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Routine for Lesson Vocabulary
Team Talk
Introduce The girl rolls out dough in an
area in the kitchen. An area is the amount of
surface or a level, open space. Let’s say the
word together: area.
•Tell your partner a sentence using the
word area. Have your partner repeat the
sentence, replacing the word area with
a synonym.
Demonstrate Kevin keeps his work area
clean. They built a new soccer field in an area
near the school. Those paints belong in the art
area of the classroom.
•Look at the photograph on the front of
this card. What do you think the girl is
making? What supplies does the girl have
in the area? Ask your partner why it is
important that the girl works on a level,
open space.
Apply What kind of area would work best
for a garden?
Display Now I will write the word on the
board. Let’s read the word together: area.
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artificial
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Routine for Lesson Vocabulary
All Together
Introduce The fruit is artificial. Artificial
means “made by a person or machine, not
natural.” Let’s say the word together: artificial.
•I’m going to read a list of items. If
people or machines make the item, say
“Artificial.” If the item is natural, say
“Not artificial.”
Demonstrate The flowers on the table are
artificial. If something is made of plastic, it is
artificial. The robot uses its artificial arms in
the same ways we use our arms.
Apply Why do you think an indoor stadium
uses artificial grass?
Display Now I will write the word on the
board. Let’s read the word together: artificial.
apples
lettuce
a plastic dog bone
a wig
•I am going to ask you a question. Answer
“yes” or “no.”
A pacemaker is a machine that doctors
use to help people’s hearts beat normally.
Is a pacemaker artificial?
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grapevine
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Routine for Lesson Vocabulary
Pencil Talk
Introduce The grapevine is full of ripe
grapes. A grapevine is a vine that grapes
grow on. Let’s say the word together:
grapevine.
•Draw a picture of a grapevine growing
along a fence. Write a sentence that
tells about your picture. Use the word
grapevine in your sentence.
Demonstrate She waters the grapevine.
The grapes on the grapevine are ready for
harvest. A grapevine is hung on a wire for the
best results.
•Write the word grapevine. Use a line to
divide this compound word into its two
smaller words. Use each smaller word in
a sentence.
Apply Name other fruits and vegetables that
grow on vines.
•Complete this sentence frame:
Display Now I will write the word on
the board. Let’s read the word together:
grapevine.
If you pick grapes from a grapevine
before they are ready, they will be
__________.
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preservative
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Routine for Lesson Vocabulary
Team Talk
Introduce They put a preservative on the
model car. A preservative is any substance
that will prevent decay or injury. Let’s say the
word together: preservative.
•Talk to your partner about what foods
commonly have a preservative. Then
name some foods that do not have a
preservative.
Demonstrate You will not find a
preservative in the organic cereal. The
preservative kept the jelly from going bad.
A preservative protects the wooden deck.
•Take turns completing this sentence frame:
Sometimes a preservative may be added
to food to __________.
Apply If a food has an expiration date
two years from now, do you think it has a
preservative in it? Why or why not?
Display Now I will write the word on
the board. Let’s read the word together:
preservative.
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proof
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Routine for Lesson Vocabulary
All Together
Introduce The children look for proof on the
map. Proof is a way or means of showing that
something is true. Let’s say the word together:
proof.
•I’m going to ask you some questions.
Answer “yes” or “no.”
Demonstrate The photo is proof that Jim
was at the party. A receipt is proof that you
bought a product. Angie has proof that she is
telling the truth.
Is a driver’s license proof that you are
allowed to drive?
Is owning a book proof that you have
read it?
Is a fever proof that you are sick?
Apply Why is it important to have proof
before you blame someone for something?
•Listen as I read the following poem. Then
we’ll say the poem together.
Display Now I will write the word on the
board. Let’s read the word together: proof.
I saw a rock fall from the sky.
It slammed into my roof.
But now the hole that drips all day
Is all I have for proof.
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raise
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Routine for Lesson Vocabulary
Team Talk
Introduce Some people raise lettuce in their
gardens. Raise means “breed or grow.” Let’s
say the word together: raise.
•Talk to your partner about how to raise a
kitten, puppy, or other animal. Together
make a list of things you must do to raise
it properly.
Demonstrate The ranchers raise cattle. The
farmers raise beans and corn. I raise tomatoes
in my backyard.
Apply What do you have to do to
successfully raise a garden?
Display Now I will write the word on the
board. Let’s read the word together: raise.
•Tell your partner a sentence using the
word raise. Have your partner repeat the
sentence, replacing the word raise with
a synonym.
•Take turns completing these sentence
frames:
I think the hardest kind of animal to raise
would be __________.
I think the hardest kind of plant to raise
would be __________.
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raisin
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Routine for Lesson Vocabulary
Pencil Talk
Introduce A raisin has lots of wrinkles. A
raisin is a small, sweet, dried grape. Let’s say
the word together: raisin.
•Draw a picture of a raisin and a picture
of a grape. Label each. Write a sentence
to go with your pictures. Use the word
raisin in your sentence.
Demonstrate No one can eat just one
raisin! Clint likes to eat a raisin with each
peanut. The baby dropped a raisin on the
floor, and the dog ate it.
Apply A raisin is a dried fruit. Why might
people buy and eat dried fruit instead of fresh
fruit?
•Complete this sentence frame:
The reason why no one eats just one
raisin at a time is __________.
Display Now I will write the word on the
board. Let’s read the word together: raisin.
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