Vocabulary Instructional Routine Resource Chart
Unit 5, Week 3 Columbus Explores New Lands - Vocabulary: areas, oceans, planet, vast, voyage
Pinellas County Tier 2 Words* : adventurous, inquisitive, insignificant, anxious, route
Vocabulary Words
Adventurous *
Inquisitive *
Insignificant *
Route *
vast
voyage
Eager to participate in
exciting activities
Eager for knowledge
Too small or unimportant
to have meaning
A course, way, or road
for passage or travel
Very large in size or
amount
A long trip by water, over
land, or through space
Additional Student Friendly
Definitions
Enjoying adventures
Intellectually curious
Too small to be important
Path taken when
travelling
Very great in quantity
Journey or expedition
from one place to another
Examples
When someone is
adventurous they
participate in exciting
activities.
When someone is
inquisitive they are
curious and ask lots of
questions.
When something is
insignificant it is
unimportant or small.
When you are traveling
you follow a certain route
to get to your destination.
If something is vast, it is
very great in size and
amount.
When someone gives you
a signal, it is sign you are
supposed to do
something.
The boy was quite
adventurous when he
sailed around the
world.
The inquisitive girl
asked many questions
while on her field trip to
the zoo.
Losing power during a
storm seems so
insignificant than having a
tree fall on your house.
The route that you take to
get to Disney World is
called I-4.
The cruise ship sailed
across the vast ocean.
Ask
(Student Interaction)
Tell your partner what
you do when you are
feeling adventurous.
Tell your partner about
a time that you were
inquisitive.
Tell your partner about
the route that you take to
get to P.E.?
Tell your partner about a
place that you have seen
that is vast.
Tell your partner where
you would like to take a
voyage to and why?
Synonyms/Antonyms
Synonyms: daring,
bold, brave, risky
Synonyms: interested,
curious, inquiring,
questioning, prying
Tell your partner
something that is
insignificant in your
bedroom.
Synonyms: inconsequential,
meaningless, nonessential,
unimportant
Synonyms: direction,
trail, course, path, way
Synonym: big, massive,
spacious,
ample,
astronomical
Synonyms: excursion,
tour, travel, trip
Macmillan Glossary
Definition
Antonyms: careful,
cautious,
unadventurous,
prudent
Antonyms:
Antonyms:
unconcerned,
uninterested,
indifferent, incurious
Antonyms: important,
significant, consequential,
substantial
We listened for the signal,
so we would know when
to begin running the race.
Antonyms:
Antonyms: limited, little,
narrow, small, bounded
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Unit 5, Week 3 Columbus Explores New Lands
Vocabulary Words
adventurous
inquisitive
insignificant
route
vast
voyage
Making Choices
If I say something that
describes adventurous
put both your hands
up and say
adventurous. If I
don’t, don’t say
anything.
-searching for buried
treasure
-staying home
-leading a group
people to see
penguins in the
Antarctic
-climbing a mountain
-running in your
backyard
If I say something that
describes insignificant,
cross your arms and pull
them apart (think of an
x) and say insignificant.
If I don’t, don’t say
anything.
-a penny towards the
price of new car
-President Obama
-The number of blades of
grass in a grass in a
football field
If I say something that
describes route, hold
your hands in a parallel
position to show a path
and say route. If I don’t,
don’t say anything.
-running the bases when
you hit a homerun
-planning a new places
go for a family vacation
-wandering through a
museum looking at art
-placing trial markers for
your friends so they can
find you on a hike
-wandering through a
museum looking at art
If I say something that
describes vast, put your
arms on top of each and
open them up (showing
something large) and say
vast. If I don’t, don’t do
anything.
-a meadow
-your bedroom
-the Atlantic Ocean
-our classroom
-Antarctica
If I say something that
describes voyage, make
your hands in the shape of
boat and say voyage. If I
don’t, don’t say anything.
-walking to the nurse for a
Band Aid
-sailing your rubber ducky
through the rough waters
of your bathtub
-a long trip across the
ocean in a ship
-a cruise to Alaska
-a weekend trip to Disney
World
Questions, Reasons and
Examples
What is something
adventurous that you
would like to do?
Why?
If I say something
that describes
inquisitive, make a
questioning face
(hold hand to chin)
and say inquisitive.
If I don’t, don’t say
anything.
-wondering how the
Grand Canyon was
formed
-seeing something
new and not say
anything at all
-searching for
information about
comets
-a baby pointing
asking what’s that?
What would someone
who is inquisitive
look and sound like?
Why would it be
important to highlight a
trip to new place on a
map?
Why do some animals
need to live in vast
places?
What if Christopher
Columbus never made his
famous voyage to discover
new lands?
Relating Words
Would you be
adventurous or
furious if you went to
visit a deserted
island?
Why would complaining
about a sore thumb be
insignificant to someone
who just broke their
arm?
Would it be wonderful
or insignificant to know
how many cars drive
past our school each
day?
Why would it be
important to follow the
route on a map when
going on a voyage to an
unfamiliar place?
Would you describe the
grasslands as a vast or
small area of land?
Would it be exciting or
boring to take a voyage to
see the remains of an
ancient city?
Would you be
inquisitive or
impatient if you
wanted to learn more
about the monarch
butterfly’s migration?
adventurous *
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When you are adventurous, you are
eager to participate in exciting activities.
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Synonyms: daring, bold, brave, risky
Antonyms:
careful, cautious, unadventurous,
prudent
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inquisitive *
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If you are inquisitive, you are
eager for knowledge
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Synonyms:
Antonyms:
interesting, curious, inquiring,
questioning, prying
unconcerned, uninteresting,
Indifferent
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insignificant *
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To be insignificant, something is too
small or unimportant to have meaning.
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Synonyms:
inconsequential, meaningless,
nonessential, unimportant
Antonyms:
important, significant, consequential,
substantial
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route *
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A route is a course, way, or
road for passage or travel.
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Synonyms:
direction, trail, course, path, way
Antonyms:
off-course
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vast *
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To be vast, something is
very large in size or amount.
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Synonyms:
big, massive, spacious, ample,
astronomical
Antonyms: limited, little, narrow, small, bounded
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voyage
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A voyage is long trip by water,
over land, or through space.
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Synonyms:
excursion, tour, travel, trip
Antonyms: stationary
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anxious
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When someone is anxious they are
uneasy or greatly worried.
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Synonyms: concerned, disturbed,
apprehensive, fearful, uneasy
Antonyms: calm, confident
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planet
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A planet orbits or travels around the
sun in our Solar System.
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Synonyms: celestial bodies
Antonyms:
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areas
Areas are regions or
sections of land.
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Synonyms: space, expanse, stretch,
region, district, plot, patch
Antonyms:
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oceans
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Oceans are large bodies
of salt water.
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There are four oceans on the planet Earth:
Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean,
andArctic Ocean
Synonym: Marine, high seas
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