George Washington Our First President

part 1Vocabulary by Mrs. Berg

agreed

• to think the same as a person

animals

• A living creature that can breathe and move about.

brother

• A boy or a man that has the same parent as you.

buy

• To pay for something.

choose

• to pick or make a choice

classmate

• a person in your class at school

country

• a place where there are more farms and forests, outside of a city

cozy

• warm and comfortable; snug.

farmhouse

• House for a farmer and family.  

farmer

Farmhouse on a farm with a barn

follow

• to walk or run behind someone

leader

• the person who is in front and tells others what to do

learn

• To know something by study or practice

map

• a drawing or picture showing roads, rivers, and more of an area of land.

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measure

• To find out the size, weight, and capacity of something.

natural-born

• a skill that you are born with and is more easy for you to do

number

• a symbol we use to tell how many –

• one =1, two =2

older

• having lived for a longer time than someone else

perfect

• With nothing wrong; no mistakes.

plant

• to place in the ground to grow

practiced

• to learn by doing again and again

schoolmaster

• teacher or principal at school

seed

• This protects the young plant inside of a seed before the seed germinates. A part of a plant that contains a new, young plant

sister

• A girl who has the same parents as you do.

smartest

• person who is most smart

special

• different in an important way, unique.

surveying

• The practice of measuring angles and distances on the ground so that they can be accurately plotted on a map.  

trust

• to believe someone is honest

wilderness

• a place without houses, lots of trees, grass, and animals

winter

• The months of December, January and February are winter months of cold weather.

younger

• someone who has not lived as long as you