Grade 2 Read-Aloud

Cycles in Nature:Supplemental Guide 4 | The Life Cycle of a Plant 73

Vocabulary Chart for The Life Cycle of a Plant
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

germinate

hummingbirds

nectar

oxygen

photosynthesis

pollen

pollinators/

pollination

reproduce

seedling

wildflowers

attracted

dispersed

emerge

especially

process*

protective*

renewed

adult

animal

bird

butterflies

day/month/year

grow

honeybees

insects

seed

sticky

water

wind

Multiple Meaning

cycle

directions

follows

shape

soil

transfer

bat

color

flower

plant

Phrases

cycle of life

flowering plant

seed dispersal

the right

conditions

various ways

Cognates

germinar

néctar

oxígeno

fotosíntesis

polen

polinizadora/

polinizar

reproducirse

atraído

dispersado

especialmente

proceso*

protector(ora)*

renovado

ciclo

dirección

transferir