Appropriate for Ages:
For Practice in
6 to 9 years
Vocabulary & Word Sounds

SAMPLE ACTIVITIES from

Book Cover of Our Physical World

Language Arts Theme Units
Our Physical World

Light and Shadow Vocabulary Worksheet (on page 13)

shadow
puddle
bend
opaque
transparent
refracted
prism
rainbow
split apart
ribbon

Complete the sentences using the vocabulary words.

1. A dark spot behind an object is a .

2. If the sun is directly above you, your shadow makes you look like you are standing in a .

3. Light cannot around solid objects.

4. Window glass is . It lets light pass through.

5. When you place a straw in water, the straw looks bent. The light passing through the water is .

6. A prism will light.

7. The light coming through the prism makes a .


NICE WORK!!



Vocabulary by Seasons Activity Sheet (on page 43)

sled
blooms
skiing
new growth
colored leaves
swim
splash
sand
nesting
falling leaves
acorns
snow
picnics
mittens
showers

Categorize the vocabulary words for each of the seasons.

SPRING

Black Storm Cloud with Rain

SUMMER

Yellow Sun

AUTUMN

Leaves Falling off Tree

WINTER

Snow Flake


NICE WORK!!



Onomatopoeia Poem Worksheet (on page 60)

hiss
quack
buzz
neigh
moo
woof
fizz
honk
tick-tocks
tinkle

Use the vocabulary words listed above to complete the onomatopoetic poem.

Duck quacking
A duck goes .
A snake goes .
Snake hissing
I wonder what make them sound like this.
Bee Buzzing
A bee goes .
A horse goes .

Horse Neighing
What do you think they are trying to say?
Dog Woofing
A dog can .

A cow can .

Cow Mooing
What if an animal spoke like you?
Goose Honking
A goose will .

A clock .

Clock Tick-Tocking
The sound it makes is the way it talks.
Bell Tinkling
Tiny bells .

Soda bottles .

Soda Bottles Fizzing
Each word sounds like the sound it is.



NICE WORK!!

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