe with clear words

Describe means tell what something is like.

Use words for color, shape and size.

Use words for how it feels.

SenseDescribing words
Seered, round, big, tiny
Touchsmooth, bumpy, soft, hard
Hearloud, quiet, squeaky
Smellsweet, fresh, smoky
PICK A DESCRIBING WORD
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
A rock feels like this. Which word fits?
A kitten's fur feels like this.
Which word tells about size?
WHICH SENSE?
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
"The bell is loud." Which sense?
"The flower is fresh." Which sense?
Try it
Pick up a spoon.
Say two words about it.
Is it smooth? Is it cold?
DESCRIBE IT
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Which word tells about color?
Which word tells about a sound?
Which word tells about shape?
A pillow feels like this.
SentenceTrue or false?
Describe means tell what it is like.?
Bumpy is a touch word.?
Loud is a color word.?
"It is nice" tells a lot.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEClear words help others picture it.
Draw a shell or a rock. Make it bumpy or smooth.

Word Spot: can, come, up

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Can: C-A-N.

Come: C-O-M-E.

Up: U-P.

FIND THE WORD
  • Listen to the word.
  • Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
  • Listen to the sentence.
  • Tap the missing word.
I ___ see the moon.
___ and see the fox!
The owl is ___ in the tree.

You used describing words like a scientist!

Tomorrow we explore a leaf.

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