This document provides vocabulary definitions to accompany a reading selection about trees. It includes definitions for 12 words: solid, limbs, sprouts, extremely, release, trunks, stems, minerals, oxygen, substance, growth, and seedling. The definitions are presented to help students understand the meaning of words they will encounter in the story. The concept word for the lesson is "growth," which is defined as "the process of becoming larger." Trees need sun, food, water, and minerals to grow and become larger living things.

1. Let’s Explore
Unit 2 Lesson 5
Tell Me, Tree
2nd Grade
Created by Mrs. Perez-Vasquez

2. Vocabulary and Definitions
Content Standard:
Reading: Vocabulary and Concept
Development 1.0
Learning Objective:
Today, you will read the selection
vocabulary and definitions.

3. Tell Me Tree
Story
written by
Gail
Gibbons

4. Selection Vocabulary
Solid limbs sprouts
extremely release trunks
stems minerals oxygen
substance growth

5. Vocabulary Definitions
Carefully read the word and the
definition.
The definition provides an
explanation of the word.

6. Definitions
The definition helps you
understand the meaning of a
word.
To find the definition of a word, a
person may use a dictionary or a
glossary.

7. Solid
Definition:
• Strong
The trunk of a tree is solid .

8. Limbs
Definition:
Plural of limb: a
branch of a tree.
The trunks and limbs are the stems of a
tree.

9. Sprouts
Definition:
Begins to
grow.
A seed sprouts when a small root
begins to grow.

10. Extremely
Definition:
Very.
Extremely cold climates are not good for
growing trees.

11. Release
Definition:
Release.
The leaves release the oxygen into the
air.

12. Trunks
Definition:
Plural of trunk: the
main part of a tree
where the branches
grow out.
The hard, woody stem of a tree is called
a tree trunk.

13. Stems
Definition:
Plural of stem:
the main part
of a plant.
The trunks, limbs, and branches are the
stems of a tree.

14. Minerals
Definition:
Plural of mineral:
something found
underground and
used as food for
plants growing in
soil.
The root absorbs water and minerals.

15. Definition: Oxygen
A gas that has no
color or smell but
is needed for
things to live.
Leaves make food and a gas called
oxygen.

16. Substance
Definition:
Material of a
certain kind.
Inside the leaves is a substance
called chlorophyll.

17. Seedling
Definition:
A young
plant that is
grown from
a seed.
A baby tree is called a seeding.

18. Concept Vocabulary
The concept word for this lesson is
Growth

19. Growth
Definition:
Growth is “the process of
becoming larger.”

20. Growth
To grow and become
larger, living things need
special care. Trees need
sun, food, water and
minerals.

21. Think
What other environmental
factors can affect the
germination, growth, and
development of trees?

22. Selection Vocabulary
Solid limbs sprouts
extremely release trunks
stems minerals oxygen
substance growth