Second Grade English Language Arts-Common Core

      Goals for the Week of May 19th-23rd

Students will ask and answer questions about the text The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles.  

Students will use the following sites to research famous places.
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Famous Places Africa
Famous Places Australia
Famous Places Europe
Famous Places North America
Famous Places South America

Students will write an informational text about a famous place.

 Students will research landforms using the following texts:
Volcanoes
How Mountains are Made
Erosion: Changing Earth's Surface

 Sites to visit:
Erosion
The Study of Our Earth
Blizzard Causes Severe Erosion
Slow Land Changes
Australian Sand Tsunami
Short Sharp Science-Sand Tsunami
The Dust Bowl

Vocabulary:  erupt-to burst forth.
persuade-to use words to win the approval or support.

                       May 12th-16th-

Monday, May 12th
Students will ask and answer questions about the text The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles.

Students will research various rocks using Sedimentary Rocks, Igneous Rocks, and Metamorphic Rocks.  Students will continue to research landforms using the text Introducing Landforms.  Students will explore landforms on various continents using National Geographic World Atlas and National Geographic Wild Animal Atlas.    Students will continue work on their lap books about their earth research.

In class we will read Just the Facts: Writing your own Research Report.  Students will begin organizing their notes to start writing their essays.
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Famous Places Africa
Famous Places Australia
Famous Places Europe
Famous Places North America
Famous Places South America

Vocabulary Word:  monument-something erected in memory of a person or event.

 Phonics:  slightly, dreaming, toaster, royal, alright, peaked, foamy, destroy, peeking, neutral.
Tuesday, May 13th
Students will ask and answer questions about the text The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles.

Students will explore landforms on various continents using National Geographic World Atlas and National Geographic Wild Animal Atlas.    Students will continue work on their lap books about their earth research.

In class we will read Just the Facts: Writing your own Research Report.  Students will begin organizing their notes to start writing their essays.
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Famous Places Africa
Famous Places Australia
Famous Places Europe
Famous Places North America
Famous Places South Americ

 Vocabulary Word:  wonder-to be filled with admiration, amazement, or awe; marvel.

 Phonics:  slightly, dreaming, toaster, royal, alright, peaked, foamy, destroy, peeking, neutral.
Wednesday, May 14th
Students will ask and answer questions about the text The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles.

Students will research landforms using the text How Mountains are Made.  Students will explore landforms on various continents using National Geographic World Atlas and National Geographic Wild Animal Atlas.    Students will continue work on their lap books about their earth research.

In class we will read Just the Facts: Writing your own Research Report.  Students will continue writing their essays.
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Famous Places Africa
Famous Places Australia
Famous Places Europe
Famous Places North America
Famous Places South America

 Phonics:  slightly, dreaming, toaster, royal, alright, peaked, foamy, destroy, peeking, neutral.

 Thursday, May 15th-
Students will be on a field trip, no ELA today.

Friday, May 16th-
Students will ask and answer questions about the text The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles.

In class we will read Just the Facts: Writing your own Research Report.  Students will continue writing their essays.
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Famous Places Africa
Famous Places Australia
Famous Places Europe
Famous Places North America
Famous Places South America

 Spelling test.


                            May 5th-9th

Monday, May 5th-

Students will ask and answer questions about the text The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles.

In class we will read Just the Facts: Writing your own Research Report.  
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Famous Places Africa
Famous Places Australia
Famous Places Europe
Famous Places North America
Famous Places South America
Alhambra Buildings
Virtual Walking Tour Alahambra
Kate

Phonics:  explain, claiming, degree, esteem, neutral, sleuthing, avoid, joining, feudal, Eugene, speechless, between, staining, mailbox, hoisted, and avoid.

Tuesday, May 6th-
Students will ask and answer questions about the text The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles.

Students will learn about the mantle and the earths's crust using the text Planet Earth Inside Out.

Students will read about attraction and repelling reading the text What Magnets Can Do and conducting an experiment.  

In class we will read Just the Facts: Writing your own Research Report.  Taking notes will be the focus.  
Famous Places Africa
Famous Places Australia
Famous Places Europe
Famous Places North America
Famous Places South America

Phonics:  explain, claiming, degree, esteem, neutral, sleuthing, avoid, joining, feudal, Eugene, speechless, between, staining, mailbox, hoisted, and avoid.

 Wednesday, May 7th-
Students will ask and answer questions about the text The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles.

Vocabulary Word:  landform-different shapes of land on earth.  

Students will read about different types of landforms using the text Introducing Landforms.

