Tier-2 vocabulary: 15 high-utility words from read-alouds
Exercise
Difficulty 3
~0 min
eng.gK.f.ex_08
Oral Sentence
Prompt
Use the word 'scurry' in a complete sentence about an animal.
How it's presented
mode
oral response
ASR target
scurry
Answer criteria
type
rubric
criteria
- complete sentence
- contains 'scurry' or 'scurried'
- semantic match (a small fast animal, not a slow large one)
Hints
- Mice scurry. Cockroaches scurry. What other small fast animal can you think of?
Misconceptions to watch
- Uses scurry for slow animals ('The elephant scurried')
- Fragment response ('Mice scurry' might be acceptable; 'A mouse' is not)
Used in lessons