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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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)

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)

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

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

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

Review: Quotation marks

Review: Formation of plurals

Contractions

Synonyms

Antonyms

Review: Nouns & Proper nouns

Regular and irregular single and plural nouns

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

Investigation 4: Silkworms

Investigation 5: Butterflies

Balance and Motion

Investigation 1: Balance

Investigation 2: Spinners

Investigation 3: Rollers

Investigation 4: Back & Forth

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

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

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

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 

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