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.
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