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Skills (Fundations, Spelling) |
Fundations Intro Orientation (2 Days) Review of grid "lines", pencil grip/posture, consonant and short vowel sounds Unit 1/Week 1 Ltr/Keyword/Sound for consonants and vowels; concept of consonant digraphs, ltr/keyword/sound for digraphs;concept of consonant blends, concept of digraph blends; spelling of /k/ sound Unit 1/Week 2 Closed-Syllable Type; Review trick words- they, one, said
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Unit 2/Week 1 Teach bonus letter spelling rule ff, ll, ss and sometimes zz; teach glued sound "all"; teach ltr/keyword sound ar, or; teach trick words shall, pull, full Unit 2/Week 2 Glued sounds am, an, ang, ing, ong, ung, ank, ink, onk, unk; fluent passage reading and story retelling, teach ltr./keyword sound- ir, or, er; teach trick words- both, talk, walk Unit 3/Week 1 Concept of closed syllable exceptions; glued sounds ild, ind, old, ost, olt; story retelling, fluent passage reading; vowel teams for reading: ai, ay, ea, ee, ey, oi, oy; Teach trick words: done, goes, pretty Unit 4/Week 1 Review suffixes -s, -es, -ed, -ing; teach er, est suffixes; spelling procedure for words with suffixes; teach ltr/letter/keyword/sound oa, oe, ow; teach trick words- again, please, animal Unit 4/Week 2 Teach additional ed sounds, teach ltr/keyword/sound ou, oo, ue, and ew; forming plural, forming present and past tense, fluent passage reading; teach trick words- sure, use, used
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Unit 5/Week 1 Teach ltr/keyword/sound au, aw;; teach multisyllabic spelling; teach “ic” spelling; Teach trick words against, knew, know Unit 5/Week 2 Teach new suffixes ful, ment, ness, less, able, en, ish; Prefixes: mis, un, non, dis, trans; teach trick words: always, often, once
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Unit 6/Week 1 Review v-e syllable; review /s/ and /z/ sounds; teach trick words- only, house, move Unit 6/Week 2 Two syllable words with closed and v-e syllables; compound words, v-e exceptions (-ive, give, suffix -ive); teach trick words: right, place, together Unit 7/Week 1 Teach open syllable; y as a vowel; combining open syllables with and/or v-e; teach trick words eight, large, change Unit 7/Week 2 Teach y as a vowel; teach trick words- city, every, family Unit 7/Week 3 Teach suffixes -y, -ly, -ty; teach trick words night, carry, something
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Unit 8/Week 1 Teach r-controlled syllable type, sounds of ar and or; combining r-controlled syllables with other syllable types; teach trick words- world, answer, different Unit 9/Week 1 Review r-controlled sounds -er, -ir, -ur; spelling option procedure for the /er/ sound; teach trick words- picture, learn, Earth Unit 9/Week 2 Combining r-controlled syllables with -ir, -er & -ur with other syllable types; dictionary skills; teach trick words- father, brother, mother
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Literacy Learning Units of Study for Teaching Reading |
Unit 1, Second-Grade Reading Growth Spurt Bend I: Taking Charge of Reading Lessons 1-6 Bend II: Working Hard to Solve Tricky Words Lessons 7-9
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Unit 1, Second-Grade Reading Growth Spurt Bend II: Working Hard to Solve Tricky Words Lessons 10-12 Bend III: Paying Close Attention to Authors Lessons 13-17
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Unit 2, Becoming Experts: Reading Nonfiction Bend I: Thinking Hard and Growing Knowledge Lessons 1-5 Bend II: Learning the Lingo of a Topic Lessons 6-9 |
Unit 2: Becoming Experts: Reading Nonfiction Bend II: Learning the Lingo of a Topic Lessons 10-11 Bend III: Reading Across a Topic Lessons 12-18 |
If... Then... Curriculum Studying Characters and Their Stories (Available in Online Resources) (Optional) 1 week or Reading Nonfiction Cover to Cover, pg. 91 Unit 3, Bigger Books Mean Amping Up Reading Power Bend I: Reading With Fluency Lessons 1-5 Bend II: Understanding Literary Language Lessons 6-7
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Writing |
Narrative Writing: Who Am I? Fall Writing Benchmark Unit 1: Lessons from the Masters: Improving Narrative Writing(Domains) Unit 2: (Informational) Lab Reports and Science Books (Domains & Science) Unit 3: (Opinion) Writing About Reading (Domains, Pen pal letters) |
Unit 1: Lessons from the Masters: Improving Narrative Writing(Domains) Unit 2: (Informational) Lab Reports and Science Books (Domains & Science) Unit 3: (Opinion) Writing About Reading (Domains, Pen pal letters)
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Unit 1: Lessons from the Masters: Improving Narrative Writing(Domains) Unit 2: (Informational) Lab Reports and Science Books (Domains & Science) Unit 3: (Opinion) Writing About Reading (Domains, Pen pal letters) |
Unit 1: Lessons from the Masters: Improving Narrative Writing(Domains) Unit 2: (Informational) Lab Reports and Science Books (Domains & Science) Unit 3: (Opinion) Writing About Reading (Domains, Pen pal letters)
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Unit 1: Lessons from the Masters: Improving Narrative Writing(Domains) Unit 2: (Informational) Lab Reports and Science Books (Domains & Science) Unit 3: (Opinion) Writing About Reading (Domains, Pen pal letters)
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Vocabulary |
Lesson 1: comforting, glimmer, vital, shelter, expression, versatile, fleet Lesson 2: proper, weary, coooperate, murmur, glee, concoction, persnickety Lesson 3: details, steep, creative, perfect, cozy, gallery, layer Lesson 4: prefer, feast, hectic, coax, generous, dignified, crouch |
