Ice skate

When you wear ice

skates, you can glide

across ice.

judo

Judo is one of the martial

arts.

jump jump rope

When you jump, you go up and There are a lot of different Karate is one of the martial arts.

down. ways to jump rope.

martial arts

medal

include Aikido, Judo, A medal is an award that

you can wear.

Do, and other sports.

mitt

A baseball mitt is a glove used to

catch balls.

move

When you move, you are

not still.

Olympics

The Olympic Games began

over 2700 years ago in ancient

Greece.

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archery

shoot an arrow

(using a bow),

aiming at a

basketball

Baseball is team game baseball bat

that is played with a ball You hit a baseball

with a baseball bat. for throwing a ball into

game

A dartboard is the Exercise is very good for with an odd-shaped People enjoy playing

games.

golf

karate

The martial arts

Karate, Tae Kwon

play racket

When you play, A racket is used to

you are having hit a ball or

fun. shuttlecock in

sports like tennis

and badminton.

ride

When you take a ride,

you travel on something

else, like a bicycle, a

run

Running is faster

than walking.

roller skate

When you wear roller

skates, you can roll

along the ground.

horse, or other means of

transportation.

ski

When you ski,

you glide over

snow or water.

soccer ball

A soccer ball is

made up of

pentagons and

hexagons.

sports

Playing sports is fun and

good exercise.

stadium

A stadium is a

large building in

which sports events

are held.

swim

When you swim, you

move around in the

water.

team

A team is a tee

group of people A tee holds a ball

that work in postion so you

together can hit it.

towards a goal.

tennis

Tennis is a sport in

which a ball is hit over a

net with a racket.

tennis racket

A racket is used to

hit a ball or

shuttlecock in

sports like tennis

and badminton.

throw

When you throw

something, you use

your arm to send it

through the air.

Storytime Words

act

When you act,

you do something

or perform a role.

actor

An actor is someone who

performs a role in a play or

a movie.

angel

An angel

embodies

goodness.

costume

People wear

costumes to

pretend they are

someone or

castle

A castle is a huge, fancy

building where a king or

queen lives.

something else.

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Once

upon a

time...

crown

A crown is a dragon

fancy hat worn by A dragon is a big, scary,

folk tales ghost

Folk tales are Ghosts are make-believe.

kings and queens.

fire-breathing, make-

believe beast.

emperor

An emperor is an

unelected ruler of

a country.

stories that are

passed on from

generation to

generation.

Boo!

king

A king is a

hereditary ruler of

a country.

leprechaun

A leprechaun is a make-

believe tiny person from

Ireland who searches for

mermaid

A mermaid is a

make-believe

creature who is

half woman, half

fish.

monster

Monsters are mummy

scary and make- A mummy is a preserved

believe. dead body.

the pot of gold at the end

of the rainbow.

ogre

Ogres are ugly,

scary and make-

believe.

palace

A palace is a huge house

where a king or queen

lives.

Once upon a

time...

pirate

Pirates robbed

ships on the high son of a king or

seas.

Once

upon a

princess

A princess is the

daughter of a king or

queen.

queen

A queen is a

hereditary ruler of

a country.

story sword

A story tells you about an A long time ago,

soldiers fought

with swords.

time...

tale

A tale is a story.

treasure chest

A treasure chest is a

lidded, locked box filled

with valuables.

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prince

A prince is the

queen.

event. It can be real or

make-believe.

witch

unicorn

A unicorn is a

mythical, one-

horned animal.

wand

A wand is a thin rod that

you can carry.

A witch is a

make-believe

woman who has

magical powers.

Time-Related Words

autumn

Autumn is the

season

April

April is the fourth

month of the year.

August

August is the eighth

month of the year.

between

summer and

winter.

Another name

birthday

You have a birthday

every year.

calendar

A calendar lets you

know what day it is.

for autumn is

fall.

cuckoo

century

A century is 100 years.

clock

If you want to know

what time it is, look

at a clock.

clock

A cuckoo

clock has a

mechanical

bird that sings

day

The sun is up during

the day.

December

December is the

twelfth month of the

year.

every hour.

fall

February

Fall is the season February is

between summer and the second

Evening is the late part winter. Another name month of the

of the day and the early

part of the night.

grandfather clock

A grandfather clock

is a large, free-

standing pendulum

hour

There are 24 hours in a

day.

clock.

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evening

for fall is autumn.

year.

hourglass

An hourglass measures

time as sand falls

through a thin opening.

hour hand

An hour hand on a

January

January is the

first month of

the year.

July June

July is the seventh June is the sixth month

month of the year. of the year.

clock tells you what

hour it is.

Jurassic period

Dinosaurs flourished

Mesozoic Era

The Mesozoic Era was

during the Jurassic

period, 208-146 million

years ago. Stegosaurus

and Apatosaurus were

two dinosaurs that lived

late

The sun sets late in

the day.

March

March is the

third month of

the year.

May

May is the fifth

month of the year.

the time when

dinosaurs lived and

mammals evolved.

The Mesozoic lasted

from 250 million to 65

during the Jurassic.

month

There are 12

months in a

million years ago. It

began and ended with

mass extinctions.

midnight

Midnight is 12:00 at

night.

minute hand

A minute hand on a

clock tells you how

many minutes past

the hour it is.

year: January,

February,

March, April,

May, June,

July, August,

September,

October,

November, and

morning

The sun rises in the

morning.

night

At night, when the sun

goes down, you can

see stars in the sky.

December.

noon November

Noon is midday, 12:00, November is the

when the sun is closest eleventh month of the

to overhead. year.

