My Side of the Mountain

Vocabulary InstructionDay 1

cache• My brother has a

sweet tooth so he has a cache of candy in his room.

• A hidden store of goods

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cache• Example:

Group, bunch

• Non-example:

Singular; one item

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fashion• My teacher

showed us how to fashion a bird out of paper.

• To make into a particular form

fashion• Example: Origami

• Non-example: Taking apart a building you made out of blocks

harsh• The winter was

harsh on the beautiful flowers.

• Cruel and severe

harsh• Example: weather

can be harsh; words can be harsh if they are mean

• Non-example: Pleasant weather; kind words

harvesting• We love every fall

when my family is harvesting the crops because that is the only time of the year that my entire family is together!

• Gathering plant parts to be eaten later

harvesting• Example: picking

fruit and/ or vegetables; picking cotton

• Non-example: going to the market to get fruit

migration• The coyotes migrated

north in order to find food since new construction was being built where they used to live and hunt.

• Mass movement of an animal group to a different habitat, usually in search of food

migration• Example: Indians

migrated to find food and water; geese migrate

• Non-example: going to a new town

storehouse• The storehouse was

full of apple cider, apple juice, and apple jam all made from the apples in our orchard.

• A place where supplies are stored for future use

storehouse• Example: pantry;

warehouse

• Non-example:

garbage can

survival• Before my hike in

the dangerous backcountry, I packed survival gear!

• The preservation of one’s life; the continuing of life

survival• Example:

Earthquake kits & roadside kits are supplies to aid survival

• Non-example: to die

Sentence- Making Fun!• Write one sentence using the words migration,

survival, and harsh.

• Write one sentence using the words harvesting, storehouse, and fashion.

• Write one sentence using one prepositional phrase, one appositive, and two vocabulary words.– Example: In the morning, my brother, Matt,

and I will prepare a survival kit for the harsh weather that we will face on our upcoming trip.

Think- Pair- Share• What word do you

think is the most interesting? Why?

• Was there a word that you have never heard before?

I don’t think I have heard of

cache before…

I don’t think I have heard of cache before.