Grade 1 - Animals and Habitats

156 Animals and Habitats: Supplemental Guide 8 | Animals of the Saltwater Habitat

Vocabulary Chart for Animals of the Saltwater Habitat

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-Specifi c Words

Tier 2

General Academic Words

Tier 1

Everyday-Speech Words

Understanding

carnivore

clams

coastline/shoreline

habitat

jellyfish

lobster

oysters

plankton

predator/prey

regeneration

saltwater

shellfish

skeleton

starfish/seastar

valleys

explore

tiny

animal

beach

breathe

crabs

floor

ocean/sea

octopus/octopi

salt

sharks

turtles

whale

Multiple Meaning

conditions

covered

deep

help

part

slopes

shallow*

blue

fish

plant

water

Phrases

blue whale

coral reef

hammerhead

Pacific Ocean

shark

deeper and

deeper

Cognates

carnívoro

hábitat

ostra

plancton

predador(ora)/

presa

regeneración

esqueleto

valle

arrecife de coral

Océano Pacífico

explorar

parte

animal

océano

sal

tortuga

planta