Grade 2 Read-Aloud

90 Cycles in Nature:Supplemental Guide 5 | The Life Cycle of a Tree

Vocabulary Chart for The Life Cycle of a Tree

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

deciduous/

evergreen

decomposers/

decompose

embryo

germination

oxygen

seedling/sapling

conditions

enable

main

nutrients

breathe

egg

grow

sunshine

tree

warmth

water

wood

Multiple Meaning

bark

root

sprout

cycle

dependent*

flexible

mature

shed

soil

branch

leaves

trunk

Phrases

carbon dioxide

greenhouse gas

soil erosion

dependent on all year long

full size

Cognates

descomponerse

embrión

germinación

oxígeno

dióxido de

carbono

condición

nutrientes

ciclo

dependiente*

flexible

maduro(a)