Grade 3-4: Vocabulary Lesson for Friday, Week 5

This week's theme is: Solving Problems

Word List 5

1. solution: the answer to a problem
2. method: a way of doing things
3. diagram: a drawing to explain things using a picture or chart
4. observe: to watch very closely
5. explore: to look at new things and learn about them.

Friday Activities

1. Log into the Read the Words website using this link.
2. Type in your story or type in a sentence using each word.
3. Click on the green button that says "Read" to listen to your story.

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:

My math teacher said the solution was easy.
The solution to the problem was easy after the teacher explained how to do it.

This is the method for adding a series of numbers.
There are many methods used to divide numbers.

I needed a diagram to help me understand the problem.
We came up with our own problem and also made a diagram to go with it.

I have a hard time doing things if I am being observed.
A baby learns by observing the world around her.

The boy had fun exploring the cave.
My teacher told me to explore many methods until I found one I liked.

 
 

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