Lesson 3 The Bridge Dancers Open Court 4 Unit 3 Lesson 3 ELSG vocab

Vocabulary words for the week The Bridge Dancers

gorge A deep, narrow valley (page 243)

enchained Held with chains (page 247)

pitches Falls forward rapidly (page 249)

Herb medicines Plants used to treat an injury or cure a disease (page 249)

Poultice a soft, wet mixture of medicines that is put on cuts and sores (page 250)

lulling Soothing or calming (page 252)

Day 1 The Bridge Dancers

Comb a thing people use to make the hair neat and smooth

Wild not under control

Bridge an object that connects places that are separated by a hole or water.

Medicine things people use when they are sick or hurt to make them feel better

Pick to take plants, flowers and other things out of the ground or off a tree

Mountain a very high point of land

Day 2 The Bridge Dancers

Dare to ask someone to do something that they are afraid to do

Scare to make afraid

Afraid to feel like something bad is going to happen

Dance to move Your body to music

Supper another word for dinner

Different not the same

Day 3 The Bridge Dancers

Storm bad weather with lots of rain and wind

Ax a sharp tool with a long handle used to cut big things

Chop to cut up something into big pieces

Rocking chair a chair has a curved bottom that makes the chair move back and forth when you sit in it

Pain what you feel when you are hurt; when something feels very bad

Different not the same

Day 4 The Bridge Dancers

Herb a kind of wild plant

Lantern a light inside a box you can carry around

Remember to be able to know something after it happens and you cannot see it anymore

Poultice a soft, wet mixture of medicines that is put on cuts and sores

Herb tea a hot drink made from herbs

Ease to make better

Heal to get better from an illness or injury

Medicine things people use when they are sick or hurt to make them feel better