watching in the wild *robust vocabulary* created by: agatha lee march 2009
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The great apes are in danger of becoming
extinct.
Would you be more likelyto see an extinct animal
at a zoo or at your school?
extinct
* True or False:It’s a good idea to help an
endangered animal become extinct.
* Why might scientistsbe interested in extinct
plants and animals?
extinct
pledgeWhen you make a pledge,
then you promise to do something.
I pledge to collect $100 for the St. Jude Math-a-
Thon.
I made a pledge to bekind to all living creatures.
Which would you makea pledge to do- drive a car
or clean your room?
pledge
* What is something you might pledge to do
everyday?
* What kind of pledge might
be hard to keep?
pledge
patienceIf you can wait for something
without complaining or
getting restless, then
you have patience.
Jane shows patience when she watches the chimps for
hours.
Is it easier to havepatience while waiting for a
TV show to begin or while waiting for your mom to shop?
patience
* Why do people need patience when learning to
do something?
* How can you tell ifsomeone has patience?
patience
tedious
When something is boringand takes a long time to do,
then it is tedious.
Waiting in a long line is a tedious
activity.
Jane didn’t mind the tediousjob of taking notes on
everything the chimps were doing.
When I have a tedious job,I play music that I like.
tedious
* Tell about a tedioustask you’ve had to do.
* Is writing your name on a piece of paper a tedious
activity?
tedious
blendedWhen things are blended, thenthey are mixed together so you
can’t tell there are separate parts.
A deer would blend into the woods because it is brown.
I like it when my dad makes me a smoothie with
blended fruit.
blended
* Would it taste good ifyou blended peanut butter
and broccoli?
* If someone said youblended into the
environment, what might you be wearing?
blended
My son cradled hisbaby sister in his arms.
I cradled my camera in my lap because it was an expensive object and I wanted to keep it
safe.
cradled
* Why do babies need to be cradled?
* Are you too old to be cradled?
* Should you cradle a box of noodles?
cradled
* Is an old t-shirt with holes in it a raggedy piece of clothing?
* Would you get rid of a favorite blanket if it became
raggedy?
raggedy
Is there a long distance between your teacher’s
desk and your classroom door?
Carson does not enjoyrunning long distances.
distance
* If someone lived in Hawaii, would you have to travel a long distance to visit that person?
* What stores are good to have only a short distance from
home?
distance
personalitiesPeople’s personalities are made
upof all the ways they act, think,
and feel that make them special.
How many different personalities are in our
classroom?
My sister and I havedifferent personalities.
personalities
* Would you rather bewith people who have quiet
or noisy personalities?
* Would you enjoy beingfriends with someone who
had a grumpy personality?
personalities
* Where do you placecrumpled pieces of paper?
* Do you prefer yourschool clothes to be
crumpled or neatly pressed?
crumpled
I travel a long ________ every summer when I drive from Florida to Michigan.
A. patienceB. distanceC. tediousD. cradled
My friends and I made a _______ that we will never never do drugs.
A. crumpledB. extinctC. pledgeD. cradled
If I had to count a big jar of coins, then that would be a ________ job.
A. distanceB. extinctC. tediousD. raggedy
My mom was upset because mysister _______ up her homework.
A. blendedB. pledge
C. personalitiesD. crumpled
My father had ________ while trying to teach me how to ride a bike.
A. tediousB. pledge
C. personalitiesD. patience
Can you read these words?
1. extinct2. pledge
3. patience4. tedious5. blended6. cradled7. raggedy8. distance
9. personalities10. crumpled
Can you read these words?
1. thickens2. plentiful
3. role4. diligent5. pattern6. sealed
7. carefully8. attack9. crowd
10. disappear
Can you read these words?
1. acquired2. assumed3. absurd4. attempt5. serious
6. extremely7. admit8. barely
9. hilarious10. witty