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seatwork

American  
[seet-wurk] / ˈsitˌwɜrk /

noun

Education.
  1. work that can be done by a child at their seat in school without supervision.


Etymology

Origin of seatwork

seat + work

Example Sentences

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Teachers have incorporated powerful devices to do what they usually do in lessons: give homework, present illustrated lectures, guide whole class discussions, assign seatwork, and, of course, use textbooks and test students.

From Washington Post

Seatwork for Reading with phonics.

From Project Gutenberg

Seatwork for Reading with phonics.

From Project Gutenberg

Seatwork activities, a beginning workbook in reading.

From Project Gutenberg

SEE     McLaughlin, Edith M.   Silent reading tests for seatwork.

From Project Gutenberg