Grade 1 - Animals and Habitats

Animals and Habitats: Supplemental Guide 1B | What Is a Habitat? 27

Note: Extensions may have activity options that exceed the time

allocated for this part of the lesson. To remain within the time

periods allocated for this portion of the lesson, you will need to

make conscious choices about which activities to include based

on the needs of your students.

Extensions 20 minutes

 Multiple Meaning Word Activity^5 minutes

Defi nition Detective: Park

Note: You may choose to have students hold up one or two

fi ngers to indicate which image shows the meaning being

described or have a student walk up to the poster and point to the

image being described.

1. In the read-aloud you heard the word park in this sentence:
   “People like to spend time playing and relaxing in this park.”


2. With your partner, think of different meanings of or ways you
   can use the word park as you can.


3. [Show Poster 1M (Park).] In the read-aloud, a park is a place
   in or near a city that has trees, grass, and fl owers for people
   to enjoy. Which picture shows this meaning of park?


4. Park also means to leave a car in a particular place, such as a
   parking space. Which picture shows this meaning of park?


5. Did you or your partner think of either of these defi nitions?


6. With your partner, make up a sentence for each meaning of
   park. I will call on some of you to share your sentences. [Call
   on a few partner pairs to share one or all of their sentences.
   Have them point to the part of the poster that relates to their
   use of park.]

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