Grade 1 - Animals and Habitats

138 Animals and Habitats: Supplemental Guide 7 | Animals of the Freshwater Habitat

Vocabulary Chart for Animals of the Freshwater 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

amphibious

bullfrog

cattail

carnivore/

omnivore

dragonfly

elk

freshwater

gills

habitat

mallards

moose

muskrats

predators

enormous/tiny*

oxygen

animal

bird

feather

frog

geese

insect

lake/pond/river/

stream

leaf

rain/ice/snow

turtle

Multiple Meaning

bill

float

roots

shoots

edge

energy

kind

rest

drink

duck

fish

plant

snakes

water

Phrases

“a fish out of

water”

rainbow trout

water lily

hover around

well adapted

dry land

hiding places

Cognates

anfibio

carnívoro/

omnivore

hábitat

predador(ora)

flotar

enorme*

oxígeno

energía

animal

insecto

lago

tortuga

planta