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Week 08 · Word Detectives

Monday

Clues around a new word
// Context clues and sayings
⏱ about 15 min

Monday: Clues around a new word

Hazel the Hedgehog sits by the Story Stump with her pencil.

"I found a word I did not know," she says softly.

"So I read the words around it. They gave me clues!"

Ferris the Fox smiles. "Let us be word detectives today."

Learn it: context clues

A new word can be a puzzle.

The words around it are clues.

Ferris reads: "The hill was enormous. It took all day to climb."

He asks: What does enormous mean? He looks at the clue.

It took all day to climb. Enormous means very, very big!

Read it
Hazel's Enormous Scarf
Hazel the Hedgehog loves to knit.
One winter, she began a scarf for Bennie the Bear.
She knit and knit for many days.
The scarf grew enormous, longer than the whole Story Stump.
Bennie wrapped it around his neck three times.
"It is so cozy," Bennie said. "I feel warm all over."
Hazel giggled, but she felt weary after so much knitting.
She yawned and could barely keep her eyes open.
Bennie tucked a blanket around her, and she fell asleep.
The next day, Hazel woke up rested and happy.
CHECK IT: USE THE CLUES
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
What does enormous mean in this story?
What does cozy mean?
What does weary mean?
Which clue shows the scarf was enormous?
SentenceTrue or false?
Hazel made the scarf for Bennie.?
The scarf was tiny.?
Hazel yawned because she was weary.?
Bennie felt cold in the scarf.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEThe scarf was enormous. Bennie felt warm all over.
PUT THE STORY IN ORDER
  • What happened first?
  • Tap the cards in order.
1First
2Next
3Then
4Last
SAME MEANING
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Which word means the same as weary?
Which word means the same as enormous?
Which one would feel cozy?
Try it
Find one new word in any book.
Read the words around it.
Tell a grown-up what you think it means.

Word Spot: sit, sleep

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Sit: S-I-T.

Sleep: S-L-E-E-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.
Please ___ on the rug.
I ___ in my bed at night.

Super word detective work! Tomorrow we find more kinds of clues.