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Unit 4 - VocabularyUnit 4 - Vocabulary

Open Court Language ArtsOpen Court Language Arts

Grade OneGrade One

duckieduckie

You will see the word You will see the word duck within the word duck within the word “duckie.” Duckie is “duckie.” Duckie is sometimes used when sometimes used when talking about little ducks talking about little ducks and especially when and especially when talking about toy ducks.talking about toy ducks.

statueA statue is a figure carved out of wood,stone, or metal.

artistartist

An artist is someone who draws or An artist is someone who draws or paints pictures.paints pictures.

jugglerjuggler

A juggler is someone who A juggler is someone who entertains people by entertains people by tossing balls or other tossing balls or other objects into the air and objects into the air and catching them at different catching them at different times without letting them times without letting them fall.fall.

veterinarianveterinarian

A veterinarian is a A veterinarian is a doctor who helps doctor who helps animals stay healthy. animals stay healthy. A veterinarian is A veterinarian is sometimes called a vet.sometimes called a vet.

pitcherpitcher

A pitcher is one of A pitcher is one of the players on a the players on a baseball team. The baseball team. The pitcher throws the pitcher throws the ball to the batter for ball to the batter for the batter to hit.the batter to hit.

Police OfficerPolice Officer A police officer A police officer

is a community is a community worker. Police worker. Police officers help officers help keep the keep the community community safe.safe.

firefighterfirefighter

Firefighters are people Firefighters are people who fight fires. The who fight fires. The word firefighters is a word firefighters is a compound word.compound word.

baybay A bay can mean A bay can mean

a body of water a body of water but in our unit but in our unit story, story, “Firefighters” the “Firefighters” the word bay means word bay means an area where an area where the fire trucks the fire trucks are waiting.are waiting.

walkie-talkiewalkie-talkie

Walkie-talkies are Walkie-talkies are much like telephones much like telephones because people can because people can use them to keep in use them to keep in touch with each other. touch with each other. You don’t dial You don’t dial numbers on a walkie-numbers on a walkie-talkie.talkie.

fire hydrantfire hydrant

A fire hydrant is a A fire hydrant is a large pipe that large pipe that stands up straight. stands up straight. Hoses can be Hoses can be attached to it and attached to it and water can be taken water can be taken from it, through a from it, through a hose, to a fire.hose, to a fire.

keeningkeening

Keening is a word that describes a Keening is a word that describes a high squeaky sound. Electric saws high squeaky sound. Electric saws and drills often make that kind of and drills often make that kind of sound as they go through wood.sound as they go through wood.

steelsteel Steel is a metal Steel is a metal

material used for material used for many things many things including building including building construction.construction.

boldbold Bold is a word to Bold is a word to describe describe someone who is someone who is not afraid.not afraid.

erranderrand

An errand is a little chore or job that An errand is a little chore or job that people do.people do.