WORD LIST

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Animals, Animals
1. camel [Noun] cam•el
Sentence: A camel has one or two humps on its back.
Definition: an animal with one or two humps that lives in dry areas

2. elephant [Noun] el•e•phant

Sentence: An elephant has a long trunk.
Definition: a large, gray animal with tusks and a long trunk

3. elk [Noun] elk

Sentence: An elk is a large deer.
Definition: a kind of large deer

4. fox [Noun] fox

Sentence: A fox is a clever mammal with a bushy tail.
Definition: a medium-sized mammal related to a dog that has a bushy tail

5. giraffe [Noun] gir•affe

Sentence: A giraffe has a very long neck.
Definition: a large animal with a very long neck and long legs

6. mountain [Noun] moun•tain

Sentence: A mountain is tall and steep and bigger than a hill.
Definition: a high and often rocky area of land with steep or sloping sides
that is bigger and taller than a hill

7. polar bear [Noun]

Sentence: The largest land predator in the world is the polar bear.
Definition: a large white bear that lives in the Arctic region

8. zebra [Noun] ze•bra

Sentence: A zebra looks like a horse with stripes.
Definition: a large animal that looks like a horse and has black-and-white
stripes

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 WORDS IN CONTEXT
DAY 1
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1. A camel, a deer, a horse, a goat, and a

camel
cow are all mammals with hooves.
2. A Bactrian camel has two humps, and a
dromedary has just one.
(noun) 3. The camel is originally from dry areas of
Asia.

1. An elephant uses its trunk to breathe, smell,

elephant
pick up things, and wash itself.
2. An elephant is the largest land animal, and
a blue whale is the largest sea animal.
(noun)
3. An elephant is a gray animal with tusks, big
ears, and a long trunk.

elk 1. An elk is in the deer family.

2. An elk lives in a herd.
(noun) 3. Male elk have antlers.

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 WORDS IN CONTEXT
DAY 1
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1. A fox has a coat of fur that is usually red,

fox
white, or grey.
2. A fox has a pointed nose and a bushy tail
and eats plants and animals.
(noun) 3. Have you ever heard the phrase as smart as
a fox?

1. A giraffe has brown spots, and a cheetah

giraffe has black spots.

2. A giraffe is a mammal with a very long
neck and has spots.
(noun)
3. A giraffe is the tallest living animal.

1. A mountain is a rocky area of land that is

higher and steeper than a hill.
mountain 2. Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the
world.
(noun)
3. Mount McKinley in Alaska is a mountain
that is always covered with snow.

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 WORDS IN CONTEXT
DAY 1
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1. The polar bear is the largest bear, and the

polar sun bear is the smallest.
2. A polar bear is a white bear that lives
bear mostly on ice that floats in and near the
Arctic Ocean.
(noun) 3. The polar bear is the largest land predator
in the world.

1. A zebra is a large mammal that has black-

zebra and-white stripes.

2. A zebra and a tiger both have stripes.
(noun) 3. A zebra and a horse both have feet with
hooves.

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 WORD SMART
DAY 1
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Name:
INSTRUCTIONS: Have students write a word in each box and then draw a picture that defines it.

Word: Word:

Draw: Draw:

Word: Word:

Draw: Draw:

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 an animal with one or two
camel humps that lives in dry areas
(noun)

a large, gray animal with

elephant tusks and a long trunk
(noun)

elk a kind of large deer

(noun)
 a medium-sized mammal

fox related to a dog that has a

bushy tail
(noun)

a large animal with a very

giraffe long neck and long legs
(noun)

a high and often rocky area

of land with steep or sloping
mountain sides that is bigger and taller
than a hill
(noun)
polar a large white bear that lives
in the Arctic region
bear (noun)

a large animal that looks like

zebra a horse and has black-and-

white stripes
(noun)
 ANALOGIES
DAY 2
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Name:

An analogy shows a relationship between two sets of words. The words in the first pair must
have the same relationship as the words in the second pair. To complete an analogy with a
missing word, you must first discover the relationship between the completed pair. (Example:
Cat is to meow as dog is to bark.)

ocean small cat fish

INSTRUCTIONS: Have students determine the relationship between the first pair of words. Then have them
use the words in the word box to complete the second pair of words.

