Seven ways to know a word.
A word becomes yours when you can do more than define it. Here are seven ways to know one, played daily until it sticks.
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The Word of the Day arrives in the voice of the character whose job it is, with its meaning, an example, and a way to play it.
See today's word →How every lesson works
- 1 Learn
Meet the idea with the character who teaches it.
- 2 Assess
A quick check to see what landed.
- 3 Practice
Put it to work until it sticks.
- 4 Create
Use it in the student's own writing.
- 5 Certified
The character signs off on what was earned.
Pick a way to know a word.
Spaced review that resurfaces the words you are forgetting, so they stay yours.
Play it in the Arcade
Same skills, no worksheet. They're free, they run right in the browser, and nobody needs an account.
Two words a turn. Same meaning is a Smile, opposite is a Frown. A daily synonym and antonym game with Slang and the Mayor.
Smile or Frown →One root, a whole family of words. Meet a Latin or Greek root, then build every word that grows from it. Learn one root, unlock a family.
Root Builder →Every case is a sentence with one mystery word. Read the clues around it, work out what it means, and crack the case before anyone hands you the definition.
Word Detective →What does Slang really mean? He speaks in idioms, similes, metaphors, and adages; the Mayor takes every one of them literally. Read the scene, then pick the real meaning.
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