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Lesson 273Confident Reader10–15 minutes

Lesson 273: Vocabulary – Animal habitats

Focus: Animal habitats

Objective

What we'll learn

Learn the meaning of animal habitats and use them in speech and writing.

For grown-ups

Parent & teacher intro

Great readers grow their word bank every day. When you learn a new word, use it in a sentence right away!

Warm-up

Interactive phonics activity

Read each word. Say what it means. Try to use it in a sentence.

Words

Word list

burrownestcavereefdenhive

Practice

Example sentences

  • I can see the burrow.
  • We can see the nest.
  • You can see the cave.
  • They can see the reef.

Story time

Leo and the Burrow

Leo went to the pond. Leo saw a burrow and a nest.

"Look!" said Leo. "The cave is by the reef."

Ivy came to help. Together they played with the den and the hive.

At the end of the day, Leo and Ivy smiled. What a wonderful Animal habitats adventure!

Check for understanding

Comprehension questions

1. Where did Leo go?

2. What did Leo see first?

3. How did the story end?

STEM word of the day

🔬 sum

Meaning: the answer when we add numbers

Example: The sum of 4 and 5 is 9.

Review

Vocabulary review

  • reefA reef is something we can talk about or see.
  • denA den is something we can talk about or see.
  • hiveA hive is something we can talk about or see.
  • burrowA burrow is something we can talk about or see.

Play

Fun challenge

Match each word to what it starts with.

Stretch

Try more words

burrownestcavereefdenhive