Rain ForestBabies
*Robust Vocabulary*
Created By: Agatha LeeDecember 2008
dappled
If something is dappled, then it has spots, streaks, or patches of
different colors or shades.
The monkeys swing in and outof the dappled light.
Which would be called dappled,the light at the beach or the light
coming through the trees in a park?
dappled
* Look for a dappled shirt.What colors are dappled on
it?
* What are some kinds of animals that can be
dappled?
dappled
entranced
Entranced means somethinghas delighted or amazed you.
Carson was entranced by the animals she saw at the circus.
Would you be entranced by a magazine or by cute baby
bunnies hopping in a garden?
entranced
* Would you feel bored if somebody entranced
you?
* What is something that you have been entranced
by?
entranced
troopedTrooped
means you move
along with a group of
people.
The football spectatorstrooped out of the stadium.
Would people troop intoa water park when it opened
or into a store that wasopen all the time?
trooped
* If you went somewhereby yourself, would youhave trooped there?
* Describe a time when yousaw people who trooped.
trooped
circling
If something is circling you, then it is moving
around you.
Three butterflies werecircling Tristan’s head.
What might you see circling,a plane waiting to land ora person walking to the
lunchroom?
circling
* Tell about a time when yousaw an animal circlingsomething or someone.
* If you were circling a park,would you be walking through the park or around the park?
circling
adorable
Adorable meanssomething is very cute.
Many baby animalsare adorable.
Is a bunny or a snake adorable?
True or False:A spider is adorable.
adorable
* What other words could you use to describe an
adorable baby?
* Tell about somethingthat is adorable.
adorable
assortment
An assortment is a varietyor mixture of things.
There is an assortment of animals that live in the rain
forest.
Would you prefer to have an assortment of toys or
an assortment ofhomework assignments?
assortment
* If you see a lot of green beans, do you see an assortment of green
beans?
* If you have different crayons, do you have an assortment of
crayons?
* Describe what an assortmentof toys might include.
assortment
habitat
If a plant or an animal livesin a particular place in nature,
then that is its habitat.
Rain forests are the habitat for many living things on
Earth.
Is your habitata rain forest or a house?
habitat
* What kind of habitatdo fish live in?
* Would a rain forest be a good habitat for an animal that likes dry weather and a
lot of sand?
habitat
immenseImmense means
somethingis really big or huge.
Elephant calves are immense compared to other animal babies.
True or False:A castle is immense.
True or False:An ant is immense.
immense
* What word is theopposite of immense?
* Which do youthink is immense, an ocean or a pond?
immense
Seth had an ________of different Legos.
A. circlingB. assortmentC. adorableD. dappled
A dolphin’s ________ is the ocean.
A. habitatB. entrancedC. troopedD. circling
The dog’s fur is ________with brown and white.
A. immenseB. habitat
C. entrancedD. dappled
I think my baby girl is _________.
A. entrancedB. adorableC. habitatD. trooped
The magician ________ uswith his magic tricks.
A. circlingB. trooped
C. entrancedD. dappled
A rhinoceros is an ________ animal compared to a sugar glider.
A. assortmentB. habitatC. circling
D. immense
The students _________ outside during a fire drill.
A. adorableB. trooped
C. entrancedD. dappled
The birds were_________ overhead.
A. entrancedB. immenseC. circlingD. trooped
Can you read these words?
1. dappled2. entranced3. trooped4. circling
5. adorable6. assortment
7. habitat8. immense