In class we will read Just the Facts: Writing your own Research Report.  
Famous Places Africa
Famous Places Australia
Famous Places Europe
Famous Places North America
Famous Places South America

Phonics:  explain, claiming, degree, esteem, neutral, sleuthing, avoid, joining, feudal, Eugene, speechless, between, staining, mailbox, hoisted, and avoid.

Thursday, May 8th-

 Students will ask and answer questions about the text The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles.

 Friday, May 9th-

Students will ask and answer questions about the text The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles.

Vocabulary Word:  landform-different shapes of land on earth.  

Students will finish reading about different types of landforms using the text Introducing Landforms.

 Students will explore various landforms using National Geographic World Atlas and National Geographic Wild Animal Atlas.

In class we will read Just the Facts: Writing your own Research Report.  Using the questions created to take notes.
Famous Places Africa
Famous Places Australia
Famous Places Europe
Famous Places North America
Famous Places South America

Spelling test today.   

                April 28th-May 2nd

Monday, April 28th-
Students will create a book trailer on the text Ralph S. Mouse.  Kidblog

Students will ask and answer questions about Abby Takes a Stand.  Edmodo

Students will identify the main purpose of a text, including what the author wants to answer, explain, or describe using the text Sand: Jump into Science.

Students will listen to the text All About Eyes as a model for their "All About" book.  They will research a famous place.  Rock This World

 Phonics:  because, yawning, squawking, shrewdly, sewers, crooked, drooping, autumn, auburn, soon, cartoon, bedroom, cashew, mildew jigsaw, and thawing.  Extension

Tuesday, April 29th-
Students will create a book trailer on the text Ralph S. Mouse.  Kidblog

 Students will ask and answer questions about Abby Takes a Stand.  Edmodo

Students will identify important properties of a rock based on information they gain from reading the text Everybody Needs a Rock.

 Vocabulary Word:  property-distinctive characteristics or qualities that belong to something.

In class we will read Just the Facts: Writing your own Research Report.  Students will pick a place they would like to research. 
Mt. Rushmore
Facts 4 Me Mt. Rushmore

 Phonics:  because, yawning, squawking, shrewdly, sewers, crooked, drooping, autumn, auburn, soon, cartoon, bedroom, cashew, mildew jigsaw, and thawing.  Extension

Wednesday, April 30th-
Students will create a book trailer on the text Ralph S. Mouse.  Kidblog

 Students will ask and answer questions about Abby Takes a Stand.  Edmodo

Students will investigate simple machines and rocks by conducting experiments.  Simple Machines

 Vocabulary Word:  mineral-solid material made of a single substance that is found in nature.

In class we will read Just the Facts: Writing your own Research Report.  Questioning ideas and how to develop them.  
Famous Places Africa
Famous Places Australia
Famous Places Europe
Famous Places North America
Famous Places South America

 Phonics:  because, yawning, squawking, shrewdly, sewers, crooked, drooping, autumn, auburn, soon, cartoon, bedroom, cashew, mildew jigsaw, and thawing.  Extension

Thursday, May 1st-
Students will create a book trailer on the text Ralph S. Mouse.  Kidblog

Students will investigate simple machines and rocks by conducting experiments.  

 Students will have a modified ELA time due to Spectra.

 Phonics:  because, yawning, squawking, shrewdly, sewers, crooked, drooping, autumn, auburn, soon, cartoon, bedroom, cashew, mildew jigsaw, and thawing.  Extension

Friday, May 2nd-
Students will create a book trailer on the text Ralph S. Mouse.  Kidblog

 Students will ask and answer questions about Abby Takes a Stand.  Edmodo

Students will participate in a discussion using the following texts:  Planet Earth Inside Out and What Can Magnets Do.  Use magnets in class demonstrating attracting and repelling.  

In class we will read Just the Facts: Writing your own Research Report.  The discussion will be taking notes and paraphrasing into your own words.  

 Spelling Test today.  

                          April 21st-25th

Monday, April 21st-
Students will ask and answer questions regarding the text Ralph S. Mouse.  Kidblog

Students will answer the Essential Question What are some Animal Life Cycles?

Students will publish text about the life cycle of a butterfly.  

Phonics:  whether, whatever, whimper, whiskers, whirling, whistle, whaling, whatnot, wherever, whichever, whiplash, whimsical, whirlpool, wheelchair, whiteout and whereabouts.  Phonics

Tuesday, April 22nd-
Students will ask and answer questions regarding the text Ralph S. Mouse.  Kidblog

Students will answer the Essential Question What are Fossils?

Students will publish text about the life cycle of a butterfly.  

