Vocabulary

South Carolina ELA Standards: R.LCS.9, R.LCS.10

Anenomes: (noun) a plant of the buttercup family

Clownfish hosts a party with their anenomes.

Chronicle: (noun) a written account of a historical event

Pufferfish talks about the rainbow fish being in town as a chronicle exclusive.

Expertise: (noun) having knowledge of a certain field

The fish ask each other their areas of expertise.

Fluke: (noun) a dolphin tale; or a stroke of luck

Starfish tells Rainbow fish what a fluke is.

Gills: (noun) the paired respiratory organ of fishes and some amphibians

Rainbow Fish is "filled to the gills with happiness."

Hand-me-down: (idiom) an item that has been passed down from another person

Hermit Crab uses a hand-me-down shell from his cousin.

Kelp: (noun) a large brown seaweed that typically has a long, tough stalk

The fish talk about the forest of kelp in their reef.

Minnow: (noun) a small freshwater fish

Ms. Minnow is a teacher to many of the other fish.

Octopus: (noun) a sea creature with 8 tentacles and a soft body

Starfish references an octopus being an optimal consultant for cartwheels.

Plankton: (noun) small and microscopic organisms drifting or floating in the sea

Octopus offers Rainbow Fish some plankton for a snack.

Reef: (noun) a ridge of jagged rock, coral, or sand

Rainbow Fish looks past the reef for a dark cave.

Sand Dollar: (noun) a flattened sea urchin

The fish use sand dollars as currency.

Scales: (noun) thin plates that protect a fishes skin

Rainbow Fish tells everyone to look at his scales.

School (of fish): (noun) a group of fish swimming together

Ms. Minnow wants Rainbow Fish to swim with the school.

Unexpected: (adjective) not expected or unlikely to happen

Ms. Minnow says having Rainbow Fish show up was unexpected.

Can you act these words out?