The History of the Earth: Supplemental Guide 8B | Dinosaurs 159 Vocabulary Instructional Activity^5 minutes
Horizontal Word Wall: Adapt- In today’s read-aloud you heard, “Now, let’s go back to
dinosaur extinction. Some scientists think that the dinosaur
extinction was caused by a giant meteorite from outer space.
(.. .) Most creatures [were not able to] adapt, and they died
out.” Here adapt means to change in a way that helps you
deal with new or different conditions. - Let’s create a Horizontal Word Wall that describes the process
of change. [Show students the chart paper, and point out the
horizontal line.] - [Hold up the card for the phrase remain the same, and read it
aloud.] Remain the same means nothing changes. [Tape the
card on the left-hand side of the line.] - [Hold up the card for the word change, and read the word
aloud.] Change is a word to describe when things are different
or new. [Tape the card on the right-hand side of the line.] - [Hold up the card for the word adapt, and read the word
aloud.] Should I put adapt closer to remain the same or closer
to the word change? [Tape the card near the word change on
the right-hand side of the line.] - [Repeat this process with the remaining cards: modify, adjust,
get used to, keep on, continue, hold on, and wait. When all
the cards have been attached to the Word Wall, read over the
words with students.] - With your partner, choose two opposite words from the
Horizontal Word Wall, and make a sentence for each word.
[Display the Horizontal Word Wall throughout the domain, and
encourage students to add additional words to the wall.]
Domain-Related Trade Book 20 minutes
- Refer to the list of recommended trade books in the Introduction
at the front of this Supplemental Guide, and choose one trade
book about dinosaurs to read aloud to the class.