Vocabulary Intro

1. Vocabulary Intro

2. shaped • The way something is shaped is the form or shape that it takes. • Have you ever seen a home shaped like this? It is curved like a ball. • What things in your classroom are square shaped?

3. branches • Branches are tree parts that grow from a tree’s trunk. • Tree branches high above the ground are a good home for a sloth. • What animals can live in a tree’s branches?

4. pond • A pond is a body of water that is smaller than a lake. • Turtles make their home in a pond, or small lake. • Have you ever gone swimming in a pond? What was it like?

5. beaks • Beaks are the hard, pointed parts of birds’ mouths. • These birds use their beaks to build their home. • How do birds use their beaks to find food?

6. deepest • If something is the deepest, it is the farthest depth from the surface. • The deepest part of the ocean is the eel’s home. • What is the deepest hole you have dug in the sand?

7. break • If you break something, it comes apart into two or more pieces. • This home won’t break! It is made of strong rock. • What happens when you break an egg?

8. hang • If something can hang, it is attached to something else at the top and does not touch the ground. • These bats hang upside down in their cave. • Do icicles hang from your house in the winter?

9. winding • If something is winding, it moves one way and then another. • Some animal homes have long, winding tunnels that twist and turn. • Have you ever walked along a winding path through the woods?