Explicit Vocabulary Instruction
Word
h on o r (v)
Meaning
h on - or
Examples
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To honor the flag, the soldier salutes it
during the “Star Spangled Banner”.
SYNONYM: value,
admire, venerate
(disgrace)
DEFINITION: to show
special respect
Here are some other ways we honor:
-We may put our hands over our heart when
we say the “Pledge of Allegiance”
-We may kneel in church
-We may plant a special tree for a person
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I show honor to ____________ when I _________________.
Oral/Written
Practice
Word
Meaning
SYNONYM: clone,
impersonate, mimic
DEFINITION: to
copy what
someone/thing does
Oral/Written
Practice
I show honor to _____________ when I _________________.
imitating (n)
im-i-tat-ing
Examples
Image
The parrot was imitating whatever I said.
Try imitating…
-A lion
-A baby
-A clock
-Mrs. Mendoza
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The boy was imitating ____________ by _________________.
The boy was imitating _____________ by __________________.
Explicit Vocabulary Instruction
Word
symbols (n)
Meaning
Examples
SYNONYM:
characters, code,
sign
DEFINITION:
something that
represents something
else
Oral/Written
Practice
Word
Meaning
SYNONYM:
uncommon,
unparalleled, rare
(normal, usual)
Image
To find the escalator we looked for the
symbol of the man on a ramp.
Here are some other symbols:
-Letters are symbols of sounds
-A heart is a symbol of love
-A red light is a symbol to stop and a
green light is a symbol to go.
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The symbol __________ tells us ________________________.
The symbol __________ tells us _________________________.
unique (adj)
u-nique
Examples
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Your fingerprints are unique to you. No one
else has prints like yours.
Are these unique?:
-The stripes of a zebra.
-The story you wrote for class.
DEFINITION: having no -The tables in our class.
like or equal
-The timers you use for fluency.
Oral/Written
Practice
sym-bols
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I am unique because I am the only one who ________________.
I am unique because I am the only one who __________________.
Explicit Vocabulary Instruction
Word
Meaning
SYNONYM: affluence,
fortune, prosperity
(poverty, need, lack)
DEFINITION: a great
quantity of money or
other valuable things
wealth (n)
wealth
Examples
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To show her wealth, the lady wore all
her jewelry at once.
Other signs of wealth are…
-a shiny new car
-a big mansion
-a private jet
-a huge yacht
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One sign of wealth is _______________________________.
Oral/Written
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One sign of wealth is ______________________________.
Word
respect (n)
Meaning
Examples
SYNONYM:
appreciation, adoration
(disrespect)
The lady showed respect to the princess by
bowing down.
Are these ways to show respect?:
-Bowing
-Kneeling
-Shaking hands
-Running around
-Looking someone in the eye
DEFINITION:
admiration
Oral/Written
Practice
re-spect
Image
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I show respect to _________ by ______________________.
I show respect to _________ by _______________________.
Explicit Vocabulary Instruction
Word
Meaning
SYNONYM:
forefathers, relatives
(stranger)
ancestors (n)
an-ces-tors
Examples
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The boy’s ancestors were from a tribe
that made pottery.
Are ancestors…
-Part of your family or strangers?
DEFINITION: people -Alive or dead?
one’s family comes from -Older or younger than you?
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My ancestors come from ____________________________.
Oral/Written
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Word
Meaning
SYNONYM: ancestor,
forefather, patriarch
(kid, minor)
DEFINITION: people
who are older and often
wise, or respected
leaders of a group
Oral/Written
Practice
My ancestors come from _____________________________.
elders (n)
eld-ers
Examples
Image
We can learn a lot from our elders, like how
to plant a vegetable garden.
Are these examples of elders?:
-Your great-grandparents
-Your older sister
-Your little baby brother
-Your best friend
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The elders in the tribe showed the boy how to _____________.
The elders in the tribe showed the boy how to _______________.