VOCABULARY 1 A Perfect Year, Chapters 1 and 2

COMPREHENSION PROCESSES
Understand, Apply

PROCEDURES
Introducing Vocabulary

perfect respect
inventor plain scowl

WITH THE TEACHER

Chapters 1, 2

For each vocabulary word,

have students read the word
by parts, then read the
wholeword.
Read the student-friendly
explanations to students
as they follow with their
fingers. Then have students
use the vocabulary word by
following the gray text.
Review and discuss the
photos and illustrations.

Vocabulary
per fect
When something is perfect,
it is so good that it cannot
get any better.
My birthday party was perfect.
Everything was just the way I
dreamed it would be. What
would your perfect birthday
party be like?1

re spect
When you have respect for someone, you like the things
they do or say. You think highly of that person.
The children at our school have respect for the principal.
Children should show respect to their parents and their
teachers. Who do you respect?2

Using
vocabulary

1 Apply: Making Connections; Using Vocabularyperfect (My perfect birthday party would be a trip
to the zoo with my two best friends. We would eat ice cream and visit the monkey cage.)
2 Apply: Using Vocabularyrespect (I respect my parents and grandparents. I respect my coach...)

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VOCABULARY 1 A Perfect Year, Chapters 1 and 2

A PERFECT YEAR

in ven tor
An inventor is someone who makes
or thinks of something new to use.
Benjamin Franklin was the inventor of
the first lightning rod.
Thomas Edison was the inventor of
the first light bulbs that could be used
by many people.
The Wright brothers were inventors
of the first airplane that flew. What were Benjamin
Franklin, Thomas Edison, and the Wright brothers?1

plain
Something plain is simple
or ordinary.
I have a plain T-shirt. It is white
with nothing on it. What makes
my T-shirt plain?2

scowl
When you scowl, you make
a face that shows you are mad
or unhappy.
Meg scowled when she realized her
lunchbox was broken. Show me
how you scowl.3

Using
vocabulary

1 Understand: Using Vocabularyinventor (They were inventors.)

2 Understand: Defining and Using Vocabularyplain (It is simple and has
nothing on it.)
3 Apply: Demonstrating; Using Vocabularyscowl

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