This week's vocabulary words are downstairs, nervous, chuckled, nonsense, fumbled, and trudged. The document provides the definition, part of speech, an example sentence, and a question for each word to help students understand and remember the meanings. It is a vocabulary lesson plan from Miss Bellotti for the first week introducing six new words and engaging students through examples and questions about when they have experienced each word.

1. VocabularyUnit 1: Week 1By: Miss Bellotti

2. This week’s vocabulary words are…downstairsnervouschucklednonsensefumbledtrudged

3. downstairsCompound WordMeans “down the stairs”Example: The boy walked downstairs to answer the doorbell.What is an antonym for downstairs?

4. nervousA person who is nervous is afraid or worried.Example: I feel nervous when I have to perform in front of a large group of people.When do you feel nervous?

5. chuckledWhat does the –ed ending mean on most words?You may have chuckled, or laughed quietly, when you saw something funny.Example: I chuckled when I heard the joke.How is chuckled different from laughed out loud?

6. nonsenseNonsense is a silly or untrue idea or thought.Example: I was afraid to go to the library but my mom said my fears were nonsense.What is something that you think is nonsense?

7. fumbledWhat does the –ed ending mean?If something is fumbled, it is done in a clumsy way.Example: He fumbled around the the dark trying to find the light switch.When have you fumbled around or fumbled into something?

8. trudgedWhat does the –ed ending mean?Trudged describes a way of walking slowly and dragging one’s feet.Example: The tired student trudged up the hill to his house.Can you think of a reason why you might have trudged somewhere?