Kindergarden - Plants

Plants: Supplemental Guide 1 | Introduction to Plants 17

Core Vocabulary

nutrients, n. Things that help plants or animals grow and be healthy in the

same way that food and vitamins help children grow and be healthy

Example: The nutrients in the ground helped the sunflower plant grow

to be strong and tall.

Variation(s): nutrient

plants, n. Living things that grow in the ground or water

Example: The plants in our classroom need to be watered twice a

week.

Variation(s): plant

plant, v. To put a seed or plant in soil and cover it with additional soil so it

will grow

Example: My mom and I will plant the flower seeds in front of our

house.

Variation(s): plants, planted, planting

soil, n. The top layer of dirt where seeds or plants are planted

Example: I used a shovel to dig into the soil to plant my flower.

Variation(s): soils

Vocabulary Chart for Introduction to Plants

Core Vocabulary words are in bold.

Multiple Meaning Word Activity word is underlined.

Vocabulary Instructional Activity words have an asterisk (*).

Suggested words to pre-teach are in italics.

Type of Words Tier 3

Domain-Specific Words

Tier 2

General Academic Words

Tier 1

Everyday-Speech Words

Understanding

cactus

dandelion

forest

indoors

underwater

alive

different/alike

environment*

living/nonliving

nutrients

plenty*

air

food

largest/tiniest

tallest

sun

Multiple Meaning

park

plants (n/v)

crack

soil

type

light

water

Phrases from the... to the... different kinds

Cognates cactoparque aireligero