Monday, 28 July 2014

Word bank beginninings

As the camp progresses, these vocabulary lists will grow.

'look' word family
look, see, view, study, observe, glance, stare, read,

colours 
"light blue", "dark blue " - probably better than "navy", "aqua", "sky"...
How many colours should the kids learn?  Or know already?


Insect common names:
ant, dragonfly, fly, cricket, cicada, grasshopper, bee (wasp, hornet), preying mantis, cockroach, beetle,

Other invertebrates:
spider, centipede, worm, roly-poly, 

Shapes:
round, oval, square, triangular, cylindrical
egglike, bread-shaped, 
thumbnail sized, bigger than, smaller than, 

Tree/plant names and parts:
grass, tree, vine, flower, plant
root, stem, stalk, trunk, leaf, flower, branch, twig, bough, bark, thorn, spine, fruit, seed, needle (pine leaf)

Maps and directions:
North, East, South, West, up, down, above, below, next to, on, near, under, in

Movement:
inch, crawl, hide, squirm, struggle, 

activities:
eat, drink, hunt, 

behaviors: 
defensive, hunt, warn, display, 

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