Glossary: Terms Starting with L
80 definitions with links to the lessons that teach each word.
label
Maths
A number used as a name, such as a house number.
Learn it in: Understanding numbers (Grade 1), Classifying objects (Grade 1), Bar graphs (Grade 2)
label
Science
a word that names a part of a drawing
Learn it in: Recording observations using pictures (Grade 1), Drawing scientific diagrams (Grade 2)
larva
Science
a young insect that looks different from its parent
Learn it in: Butterfly life cycle (Grade 2)
last
English
after all others
Learn it in: Identifying ending sounds (Grade 1), Understanding story events (Grade 1)
lateral reading
English
checking other sources about a site while reading it
Learn it in: Evaluating online information (Grade 6)
layout
English
how things are arranged on a page
Learn it in: Informational posters (Grade 3), Multimedia presentations (Grade 5), Multimedia messages (Grade 6)
leaf
Science
the flat, usually green part of a plant
Learn it in: Plants as living organisms (Grade 1), Leaves (Grade 1), Reviewing plant parts (Grade 2)
least
Maths
The smallest number.
Learn it in: Interpreting simple data (Grade 1), Reading graphs (Grade 2), Ordering fractions (Grade 4)
least common multiple
Maths
Smallest shared multiple.
Learn it in: Adding fractions with unlike denominators (Grade 5)
left
Maths
What remains after taking away.
Learn it in: Meaning of subtraction (Grade 1), Subtraction using pictures (Grade 1), Position and direction (Grade 1)
leftover
Maths
Fewer than ten that remain.
Learn it in: Grouping objects into tens (Grade 1), Division using objects (Grade 2)
length
Maths
How long something is.
Learn it in: Measuring length (Grade 2), Perimeter (Grade 3), Relationship between multiplication and area (Grade 3)
less than
Maths
Smaller in amount. 5 is less than 9.
Learn it in: Comparing numbers (Grade 1), Comparing two-digit numbers (Grade 1)
letter
English
a mark that stands for a sound
Learn it in: Uppercase and lowercase letters (Grade 1), Segmenting words for spelling (Grade 1)
life cycle
English
the stages of a living thing’s life
Learn it in: Chronological organisation (Grade 3)
life cycle
Science
the stages of a living thing from start to start again
Learn it in: Plant life cycles (Grade 2), Life cycles (Grade 2)
light
Science
what lets us see, from the Sun or a lamp
Learn it in: Leaves (Grade 1), What is light (Grade 1)
like denominators
Maths
Same bottom number.
Learn it in: Adding fractions with like denominators (Grade 4), Subtracting fractions with like denominators (Grade 4)
line
English
a row of words
Learn it in: Print direction (Grade 1), Letter formation (Grade 1), Simple poems (Grade 1)
line of symmetry
Maths
A fold line that makes two matching halves.
Learn it in: Introduction to symmetry (Grade 2), Symmetry (Grade 3), Symmetry (Grade 4)
line segment
Maths
Part of a line with two endpoints.
Learn it in: Line segments (Grade 4), Points and lines (Grade 6)
linking word
English
a word that connects ideas, such as also
Learn it in: Paragraph organisation (Grade 3)
listen
English
to use your ears and think about what someone says
Learn it in: Listening attentively (Grade 1), Listening to stories (Grade 1), Listening for main ideas (Grade 3)
literal
English
exactly what the words say
Learn it in: Figurative expressions (Grade 3), Figurative expressions (Grade 4), Personification (Grade 4)
literal question
English
a question with a direct answer in the text
Learn it in: Analytical questions (Grade 4)
literary language
English
special words authors use to make writing vivid
Learn it in: Literary language (Grade 3)
literary response
English
an essay giving a reasoned reading of a text
Learn it in: Literary response essays (Grade 6)
litter
Science
rubbish left lying around
Learn it in: Keeping our environment clean (Grade 1), Clean and dirty environments (Grade 1)
living
Science
alive and showing signs of life
Learn it in: Living and non-living things (Grade 1), What are animals (Grade 1)
living thing
Science
a thing that is alive, such as a plant, an animal or a person
Learn it in: What are living things? (Grade 1)
loaded language
English
words chosen to stir strong feelings
Learn it in: Perspective and bias (Grade 6)
logic
English
correct reasoning step by step
Learn it in: Evaluating explanations (Grade 5), Logical reasoning (Grade 5), Revising arguments (Grade 6)
logical
English
making sense in order
Learn it in: Sequencing events (Grade 3), Logical reasoning (Grade 4), Evaluating conclusions (Grade 6)
long vowel
English
a vowel that says its name
Learn it in: Common long-vowel patterns (Grade 1), Long-vowel spelling patterns (Grade 2)
longer
Maths
More long than.
Learn it in: Longer and shorter (Grade 1), Comparing measurements (Grade 2)
lowercase
English
a small letter
Learn it in: Uppercase and lowercase letters (Grade 1), Lowercase letters (Grade 1)
lowest terms
Maths
Cannot be simplified more.
Learn it in: Simplifying fractions (Grade 4), Fraction simplification (Grade 6)