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Lesson 267Confident Reader10–15 minutes

Lesson 267: Vocabulary – Community words

Focus: Community words

Objective

What we'll learn

Learn the meaning of community words and use them in speech and writing.

For grown-ups

Parent & teacher intro

Great readers grow their word bank every day. When you learn a new word, use it in a sentence right away!

Warm-up

Interactive phonics activity

Read each word. Say what it means. Try to use it in a sentence.

Words

Word list

neighborlibrarymarkethospitalschoolplayground

Practice

Example sentences

  • I can see the neighbor.
  • We can see the library.
  • You can see the market.
  • They can see the hospital.

Story time

Max and the Neighbor

Max went to the farm. Max saw a neighbor and a library.

"Look!" said Max. "The market is by the hospital."

Ada came to help. Together they played with the school and the playground.

At the end of the day, Max and Ada smiled. What a wonderful Community words adventure!

Check for understanding

Comprehension questions

1. Where did Max go?

2. What did Max see first?

3. How did the story end?

STEM word of the day

🔬 structure

Meaning: something that is built and stays in place

Example: A treehouse is a fun structure.

Review

Vocabulary review

  • hospitalA hospital is something we can talk about or see.
  • schoolA school is something we can talk about or see.
  • playgroundA playground is something we can talk about or see.
  • neighborA neighbor is something we can talk about or see.

Play

Fun challenge

Sort each word into the right group. (Tap a word, then tap a group.)

Community words

Other

Stretch

Try more words

neighborlibrarymarkethospitalschoolplayground