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Week 16

A Word a Day

speck

You can hardly see it, but there is a speck of
noun
red ink on my white shirt.
A speck is a small

spot or a small mark. Which words describe a speck?
• a puddle of spilled milk

• an eraser
• a bit of dust
• a tiny dot of paint

• a bread crumb

Look around the classroom. What specks do you see?
Make a speck on the chalkboard.
k

tour

My family took a tour of a movie studio to see
noun
how movies are made.
When you go
somewhere interesting, What should you do when you are on a museum tour?
you can take a tour • listen to the guide

of that place to learn • learn new information
more about it. • ask questions

• go off on your own
• stay on the bus

Have you ever taken a tour? What place did you visit on
a
your tour? Where else would you like to take a tour?
Show how you would guide a group of visitors who came to

take a tour of your classroom.

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