Glossary: Terms Starting with F
113 definitions with links to the lessons that teach each word.
fable
English
a short story with animals that teaches a moral
Learn it in: Fables (Grade 2), Comparing literary genres (Grade 5)
face
Maths
A flat surface of a solid shape.
Learn it in: Cubes (Grade 1), Properties of 3D shapes (Grade 2), Spatial reasoning (Grade 6)
fact
English
something true
Learn it in: Identifying important details (Grade 1), Gathering simple facts (Grade 1), Expressing opinions (Grade 2)
fact
Maths
A number sentence you know.
Learn it in: Multiplication facts for 2, 5 and 10 (Grade 2), Multiplication tables (Grade 3)
fact family
Maths
Addition and subtraction sentences that use the same three numbers.
Learn it in: Relationship between addition and subtraction (Grade 1), Relationship between multiplication and division (Grade 2), Relationship between multiplication and division (Grade 3)
factor
Maths
A number that is multiplied.
Learn it in: Multiplication as equal groups (Grade 3), Multiplication fact review (Grade 4), Understanding factors (Grade 4)
factual question
English
a question with a simple fact as an answer
Learn it in: Analytical questions (Grade 6)
fair test
Science
a test where only one thing changes
Learn it in: Explaining results (Grade 2), Conditions affecting plant growth (Grade 2)
false cause
English
wrongly claiming one thing caused another
Learn it in: Cause-and-effect writing (Grade 6)
FANBOYS
English
a memory aid for the seven conjunctions
Learn it in: Coordinating conjunctions (Grade 4)
farm
Science
land where people grow food and keep animals
Learn it in: Domestic and wild animals (Grade 1)
faulty reasoning
English
reasoning that does not truly support the claim
Learn it in: Logical reasoning (Grade 5)
feature
Science
something you notice about a thing, such as its colour or shape
Learn it in: Identifying objects (Grade 1), Sorting and grouping objects (Grade 1)
feedback
English
comments that help you improve
Learn it in: Respectful responses (Grade 3), Revising and editing (Grade 3), Revising narratives (Grade 4)
feel
English
soft, hard, smooth or rough
Learn it in: Describing familiar objects (Grade 1), Connecting stories to experiences (Grade 1), Writing personal experiences (Grade 1)
feeling
English
an emotion
Learn it in: Simple poems (Grade 1), Story characters (Grade 1), Character actions and motivations (Grade 2)
fewer
Maths
A smaller number of things.
Learn it in: Comparing numbers (Grade 1), Finding how many remain (Grade 1), Counting categories (Grade 1)
figurative
English
having a meaning beyond the words
Learn it in: Figurative expressions (Grade 3), Figurative expressions (Grade 4), Idiomatic expressions (Grade 5)
figurative language
English
words used in a non-literal way for effect
Learn it in: Figurative language (Grade 6)
final copy
English
the finished version
Learn it in: Publishing creative writing (Grade 4), Publishing compositions (Grade 5)
final thought
English
a closing idea for the reader to remember
Learn it in: Conclusions (Grade 3), Conclusions (Grade 4), Conclusions (Grade 5)
findings
English
what the group learned
Learn it in: Collaborative inquiry (Grade 4), Presenting findings (Grade 5), Research report writing (Grade 6)
first
English
before all others
Learn it in: Identifying beginning sounds (Grade 1), Understanding story events (Grade 1)
first person
English
narration using I and we
Learn it in: Point of view (Grade 4), Narrative voice (Grade 4), Narrative perspective (Grade 5)
first, second, third
Maths
Words that tell the order of things.
Learn it in: Understanding numbers (Grade 1)
first-person narrator
English
a character who tells the story using I
Learn it in: Narrative perspective (Grade 5)
firsthand account
English
an account by someone who was there
Learn it in: Comparing information sources (Grade 4)
five minutes
Maths
The gap between two numbers on a clock.
