childhood vocabulary

CHILDHOOD
childhood /ˈtʃajəldˌhʊd/  noun - plural childhoods

: the period of time when a person is a child

•I remember this place from (my) childhood.
•diseases that can occur in childhood
•Both men had unhappy childhoods.
•— often used before another noun childhood heroes/friends/memories
•my childhood home
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GAMES
Blind man's buff or blind man's bluff

Tag

What's the time, Mr. Wolf?

Cops and Robbers

Chinese whispers


Dodgeball

GAMES

Hide-and-seek

Hopscotch 

Knucklebones, Fivestones, or Jacks

Marbles


OTHER GAMES
Tic-tac-toe
Rock-paper-scissors

Hot potato

Simon Says
Skipping rope


TOYS

Stuffed animals 

black doll 
Nintendo 

Tea set 

Yo-yo 

Cup-and-ball 

Army men 

Lego 


Play-Doh
Water Balloon

Frisbee

Barbie

Bicycle

Parcheesi
Ken

Hot wheels
Chess


PLACES
Playground

See-saw
Swing

Monkey bars

Slide

Amusement park

Bumper cars

Roller coaster


HOLIDAYS


FOOD


PETS


beach

TRIPS


CLOTHES

DIAPERS

MITTS - MITTENS

SAILOR DRESS – SAILOR SUIT

PAJAMAS

BIB

SCHOOL UNIFORM

OVERALL


CLOSE PEOPLE


COMIC BOOKS
AND
CARTOONS


ACTIVITY
In groups, converse about your childhood by following these questions: (15 minutes)
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What things do you remember from your childhood?

a.

a toy:

b.

a pet:

c.

a game:

d.

a hobby:

e.
f.
g.
g.
h.

a song:
a good friend:
a place:
food:
clothes:

h.

a cartoon:

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What games did you use to play when you were a child?

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What was your favorite game?

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What did you like to do in your childhood?

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What things did you use to do that you don’t do anymore?

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What did you use to wear or dress up?


WHAT IS A THESAURUS?
thesaurus
noun the·sau·rus \thi-ˈsȯr-əs\
: a book in which words that have the same or similar meanings are grouped together
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thesaurus
[thi-sawr-uh s]
noun, plural thesauruses, thesauri [-sawr-ahy]
1. a dictionary of synonyms and antonyms, such as the online Thesaurus.com.
2. any dictionary, encyclopedia, or other comprehensive reference book.
3. a storehouse, repository, or treasury.
4. Computers.
an index to information stored in a computer, consisting of a comprehensive list of subjects concerning which information may be retrieved by
using the proper key terms.

a dictionary of synonyms and antonyms stored in memory for use in word processing.
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