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Week 5
A Word a Day
hero
That firefighter is the hero who saved the boy
noun from the burning house.
A hero is a person
who does a brave Which of these people are heroes?
and good thing. • a person who calls 911 in an emergency
• a girl who puts her toys away
• a boy who helps his dad make lunch
• a woman who saves a drowning child
• a farmer who grows corn
Pretend you are a hero who did something good and brave.
Tell why you are a hero.
dull
Harry thinks books without pictures are dull.
adjective
Which of these activities seem dull to you?
Something that is
dull is boring. • riding in a fire engine
• pulling weeds in a garden
• going on rides at a fair
• playing a computer game
• listening to a long speech
Do you do any chores that are dull? What dull chores do
you do? How can you change a dull chore into one that is
more fun?
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