Penguin Chick Vocabulary Cards
Penguin Chick Vocabulary Cards
Penguin Chick Vocabulary Cards
Pencil Talk
Make a list of synonyms for the word cuddles. Use each synonym in a sentence. If you replace the synonym with the word cuddles, does the sentence still make sense? Draw a picture of two people or animals cuddling. Write a sentence to go with your picture. Use the word cuddles in your sentence. Complete this sentence frame: If I were cold, it would be nice to cuddle __________.
flippers
Team Talk
Talk to your partner about animals that have flippers. Make a list of as many animals as you can. Take turns completing this sentence frame: Flippers would be more useful than wings if I lived near the __________. Ask your partner if he or she has ever worn flippers when swimming. What are the flippers supposed to do? How do they feel?
frozen
Action!
Lets all imagine we are frozen solid. Keep as still as possible for as long as you can. See who can stay frozen the longest. Something has to be in the cold for a while before it is frozen. Imagine you are very cold. Show how you act. What do you do to try to stay warm?
hatch
All Together
I am going to name some animals. If you think they hatch when they are born, say Hatch. If you dont think they come from an egg, say Dont hatch. tiger duck eagle elephant
Hatch is a word that has more than one meaning. I am going to read you two sentences using the word hatch. If the meaning of hatch is come out of an egg, say Yes. If it is not, say No. He opened the hatch on the spaceship. He watched the chicks hatch.
pecks
Pencil Talk
Look at the photograph on the front of this card. Write a sentence describing what is happening. Use the word pecks in your sentence. Complete these sentence frames: The pigeon pecks at __________. The angry crow pecks at __________. Make a list of words that are synonyms for the word pecks.
preen
Action!
Lets imagine we are all birds. Act out how you would preen yourself. People do not have feathers. They have hair. How do you smooth, or preen, your hair? Act out what you do.
snuggles
All Together
Im going to ask you some questions. Answer yes or no. Would you snuggle with a stuffed lion? Would you snuggle with a real lion? Listen as I say a poem. Then lets say the poem together. She snuggles with a teddy bear. Its so cozy, here or there. But she wont snuggle with a snake. Its many scales dont feel so great!