Words that start with I

Ice is what happens to water when it is so cold that it freezes. You can see ice as snow in winter. Snow is just tiny bits of ice. In summer, people make their drinks cooler by putting ice in them.

An igloo is a house made from blocks of snow. They are made by people who live in very cold areas, such as Inuit Eskimos and the people in Canada's north and Greenland.

Insects are a very common group of creatures, found all over the world except the sea. Insects all have six legs and antennae on their heads to help them find their way around. Many insects have wings. Insects lay eggs and many start life as a worm-shaped larval stage before growing up into the adult form that you see everywhere. The larval stage of the butterfly, the caterpillar, is the most well-known.

The little girl is sitting inside the box. The opposite of inside is outside.

Your intestines are a tube around 25 feet long that loops around inside your belly, which your food slowly goes through after a meal. You have a small intestine and a large intestine. Energy and nutrients are absorbed through your intestines into your body so you can grow and move.