Grade 1 - Animals and Habitats

50 Animals and Habitats: Supplemental Guide 3 | Animals of the Sonoran Desert Habitat

Vocabulary Chart for Animals of the Sonoran Desert 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

cactus/cacti

camouflage*

carnivore/

herbivores/

omnivore*

coyote

habitat

nocturnal

scavengers

adapted animal

berries

bird

desert

eat

fruit

insects

owl

rabbit

Multiple Meaning

shelter cycle

fan

dry

flowers

hot

plant

rain

water

Phrases

elf owl

food chain

desert cottontail

Gila woodpecker

saguaro cactus

Sonoran Desert

Cognates

cacto

camuflaje*

carnívoro/

herbívoro/

omnívora*

coyote

hábitat

nocturno(a)

El desierto de

Sonoran

adaptarse

ciclo

animal

desierto

fruto

insecto

flores

planta