What are unknown words?

Unknown words are words you haven’t heard before, like new friends at school who come up to you and say hello.

Imagine you're playing a game with your favorite toy blocks. You know what most of them say, like red, blue, or square. But then someone shows you a block that says green, a word you’ve never heard before! That’s an unknown word to you.

When you read a book and see a word you don’t know, it's like finding a new toy in your backpack. You might not know what it does yet, but once you learn about it, maybe by asking someone or looking it up, it becomes a known word.

Just like you make friends with other kids at school, you can also make friends with words. Every time you see an unknown word, it’s like meeting a new friend. The more friends you have, the better you get at reading and understanding stories!

So next time you come across a strange word, remember, it's just a new friend waiting to say hello!Unknown words are words you haven’t heard before, like new friends at school who come up to you and say hello.

Imagine you're playing a game with your favorite toy blocks. You know what most of them say, like red, blue, or square. But then someone shows you a block that says green, a word you’ve never heard before! That’s an unknown word to you.

When you read a book and see a word you don’t know, it's like finding a new toy in your backpack. You might not know what it does yet, but once you learn about it, maybe by asking someone or looking it up, it becomes a known word.