Words of the Week

This is where you will find vocabulary that we are focusing on in our learning. Some words are basic sight words, and others are words we are learning about in math, science, social studies, health and art.

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Week 17

  • past
  • present
  • history
  • changes
  • rural
  • urban
  • city
  • country
  • learning goals
Week 16
  • research
  • question
  • prediction
  • observe
  • conclusion
  • fluency
  • voice
  • volume
Week 15
  • always
  • sometimes
  • never
  • thinking
  • routine
  • because
  • know
  • thing
  • your
  • after
  • before 
Week 14

  • purpose
  • predict
  • blueprint
  • prototype
  • object
  • construct
  • test
  • component
  • model
  • design
  • process
  • hundreds chart
  • mystery 
  • skip
  • jump
  • heart rate
  • adaptation 

Week 13 

  • winter
  • sleet
  • freezing
  • snow
  • weather
  • snowman
  • hibernation
  • migration
  • seasons
  • daylight
  • force
  • motion
  • elastic bands
  • magnets 

Week 12

  • most
  • least
  • compare
  • scientist
  • design
  • construct
  • component
  • try
  • danger ranger
  • problem solver
  • comfort bubble
  • personal space
  • volcano
  • erupt

Week 11

  • apple
  • core
  • skin
  • juicy
  • sweet
  • sour
  • heavy
  • light
  • more
  • less
  • graph
  • people

Week 10 

  • joy
  • sadness
  • anger
  • disgust
  • memory
  • core memories
  • Tryin' Lion
  • Eagle Eye
  • Lips the Fish
  • Strechy Snake 
  • Flippy Dolphin
  • Chunky Monkey
  • Skippy Frog

Week 9

  • traditions 
  • school
  • home
  • Auburn Bay
  • Calgary
  • celebration
  • landmark
  • map
  • culture
  • language
  • symbol
  • clothing

Week 8

  • peace
  • kindness
  • caring
  • Remembrance Day
  • poppy
  • family
  • mother
  • father
  • son
  • daughter
  • brother
  • sister
  • grandmother
  • grandfather
  • cousin
  • aunt
  • uncle

Week 7

  • measure
  • measurement
  • ingredients 
  • estimate
  • life cycle
  • seed
  • sprout
  • flower
  • vine
  • green pumpkin
  • Halloween
  • costume

Week 6 

  • pumpkin
  • first
  • second
  • third
  • fourth
  • fifth
  • evidence
  • observation
  • predict

Week 5

  • zero
  • one
  • two
  • three
  • four
  • five
  • six
  • seven
  • eight
  • nine
  • ten
  • pattern
  • core
  • repeat
  • transfer
  • seasons

Week 4

  • These are some vocabulary words from our math, science and social studies learning: 
Math

  • Sunday
  • Monday
  • Tuesday
  • Wednesday
  • Thursday
  • Friday
  • Saturday
  • September
  • October
Science
  • fall
  • leaf
  • harvest
  • Thanksgiving
  • blue
  • yellow
  • red
  • green
  • orange
  • purple
  • brown
  • white
  • black
  • grey
Social Studies
  • brave 
  • share
  • learn
  • school
  • home
  • family
  • community
  • mom
  • dad

Week 3

  • Look for these words when you are reading together with your child:

  • look
  • make
  • my
  • not
  • play
  • run
  • see
  • up
  • we
  • where
  • you
  • brave
  • pattern
  • core
  • Terry Fox

Week 2

  • Look for these words when you are reading together with your child:


  • away
  • come
  • down
  • little
  • big
  • can
  • for
  • go
  • here

Week 1

These words are "pop-up" words because they pop up all of the time when we are reading and writing. Practice looking for these words on the page when reading together: 

  • a
  • and
  • it
  • in
  • that
  • is
  • the
  • to
  • I
  • of
  • was
  • he
  • she
  • me