apparently
Routine for Lesson Vocabulary
Team Talk
Introduce Apparently, there is a flaw in
the blueprints. Apparently means “seemingly,
with the appearance of.” Let’s say the word
together: apparently.
•Talk with your partner about what signs
or actions would suggest to you that a
friend was apparently ill.
Demonstrate Wet pavement had
apparently caused the accident. The thieves
had apparently broken a window, since
shards of glass covered the floor. Looking
up with a frown of annoyance, Vance was
apparently angry at the interruption.
•Take turns completing this sentence frame:
Dad was apparently really surprised
by the party we threw for him because
__________.
Apply If the meat that was on the counter is
gone and your dog refuses to eat her supper,
what apparently happened?
•Tell your partner a sentence using the
word apparently. Have your partner
repeat the sentence, replacing the word
apparently with a synonym.
Display Now I will write the word on
the board. Let’s read the word together:
apparently.
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fixtures
Routine for Lesson Vocabulary
Pencil Talk
Introduce Fixtures such as these help
residents get water whenever they need it.
Fixtures are things put in place to stay. Let’s
say the word together: fixtures.
•Draw a picture showing what the fixtures
in your kitchen look like. Write a sentence
telling about the fixtures. Use the word
fixtures in your sentence.
Demonstrate The Jones family bought new
fixtures for their house. New plumbing fixtures
can be expensive. I replaced the bulbs in the
light fixtures.
•Imagine you are taking a tour inside a
mansion. Write a sentence telling about
fixtures you would expect to see there.
Use the word fixtures in your sentence.
Apply Are statues and memorials fixtures of
the community? Why or why not?
•Complete these sentence frames:
Display Now I will write the word on the
board. Let’s read the word together: fixtures.
The fixtures in the garage include
__________.
Built-in bookshelves are fixtures because
__________.
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flimsy
Routine for Lesson Vocabulary
All Together
Introduce This box is flimsy. Something
flimsy is not strongly made; it is easily torn and
broken. Let’s say the word together: flimsy.
•I’m going to describe some objects. If you
think an object is flimsy, say “Flimsy.”
If you think it is well made, say “Not
flimsy.”
Demonstrate The flimsy curtain ripped
when I grabbed it. The cows easily broke
through the flimsy fence. The rope bridge
looked flimsy, but it was actually quite strong.
Apply Why would it be a bad idea to build
a car from flimsy materials?
Display Now I will write the word on the
board. Let’s read the word together: flimsy.
wrapping paper that tears when you try
to wrap a box
plastic forks that snap when they are used
to eat solid food
steel-toed leather boots that are worn by
guides in national parks
•I’m going to ask you some questions.
Answer “yes” or “no.”
Is a railroad track flimsy?
Is a paper lantern flimsy?
Is a stainless steel mixing bowl flimsy?
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incident
Routine for Lesson Vocabulary
Team Talk
Introduce This traffic incident was scary
for the bicyclist. An incident is something
that happens or an event. Let’s say the word
together: incident.
•Talk to your partner about an incident
that has been reported in the news
recently. Explain why people were
interested in the incident.
Demonstrate I never told anyone about
that embarrassing incident. The incident at the
border was reported on the news. Some of the
campers had seen a bear, and they told about
the incident around the campfire that night.
•Write a crossword puzzle clue for your
partner using the word incident.
Apply Is losing a tooth a common incident
for a second-grader? Why or why not?
•Ask your partner to tell about a
memorable incident from a book that he
or she has read. Encourage your partner
to describe the details of the incident.
Display Now I will write the word on the
board. Let’s read the word together: incident.
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subscribe
Routine for Lesson Vocabulary
All Together
Introduce These colleagues all subscribe to
the company’s new idea. If you subscribe to
an idea, you agree to it or give your consent
or approval. Let’s say the word together:
subscribe.
•I’m going to ask you some questions.
Answer “yes” or “no.”
Demonstrate Do you subscribe to his
theory? Our gym teacher does not subscribe to
the idea that dodgeball is a sport. Most people
subscribe to the idea that justice should be
available for all.
Apply Would most of your classmates
subscribe to the idea of going to school twelve
months a year? Why or why not?
If you disagree with what someone is
saying, do you subscribe to it?
If you think your family should go to the
beach, do you subscribe to the idea?
•I’m going to tell you a sentence. Many
people did not subscribe to the idea that
the county should build a wind farm.
What does subscribe mean?
Display Now I will write the word on
the board. Let’s read the word together:
subscribe.
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survive
Routine for Lesson Vocabulary
Pencil Talk
Introduce By teaching her granddaughter
how to quilt, this woman’s handiwork will
survive for many years. To survive is to
continue to exist, remain, or continue to live
after. Let’s say the word together: survive.
•Write the word survive in the center of a
sheet of paper and circle it. Around the
circle, write words and phrases that tell
what people need to survive. Circle the
words and phrases and connect them
to the center circle with lines to make a
concept web.
Demonstrate Plants may not survive a
flood. Although Michelangelo died in the
sixteenth century, his beautiful sculptures
survive. Ron hopes that he will survive the test.
Apply What supplies would help you survive
a three-day hike in the wilderness?
Display Now I will write the word on the
board. Let’s read the word together: survive.
•Look at the photograph on the front of
this card. Write a sentence telling about
the picture. Use the word survive in your
sentence.
•Complete these sentence frames:
To survive in the desert, people need
__________.
Because they wanted the historic building
to survive, the townspeople __________.
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