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Week 29

A Word a Day

pantomime

There wasn’t a sound as the kindergartners
verb
pantomimed how to make scrambled eggs.
You pantomime
Which of these could you pantomime?
when you tell a story

with movements and • telling your name and address
facial expressions rather • telling people you love them
than words. • telling someone to quiet down
• telling people to stop

• telling what kind of dog you have

Show how you would pantomime to tell someone he or she
did a good job.

selfi sh

The selfish girl would not share her toys with
adjective
her sister.
A
A selfi sh person does
not like to share. Who is being selfish?
• Rodger will not let anyone play in his treehouse.

• Zelda gave me a taste of her sandwich.
• Ryan let Max choose a game to play.

• Luiz grabbed a handful of cookies and left two cookies
for Ray.
• Carrie let me color with her brand-new crayons.

What is a selfish thing to do?
a
How could you persuade a selfish person to share toys
with you?

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