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Being Specific

How do we add more detail when describing something or someone? When describing people we use the word “who.” But we aren’t using “who” as a question, but it means “that person.” Here are some examples:

I am looking for a person who can teach Chinese.
The man who lives there drives a nice car.
The person who I have to meet at the airport will be wearing a blue coat.

In the same way, we can use the word “that” to describe things.

I have a job that is very enjoyable.
It is a good idea to eat food that can keep you healthy.
I would like to find a job that I can walk to.

Here are a few more examples:

These are called relative clauses. They add more information to the subject in a sentence. A fancy name for something that can really help add more information about something or someone! Can you think of any examples?

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Conduction, Convection, Radiation (grade 3)

Things can warm up or cool down (heat transfer) in three ways: conduction, convection, and radiation. Here is a brief review of which is which!

Conduction: heat transfers through touch, like melting butter in a pan.

Convection: transfers heat through air or liquid currents, like the heat from a blow dryer, or like the heat that comes out of the air vents in a car to warm you up.

Radiation is heat transfer through invisible waves, like the sun warming us up.

Can you think of any examples of heat transfer?

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Must not, or don’t have to?

There is a very big difference between must not and don’t have to. “Must not” is like DO NOT! But “don’t have to” often means you can if you want, but it’s not necessary. Here are some examples:

You must not touch the hot stove.
You must not wake me up in the morning! I will be very cranky!
You must not drink milk that has expired.

You don’t have to wear a raincoat today, it’s not supposed to rain.
You don’t have to eat all your broccoli, it doesn’t taste very good.
You don’t have to go to school today because it’s a holiday.

Do you see the difference? “Must not” is more like a command, but “don’t have to” lets the listeners decide or conclude they do not need to do something.

Sprout Branches Out

This book is a fantastic book with a springtime theme and lots of puns sprinkled throughout. This makes for an interesting read for primary students and an amusing read for adults too! Click here to shop on Amazon.

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