UNIT 2

LESSON #6: Animal Homes

Domain: Life Science

Weekly Story:  Animals Building Homes

Essential Question: What are animal homes like?

Phonics: Final Blends ng, nk...

Target Skill (Comprehension Stategy): Text and Grapic Features

Target Strategy: Question

Grammar: More Plural Nouns

Vocabulary Strategies: Prefixes un-, re-

Vocabulary Words: shaped, deepest, branches, break, pond, hang, beaks, winding

Spelling Words: next end camp sank sing drink hunt stand long stamp pond bring

High Frequency Words: animals, second, bear, she, know, sleep, most, three, myself, work

Writing: Informational Paragraph

Focus Trait: Ideas

 

LESSON #7: Agriculture

Domain: Life Science

Weekly Story: The Ugly Vegtables

Essential Question: What can you learn from planting a garden? 

Phonics: Double consants and ck

Target Skill (Comprehension): Conclusions

Target Strategy: Analyze/Evaluate

Grammar: Proper Nouns

Vocabulary Strategies: Homophones

Vocabulary Words: blooming, wrinkled, shovels, plain, scent, muscles, tough, nodded

High Frequency Words: air, pictures, car, pretty, cried, told, funny, try, he, window

Spelling Words: dress spell class full add neck stuck kick rock black trick doll

Writing: Summary Paragraphs

Focus Trait: Organization

 

LESSON #8: Weather

Domain: Earth Science

Weekly Story: Super Storms

Essential Question: How can some storms be dangerous?

Phonics: Consonant digraphs & Endings -s, -ed, -ing

Target Skill (Comprehension): Main Idea and Details

Target Strategy: Visualize

Grammar: Verbs

Vocabulary Strategies: Compound Words

Vocabulary Words: beware, pounding, damage, prevent, bend, reach, flash, equal

High Frequency Words: before, my, eye, open, few, people, happy, starts, high, yellow

Spelling Words:  dish than chest such thin push shine chase white while these flash

Writing: Informational Paragraphs

Focus Trait: Voice

 

LESSON #9: Traditional Tales

Domain: Cultures

Weekly Story: How Chipmunk Got His Stripes

Essential Question: How can stories help you learn a lesson? 

Phonics: Contractions

Target Skill (Comprehension): Understanding Characters

Target Strategy: Summarize

Grammar: Present Tense Verbs

Vocabulary Strategies: Snyonyms

Vocabulary Words: tunnel, toward, curled, healed, height, brag, direction, tease

High Frequency Words: afraid, might, dark, own, for, show, kept, why, many, would

Spelling Words:  liked using riding chased spilled making closed hoping baked hiding standing asked

Writing: Instructions

Focus Trait: Ideas

 

LESSON #10: Ocean Life

Domain: Life Science

Weekly Story: Jellies

Essential Question: What is special about animals that live in the ocean? 

Phonics: Contractions

Target Skill (Comprehension): Fact and Opinion

Target Strategy: Monitor/Clarify

Grammar: Verbs - all tenses

Vocabulary Strategies: -er, -est

Vocabualry Words: millions, weaker, choices, wrapped, drift, disgusting, simple, decided

High Frequency Words: because, really, better, right, go, they, me, was, old, you

Spelling Words:  I'm I've don't didn't isn't you're can't that's we'll wasn't it's you've

Writing: Instructions

Focus Trait: Word Choice