Defend is like being a superhero with a shield. Imagine you’re playing in a sandbox, and someone tries to knock over your sandcastle. You put your hands up to protect it. That’s defending! You’re stopping anything bad from happening to something you care about.

Think about a castle with tall walls. The walls are there to keep it safe from anything outside that might want to come in. When you defend your toys from your little brother or sister who wants to play with them without asking, you’re like those castle walls, keeping your toys safe.

Sometimes, defending is like being a umbrella on a rainy day. The umbrella keeps you dry from the rain, just like how defending keeps you safe from things you don’t want to happen. You hold it up strong, and it keeps the rain away from you.

Defending can also be like when you’re playing goalie in soccer. You stand in front of the goal and try to stop the ball from going in. You’re making sure nothing gets past you, just like defending means making sure nothing bad happens.