22 Sept
The word was Puzzle
One good word a day. Read it, hear it, use it at teatime.
Word of the day22 Sept
Puzzle
Puzzle
noun
Tap to turn it over
What it means
A problem or game you have to think hard to solve.
Try it in a sentence
“This maths puzzle was tricky but fun.”
Tap to turn it back
Puzzle, noun. A problem or game you have to think hard to solve. Example: This maths puzzle was tricky but fun.
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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