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Week 1 Spelling

This document is a spelling lesson focusing on short vowels, providing definitions and example sentences for various words such as 'breath', 'wobble', and 'blister'. It also includes vocabulary related to neurons, memory, and mindsets, explaining concepts like growth mindset and fixed mindset. Each word is categorized as a noun, verb, or adjective, along with its meaning and usage in context.

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Week 1 Spelling

This document is a spelling lesson focusing on short vowels, providing definitions and example sentences for various words such as 'breath', 'wobble', and 'blister'. It also includes vocabulary related to neurons, memory, and mindsets, explaining concepts like growth mindset and fixed mindset. Each word is categorized as a noun, verb, or adjective, along with its meaning and usage in context.

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SPELLING LESSON

#1
Journeys
Focus: Short Vowels
BREATH NOUN
 Alex was very nervous for the test, so she took a deep breath before she started.

The air taken into or let go


from the lungs.
WOBBLE
verb
 Her little baby brother would wobble from
side to side, when he started to walk.

Move unsteadily(almost falling)


from side to side.
BLISTER NOUN
 Adam ran for 26 miles and
developed a blister on his foot.

A small bubble on the skin, filled


with air or liquid, caused by rubbing
against something else.
CRUSH VERB
 I had to crush cookies to put them in my
milk.

To force inwards by pushing


with force.
DIRECT VERB
 The police officer has to direct traffic from
7am to 7pm.

To guide or move from one


place to another.
NOUN OR
PROMISE
VERB
 The two friends shook hands and made a
promise to be friends forever.

Saying you will definitely do a


certain thing.
GRASP VERB
 Joe always grasps the seat handles on the
airplane because he hates to fly.

To hold strongly or firmly


NUMB ADJECTIVE
 My fingers felt numb after being outside in
the cold for a long time.

To have no feeling.
HYMN NOUN
 Alice sang a hymn for everyone at church.

A religious song or poem.


SHOVEL VERB OR NOUN
 I had to shovel piles of snow after the
storm.

To move something with a


shovel.
GRAVITY NOUN
 Most humans cannot defy the laws of
gravity, except maybe in space!

The force that attracts the


gravity to move to the center
of the Earth.
FRANTIC ADJECTIVE
 Late for school because he couldn’t find his
homework, Sheldon was feeling extremely frantic.

Feeling anxiety or full of fear or


worry
SWIFT ADJECTIVE
 Jack was swift to pass the ball during the
football match.

Happening quickly, promptly,


or right away.
FEATHER NOUN
 The peacock’s feathers were full of many vibrant
colours.

Like “hair,” on a bird, growing


from its skin.
NOUN,
COMIC
ADJECTIVE
 The show we are watching is a comic drama
show and is very funny!

Causing or meant to cause laughter


(can also be used as an adjective-
comic book)
NOUN OR
BUNDLE
VERB
 My mom received a bundle of new books in the mail for
me!
 I bundle up well in the winter time to stay warm.

A collection of things or a quantity


of material.
SOLID NOUN
 A piece of ice, a book, and a desk are
all examples of a solid.

A substance or object that is neither


liquid or gas.
WEATHER NOUN
 During the summer, the weather in Shanghai is
extremely hot and humid with some thunderstorms too!

The state of the atmosphere or


environment, like rain,
dryness, or sun.
ENERGY noun
 Teachers must have a lot of energy to teach their
students.

Strength; a person’s physical


or mental powers; also power
from electricity.
STINGY ADJECTIVE
 His aunt was very stingy and didn’t buy
much, so she saved a lot of money.

Unwilling to give or spend


INQUIRY VOCABULARY
NEURONS NOUN
 Neurons get switched on when stimulated
by incoming information.

Nerve cells that carry electrical


messages around your body.
MEMORY NOUN
 I’ve got a great memory for faces.

A process of the brain where


things that already happened
can be remembered.
GROWTH
NOUN
MINDSET
 Having a growth mindset will help me
learn.

To believe anyone can be good at


anything, because your abilities are
entirely due to your actions.
FIXED MINDSET NOUN
 If I have a fixed mindset I can start to feel
negative.

To believe you either are or aren’t


good at something, because that is
just how you are.

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