1. Vocabulary for the Name Jar Theme 1, Week 1
Excited - stirred up
Scrunching - squeezing together tightly
Groceries - food and other household supplies
Signature - a person’s name as written in his or her own handwriting
bank account – money kept in the bank
embarrassed – made to feel ashamed or ill at ease

2. Alike – being the same

3. Weekend – the end of the week; from Friday night through Sunday night

4. Zipping - (v) going very fast

5. Sprain – an injury to a joint or muscle caused by a sudden twist

6. Uniforms – clothes that are exactly alike for everyone

7. Flipping – (v) turning quickly from one side to the other

8. background – someone’s family country or past experiences

9. tradition – a way of doing things handed down from parent’s to children
What are some of your family’s traditions?

10. respect – a feeling of admiration for someone; looking up to someone

11. practice – (v) to do something over and over in order to get better at it
Practice is a verb, an action word. What are some things that you could practice?

12. sunflower – a tall flower with yellow petals

13. climbing – (v) moving upward