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Week 18

A Word a Day

aim

My aim for the weekend is to finish building
noun my model boat.

Your aim is a
goal that you are Which are good aims for a six-year-old child?
willing to work for. • to learn how to drive a car

• to read 100 books in a month
• to learn how to count in Spanish
• to learn to play soccer

• to make new friends

What is your aim for the day? What is an aim that you are
working on in first grade?

patient

The patient teacher repeated the directions
adjective over and over until everyone knew what to do.

A
A patient person
does not get upset Which sentences tell about someone who is patient?

when things take • Dad lets little Jessie tie her own shoes even though it
a long time. takes her a while.
• Mary whines when she has to wait for her turn.
• Our coach keeps showing us how to hit a ball.

• Juan sits quietly until the doctor is ready to see him.
• Ben complains every time someone makes a mistake.

t
Who is a patient person you know? How can you tell that
he or she is patient? How do you feel when you are with
t
a patient person?

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