Dear Dragon Vocabulary

Dear Dragon

Projects are tasks that take time and effort to complete.



The students presented their projects at the science fair.

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projects

​Can most project be finished quickly? Why or why not?

Open Ended

Use the word projects in your own sentence.

My friends and I enjoy creating ____ projects.

Multiple Choice

Which word means "tasks that take time and effort to complete"?

• assigned

• projects

• mosaics

• retain

If someone assigned a task to you , he or she gave you some work to do.



The teacher assigned a lesson for us to complete together.

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assigned/asignar

​Are you more likely to be assigned to eat breakfast or do homework? Explain.

Open Ended

Use the word assigned in your own sentence.

I was assigned to ___ at ___.

Multiple Choice

Which word means "work given to you"?

• assigned

• projects

• mosaics

• retain

Mosaics are pictures or patterns made from small pieces of glass, stone, or other materials


We saw the brightly colored mosaics on the wall.

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​mosaics

​When people make mosaics, do they use cooking skills or artistic skills? Explain.

Open Ended

Use the word mosaics in your own sentence.

We saw an artist make mosaics out of ___.

Multiple Choice

Which word means "pictures or patterns made from small pieces"?

• assigned

• projects

• mosaics

• retain

Practice

Match

Match the following

• We saw the brightly colored ___ on the wall.

• The students presented their ___ at the science fair.

• The teacher ___ a lesson for us to complete together.

mosaics

projects

assigned

• mosaics

• projects

• assigned

If someone retains something, he or she has something and keeps it.



Martin retains the award he won from the spelling bee contest.

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​retains

​If your friend retains a book you gave him, does he keep it or give it back to you? Explain.

Open Ended

Use the word retains in your own sentence.

My grandmother retains ___, so she can give to me later in life.

or

My grandfather retains ___, so he can give to me later in life.

Multiple Choice

Which word means "keeps something"?

• demolition

• precious

• mosaics

• retain

If something is precious to you, it is important or valuable to you.




Julia's doll was precious to her because she received it from her mother on the day she was born.

​precious/precioso

​When something is precious to you, how do you feel about it? Explain.

Open Ended

Use the word precious in your own sentence.

___ is precious to me because ___.

Multiple Choice

Which word means "something important or valuable"?

• demolition

• precious

• mosaics

• retain

If you work in demolition, your job is to tear down or destroy buildings.




The demolition of the old building is happening now.

​demolition

​If someone works in demolition, does she spend most of her time creating new buildings? Why or why not?

Open Ended

Use the word demolition in your own sentence.

The demolition of the old ___ is happening now.

Multiple Choice

Which word means "to tear down or destroy"?

• demolition

• precious

• mosaics

• retain

Practice

Match

Match the following

• The __ of the old hotel is happening now.

• Martin __ the award he won from the spelling bee contest.

• Sandra's doll was __ to her because she received it from her mother on the day she was born.

demolition

retains

precious

• demolition

• retains

• precious

Word Cloud

Brainstorm other words that come to mind when you hear the word projects.

Word Cloud

Make a list of synonyms and antonyms for the word precious.