21 Aug
The word was Whisker
One good word a day. Read it, hear it, use it at teatime.
Word of the day21 Aug
Whisker
Whisker
noun
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What it means
One of the long, stiff hairs near the mouth of some animals.
Try it in a sentence
“The cat’s whiskers twitched as she sniffed the food.”
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Whisker, noun. One of the long, stiff hairs near the mouth of some animals. Example: The cat’s whiskers twitched as she sniffed the food.
This week’s words
42 words in the collection
Three minutes at the kitchen table
01
Read it
Say the word together, then break it into the chunks on the card.
02
Mean it
Turn the card over. Can your child explain it back in their own words?
03
Use it
Challenge them to slip it into conversation before bedtime.
Vocabulary grows fastest in conversation.
That is most of what happens in a session with Ms Betty — reading, talking, and noticing words together.
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