Horse Heroes Day 1

How can people and animals work as a team?

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Words to Know vast infested quicksand landslide ambition resistance roamed rickety

something for which you have a strong desire infested landslide resistance rickety vast quicksand ambition roamed ambition something for which you have a strong desire

A very deep, wet sand that can swallow people or animals quicksand infested landslide resistance rickety vast quicksand ambition roamed A very deep, wet sand that can swallow people or animals

Covered by something harmful infested landslide resistance rickety vast quicksand ambition roamed infested Covered by something harmful

Went about with no special aim or plain; wandered roamed infested landslide resistance rickety vast quicksand ambition roamed Went about with no special aim or plain; wandered

Mass of earth or rock that slides down a steep slope infested landslide resistance rickety vast quicksand ambition roamed landslide Mass of earth or rock that slides down a steep slope

vast Very great, immense infested landslide resistance rickety vast quicksand ambition roamed vast Very great, immense

Thing or act that resists, opposing force, opposition resistance infested landslide resistance rickety vast quicksand ambition roamed Thing or act that resists, opposing force, opposition

Liable to fall down or break, shaky, weak infested landslide resistance rickety vast quicksand ambition roamed rickety Liable to fall down or break, shaky, weak

Examples: Bella’s ball The principal’s pen Dante’s car A fireman’s umbrella Henry’s phone The athlete’s shoes

Mercury is the planet closest to the sun. Facts A statement of fact can be proved true or false by looking in a reference book, asking an expert, or using your own knowledge and experience. Mercury is the planet closest to the sun. Monkeys are mammals.

Opinions A statement of opinion cannot be proved true or false. It is a belief or judgment. It often contains a word of judgment, such as best, should, or beautiful. It may begin with the words In my opinion or I believe. Bananas are the best fruit on a summer day. She is the coolest girl in school!

Is this statement a fact or an opinion? It seemed for a moment as if the horses were keeping time to the music. It cannot be proven true or false. It uses “seemed” which is a judgment word. Is this statement a fact or an opinion? Opinion Fact

It cannot be proven true or false. It involves a belief or judgment. Waking lumberjacks is a more difficult job than keeping up with a payroll. It cannot be proven true or false. It involves a belief or judgment. Is this statement a fact or an opinion? Opinion Fact

Marvin of the Great North Woods is a biography. This can be proven. A person could use knowledge of what a biography is to prove that this story is a biography. Is this statement a fact or an opinion? Opinion Fact

Here in the great north woods all was still and white. This can be proven. A person could be in the great north woods and check to see if it were still and white. Is this statement a fact or an opinion? Opinion Fact

The great north woods was the best place for Marvin. It cannot be proven true or false. It involves a belief or judgment. Notice that “best” is one of words that signals an opinion. Is this statement a fact or an opinion? Fact Opinion