I Wanna Iguana Vocabulary Cards - Teacher

Routine for Lesson Vocabulary
Introduce This child is compassionate.
Compassionate means “wishing to help those
who suffer.” Let’s say the word together:
compassionate.
Demonstrate Compassionate volunteers
helped the townspeople after the hurricane.
The woman who runs the animal shelter
is well suited for her job because she is
very compassionate. Paul showed how
compassionate he is by making soup for his
sick mother.
Apply If your friend fell off his bike, how
could you be compassionate?
Display Now I will write the word on
the board. Let’s read the word together:
compassionate.
All Together
• I’m going to ask you some questions.
Answer “yes” or “no.”
Would a compassionate person laugh at
a sick puppy?
Would a compassionate girl help her
grandma carry in the groceries?
Would a compassionate boy gently ask
his little sister why she’s crying?
• I’m going to describe some actions. If
you think I am being compassionate, say,
“Compassionate.” If you think I am not
being compassionate, don’t say anything.
I am hugging my three-year-old daughter
because she scraped her knee.
I am telling my sick brother that I won’t
take out the trash for him.
I am freeing a trapped bird.
Grade 3 Unit 2 Week 2 • I Wanna Iguana