“ Weslandia ”

1. “Weslandia” Reading Vocabulary Words

2. Forecast…Can you guess the vocabulary word?Use the clues provided to try to guess the vocabulary word.

3. s ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ e Clue: not enough of something

4. shortage Little snowfall and rain caused a water shortage during the summer. Name another kind of shortage that a community might face.

5. c ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ e Clue: to improve, develop, or make something better

6. cultivate It takes time and work to cultivate a beautiful garden. How can you cultivate a friendship?

7. d ___ ___ ___ ___ e Clue: to think about and plan

8. devise My mom helped our family devise a plan for eating better. What is a plan that a 5th grader might devise?

9. f ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ d Clue: shaped or molded

10. fashioned I watched as the potter fashioned a vase out of clay. What are some items that can be fashioned from duck tape?

11. r ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ l Clue: skilled in dealing with new or difficult situations

12. resourceful Birds are resourceful when finding materials to build nests. Who is someone you would consider to be resourceful?

13. t ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ s Clue: people or things that cause pain

14. tormentors Flies and mosquitoes can be tormentors to campers. How can teachers be tormentors to students?

15. c ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ __ __ n Clue: an advanced state of human organization and culture

16. civilization The Toltec civilization took thousands of years to develop. What kinds of things does a civilization have?

17. c ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ x Clue: difficult to understand or do

18. complex The teacher assigned only one problem for homework because the problem was so complex. What is something that is complex?

19. Vocabulary Word

20. D=Dictionary (Responsibilities: Get and return the dictionary, look up the wordR=Recorder (Responsibilities: Get the paper, record your group’s answers)P=Presenter (Responsibilities: Present your group’s information to the class, turn in the paper)