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16 Sept

The word was Fragile

One good word a day. Read it, hear it, use it at teatime.

Word of the day16 Sept

Fragile

Fragile

adjective

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What it means

Easily broken or damaged.

Try it in a sentence

Please carry the fragile eggs carefully.

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Fragile, adjective. Easily broken or damaged. Example: Please carry the fragile eggs carefully.

Put it on the fridge.

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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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