A Curve in the River..

A Curve in the River2 nd Grade VocabularyCompiled by Avery Jones

Vocabulary Word List• Message• Travel• Instructions• Dashboard• Advice

Vocabulary Sentences• Gloria wrote __________ for doing acartwheel.• I’ll give you some __________ about howto solve the problem.• He put a __________ inside a bottle andthrew it in the river.• I can __________ around the world.• The __________ in the car can get veryhot.

Do somethingnice for someonetoday and write agood, personalletter to a friendthat you haven’tspoken with for awhile; send thema happymessage aboutyou, them, andyour friendship.

travelWhenever we go fromone place to anotherwe travel.One way to travel is totake a trip on anairplane.What are some other modes oftransportation?

Following a treasure map on anadventure is an exciting way to travel.

instructionsInstructions onhow to make apaper fortuneteller.Here are visual instructionson how to tie a tie.

dashboard• A dashboard shows manygauges to help you drivebetter, such as the oilpressure, speed, and fuellevel gauges, etc.The new driver could barelysee over the dashboard.

advicePeople like to get good advice thatwill help them cope with LIFE.“Someday everything will allmake perfect sense. Sofor now, laugh at theconfusion, smile throughthe tears, and keepreminding yourself thateverything happens for areason.”

Slippery Siblings2 nd Grade VocabularyCompiled by Avery Jones

Vocabulary Word List• Bobsled• Steered• Facility• Course• Straightaways

Vocabulary Sentences• He __________ the sled through the course.• The __________ provides small-sizedbobsleds.• Joy raced her __________ down the course.• __________ are parts of a course with noturns.• The race was held at the __________ .

obsledSanta’s favorite sport is bobsledding.

A bobsled team has up to 4 members.

Which one is more slippery on ice: a bottlewith a message, a penguin, a bobsled team,or clumsy hockey players?Do you think hockey players really are clumsy? No, they are very talented.

You answered..PENGUINS,right?Ya!

Cool Runnings is a famous movie about aJamaican bobsled team based on a true story.

steeredYou can steer your life in theright direction by acquiring asolid education.The driver carefullysteered the car throughthe tunnel in the GiantSequoia.

A good captain is alwayson the watch and ready tosteer clear of dangeroussituations.Drivers need to payattention to steering the carrather than trying to doseveral things at once. It isthe safe way to drive.

facilityThis facility above isused for sports.Buildings arefacilities used fordifferentpurposes.These facilities are meant for education.

courseA golf course is like a path youtravel along to play thegame.Players begin at hole number1 and progress to holenumber 18.A road is not a racecourse, it is a hardsurface that facilitatestraveling from point A topoint B.When driving a car, besure to steer it inbetween the lines inthe right lane. (Drive onthe right side of the roadin the U.S. and on the leftside in the U.K.)

A bobsledcourse is atrail of ice,like a slide,that thebobsledtravelsdown as itraces forthe finishline.

straightawaysThese twovisual aidsshow us howthe streetheads straightaway from ourperspective.After rounding the curving corner,the runner headed down thestraightaway to the finish line.

Here are some examples of straightaway's.

A Bright Idea is a Good IdeaWhat is your idea?