Example:
When it’s cold, we see flurries of snow dancing in the air.
Gnat
→ (sounds like "nat") – A tiny flying bug
Teeny tree food factories
– Tiny parts of a tree that help make food for the tree.
Example:
If you live in the Northern Hemisphere, you have winter when people in the Southern Hemisphere have summer!
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Winter
– The coldest season of the year when we wear warm clothes, see snow (in some places), and drink hot cocoa!
Example: "The rainbow is _______—it’s fading away!"
hardly there
Example:
At sunset, the sky grows dim as the sun goes down.
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Example:
My friend moved to another country, and now she is half the world away!
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🌦️ "Showers (rain)"
Light rain that comes and goes.
Example: "Spring_______ help the flowers grow!"
showers
Example:
You use a remote to control the TV and change the channel!
🌾 "Wakes the seed"
Water, sun, and warmth help a sleeping seed start to grow.
Example:
When it gets super cold, puddles freeze and turn into ice!
Example: "Let’s sit in the ___________ so we don’t get too hot!"
shade
Freeze
– When water or anything wet turns into ice because it’s very cold.
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Knee
→ (sounds like "nee") – The bend in your leg
🌱 "Sprout"
A tiny plant starts to grow from a seed.
Blossoms
– Flowers that bloom on trees and plants.
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🌧️ "Tapping at the window pane"
This means small raindrops are lightly hitting the glass of a window.
🌫️ "Hardly there"
Very little or almost gone.
Gnome
→ (sounds like "nome") – A small garden statue or magical creature
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Example: "The ground is wet. ______________? Oh! It rained!"
What's the reason
😊 "Mild"
Not too strong, not too hot, not too cold—just right!
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Example:
Bears hibernate in caves during the winter.
Dance all around
– This means something moves back and forth or sways, like leaves in the wind.
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Creatures
– A fun word for animals, big or small.
Example: "Look! The bean we planted is starting to ...
sprout!"
Example: "The weather today is________—not too hot and not too cold."
mild
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🌳 "Shade"
A cool, dark place under a tree or building, away from the sun.
Example:
The warm rays of the Sun make us feel cozy on a summer day!
Example:
Leaves are like teeny tree food factories because they use sunlight to make food!
Example:
When one season ends, the next one’s here—like winter changing into spring!
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Example: "When it rains, ____________ and a little plant grows!"
it wakes the seed,
Hibernate
– When animals sleep for a long time in winter to stay warm and save energy.
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Half the world away
– A place that is very far from where you are.
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Orbit
– To move in a circle around something.
Knight
→ (sounds like "night") – A brave warrior from long ago
Example:
Squirrels, birds, and deer are some of the creatures that live in the forest.
Grows Dim
– When something grows dim, it means it gets darker.
Come Unglued
– When something comes unglued, it means it falls off or breaks apart.
Example:
In spring, we see pink and white blossoms on trees!
❓ "What's the reason?"
Why did something happen?
Example:
In the fall, leaves come unglued from the trees and float to the ground.
Explaining the Words
Here are some easy explanations for the words and phrases:
Example: "When it rains, you can hear the.....
tapping at the window pane."
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Example:
Winter is when snow falls, and we can build a snowman!
Warm rays
– The light and heat that come from the Sun.
It's one of winter's recipes
– A fun way to say that winter creates special things, like snow, ice, or cold weather.
Example:
Snowflakes, chilly air, and frost are part of winter’s recipes!
Example:
The Earth orbits around the Sun, just like a race car going around a track!
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Example:
I rearrange my toys on the shelf so they look neat!
Silent "Gn" and "Kn"
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The next one's here
– When something finishes, and a new thing begins.
Rearrange
– To move things around to make them look different.
Flurries
– Light, tiny bits of snow falling from the sky.
Example:
The autumn leaves dance all around when the wind blows.
Knife
→ (sounds like "nife") – A sharp tool for cutting
Earth’s hemisphere
– One half of the Earth, either the top (Northern Hemisphere) or the bottom (Southern Hemisphere).
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Control
– To make something do what you want.
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Did you know some words have silent letters at the beginning? That means we don’t say the first letter when we read them!
Let’s look at two special kinds of words:
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