Teachers: Free Student Texts & Teacher Guides
Time
December 28, 2010
No time is better than the present to discuss time! Time is so essential, it can be a bit of a struggle even to define time without using the word itself.
Imagine
December 28, 2010
Using one’s imagination is an enjoyable, creative, and often productive part of learning. To imagine is to create a picture or idea in your mind.
Focus
December 28, 2010
The focus of this discussion is focus! This versatile word can serve as a verb or a noun, and it is useful in quite a few specialized contexts such as math and physics.
Find
December 28, 2010
Find is a common word in classrooms. To find is to search for something lost or unknown. The word find is used as both a verb and a noun.
Show
December 28, 2010
In a classroom, students may be asked to show how they solved a math problem. Teachers may show students how to use microscopes correctly. The word show can be used as a verb or as a noun.
Loud
December 28, 2010
Rarely are students told to be loud in a classroom. Loud is an excellent word to discuss in class, particularly in comparison to its opposite—quiet.
Good
December 28, 2010
Good is quite hardworking and functional, as words go, serving in many situations as an adjective or a noun, as well as in a goodly number of phrases.
Bad
December 28, 2010
Bad is an adjective that can be applied to many unfortunate situations. The word bad can be used to refer to quality, behavior, or state of being.
Change
December 28, 2010
Changing the subject, let’s talk about change. Change is widely used as both a verb and a noun, but in all cases it refers to a situation in which something is made or becomes different in some way.
Finish
December 28, 2010
The term “finish” is used as both a verb and a noun in various contexts, from completing tasks in school to describing the quality of objects. It has roots in Middle English and Latin, and while it shares a resemblance to the Spanish word “finito,” the actual Spanish equivalent is “terminar.”
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