Vocabulary

Vocabulary

day 2

Lesson 1

Redistribute or have students take out “Mia’s Mystery Map” (Student Activity 1). Have

students reread the story. Provide about three to five minutes for this activity.

Sarah ate a big dinner and was feeling very full. When her mom offered her dessert, she took only a little morsel of cake.

Let’s read these sentences together.

What does the word morsel mean? Think about it for a minute.

Distribute “Sentence Stems” (Student Activity 2).

Have students share their responses aloud. Make sure students explain the reasons for their answers. Do not say whether the answers are correct or incorrect.

Watch and listen as I talk through how to figure out what this word means.

Sarah ate a big dinner and was feeling very full. When her mom offered her dessert, she took only a little morsel of cake.

In our last lesson, we read a passage and determined the meanings of certain words. Today we will look more closely at those words. We will use the words in sentences. On this worksheet, the first part of each

sentence has been written. What we write at the end of the sentence should show that we know the meaning of the word. We will do these together.

Sarah ate a big dinner and was feeling very full. When her mom offered her dessert, she took only a little morsel of cake.

What is the part of speech for the word?

This word is a thing, so it is a noun.

What do the words around the unknown word tell me about the word?

1. What do the words around the unknown word tell me about the word?

Are there examples or descriptions given for the word?

2. What is the part of speech for the word?

Knowing whether the word is a noun (Is the author referring to

someone?), verb(Did someone do something?), adjective (Is the author describing something?), or adverb (Is the author telling how something is done?) can help me figure out what the author is trying to tell me.

3. Is there a word part that can help me with the meaning?

If the word has a prefix, suffix, or root which I know the meaning of, this can help me determine the meaning of the entire word.

4. What words would go together with this word?

Are there synonyms or antonyms in the text around the word that may

give me a clue?

Is there a word part that can help me with the meaning?

Now, let’s look at the sentences. Sometimes when we read we come across words of which we do not know the meaning. I will show you ways to help figure out the

meaning of unknown words. Many times the context will help. The context is the words that surround the unknown word. The sentence the word is in may help, or sometimes

the sentences before or after the word will help define the word. When I come to an unknown word, I stop and ask myself some questions.

The sentences are talking about Sarah eating a big dinner and being offered cake. Since she was full, she probably wouldn’t be able to eat very much dessert. She took only a morsel (point to the word morsel) when her mom offered her some cake.

I do not recognize any parts in the word.

Distribute “Mia’s Mystery Map” (Student Activity 1).

vocabulary

Sarah ate a big dinner and was feeling very full. When her mom offered her dessert, she took only a little morsel of cake.

concentration

uniform

Constantly

What words would go together with this word?

We will read a passage about a girl who is obsessed with finding buried treasure. When a person is obsessed with something, he or she keeps thinking about it and finds it difficult to think about anything else.

Can you think of a time when you were obsessed with something? Please share.

having the same form, appearance, manner, or degree

the act of focusing

always or continuously

bisect

established

triangle

Have each student choose three target words and write an additional sentence for each one in his or her vocabulary log. Allow students to share their sentences.

a shape with only three sides

created or founded

The first sentence says that Sarah ate a big dinner and was very full. The second sentence includes the words only and little. These clues help me understand more about the word morsel. I think the word morsel means “a small amount of something.” I will use my definition in the sentences to see if it makes sense. Sarah ate a big dinner and was feeling very full. When her mom offered her dessert, she took only a little small amount of cake. Yes, that definition makes sense in these sentences.

to divide in half

Allow students to share. Then choral read or read the passage aloud to students. As you get to each underlined word, write the word on the board. Guide students in determining the meaning using the questions from the Teach section. As students determine the meaning of the word, have them share their thoughts about the word. They may work with a partner to produce a definition. Write a definition of the word on the board. See “Words and Definitions” below. After the reading, have students copy the words and definitions into their vocabulary logs.

required

occupy

adequate

good enough

to take up the space of

needed or necessary

Lesson 3

Distribute “The Quiz” (Student Activity 3).

We will practice using the words we have learned. Let’s use the words in a new passage.

Day 4

Read the passage aloud or chorally with students, inserting the word blank for every underlined open space.

What do these three pictures have in common?

What are the names of the objects in these pictures?

For each blank, determine which target word best belongs. You may take out your vocabulary log and refer to the definitions if necessary.

What words from “Mia’s Mystery Map” have the prefix uni-, bi-, or tri-?

Give students three minutes to find the prefixes

unicycle

tricycle

bicycle

Allow time for responses. When students have

identified them correctly, label each picture. Then circle the prefix in each label. Point to uni-.

This is a prefix. A prefix is a letter or group of letters placed at the beginning of a word. Prefixes have meaning. The prefix uni- means “one.” The unicycle has one wheel. The prefix bi- means “two.” The bicycle has two wheels. The prefix tri- means “three.” The tricycle has three wheels.

Independent Practice

Uniform bisect triangle

What other words do you know with the prefix uni-, bi-, or tri-?

Give students a piece of paper and give them 5 minutes to write a list of prefixxes with uni- bi- and tri

Make sure each student has a blank sheet of paper. Have each student write a brief story using at least five vocabulary words in the correct context.