Grade 1 - Animals and Habitats

70 Animals and Habitats: Supplemental Guide 4 | Animals of the East African Savanna Habitat

Vocabulary Chart for Animals of the East African Savanna 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

antelope

grassland/savanna

habitat

herbivore/

carnivore/

omnivore

gazelles

oxpecker

predator/prey*

vultures

adapted

coexist

freezing/scorching

hardy

plenty

survive

animal

bird

elephant

giraffe

grass

lion

rainy/dry

summer/winter

zebra

Multiple Meaning

branch

roots

soil

pour

prides

hot

leaves

leg

plant

trunk

Phrases

acacia tree

African savanna

food chain

prickly thorns

grows back

Cognates

Antelope

Sabana

hábitat

herbívoro/

carnívoro/

omnivore

gacela

depredador/

presa*

Sabana africana

adaptarse

coexistir

sobrevivir

animal

elefante

jirafa

león

cebra

planta