Grade 1 - Animals and Habitats

118 Animals and Habitats: Supplemental Guide 6 | Animals of the Tropical Rainforest Habitat

Vocabulary Chart for Animals of the Tropical Rainforest 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

Amazon

equator

habitat

humid

jaguar

macaws

omnivore/

carnivore

nocturnal

predators

rainforest

toucans

tropical

vines

exotic

fascinating

patterns

pouncing

shady

temperature

ants

forest

fruit

fur

green

insect

monkey

rain

warm/hot

wet

Multiple Meaning

canopy*

colonies

thick

dense

dark

leaves

plant

snake

Phrases

boa constrictor

broadleaf trees

evergreen trees

kapok tree

poison arrow frog

squirrel monkey

tropical rainforest

greatest variety of

well adapted to

year-round

Cognates

la Amazonia

ecuador

hábitat

húmedo

jaguar

omnivore/

carnívoro

nocturno(a)

predador(ora)

tucán

tropical

colonia

exótico(a)

fascinante

temperatura

fruto

insecto

planta