Grade 2 Read-Aloud

110 Cycles in Nature: Supplemental Guide 6 | Which Came First, the Chicken or the Egg?

 Add drawings to a summary of the information contained in

“Which Came First, the Chicken or the Egg?” to clarify ideas,

thoughts, and feelings (SL.2.5)

 Identify new meanings for the word stage and apply them

accurately (L.2.5a)

 Prior to listening to “Which Came First, the Chicken or the

Egg?”, orally predict whether the chicken or the egg came fi rst,

and then compare the actual outcomes to predictions

 Share writing with others

Core Vocabulary

albumen, n. The white part inside an egg

Example: The albumen, or egg white, is the part of the egg used in

some recipes, such as angel food cake.

Variation(s): none

embryo, n. An unborn or unhatched animal or person

Example: A developing embryo must receive nutrients and oxygen from

its mother.

Variation(s): embryos

fertilize, v. To make an egg able to grow and develop into a baby

Example: The chicken egg needs to be fertilized before it can become a

baby chicken.

Variation(s): fertilizes, fertilized, fertilizing

replenished, v. Replaced or refi lled

Example: The cookie jar was empty, so Mom replenished it with

cookies.

Variation(s): replenish, replenishes, replenishing

yolk, n. The yellow part inside an egg

Example: Tina dropped an egg on the fl oor, and the yellow yolk spilled

out.

Variation(s): yolks