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Week 24

A Word a Day

fl utter

A butterfly flutters its wings when it flies.
verb
Which might flutter?
Something fl utters
when it quickly fl aps • a bird’s wings
up and down or from • a flag flapping in the breeze
side to side. • a turtle crawling across the sand

• a kite’s tail
• a cat jumping onto a table

Open one of your books and make the pages flutter.
Use your hand to show what fluttering looks like.

sensible

Austin decided that it wouldn’t be sensible
adjective
to walk across the frozen pond.
Sensible people
think carefully and Which are sensible actions?
make wise choices. • Wearing gloves and a scarf when it’s snowing

• Doing your homework at bedtime
• Staying away from dogs you don’t know

• Not carrying a chocolate bar in your pocket on a hot day
• Never going to bed before ten o’clock at night

Tell about a sensible decision you made. Why did you make
that sensible decision?

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