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Lesson 280Confident Reader10–15 minutes

Lesson 280: Vocabulary – Sports words

Focus: Sports words

Objective

What we'll learn

Learn the meaning of sports 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

dribblesprintgoalierefereetournamentchampion

Practice

Example sentences

  • I can see the dribble.
  • We can see the sprint.
  • You can see the goalie.
  • They can see the referee.

Story time

Ada and the Dribble

Ada went to the yard. Ada saw a dribble and a sprint.

"Look!" said Ada. "The goalie is by the referee."

Leo came to help. Together they played with the tournament and the champion.

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

Check for understanding

Comprehension questions

1. Where did Ada go?

2. What did Ada see first?

3. How did the story end?

STEM word of the day

🔬 cube

Meaning: a 3D shape with six square faces

Example: A dice is shaped like a cube.

Review

Vocabulary review

  • tournamentA tournament is something we can talk about or see.
  • championA champion is something we can talk about or see.
  • dribbleA dribble is something we can talk about or see.
  • sprintA sprint is something we can talk about or see.

Play

Fun challenge

Choose the word that fits the Sports words pattern.

Which word belongs with Sports words?

Which word belongs with Sports words?

Which word belongs with Sports words?

Stretch

Try more words

dribblesprintgoalierefereetournamentchampion