Letters home from yosemite By: lisa halvorsen Grade 4.5 Reading Street Student Edition pgs. 144-157

Selection Vocabulary: Directions: Rate each word 1-4. WORD I’ve never heard of it. I’ve seen or heard it. I know it a bit. I know it & can use it correctly. glacier 1 2 3 4 impressive naturalist preserve slopes species wilderness

Selection Vocabulary: glacier slopes impressive species naturalist wilderness preserve

glacier A great mass of ice that moves very slowly down a mountain or along a valley or spreads very slowly over a land area.

Used in the text… Pg. 151, Paragraph 1 “I’m so excited! This morning on our way to Glacier Point we saw a black bear and her two cubs.”

glacier With your partner, create a sentence using the vocabulary word above, along with a WOTD/WOW.

Able to impress the mind, feelings, conscience. impressive Able to impress the mind, feelings, conscience.

Used in the text… Pg. 149, Paragraph 3 “It seems that wherever we look, there’s something bigger, higher, or more impressive than before.”

impressive With your partner, create a sentence using the vocabulary word above, along with a WOTD/WOW.

Team Talk With your elbow buddy… share an event or place that has made a big impression on you!

A person who studies living things. naturalist A person who studies living things. Photo of John Muir

Used in the text… Pg. 147, Paragraph 1 “Our tour guide said that one of the first people to visit this area was John Muir, a Scottish naturalist.”

naturalist With your partner, create a sentence using the vocabulary word above, along with a WOTD/WOW. Photo of John Muir

To keep from harm or change; protest. preserve To keep from harm or change; protest.

Used in the text… Pg. 147, Paragraph 1 “He fought hard to convince the U.S. government to preserve Yosemite as a national park.”

preserve With your partner, create a sentence using the vocabulary word above, along with a WOTD/WOW.

Lands that go up or down at an angle. slopes Lands that go up or down at an angle.

Used in the text… Pg. 150, Paragraph 1 slope Pg. 150, Paragraph 1 “It’s the largest species of tree in the world and it is found only on the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.”

slopes With your partner, create a sentence using the vocabulary word above, along with a WOTD/WOW.

Team Talk Can you identify any slopes in the classroom? SHARE With your elbow buddy.

species A set of related living things that share certain characteristics and that can interbreed.

Used in the text… Pg. 150, Paragraph 1 “It’s the largest species of tree in the world and it is found only on the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.”

species With your partner, create a sentence using the vocabulary word above, along with a WOTD/WOW.

A wild region with few or no people living in it. wilderness A wild region with few or no people living in it.

Used in the text… Pg. 146, Paragraph 1 “Efforts to protect the wilderness around Yosemite began in 1864.”

wilderness With your partner, create a sentence using the vocabulary word above, along with a WOTD/WOW.

Got Vocab? Now…let’s see what you’ve learned! Clue Vocabulary Words I’m a piece of land that likes to go up and down at an angle. slopes species When revealing the answers for each clue, have the students press the “done” button to see if they’re correct. wilderness

AWESOME! Fantastic!

Got Vocab? Now…let’s see what you’ve learned! Clue Vocabulary Words I’m a wild region with hardly any people living on me. slopes preserve When revealing the answers for each clue, have the students press the “done” button to see if they’re correct. wilderness

AWESOME! Fantastic!

Got Vocab? Now…let’s see what you’ve learned! Clue Vocabulary Words I have a good conscience, and I’m able to impress your mind and feelings. naturalist preserve When revealing the answers for each clue, have the students press the “done” button to see if they’re correct. impressive

AWESOME! Fantastic!

Got Vocab? Now…let’s see what you’ve learned! Clue Vocabulary Words I enjoy studying living things. naturalist species When revealing the answers for each clue, have the students press the “done” button to see if they’re correct. impressive

AWESOME! Fantastic!

Got Vocab? Now…let’s see what you’ve learned! Clue Vocabulary Words I’m a set of related living things, that can share certain characteristics with others. naturalist species When revealing the answers for each clue, have the students press the “done” button to see if they’re correct. impressive

AWESOME! Fantastic!

Got Vocab? Now…let’s see what you’ve learned! Clue Vocabulary Words I try to keep living things from harm or change. I’m a great protector. naturalist glacier When revealing the answers for each clue, have the students press the “done” button to see if they’re correct. preserve

AWESOME! Fantastic!

Got Vocab? Now…let’s see what you’ve learned! Clue Vocabulary Words I’m cold and move very slowly because of my great mass. I can also be seen spreading over a land area. glacier species When revealing the answers for each clue, have the students press the “done” button to see if they’re correct. preserve

AWESOME! Fantastic!

Use the context clues to find the meanings of each vocabulary word. Using context clues To better understand the selected vocabulary, read Letter from Denali on page 143. Use the context clues to find the meanings of each vocabulary word. Have students share within groups or promote a class discussion.

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