Grade 2 - Read-Aloud Insets

Insects: Supplemental Guide 1 | Insects Everywhere! 17

Vocabulary Chart for Insects Everywhere!
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

aphids

beetles

grasslands

habitats*

meadow/

meadows

nutrients/nutrition

pests

prey

species

tundra

adult

categories

destroy

male/female

social/solitary

tiny/huge

ants

caterpillars

deserts

earth

eat

eggs

field

food

forests

grasshoppers

insects

large/largest

mountains

oceans

same/different

tree

Multiple Meaning

bark

fly/flies

horn

host

lay

groups

type

kind

plant

water

Phrases

army ant

bark beetles

feed on

host plant

rhinoceros beetle

depend on

Cognates

especies

habitates*

nutrientes/

nutrición

adulto

categorías

depende de

grupos

social

tipo

desiertos

diferente

insectos

montañas

océanos

planta/plantar