Week 1: Vocabulary Words: clues detective mysterious prove puzzling hints that help solve a mystery detective a person who solves a mystery mysterious hard to explain prove show to be true puzzling confusing suspicious strange; making someone worry How should I practice vocabulary with my child? Make up a movement to represent the meaning of each word. Draw a picture to represent the meaning of each word. Parent says the vocab word and child puts the meaning in their own words. Make it a game by coming up with synonyms (words that mean the same) and antonyms (words that mean the opposite) of each word.

Week 2: Vocabulary Words: ancestors bond inheritance memories reunion family members who lived before you bond a feeling that holds people together inheritance something passed on from earlier family members memories things such as people, places, and events that are recalled later reunion a big family get together unusual rare How should I practice vocabulary with my child? Make up a movement to represent the meaning of each word. Draw a picture to represent the meaning of each word. Parent says the vocab word and child puts the meaning in their own words. Make it a game by coming up with synonyms (words that mean the same) and antonyms (words that mean the opposite) of each word.

Week 3: Vocabulary Words: basement city center cottage country an underground floor of a building city center the middle of a large town cottage small, simple house country land outside the city farmland land used for growing food mansion a large expensive house How should I practice vocabulary with my child? Make up a movement to represent the meaning of each word. Draw a picture to represent the meaning of each word. Parent says the vocab word and child puts the meaning in their own words. Make it a game by coming up with synonyms (words that mean the same) and antonyms (words that mean the opposite) of each word.

Week 4: Vocabulary Words: clever deceive devise intelligence scheme smart deceive to trick devise to make a plan intelligence the ability to think scheme a plan; a kind of crazy idea trickster someone who plays clever tricks How should I practice vocabulary with my child? Make up a movement to represent the meaning of each word. Draw a picture to represent the meaning of each word. Parent says the vocab word and child puts the meaning in their own words. Make it a game by coming up with synonyms (words that mean the same) and antonyms (words that mean the opposite) of each word.

Week 5: Vocabulary Words: apologize civil introduce invite note to say you are sorry civil polite introduce to make something or someone known invite to ask note a short written message self-control ability to control your own actions How should I practice vocabulary with my child? Make up a movement to represent the meaning of each word. Draw a picture to represent the meaning of each word. Parent says the vocab word and child puts the meaning in their own words. Make it a game by coming up with synonyms (words that mean the same) and antonyms (words that mean the opposite) of each word.