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Week 08 · Word Detectives

Friday

Freddy's word game
// Context clues and sayings
⏱ about 15 min

Friday: Freddy's word game

Freddy the Frog hops onto the Story Stump with a grin.

"Ribbit! Word game day!" says Freddy.

"Today I am all ears for your answers."

Hazel the Hedgehog laughs. "That is an idiom, Freddy!"

"It sure is," says Freddy. "Let us play!"

Remember the clue steps

Stop at the new word.

Read the words around it.

Make a guess.

Check if your guess makes sense.

GAME 1: WORD CLUES
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
The scarf grew enormous. What does enormous mean?
Hazel felt weary. What does weary mean?
The path was slick. What does slick mean?
Keep the nook tidy. What does tidy mean?
GAME 2: WHAT DOES IT REALLY MEAN?
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
It is raining cats and dogs. What does it mean?
Bennie is under the weather. What does it mean?
I will lend you a hand. What does it mean?
I have butterflies in my tummy. What does it mean?
GAME 3: LITERAL OR NONLITERAL?
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
"Freddy hops from pad to pad." Literal or nonliteral?
"Lucy had butterflies in her tummy." Literal or nonliteral?
"Hazel loves to knit." Literal or nonliteral?
"Today I am all ears." Literal or nonliteral?
GAME 4: THE CLUE STEPS
  • What do you do first?
  • Tap the cards in order.
1First
2Next
3Then
4Last
SentenceTrue or false?
Context clues are words around a new word.?
An idiom always means its exact words.?
Weary means very tired.?
Return means keep forever.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEAn idiom means something else. Return means give back.
Try it
Make up a silly saying with a grown-up.
Then say what it really means.

Word Spot review

Let us review this week's sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Sit: S-I-T.

Sleep: S-L-E-E-P.

Tell: T-E-L-L.

Their: T-H-E-I-R.

Car: C-A-R.

Miles: M-I-L-E-S.

Night: N-I-G-H-T.

Walked: W-A-L-K-E-D.

Sea: S-E-A.

Began: B-E-G-A-N.

Grow: G-R-O-W.

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.
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.
FIND THE WORD
  • Listen to the word.
  • Tap it.
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.
Please ___ on the rug.
I ___ in my bed at night.
Please ___ me a story.
The kids put on ___ coats.

Ribbit! What a word detective you are. Next week Samantha shows you book tools.

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