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

2. 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

3. Selection Vocabulary:
glacier
slopes
impressive
species
naturalist
wilderness
preserve

4. 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.

5. 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.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. 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.”

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

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

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

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

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

18. 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.”

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

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

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

22. 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.”

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

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

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

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

27. 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

28. AWESOME!
Fantastic!

30. 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

31. AWESOME!
Fantastic!

32. 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

33. AWESOME!
Fantastic!

34. 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

35. AWESOME!
Fantastic!

36. 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

37. AWESOME!
Fantastic!

38. 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

39. AWESOME!
Fantastic!

40. 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

41. AWESOME!
Fantastic!

42. 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.

43. I hope you enjoy reading…