Word and Problem of the Day

Date: Wednesday 16 October 2012

Word of the Day: rarely (adv)

Definition: to do something not very often

1) She rarely misbehaves.

2) Only rarely do we have to stay indoors for morning tea.

3) He rarely does exercise.

Problem of the Day: 5x5=? 8x5=? 11x5=? 9x5=? 12x5=?

Build A Sentence

We started with:

They went to the mall.

We ended with:

My angry little brother sprinted quickly like a cheetah to the gigantic, huge mall that's been there for ages to buy some sweet, swirly candy because he was feeling horrible and wanted to calm down.

Word and Problem of the Day

Word of the Day: to divert (verb)

Definition: to change the direction or course of something; to distract someone

1) Police diverted traffic around the accident.

2) The farmer diverted the stream toward his farm.

3) Can you divert her attention while we make her goodbye card?

Problem of the Day: 3x5=? 7x5=? 4x5=? 9x5=? 6x5=?

Problem and Word of the Day

Word of the Day: mischievous (adj)

Definition: causing minor troubles, trying to be funny in an irresponsible way

1) They were punished for their mischievous tricks.

2) The mischievous children were annoying their babysitter.

3) Mr Mac was mischievous when he played a trick on the students.

Problem of the Day: What word has the most letters in it?

Word and Problem of the Day

Word of the Day: saturated (adj)

Definition: being full of moisture; thoroughly wet

1) His shirt was saturated with sweat.

2) The field is saturated and muddy.

3) You can’t get it any wetter.  It’s saturated.

Problem of the Day: Why don’t polar bears eat penguins?

Discovery Time!

Today during discovery time we looked at different ways to use marbles.  We also had some extremely helpful guests from Room 19. Check out our photos (and videos) below:

Word and Problem of the Day

Word of the Day: stealthily (adv)

Definition: to do something in a way that no one knows you’re doing it; in a sneaking way

1) The Crafty Foxes stealthily walked into the hall.

2) The shark stealthily swam up behind the fish.

3) The bank robber snuck stealthily into the bank.

Problem of the Day: What grows when it eats, but dies when it drinks?