Lesson 5: humble, radiate, prevail, confident, pledge, overlook, faithful Lesson 6: disaster, fierce, perspective, ruin, pale, advice, repair Lesson 7: predicament, assorted, defeat, compete, cling, combat, latched Lesson 8: plead, discover, exceptional, infest, compassion, treacherous, groom
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Lesson 9: sketch, flustered, stern, precise, lure, chaos, sensational Lesson 10: vivid, illusion, quirky, brilliant, transform, bewilder, solution Lesson 11: moist, crumble, edge, wistful, exaggerate, overcome, motivate
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Lesson 12: elegant, swelter, obstacle, tempting, refreshing, innovative, satisfy Lesson 13: scan, aim, miniature, prance, retrieve, assume, ambition Lesson 14: confirm, indicate, gracious, declare, inscription, humane, diplomat |
Lesson 15: famous, nervous, suggest, announce, honorable, rehearse, misplace Lesson 16: fraction, convince, motion, contribute, courtesy, host, humorous Lesson 17: exclaim, ridiculous, command, handsome, succulent, rare, opportunity |
Grammar |
Review: Sentence punctuation and capitalization
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Review: Quotation marks Review: Formation of plurals
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Contractions |
Synonyms Antonyms
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Review: Nouns & Proper nouns Regular and irregular single and plural nouns
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Science |
Insects and Plants Investigation 1: Mealworms Investigation 2: Brassica Seeds Investigation 3: Milkweed Bugs Domain 3: Cycles in Nature Domain 6: Insects Writing: Unit 2: Lab Reports and Science Books
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Investigation 4: Silkworms Investigation 5: Butterflies |
Balance and Motion Investigation 1: Balance |
Investigation 2: Spinners
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Investigation 3: Rollers Investigation 4: Back & Forth
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Social Studies |
Communities: Urban, Suburban, Rural Domain 1: Fairy Tales and Tall Tales |
Continue: Communities: Urban, Suburban, Rural Domain 2: Early Asian Civilizations |
Domain 3: Ancient Greek Civilization Domain 4: Greek Myths |
Domain 4: Greek Myths |
Domain 5: The War of 1812 Domain 6: Cycles in Nature |
Mathematics
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Benchmark Test Placement Test Domain: Operations and Algebraic Thinking Topic 1 Understanding Addition and Subtraction Interactive Math Story/Topic Opener Lessons 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, 1-5, 1-6, 1-7 Reteaching/Topic 1 Test/Performance Assessment |
Domain: Operations and Alebraic Thinking Topic: 2 Addition Strategies Interactive Math Story/Topic Opener Lessons: 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 2-5, 2-6, 2-7 Reteaching/Topic 2 Test/Performance Assessment Topic 3: Subtraction Strategies Interactive Math Story/Topic Opener Lessons: 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 3-5, 3-6 Reteaching/Topic 3 Test/Performance Assessment
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Domain: Operations and Algebraic Thinking Topic 4: Working with Equal Groups Interactive Math Story/Topic Opener Lessons: 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4 Reteaching/Topic Test/Performance Assessment Benchmark Test Topics 1-4 Domain: Number and Operations in Base Ten Topic 5: Place Value Interactive Math Story/Topic Opener Lessons: 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 5-4, 5-5, 5-6, 5-7 Reteaching/Topic 5 Test/Performance Assessment |
Topic 5 Continued Domain: Number and Operations in Base Ten Topic 6: Mental Addition Interactive Math Story Topic Opener Lessons: 6-1, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4, 6-5, 6-6 Reteaching Topic 6 Test Performance Assessment
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Topic 6 Continued Topic 7: Mental Subtraction Interactive Math Story Topic Opener Lessons: 7-1, 7-2, 7-3, 7-4, 7-5 Reteaching Topic 7 Test Performance Assessment |
Mentor Texts |
Recommended Mentor Texts from Units of Study Those Darn Squirrels, Mercy Watson, There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly Owl Moon, Science Forces & Motion, Old Elm Speaks, The Leaving Morning Dear Mrs. LaRue, A Letter to Amy, I Wanna Iguana, Can I Keep Him?, Hey Little Ant |
Recommended Mentor Texts from Units of Study Those Darn Squirrels, Mercy Watson, There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly Owl Moon, Science Forces & Motion, Old Elm Speaks, The Leaving Morning Dear Mrs. LaRue, A Letter to Amy, I Wanna Iguana, Can I Keep Him?, Hey Little Ant
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Recommended Mentor Texts from Units of Study Knights in Shining Armor, Tigers Owl Moon, Science Forces & Motion, Old Elm Speaks, The Leaving Morning Dear Mrs. LaRue, A Letter to Amy, I Wanna Iguana, Can I Keep Him?, Hey Little Ant |
Recommended Mentor Texts from Units of Study Knights in Shining Armor, Tigers Owl Moon, Science Forces & Motion, Old Elm Speaks, The Leaving Morning Dear Mrs. LaRue, A Letter to Amy, I Wanna Iguana, Can I Keep Him?, Hey Little Ant |
Recommended Mentor Texts from Units of Study Owl Moon, Science Forces & Motion, Old Elm Speaks, The Leaving Morning Dear Mrs. LaRue, A Letter to Amy, I Wanna Iguana, Can I Keep Him?, Hey Little Ant |