1. Fox is to mammal ...as... minnow is to .

2. Elk is to deer ...as... tiger is to .

3. Camel is to desert ...as... whale is to .

4. Elephant is to big ...as... mouse is to .

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 ANALOGIES
DAY 2
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Name:

An analogy shows a relationship between two sets of words. The words in the first pair must
have the same relationship as the words in the second pair. To complete an analogy with a
missing word, you must first discover the relationship between the completed pair. (Example:
Cat is to meow as dog is to bark.)

fish stream gold spots

INSTRUCTIONS: Have students determine the relationship between the first pair of words. Then have them
use the words in the word box to complete the second pair of words.

5. Polar bear is to white ...as... lion is to .

6. Giraffe is to mammal ...as... shark is to .

7. Mountain is to hill ...as... river is to .

8. Zebra is to stripes ...as... cheetah is to .

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 CLOZE SENTENCES
DAY 2
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Name:

camel elephant elk fox

INSTRUCTIONS: Have students use the vocabulary words in the word box above to complete the
sentences below.

1. A has one or two humps on its back.

2. An has a long trunk.

3. A is a clever mammal with a bushy tail.

4. An is a large deer.

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 CLOZE SENTENCES
DAY 2
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Name:

giraffe mountain polar bear zebra

INSTRUCTIONS: Have students use the vocabulary words in the word box above to complete the
sentences below.

5. A is tall and steep and bigger than a hill.

6. A looks like a horse with stripes.

7. The largest land predator in the world is the

8. A has a very long neck.

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 EXPLORATION
DAY 3

INSTRUCTIONS: Assign one or more of the following activities to reinforce the function of nouns.

NOUNS

Draw a Picture
Materials: Word cards; box or envelope; paper; pencils, markers, or crayons
Place all the word cards in a box or envelope. Have students pull out a word card and
draw a picture of the chosen word. Encourage them to draw a picture that illustrates
the word's meaning.

Make a Picture Dictionary

Materials: Paper; pencils, markers, or crayons
Have students create a picture dictionary for the word list by writing their own
definitions and drawing their own illustrations in their book.

Make a Sentence
Materials: Word cards, box or envelope, strips of paper
Place all the word cards in a box or envelope. Have students pull out a word card and
use their chosen word to create a written or oral sentence.

Match a Word
Materials: Word cards, tape, box or envelope
Place all the word cards in a box or envelope. Have students pull out a word card and
tape it onto an object in the classroom using the word as a label.

Mime It!
Materials: Word cards, box or envelope
Place all the word cards in a box or envelope. Have students pull out a word card and
act it out. Have classmates try to guess the word.

Pick a Synonym or Antonym

Materials: Word cards
Place all the word cards in a box or envelope. Have students pull out a word card and
give a synonym or an antonym for the chosen word. (You may choose to omit words that
do not have synonyms or antonyms, or you may choose to include them as points of
discussion.)

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 CONCEPT COMPLETION
DAY 4
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Name:
INSTRUCTIONS: Have students use what they know about the vocabulary words to complete the following
sentences.

1. The top of a mountain is .

2. A male elk has .

3. A fox is a kind of .

4. A camel has .

5. A zebra is .

6. An elephant has .

7. A giraffe is a .

8. A polar bear is .

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 ASSESSMENT
DAY 5
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Name:
INSTRUCTIONS: Have students choose the best answer to complete each statement.

1. What does a camel 4. A fox has a .

have?
a fin on its back
a A camel has humps.
b bushy tail
b A camel has bumps.
c trunk
c A camel has lumps.

5. A giraffe is .
2. What color is an
elephant? a a mammal
a An elephant is yellow. b a bird
b An elephant is blue. c an amphibian
c An elephant is grey.

6. A mountain is
3. elk have antlers. than the valley below.
a Male and female a higher

b Male b flatter

c Female c lower

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 ASSESSMENT
DAY 5
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Name:
INSTRUCTIONS: Have students choose the best answer to complete each statement.

7. A polar bear is .
a white
b brown
c black

8. A zebra and a tiger both

have .
a dots
b checks
c stripes

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 Place
camel picture
here.

elephant

elk
 fox

giraffe

mountain
polar
bear

zebra