1. Two Days in May Vocabulary Grade 3: Theme 4 - Animal Habitats 1.D.1.b -Discuss words and word meanings daily as they are encountered in texts, instruction and conversations L. Menzel 3/5/07

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

3. grazing Eating growing plants We saw many cows grazing on the green grass of the pasture.

4. 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.

5. starve To suffer or die from not having enough food Pandas will starve if China doesn’t help protect the areas where bamboo grows.

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

7. territory An area of land The farmer’s territory was covered with corn and chickens.

8. 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.

9. Review Houghton Mifflin Vocabulary review: E-Word Game