Question of the Week 4/30-5/4

Question:  What are words that mean the same thing called?

Answer:  Synonyms.  An example is talk and speak.  Can you name any others?

Question of the Week 4/23-4/27

Question:  Where should your tongue be when you say the /s/ sound?

Answer:  BEHIND your teeth!  Remember you want to keep the snake in the cage!

Question of the Week 4/16-4/20

Question:  When you describe an object using your sense of sight, what specifically are you telling about?

Answer:  1.  Color (ex:  blue, green, pink)
                2.  Shape (ex:  circle, oval, square)
                3.  Size (ex:  huge, tiny, little)
                4.  Distinctive Feature (ex:  what makes that object different from others)

So to describe an apple using your sense of sight you could say it is red, green, or yellow; it is round; it is small; and it has a core with seeds.

Question of the Week 4/10-4/13

Question:  What vowel sounds are called "smile" sounds?

Answer:  ee as in "eek", i as in "it", e as in "Ed", ae as in "ate", a as in "at", and u as in "up"