Grade 1-2: Vocabulary Lesson for Tuesday, 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.

Tuesday Activities

1. Make Flashcards - Write the word on one side of an index card and put the definition and a sentence on the opposite side.
2. Click on this link to see the magnetic board.
3. Drag the letters to create your vocabulary words on the board.

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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