October

October is the

tenth month of

the year.

seasons

There are four seasons in

the year: winter, spring,

summer, and fall (also

called autumn).

second

There are 60 seconds in a

minute.

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second hand

The second hand on a

clock tells you how

many seconds have

September

September is the

ninth month of the

year.

spring

Spring is the

season after

winter and

before

summer.

summer

Summer is the

season between

spring and fall

(autumn).

sunrise

Sunrise is the time

when the sun rises.

gone by.

time zone

timeline

The Earth is divided

time

A timeline is a

into 24 time zones so

sunset

Sunset is the time when

the sun sets below the

horizon.

Time is measured in graphic

seconds, minutes, display that

hours, days, weeks, shows a series

months, and years. of events that

happen in a

time period.

that everyone in the

world can be on

roughly similar

schedules (like

having noon when

the sun is highest in

today

Today is the day it is

right now.

the sky).

week

Triassic period

Dinosaurs and mammals

first appeared during the

Triassic period, which

lasted from 248 million with you to tell time.

to 208 million years

ago.

There are 7

days in a

week: Sunday,

Monday,

Tuesday,

Wednesday, Hemisphere, winters A year consists of 12

Thursday,

Friday, and

Saturday.

There are 52

weeks in a

year.

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watch

A watch is a small

clock you can take

winter

Winter is the season

between fall and

spring. In the

year

Northern

are cold; in the

months, 52 weeks, or

Southern

365 days.

Hemisphere, they are

warm.

Tools

chisel

awl

An awl is a tool used

to make small holes

in things.

ax

An ax is useful for

chopping wood.

A chisel is a tool

used to carve

wood, marble, or

other materials.

drill

A drill makes

holes in things.

file

A file is used to smooth

things.

level

A funnel is a device A hammer is good for A hatchet is an ax A level is a tool

that checks if

with a short

both sides of

handle.

something are at

the same height.

nail

A nail is a long, thin

piece of metal that you

can hammer into wood.

nut

A nut is a piece of

metal that fastens

onto a bolt or screw.

pliers

Pliers are tools that

hold things.

rake

A rake is a garden

tool that helps

gather grass and

saw

A saw is a tool

that cuts things.

scissors

Scissors are used for

cutting things, like

paper.

leaves.

stapler

screwdriver

A screwdriver is a tool

A screw is a threaded that is used to put in

and remove screws.

has a slotted head.

A stapler is a

device that tape measure

attaches papers to A tape measure is used

Shovels are used each other using a to measure things.

to dig.

metal.

washer

tongs

Tongs are a type of simple

tool used to pick up things.

tool box

Tools help us do work Tools are stored or

carried in a tool

box.

A washer is a round, wedge

flat object with a hole A wedge is a tapering block

in it, made of metal or (often made of wood) that is

rubber. It is placed next used for holding things in place,

to a nut to help fasten splitting things or tightening

it. things.

wrench

A wrench is a tool that turns

nuts or bolts.

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hammer

funnel

hatchet

pounding nails into

that lets you pour

wood.

things from one

container to another.

screw

metal fastener that

shovel

small piece of

tools

and make things.

Toys and Games

archery

In archery, you

shoot an arrow

(using a bow),

aiming at a target.

backgammon

Backgammon is an

ancient board game

played with tiles and

dice.

ball

A ball is round and fun

to bounce, throw, kick,

or catch.

balloons

Balloons are rubber

sacks that are filled

with air or other

gases.

baseball

Baseball is team

game that is

played with a

ball and a bat.

baseball bat

basketball

for throwing a ball

into a basket.

with toy blocks.

brush

A brush is used to

paint, clean, or

groom.

bubbles

It is fun to blow

soap bubbles!

cards

Some people play

games with cards.

chalkboard

You can write with

chalk on a chalkboard.

checkers

Checkers is a two-

player game that is

played on an 8 by 8

square game board.

circus

A circus is a

traveling show that

has acrobats, clowns,

and animals.

clay

Potters make

beautiful things

out of clay, like

mugs, plates, and

bowls.

clown

Clowns are people

who dress up in

funny clothes and

try to make you

laugh.

coloring book

You can color the

pictures in a coloring

book.

comic book

A comic book is a book

whose story is told in

colorful pictures and

some words.

connect-the-

computer dots

You are using a When you do a

computer right now. connect-the-dots

puzzle, you make

a picture.

costume

People wear

costumes to pretend

they are someone or

something else.

crafts

Crafts are fun, artistic

activities.

dance

crossword puzzle

Crayons are colorful wax A crossword puzzle has When you move

your body

interlocking words that

rhythmically, you

you guess from clues.

are dancing.

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blocks

Basketball is a sport in You can build things

You hit a baseball which you get points

with a baseball bat.

crayons

sticks that are used for

drawing.

dart

A dart is a small,

pointed object that

is thrown at a

target in a game.

dartboard

A dartboard is the

target used when

playing darts.

dice

Dice are cubes with

A compact disc doll

contains a lot of Dolls are toys

A single one is called a encoded information, that look like tiny

like computer games people.

or music.

dollhouse

A dollhouse is a

tiny house for

dolls.

dominoes

Dominoes is a game

played with tiles that

have numbers on

doodle

A doodle is a quick

drawing done with little

thought.

drawing easel

A drawing is a Some artists

picture of something. draw at an easel.

them.

football

exercise

Exercise is very

good for you.

fireworks

Fireworks are beautiful fishing rod

explosions in the sky that People use fishing

people send up for a rods to catch fish.

Football is played

with an odd-shaped

ball in the USA.

game

People enjoy

playing games.

celebration.