Two Days in MayVocabulary

Grade 3: Theme 4 - Animal Habitats1.D.1.b -Discuss words and word meanings

daily as they are encountered in texts, instruction and conversations

L. Menzel 3/5/07

appreciate• To enjoy and understand

Scuba diving around the beautiful reef made me appreciate how important it is to help keep our oceans clean.

grazing

• Eating growing plants

We saw many cows grazing on the green grass of the pasture.

population

• Relating to the number of people or animals living in a certain place

Since more people live in New York city than Salisbury, its population is greater.

starve

• To suffer or die from not having enough food

Pandas will starve if China doesn’t help protect the areas where bamboo grows.

surrounding

• On all sides

The bees were surrounding the little girl because she came too close to their bee hive.

territory

• An area of land

The farmer’s territory was covered with corn and chickens.

wander

• To move from place to place without having a special destination

Jen had no plans for the afternoon so she decided to wander around the park with her dog.

Review

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