Macmillan Vocabulary Instructional Routine Resource Chart
Plus… Pinellas County’s “Tier 2” Vocabulary Routine Word Cards:
language, cultures, celebrate, remarkable*, magnificent*, related*
Unit 1, Week 4 Meet Rosina
Vocabulary Words
Macmillan Glossary
Definition
Additional Student Friendly
Definitions
Examples
Language
signing
cultures
relatives
celebrate
deaf
A set of signs,
symbols or
movements used to
express meaning
1. Human speech:
spoken or written
2. The speech of a
country or group
3. A way of expressing
thought/feelings
In America, most
people speak the
English language.
1. Using sign
language; making
gestures that convey
information
1. To communicate
with your hands
using specific hand
motions
Ways of life, ideas,
customs, and traditions
The members of your
family
To do something
enjoyable for a special
reason
Not able to hear well or not
able to hear at all
1. The arts, beliefs, and
customs that make up a
way of life for a group of
people
1. People who belong to
the same family as
someone else
1. To observe or honor a
special day or event with
special activities
1. Not able to hear
Teachers use signing
to “talk “to deaf
students.
When you go to Disney
World you see people
from many different
cultures.
Relatives gather together
for holidays.
I celebrate my birthday
by having a party.
When people are deaf they
read sign language, Braille
or people’s lips.
Spanish is another
language that is
spoken in America.
When Governor
Christ makes a
speech there is
always someone
signing his message
for the people who
are deaf.
Describe a time you
saw someone signing.
All of my relatives came
to our family reunion last
summer.
In America we celebrate
the Fourth of July to
honor our country’s
independence.
My sister is deaf, so I use
sign language to
communicate with her.
How many of your
relatives live in Florida?
What events do you
celebrate?
Why is sign language
important for deaf people?
Synonyms: kinsman,
relation, related, linked,
interconnected
Synonyms: honor,
applaud, glorify
Synonyms:
Ask
(Student Interaction)
Tell some other
languages you know.
Synonyms/Antonym
Synonyms:
communicate, speech
Synonyms: signal,
gesturing, hand
communication
You can learn about
different cultures from
around the world when
you visit Epcot.
Describe how cultures
can be alike and
different.
Synonyms: civilization
Antonyms:
Antonyms:
Antonyms:
Antonyms:
Antonyms:
Antonyms: unconnected
Vocabulary Words
language
Making Choices
If I say a word that
means a type of
language that people
speak put your thumb
up. If not, don’t do
anything.
-Spanish
-English
-American
-Japanese
-mumble
Questions, Reasons and
Examples
When I was in high
school and college I
learned the French
language. What is a
language that you
might like to learn?
Relating Words
Some of my relatives
speak another
language.
signing
One way to
communicate with
people who are deaf
is to use signing. Why
is signing a good way
to communicate with
people who are deaf?
Signing is the
language that people
who are deaf use to
communicate.
cultures
relatives
celebrate
If I say a word that is
something we do in our
culture put your thumb
up. If not, don’t do
anything.
-sing Happy Birthday
-wear special costumes
on our birthday
-celebrate the Fourth of
July
-run with bulls down
our streets
If I say a word that
describes someone who is
related to you say
“relative”. If not, don’t
say anything.
-mother
-aunt
-friend
-neighbor
-cousin
-father
-teacher
-principal
Whenever one of my
relatives has a birthday
we always meet some
place for dinner? What is
something special that
you do with your
relatives?
Think of some of the
times that you like to
celebrate with your
relatives.
If I name an event that
describes something you
would celebrate say
“celebrate good times,
c’mon”. If not, don’t say
anything.
-a bad day
-a birthday
-Fourth of July
-last day of school
-going to the dentist
Many different cultures
live in America. What
are some things we can
learn from cultures that
are different from our
own?
Cultures celebrate their
birthdays in different
ways.
deaf
My favorite holiday to
celebrate is Thanksgiving.
Turn and talk with your
partner about your
favorite holiday.
Someone who has no sense
of hearing is deaf. Could
you imagine what it would
be like to go to the movies
or a concert if you were
deaf?
The class was so
delighted when their
teacher told them it was
time to celebrate their
writing.
You would use signing
when you wanted to tell
someone who is deaf
something.
language
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a set of signs, symbols or movements
used to express meaning
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Synonyms: speech, communicate
Antonyms:
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signing
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Using sign language; making
gestures that convey information
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Synonyms: gesturing, signaling,
hand communication
Antonyms:
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cultures
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ways of life, ideas,
customs, and tradition
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Synonyms: civilization
Antonyms:
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relatives
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the members of your family
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Synonyms: interconnected, related
Antonyms: friends, non-relative
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celebrate
to do something enjoyable
for a special reason
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Synonyms: honor, glorify, applaud
Antonyms: mourn
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deaf
not able to hear well or
not able to hear at all
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Synonyms: hard of hearing, inaudible
Antonyms: audible
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remarkable
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Someone or something that is remarkable
is unusual and worth noticing.
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Synonyms: distinguished, extraordinary, famous,
impressive, miraculous, noteworthy, striking
Antonyms:
common, everyday, commonplace,
insignificant, unimpressive, usual
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magnificent
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When something or someone is magnificent
they are wonderful and very beautiful.
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Synonyms: brilliant, divine, excellent, gorgeous,
Antonyms:
majestic, outstanding, superior
humble, lowly, ordinary, trivial,
undistinguished
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related
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When someone is related to another
person they belong to the same family.
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Synonyms: accompanying, affiliated, akin,
Antonyms:
associated, connected, linked
separate, unconnected, unrelated
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