Learn it in: Time to five-minute intervals (Grade 2)
fix-up strategy
English
a way to repair understanding
Learn it in: Monitoring comprehension (Grade 4), Reading complex texts (Grade 5)
flashback
English
a part of a story set in an earlier time
Learn it in: Verb tense consistency (Grade 5), Literary techniques (Grade 6)
flat shape
Maths
A shape drawn on paper, like a circle.
Learn it in: Identifying shapes in everyday life (Grade 1)
flower
Science
the part of a plant that may make seeds
Learn it in: What are plants? (Grade 1), Flowers (Grade 1), Reviewing plant parts (Grade 2)
fluency
English
reading smoothly and well
Learn it in: Repeated reading (Grade 2), Reading fluently (Grade 3), Reading fluency (Grade 4)
fluent
English
smooth and easy
Learn it in: Decodable word reading (Grade 1), Repeated reading (Grade 1), Accurate word recognition (Grade 2)
focus
English
the main point an essay centres on
Learn it in: Introductions (Grade 5), Central ideas (Grade 6)
focused
English
clear and not too big
Learn it in: Research questions (Grade 3), Research questions (Grade 5)
fold
Maths
Bend over so edges meet.
Learn it in: Introduction to symmetry (Grade 2), Symmetry (Grade 3)
folktale
English
a traditional story passed down
Learn it in: Folktales (Grade 2), International folktales (Grade 3)
follow-up question
English
a question that extends an earlier answer
Learn it in: Analytical questions (Grade 6)
food
Science
what animals eat to live and grow
Learn it in: Animals as living organisms (Grade 1), Basic needs of living things (Grade 1)
form
English
the type of writing, such as story or poem
Learn it in: Creative expression (Grade 5), Comparing genres (Grade 6)
formal
English
careful, polite language for official situations
Learn it in: Formal and informal communication (Grade 5)
formal phrase
English
careful wording suited to academic writing
Learn it in: Academic writing vocabulary (Grade 5)
formal presentation
English
a prepared talk to an audience in formal language
Learn it in: Formal presentations (Grade 6), Formal presentations (Grade 6)
formal style
English
polite, precise language without slang
Learn it in: Introductory argument essays (Grade 6)
formula
Maths
Rule with letters.
Learn it in: Mathematical modelling (Grade 6), Secondary mathematics readiness (Grade 6)
forwards
Maths
In the direction numbers get bigger.
Learn it in: Counting forwards and backwards (Grade 1)
fraction
Maths
A part of a whole.
Learn it in: Halves (Grade 2), Numerators and denominators (Grade 3), Recognising equivalent fractions (Grade 3)
fraction bar
Maths
The line between the numbers.
Learn it in: Numerators and denominators (Grade 3), Equivalent fractions (Grade 4)
fraction of
Maths
Share into equal groups, then take some.
Learn it in: Fractions of collections (Grade 3)
fraction of an amount
Maths
Divide then multiply.
Learn it in: Fraction word problems (Grade 4), Fraction word problems (Grade 5)
fragment
English
an incomplete sentence
Learn it in: Subject and predicate (Grade 2), Complete sentences (Grade 2), Sentence fragments (Grade 3)
frequency
Maths
How many times something happens.
Learn it in: Frequency tables (Grade 3), Tables (Grade 4), Frequency tables (Grade 5)
friction
Science
the rubbing force that slows moving things
Learn it in: Movement on different surfaces (Grade 1)
fruit
Science
the part of a plant that holds the seeds
Learn it in: Fruits and seeds (Grade 1), Fruits and seeds (Grade 2)
full sentence
English
a whole idea with a capital and end mark
Learn it in: Answering basic comprehension questions (Grade 1), Text-based comprehension questions (Grade 2)
full stop
English
a dot that ends a sentence
Learn it in: Reading with phrasing (Grade 1), Full stops (Grade 1), Reading connected sentences (Grade 2)
future tense
English
will happen later
Learn it in: Verbs and verb tenses (Grade 2), Verb tense consistency (Grade 4)