Kindergarten- created by Melissa Roy

Unit 10: Windy Days Vocabulary Mountain Island Elementary

damage / harm
A tornado can cause a lot of damage to a house.
produce / To make
They produce furniture at the furniture company.
twisters /

Very bad storms where the wind twirls in a column

Several twisters passed through our area last night.
flapping /

Swaying loosely; especially with noise

We could hear the flag flapping as the storm approached.
gentle / Light and soft
Please be gentle when petting the puppy. You don’t want to hurt him.
floats / Carries along in the air
A light wind floats the balloon just above my head.
pasture /

Land where cattle graze

A herd of cattle grazed calmly in the pasture.
unlatched / Not locked
If the gate is unlatched, our dog might escape.
fall / Season following summer
The leaves begin to change color during the fall.
burst
/ To break open
I blew my gum into such a big bubble, it burst.
pile /

Many things lying on top of each other

Please pick up the pile of clothes on the floor?
scatters
/

Spreads around

Wind scatters the leaves all around the yard.
ring / To make bell sounds
We heard the man ring the bell outside the store at Christmas.
fling / To throw hard
Josh tried to fling the ball as hard as he could.
steadily /

Not changing

The men worked steadily through the night.
still /

Not moving

The deer stood still in the grass.
swept /

Moved

I swept the floor to clean it.
soar / Fly upward
The kite began to soar high in the sky.
fierce /

Very, very strong or powerful

The soldier is a very fierce man.
stings / Makes a sharp pain
The bee stings the boy and he began to cry.
steam / Hot mist that rises from water heated to a high temperature
The steam from the kettle made the ceiling wet.
boiling
/ Heating something like water, until bubbles form
Did lifted the boiling pot of soup off the stove.
snatched /

Grabbed quickly

Jack snatched the ball before it rolled into the street..
flapped
/

Moved quickly up and down or side to side

The waves flapped at the side of the boat.
gust / Sudden rush of wind
Suddenly a gust blew my hat across the yard.
pedals / Parts of a bicycle on which you put your feet
My feet almost reached the pedals of the big bike.
passing / Going by
We will be passing some water on our trip to Florida.
path / Place to walk
The path led into the forest.
park / An area of land with trees within a city or town
Over the weekend my family went to the park to play on the swings.
movement / The act of moving
The movement of the roller coaster made me sick.
spilled / Comes out
I spilled the milk trying to pour it in my cereal.
woods / Whole group of trees growing closely together
Rabbits, squirrels and deer live in our woods.
cheerful / happy
The students were very cheerful on the field trip.
melody / tune
Who can sing the melody to “Mary Had A Little Lamb?”
fiddle / violin
The man played the fiddle in the band.
strumming / Moving fingers back and forth across the strings on an instrument
In order to play the guitar, you need to practice strumming the strings of the guitar.
beat / Repeated sound
Clap your hands to the beat of the music.
rhythm / Pattern of sounds
The cheerleaders clapped their hands and stomped their feet to the rhythm of the music.
glow / brightness
The moon’s glow lit up the sky.
hovered / Floated in the air over a certain spot
The hummingbird hovered over the flower for several seconds.
mist / Light spray of moisture
On the hot day we got sprayed by the mist of the hose.
snuggled / Lay comfortably
Katie snuggled under the covers as her fathers read a story.