All Together. Routine for Lesson Vocabulary

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1 bill

2 Routine for Lesson Vocabulary Introduce The bird has a long bill. A bill is the beak of a bird. Let s say the word together: bill. Demonstrate The bird carries fish in its bill. The woodpecker pecked the tree with its bill. The toucan has a large bill. Apply What do birds use their bills for? Display Now I will write the word on the board. Let s read the word together: bill. All Together The word bill has more than one meaning. I m going to tell you two sentences using bill. If the meaning is the beak of a bird, say Yes. If it is not, say No. The parrot crushed peanuts in its bill. The bill for the repairs was high. I m going to name some animals. If an animal has a bill, say Bill. If it does not, say No bill. rhinoceros rat flamingo cockatoo Grade 3 Unit 2 Week 5 Amazing Bird Nests

3 goo

4 Routine for Lesson Vocabulary Introduce He has green goo in his hand. Goo is a sticky or messy substance. Let s say the word together: goo. Demonstrate After eating dinner, the baby was covered in goo. The leak made black goo drip from the ceiling. After they made cookies, the kitchen counter had goo stuck on it. Apply Would you rather be splattered with water or goo? Why? Display Now I will write the word on the board. Let s read the word together: goo. Team Talk Chocolate chips in hot cookies often look like goo. Discuss why people say hot cookies are like goo. Take turns completing these sentence frames: The goo was as sticky as. The goo was the same color as. Grade 3 Unit 2 Week 5 Amazing Bird Nests

5 hunters

6 Routine for Lesson Vocabulary Introduce Lions are hunters. Hunters are animals or people who go after animals for food or sport. Let s say the word together: hunters. Demonstrate Owls are hunters that look for food at night. The ducks on the river did not know that the hunters were there. All hunters must learn to be quiet as they wait. Apply What animals are known as good hunters? Display Now I will write the word on the board. Let s read the word together: hunters. Action! Let s all pretend we are lions who are hunting. Show how these hunters would try to sneak up on their prey. Be sure not to make any noise. Bird hunters often make bird calls to trick the birds into coming closer. Let s all do our best bird calls. We ll vote to see who sounds the most like a bird. Grade 3 Unit 2 Week 5 Amazing Bird Nests

7 material

8 Routine for Lesson Vocabulary Introduce These are pieces of material. Material is cloth. Material is also the substance from which something is made. Let s say the word together: material. Demonstrate The cup is made from a plastic material. Wood is the main material in the desk. One material in a window is glass. Apply What materials would you need to make a poster? Display Now I will write the word on the board. Let s read the word together: material. All Together I m going to name some things. Together say what material or materials each thing can be made from. a paper clip a door a purse Listen as I say the following poem. Then let s say the poem together. What material do you need to make a home? Some wood, some brick, some glass, some stone. What material do you need to build a bike? There s metal and plastic and colors I like. Grade 3 Unit 2 Week 5 Amazing Bird Nests

9 platform

10 Routine for Lesson Vocabulary Introduce People waiting for a train stand on a platform. A platform is a flat, raised structure or surface. Let s say the word together: platform. Demonstrate The winners of the race stood on a platform. A stage is a platform at the back of a theater. The workers stacked the bricks on a platform next to the house. Apply Where have you seen a platform? What material was the platform made of? Display Now I will write the word on the board. Let s read the word together: platform. Pencil Talk Draw a picture of people using a platform in some way. Write a sentence that explains how they are using it. Use the word platform in your sentence. Make a list of words related to the word platform. Start with words in the definition, such as flat, raised, and surface. Complete this sentence frame: The jumped off the platform and into the pool. Grade 3 Unit 2 Week 5 Amazing Bird Nests

11 tons

12 Routine for Lesson Vocabulary Introduce The train is carrying tons of wood. A ton is a unit of weight equal to 2,000 pounds. Tons are more than one ton. Let s say the word together: tons. Demonstrate The pickup truck weighed about two tons. Tons of garbage have been dumped in the landfill. The ship carries many tons of coal. Apply Which weighs more, three tons of rock or 1,000 pounds of rock? How do you know? Display Now I will write the word on the board. Let s read the word together: tons. Team Talk Talk to your partner about things that weigh many tons. Take turns naming heavy objects. Make a list of all the objects that weigh tons. Explain to your partner that the word tons is also used to mean a lot. For example, He spent tons of money means He spent a lot of money. Take turns saying sentences using tons with this meaning. Grade 3 Unit 2 Week 5 Amazing Bird Nests

13 twigs

14 Routine for Lesson Vocabulary Introduce The twigs are in a pile. Twigs are small, thin branches of trees or other woody plants. Let s say the word together: twigs. Demonstrate The bird used twigs to make a nest. Hundreds of twigs fell from the tree during the storm. Campers collect twigs to start a fire. Apply Which is bigger, a twig or a branch? How do you know? Display Now I will write the word on the board. Let s read the word together: twigs. Pencil Talk Write two original sentences using the word twigs. Make a diagram of a tree. Draw a large tree and then label the following parts of the tree: branches, twigs, trunk, and leaves. Complete this sentence frame: We used the twigs to make. Grade 3 Unit 2 Week 5 Amazing Bird Nests