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WordGirl: Amusing

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WordGirl: Amusing
2 min2nd3rd4thReading & Writing (ELA)
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Summary

A short PBS KIDS WordGirl vocabulary clip. The word is amusing — funny or entertaining in a light, pleasant way. A two-minute warm-up that fits great before a read-aloud.

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Discussion questions

Discussion

This clip teaches the word amusing — funny or entertaining in a light way.

  1. What does amusing mean? How is it like and unlike hilarious?
  2. Tell about something amusing that happened recently.
  3. Use amusing in a sentence.

Quick work-a-long

Word: amusing — funny or entertaining in a light, pleasant way.

Try it: Write one sentence about an amusing moment from a book or your day.