Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Spelling & Vocabulary Feb. 8-12, 2010

We are reading the story Seal Surfer this week. The story follows a boy named Ben and his observations about a seal. Has the seal transformed? Has Ben transformed? What do you think?

Spelling
cared
babies
chopped
saving
carried
fixing
hurried
joking
grinning
smiled
wrapped
parties
Challenge Words: moving, libraries

Vocabulary Words
basked--rested in pleasant warmth
buffeted--struck powerfully, blown about
horizon--the line where the sky seems to meet the sea or Earth
quay--a dock where ships are loaded and unloaded
surf--to ride on waves, often on a surfboard
swell--a long wave that moves without breaking
swooped--moved with a sudden, sweeping motion

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