Vocab Words Dec 7 - Dec 11

These words are from Chapters 1 and 2 from "Hatchet".

1. spasm - painful and involuntary muscle contraction

2. hatchet - a small short-handled ax

3. throttle - a level or pedal that controls a machine

4. altitude - the height of something (like an airplane) above sea level or above the earth's surface

5. lurched - to stagger or jolt

6. turbulence - an un easiness in the sir when it causes the plane to shake and tremble

7. altimeter - instrument that measures the height above ground

8. propeller - a mechanical device that pushes againist air or water to make a machine move

Vocab Quiz for the Week of Nov 30

The vocab quiz this week, on December 4, will be a review of lessons 12, 13, and 14. So look at the previous posts to study these words! Practice up on your homophones for the bonus words!

States Practice for tomorrow!

http://www.ilike2learn.com/ilike2learn/CapitalUnitedStates.html

Try this link and practice for the quiz tomorrow!

TONS of awesome games!

http://www.arcademicskillbuilders.com/

Working on Verbs

Do this activity on your own or challenge a friend to see if you can correctly change these irregular verbs!

Irregular verbs
http://www.quia.com/cb/8111.html

Practice math properties

Associative property www.quia.com/ba/108397.html

Vocab Words Nov 16-20

myth - traditional legend or story about ancestors, heroes, or gods.

fate - an outcome that has been decided upon ahead of time.

immortal - lives forever

invincible - cannot be defeated

mortal - human and cannot live forever

psyche - a person's state of mind or spirit

realm - is the land or kingdom that a king or queen rules

timeless - is not affected by time and seems to last forever