Words Maira Learned

2. The folded, sewn edges of clothings.
4. Days when we remember something special that happened on the same date in an earlier year. It is your parents' 15th _________ this year.
6. decorated around the edges with something.
7. A kind of smooth fabric that is smooth and shiny. The gift Sara wants to buy for her mother is made of this type of fabric.
9. to decorate cloth or fabric by sewing pictures, patterns, or words onto it using a needle and colored thread; Sara's mother _________ the tablecloth.
10. Money a parent or caregiver gives a child regularly to save or spend. Something Sara doesn't have but Maira has.
12. Units of money used in Poland, like dollars in the United States; Sara is from Poland so she also use this money. The gift she wants to buy her mother cost 9 ____________.
13. A Jewish holiday that lasts eight days. People celebrate by lighting candles in a special candle holder called a menorah; Sara celebrate this holiday and will receive money called ________ gelt.

1. A particular time when something happens, or a special event.
3. a small copy or version of something that is usually much bigger, like a toy car, a dollhouse chair, or a tiny model of an airplane. Sara's mom made _________fruit tarts.
5. Worn down, tattered, or coming apart into loose threads at the edge
8. A kind of fabric used to make clothes and handkerchiefs. If feels cool and a little stiff. Sara use this fabric to make handkerchiefs for her parents.
11. the part of a shirt, dress, jacket, or coat that goes around your neck.