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Week 3

A Word a Day

nibble

My pet mouse nibbled on a piece of cheese.
verb
Which ones might nibble?
You nibble your food
when you eat it in • a wolf eating its prey
small bites. • a queen eating a cookie

• a person in a pie-eating contest
• a child tasting a new food
• a bear with a fish

Pretend you are holding a slice of pizza. Show how you

would nibble it.
What is your favorite food to nibble?

focus

Lucy could not focus on her homework
verb
because her brother was playing loud music.
You focus when you
pay attention. When are good times to focus?
• when your teacher is talking

• when you read
• when you are playing a game

• when you are walking on the beach
• when you sleep

What helps you to focus in school? What makes it difficult
for you to focus?

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