TEACHER INSTRUCTIONS
DAY 1
Share the Day 1 word clue with students.
DAYS 2– 4
Read a new word clue each day.
DAY 5
Announce the Mystery Word. Show students the corresponding Day 5 Art Card and
read the definition and context sentence aloud. Discuss the word and its meaning.
PLEASE NOTE
All Mystery Words are included in the VocabularyA-Z.com database and can be
further taught as part of a standard five-day vocabulary lesson.
If you do not wish to receive teaching instructions with future lessons, you may
choose to print only pages 2–6.
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DAY
1
z ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
___
I am a seven-letter adjective
that starts with “z”. I describe a
person who is very enthusiastic
or passionate about something.
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DAY
2
I am similar to words such as eager,
keen, and gung-ho.
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DAY
3
I am not indifferent or bored.
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DAY
4
I can fit in the following sentence:
She is a ____________ reader, having read
over ten books last summer.
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DAY
5
ART CARD
I am zealous.
zealous (adj)
very enthusiastic or passionate
The baseball players were motivated by the coach’s
zealous speech.
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