Example of the Vocabulary Question: Are trees alive? Parts Functions Products Seasons Stomata flowers winter summer bark Pores seeds bare green leaves These words merit less time and attention These words merit more time and attention (They are concrete and easy to explain, or describe events/ (They are abstract, have multiple meanings, and/or are a part processes/ideas/concepts/experiences that are familiar to your students ) of a large family of words with related meanings. These words are likely to describe events, ideas, processes or experiences that most of your student will be unfamiliar with) Page 2- minerals: nutrients Page 2 anchor: establish – Page 3 sturdy: strong Page 8 bark: protective exterior covering of a tree – – Page 11 flutter: wave rapidly in the air Page 9 crown: the upper branching part of a tree – – Page13 sap: fluid that carries nutrients throughout the tree Page 11 pores: opening in an organism that allow for the passage – – Page 13 veins: tubes that carry nutrients through the leaves of air – Page 13 harvested: picked for later distribution Page 11 stomata: leaf pores – – Page 19 disease: sickness Page 11 lungs: body organs that collect and expel air – – Page 19 damage: physical harm caused to something Page 22 bare: uncovered – – Page 22 lace: crisscross Page 22 thick tree branches – – Page 22 twigs: slender shoots that grow from branches – branches Veins sap spring crown sap leaves buds fall/autumn blossoms orange leaves yellow leaves Answer: Because trees are so much like people, and since people are alive, then trees are alive too. Fun Extension Activities for this book and other useful Resources
These words merit less time and attention (They are concrete and easy to explain, or describe events/ processes/ideas/concepts/experiences that are familiar to your students ) These words merit more time and attention (They are abstract, have multiple meanings, and/or are a part of a large family of words with related meanings. These words are likely to describe events, ideas, processes or experiences that most of your student will be unfamiliar with) Page 2- minerals: nutrients Page 3 – sturdy: strong Page 11 – flutter: wave rapidly in the air Page13 – sap: fluid that carries nutrients throughout the tree Page 13 – veins: tubes that carry nutrients through the leaves Page 13 – harvested: picked for later distribution Page 19 – disease: sickness Page 19 – damage: physical harm caused to something Page 22 – lace: crisscross Page 2 – anchor: establish Page 8 – bark: protective exterior covering of a tree Page 9 – crown: the upper branching part of a tree Page 11 – pores: opening in an organism that allow for the passage of air Page 11 – stomata: leaf pores Page 11 – lungs: body organs that collect and expel air Page 22 – bare: uncovered Page 22 – thick tree branches Page 22 – twigs: slender shoots that grow from branches Example of the Vocabulary Question: Are trees alive? Parts Functions Products Seasons bark branches crown Stomata Pores Veins sap flowers seeds sap leaves winter bare spring buds blossoms summer green leaves fall/autumn orange leaves yellow leaves Answer: Because trees are so much like people, and since people are alive, then trees are alive too. Fun Extension Activities for this book and other useful Resources