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Study the word DEPEND: (Source) When you depend on someone, you need that person and trust that they'll help you or be there for you. This baby depends on her parents for everything. That means she needs her parents to feed her, bathe her, change her diapers, play with her, and keep her safe. (Source) If you have a dog, your dog depends on you. That means your dog leans on you and knows that you'll take good care of him. In this situation, your pet is dependent on you, and you're a dependable pet owner. (Source) Your family probably depends on you to work hard at school, or to do your chores, or to help out with your little siblings. That means your family needs you, relies on you, and counts on you. They're dependent on you. And you're dependable. (Source) Although we often talk about people depending on each other, we also talk about things depending on other things. To depend on something is to change, or to be different, based on that thing. Will we eat lunch outside today? It depends on the weather. If it's sunny and warm, sure. If it's raining, nope. Our plans depend on the weather. However, this guy doesn't care! He's going to eat outside no matter what: his plans don't depend on the weather. (Source) What color is the sand at the beach? It depends on where you are. Some beaches in Florida have white sand; some beaches in Texas have brown sand; some beaches in Hawaii have black sand. The color of the sand depends on the beach. (Source)   Make a flash card: You can write your own definition and choose your own picture, or copy mine. Term Definition Picture depend to lean on someone for their help; or, to be affected by something else   Write your own sentence! You can use either of the two ideas I'll suggest, or you can invent your own. Include as much detail as you can! (Source)   Write a sentence with the word DEPEND: Remember: when people depend on you, they trust you to do what you have to do. And when one thing depends on a second thing, it changes along with that second thing. Idea 1: "(At school, at home, or somewhere else), you can always depend on me to (get some important job done)." Idea 2: "Depending on how I feel tomorrow, I might pick (some kind of food or activity), or I might pick (some other, very different kind of food or activity)." You can type in here. When you're done, copy and paste your sentence wherever you'd like it to go.