by teachn99,treasures,kindergarten,kindy,teachn99

1. An action is a movement or a set of movements. Ex: I like to sing songs that have actions, such as “ The Itsy Bitsy Spider.” Compare means to see how two or more things are the same or different. Ex: I compared the pictures in the two books and decided to read the one with photographs . Unit 5 Week 1 Unit 5: Week 1 action compare This is a book with no pictures. Gentle means kind and not rough. Ex: The mother dog was gentle with her newborn puppies. When an animal pounces, it jumps on something suddenly and grabs it. Ex: My cats like to sneak up and pounce on a ball of yarn. Unit 5 Week 1 Unit 5: Week 1 gentle pounces

2. A parent is a mother or father. Ex: The little cub’s parents are two big grizzly bears. Information is facts that help you learn about something. Ex: We can learn a lot of information about animals in books. Unit 5: Week 2 Unit 5: Week 2 parent information content When you are content, you feel happy and satisfied. Ex: Justin is content to play in the sandbox all day . Unit 5: Week 2 fragile When something is fragile, it is easily broken. Ex: Mom’s glass vase is fragile. Unit 5: Week 2

3. A habitat is the place where a plant or animal lives. Ex: The monkey’s habitat is the rain forest. A responsibility is something that you are supposed to do. Ex: Feeding the dog is Megan’s responsibility . Unit 5: Week 3 Unit 5: Week 3 habitat responsibility several Several means many or more than a few. Ex: We have several crayons in our classroom. Unit 5: Week 2 belong If you belong to a group, you are a part of it. Ex: Sara belongs to the library's Reading Club. Unit 5: Week 2 Library Club

4. Beneath means underneath or lower than. Ex: Pilar put a placemat beneath her plate. To raise is to look after children or young animals until they are grown. Ex: The duck will raise her ducklings until they can swim and find food on their own. Unit 5: Week 3 Unit 5: Week 3 beneath raise When you enter a place, you go into it. Ex: Our dog, Spot, enters the house through the doggy door. Unit 5: Week 3 enter