Grade 3-4: Vocabulary Lesson for Wednesday, Week 15

This week's theme is: Extinction

Word List 15

1. survey: A method used to gather information.
2. wander: To move about without a place to go.
3. prevent: To keep something from happening.
4. reverse: To turn around and go in the opposite direction.
5. respect: Showing consideration and honor.

Wednesday Activities

1. Literacy Dominoes - Create a game using your vocabulary words. Click on the link to begin.
2. Type your words in the box entering each word on a new line.
3. When you have finished, click on "print sheet" at the lower right side. Cut out your dominoes and play with a friend. When you place the words, tell the other player a sentence using that word.

Other Help

If you need more information on your words, click on the link to use a on-line dictionary.

Use the daily activities to help you remember words that you learn each week. It is much easier to remember what the words mean if you do something with them and use them frequently in talking with your parents, family and friends.

Sample sentences:

John's survey showed that people were concerned about extinction
The survey recorded hundreds of birds.

We wandered through the jungle looking for animals.
The young animals seem to wander more than their parents.

Everyone can help prevent extinction.
We should prevent the extinction of wild species because they help keep the animals in balance with the food chains.

Students can help identify ways to reverse extinction.
Congress can enact rules to halt and reverse the trend toward species extinction.

We should treat animals with respect.
Respecting animal nature is important. It helps us realize that these animals have their own rules about what is right and wrong.

 
 

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