Serve is like playing catch with a friend. When you throw the ball, you are giving it to your friend to catch. In the same way, when you serve, you are giving something to someone ...

Effort is like when you have a big jar of jelly beans and you want to reach the ones at the very bottom. You have to stretch your arm really far and maybe even stand on your tippy ...

A strike is like when you and your friends decide not to play a game until everyone agrees on the rules. Imagine you’re in a big group, and the rules aren’t fair. You all stop play...

Think about a monster in a storybook. It might be really big and scary, with lots of sharp teeth and wild eyes. That’s what ‘monstrous’ means—something that is like a monster, very...

Tin is a shiny, silver-colored metal that is very special because it is both soft and lightweight. Imagine the shiny foil you see in the kitchen; tin can be made into thin sheets l...

Think of nuclear like a tiny, super-powerful battery inside everything. Just like your toys need batteries to work, the world has tiny batteries called atoms. Inside these atoms, t...

The front is like the part of your toy car that you see first when it’s coming towards you. It’s the side with the headlights that help it see in the dark. When you stand in a line...

Sport is like a big game that people play to have fun, stay healthy, and sometimes win prizes. Imagine when you play tag with your friends; you run, laugh, and try to catch each ot...

A runner is like a superhero who can move really fast using their legs. Imagine if you had super-speed shoes that let you zoom across the playground quicker than anyone else. This ...

When you think about forward, imagine you are on a path, and you want to go to a fun place like a park. Moving forward means taking steps towards that park. Each step brings you cl...