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Concepts & Vocabulary

Family Portraits

Family Members
baby, babies (dress, love, wash, etc.), brothers, dad, father, grandma, grandmother, mom, mother, sister, son, stepmother, uncle, etc.
 

Physical Features
eyes (blue, brown, green), hair (long, short, etc.)

Family Activities
eat, swim, etc.

Relative Age
older, younger

Family Sizes
large, larger, small, smaller

Houses and Homes

Homes
adobe house, houseboat, motor home, etc.

Parts of a House
chimney, door, downstairs, garage, rooms (bathroom, bedroom, kitchen, living room), stairs, steps,
swimming pool, upstairs, walls, windows, etc.

Household Items and Furnishings
bed, book, chair, plate, table, toothbrush, etc.

Household Activities
eat, play, read, watch TV, etc.

All in a Day

Daily Activities
brush your teeth, clean up, eat food, get out of bed, get up, go to school, say good night, etc.

Meals
breakfast (breads, cereal, eggs, etc.), dinner (meat, noodles, etc.)

Household Chores
feed the cat, make the bed, set the table, etc.

Days of the Week
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Rooms of a House
bedroom, kitchen, living room, etc.
 
 
 

Loving	Ann Morris
On Mother's Lap	Ann Herbert Scott
Whose Mouse Are You	Robert Kraus
Hairs/Pelitos	Ann Morris
Building a House	Byron Barton
A Dark Dark Tale	Ruth Brown
Three Little Pigs
Ten Nine, Eight	Molly Bang
Good Night Moon	Margaret Wise Brown
Time for Bed	Mem Fox
Sleep Tight	BG Hennessy