Kindergarden - Plants

Plants: Supplemental Guide 3 | The Life Cycle of a Plant 75

sapling, n. A young tree

Example: Every day I check the sapling we planted to see how much it

has grown.

Variation(s): saplings

seedlings, n. Young or baby plants that have grown from a seed

Example: At the apple orchard, we saw many small seedlings that will

one day grow into apple trees.

Variation(s): seedling

Vocabulary Chart for The Life Cycle of a Plant
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

dandelion

decay

lifetime

germinate*

roots

sapling

seedlings

adult

eventually

mature*

rot

seed

acorn

beginning

branches

squirrel

tree

Multiple Meaning

sprout cycle*

soil

trunk

plant

Phrases

life cycle better chance

full-grown

the beginning of

several days

sooner or later

Cognates

germinar* adulto(a)

eventualmente

maduro(a)*

ciclo*

tronco