Grade 1 - Animals and Habitats

Animals and Habitats: Supplemental Guide | Introduction 9

In addition to this core vocabulary list, every lesson includes its own
Vocabulary Chart. Words in this chart either appear several times in the
Read-Aloud or are words and phrases that support broader language
growth, which is crucial to the English language development of young
students. Most words on the chart are part of the General Service list
of the 2000 most common English words or part of the Dale-Chall list
of 3000 words commonly known by Grade 4. Moreover, a conscious
effort has been made to include words from the Primary Priority Words
according to Biemiller’s (2010) Words Worth Teaching. The words on
the Vocabulary Chart are not meant to be exhaustive, and teachers are
encouraged to add additional words they feel would best serve their
group of students.

Vocabulary Chart for What is a 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-Specific Words

Tier 2

General Academic Words

Tier 1

Everyday-Speech Words

Understanding

alleyway

arctic

desert

habitat

Rattenborough

adventure

amazing

clever

survive*

specific

temperatures

animal

food

home

living

pond

rat

tree

Multiple Meaning

drain

shelter*

trash

place cold

fish

park

plant

water

Phrases

Human-made

habitats

natural resources

exciting journey easy to find

just right

Cognates

ártico

desierto

hábitat

aventura

sobrevivir*

específico(a)

temperatura

animal

rata

parque

planta

References

1. Beck, Isabel L., Margaret G. McKeown, and Linda Kucan. 2008.
   Creating Robust Vocabulary: Frequently Asked Questions and
   Extended Examples. New York: Guilford.