Multiple meaning
Stuff
What is a group or scattering of miscellaneous objects or articles
What is to fill (something, such as a cushion) with a soft material
We wear bathing suits at the beach. The sun shines on our bare skin. Our skin feels hot. Then we run in the water. It feels cool on our bare skin.
Uncovered, naked
Honeybees travel up to four miles to find nectar for honey. When a bee finds nectar, it does a wiggle dance to tell the other bees where the nectar is. Other worker bees then head out to the source. All in all a hive of bees can travel up to 55,000 miles and visit 2,000,000 plants to produce one pound of honey.
Honeybees are hard workers.
scissors
School supply/office supply/tool
Cuts
Sharp
Metal/plastic
Handle/blade
School/home/store
For the fifth day in a row it’s a 100 degrees. Nathan is so hot, he doesn’t want to play outside. Nathan’s grandma invites him to walk to the store with her. He plans to buy a cool treat. Everything in the store’s freezer looks good, but he finally chooses an orange Popsicle. On the way home, Nathan trips over a crack in the sidewalk and drops the Popsicle in the dirt. Before he can pick it up and wash it off, a dog grabs the Popsicle and runs off. What a disappointment!
Nathan get a popsicle.
Break
What is to separate into parts
What is to interrupt one's activity or occupation for a brief period
Sheep have woolly, white hair. Their hair grows during the winter. The wool is sheared in the spring. The the sheep have short hair for the summer.
Cut, shaved
In Greek mythology, Pandora was a woman who let her curiosity get the best of her. Pandora opened a box she was told not to open. This released many ills, such as war and sorrow on the world. The phrase "Pandora's Box" is still used today. It refers to something that could have many bad effects and would be better left alone, or "unopened."
The phrase "Pandora's Box" comes from Greek mythology.
Cheeseburger
Food/fast food/Grilled/Meat
Eat it
Round/juicy/yummy/delicious/messy
Meat/vegtables/bread
Bun/condiments/fixings/meat (patty)
Restaurants/Home/Grocery store
The students are standing in the auditorium listening to the Principal speak. Braxton suddenly remembers something funny that Reneta did afterschool yesterday. He begins to laugh and then loudly says, "Reneta"! I can't believe that you ordered pizza using a robot voice yesterday. That was hilarious.
What is Reneta most likely thinking right now.
He needs to be quiet. Everyone is looking at us.
Cold
having a relatively low temperature or one lower than normal or expected
marked by a lack of the warmth of normal human emotion, friendliness, or compassion
without preparation or warm-up
An illness
We bought fruit today. It is to hard to eat. Mother said, "Do not bite into it. Wait a day or two. Then the fruit will be ripe. It will be soft and sweet."
Ready to eat
Rap music first became popular in the 1980's. In rap, rappers talk over a background of music. some rap musicians talk about growing up in poor neighborhoods. Others describe the hard lives their parents led. Still others talk about being arrested for crimes they didn't commit. Rap music gives musicians a chance to voice what they think is wrong in the world.
Rap musicians use music to express opinions about the world
Jacket
Keeps you warm
Cozy, comfy, warm, long sleeves, fluffy, short. long, comes in different colors, expensive, cheap
Cotton, nylon, wool, polyester, spandex, metal, feathers (goose)
Zipper, buttons, collar, sleeves, hood, belt, button holes, body, pockets, waist band.
Closet, store, coat rack
Scott turns to Chelsea and says, "I can't wit for the party this weekend. It's going to be awesome!" Alison does not know about the party.
What is Alison most likely thinking right now?
Wait! What party? Why haven't I been invited?
to flatten out under pressure or impact
to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush
any of various fruits of plants (genus Cucurbita) of the gourd family widely cultivated as vegetables
also : a plant and especially a vine that bears squash
Some days I eat a lot of food. On tother days I am only slightly hungry. That is when I do not each much.
a little, not much
Crows like to eat walnuts. However walnuts have extremely hard shells, so crows drop the nuts in front of cars. When a car drives over a walnut - instant nutcracker! What happens if the car misses the nut? The crow simply moves it somewhere else on the road. So the next time you refer to someone as a "bird brain," you might just be complimenting them!
Crows are intelligent birds.
Giraffe
Wild animal
Eats leaves and stands all day.
Tall, long, yellow, tan, brown spots, short tail, furry, fast, awkward, purple, grey
flesh/bones/cells
Horns, head, main, tail, body, leges, tongue, hooves, eyes, nose, mouth, teeth, fur. bones
African Savannah/Zoo
Corey is unsure how to start his ELA comic book project. He does not know what to do. As he looks around the classroom, he sees that all of the students have already started working on their comic books. He hears Nathan says to himself, "This is super easy."
What is Corey most likely thinking right now?
Oh no! I have no idea what to do. How come everyone else knows what they are doing>
Shut up Nathan.
This is so hard.
I feel so dumb/stupid
Fair
marked by impartiality and honesty : free from self-interest, prejudice, or favoritism
moderately numerous, large, or significant takes a fair amount of time/a fair number of participants
having very little color, coloring, or pigmentation : very light fair hair/fair skin/a person of fair complexion
a competitive exhibition usually with accompanying entertainment and amusements
an agricultural fair
It was a hot day. I went by a garbage truck. A foul smell came from the truck. I held my nose. The garbage was full of old food.
Bad, disgusting, gross, putrid, nasty etc.
Tim was so surprised when he opened his lunch at school. His dad had packed it and it was the craziest lunch he had ever had! First he pulled out a large piece of chocolate cake! Then he reached in and pulled out a whole turkey leg! At the bottom of his lunch he found a note. It said “Sorry Tim, this was all that was left in the fridge today. Love, Dad.”
Tim's dad packed him a crazy lunch
Rain
Weather
provides water, refreshes the earth
Clear, cold, large small, soft, hard, wet, tear drop shape, smells, refreshing, soothing,
Water (H₂O, is a compound made of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom, which are bonded together to form a molecule.)
Hydrogen and Oxygen atoms
Outside/in the sky/clouds
Evan did not sleep well last night. At the end of school he was looking forward to getting home and having a nap. As he was about to walk home, Celine tapped him on the shoulder and started to talk to him about planning the end of year class party. She talked on and on about it.
What is Evan most likely thinking about right now.
I wish she would stop talking. I really need to go home and take a nap.
I wish she would shut up/be quiet
I'm so tired.
I'll tell her I'll talk to her tomorrow.