Pre-School Sensory Safari Vocabulary

            Conifer: mostly evergreen trees and shrubs, including pines and yews, that shed

            their leaves over 3 to 5 seasons

Deciduous: trees with leaves that fall off or are shed seasonally

Hibernate: a severe reduction in body temperature (but always above the freezing

point) for long periods of time, resulting in a decreased metabolism and respiration

(for example lowering from 98.6 ^o to 55 ^o); requires a period of time for the

animal to become fully active again

            Migrate: to periodically or seasonally pass distances greater than 100 miles from

            one region or climate to another for feeding or breeding

Shelter: something that covers or gives protection from the elements