Vocabulary Builder Course 1

Lesson 16:

Activity Lesson Plans

Introduction
Students have learned vocabulary words in context by reading about the peregrine falcon. Before students begin the activity, you might have them search the Internet for more information about this subject.

Lesson Description
Students will identify vocabulary words from the lesson by completing a Crossword Puzzle activity. To get directions, they can click on the Instructions button. If they need a clue, they can click on the Word List button. After finishing the puzzle, they can check their work.

Instructional Objectives

  1. Students will identify vocabulary words by using the puzzle clues.
  2. Students will correctly spell vocabulary words.

Student Web Activity Answers
accumulate: a synonym for collect
attain: to achieve through effort
ban: a synonym for prohibit
gorge: to eat greedily
gratify: a synonym for please
habitat: the place where a plant naturally lives
heed: to pay attention to
pesticide: a chemical used to kill harmful insects
toxin: a poisonous substance produced by a plant
unaccountable: a synonym for unexplainable

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