Phonics:  whether, whatever, whimper, whiskers, whirling, whistle, whaling, whatnot, wherever, whichever, whiplash, whimsical, whirlpool, wheelchair, whiteout and whereabouts.  Phonics

Wednesday, April 23rd-
Students will create a book trailer on the text Ralph S. Mouse.  Kidblog

Students will identify the main purpose of a text, including what the author wants to answer, explain, or describe using the text Dirt: Jump into Science.

Students will research rocks, soil and minerals.  They will use the research to create an All About book.  
Phonics:  whether, whatever, whimper, whiskers, whirling, whistle, whaling, whatnot, wherever, whichever, whiplash, whimsical, whirlpool, wheelchair, whiteout and whereabouts.  Phonics

Thursday, April 24th-
Students will create a book trailer on the text Ralph S. Mouse.  Kidblog

Students have Spectra today, they will have a modified ELA time.  
  
Phonics:  whether, whatever, whimper, whiskers, whirling, whistle, whaling, whatnot, wherever, whichever, whiplash, whimsical, whirlpool, wheelchair, whiteout and whereabouts.  Phonics

Friday, April 25th-
Students will create a book trailer on the text Ralph S. Mouse.  Kidblog

Students will identify the main purpose of a text, including what the author wants to answer, explain, or describe using the text Sand: Jump into Science.

In class we will read Just the Facts: Writing your own Research Report.  Students will pick a place they would like to research. 

Spelling test today!

                       April 14th-17th

Monday, April 14th-
Students will ask and answer questions regarding the text Ralph S. Mouse.  Kidblog

Students will compare and contrast fairy tales with fractured fairy tales using the top hat graphic organizer.  

Students will ask and answer questions about Abby Takes a Stand.  Story

Students will research the third stage of the butterfly life cycle and write a rough draft of their informational text.  

Students will observe and write in their science observation journals about the butterfly life cycle.

Phonics:  bridle, paddle, fiddle, title, babble, beetle, jumble, battle, candle, cuddle, cable, bulge, little, puzzle, middle and ladle.Edmodo

Tuesday, April 15th-
Students will ask and answer questions regarding the text Ralph S. Mouse.  Kidblog

Students will read various fables and compare and contrast them.  The Camel Dances from Fables

Vocabulary Word:  fable-short story with animals who act like people, which teaches a lesson and ends with a moral. 

Students will ask and answer questions about Abby Takes a Stand.  Story

Students will research the final stage of the butterfly life cycle and write a rough draft of their informational text.  

Students will observe and write in their science observation journals about the butterfly life cycle.

Phonics:  bridle, paddle, fiddle, title, babble, beetle, jumble, battle, candle, cuddle, cable, bulge, little, puzzle, middle and ladle.Edmodo

Wednesday, April 16th-
Students will ask and answer questions regarding the text Ralph S. Mouse.  Kidblog

Students will read various fables and compare and contrast them.  The Young Rooster from Fables

Vocabulary Word:  moral-lesson taught in a fable.

Students will ask and answer questions about Abby Takes a Stand.  Story

Students will edit and create a nonfiction text about the butterfly life cycle.  

Students will observe and write in their science observation journals about the butterfly life cycle.

Phonics:  bridle, paddle, fiddle, title, babble, beetle, jumble, battle, candle, cuddle, cable, bulge, little, puzzle, middle and ladle.Edmodo

Thursday, April 17th-
Students will ask and answer questions regarding the text Ralph S. Mouse.  Kidblog

Students will read various fables and compare and contrast them.  The Young Rooster from Fables

Students will ask and answer questions about Abby Takes a Stand.  Story

Students will edit and create a nonfiction text about the butterfly life cycle.  

Students will observe and write in their science observation journals about the butterfly life cycle.

Spelling test today!


                             April 7th-11th

Monday, April 7th-
Students have SEGA transition day, therefore the day will be modified.

Students will read Lady Bug Larva Grows Up and Butterfly Life Cycle.  They will compare the life cycle of the lady bug and butterfly.  In class they will record in their observation journal changes they notice of their larva.

Vocabulary:  larva-insects stage between egg and pupa.

Phonics:  shrill, thrill, shrunk, shrimp, shred, thrash, thread, three, threw, throw, throne, throb, shrine, shrink, shrivel, and shrug  Phonics

Tuesday, April 8th-
Students have Spectra today, therefore their schedule will be modified.

Students will read Egg to Chicken and compare it to the life cycle of the frog.

Students will work on their first stage of the butterfly life cycle writing.  

Vocabulary:  pupa-state in an insects life right before it becomes an adult.  

Phonics:  shrill, thrill, shrunk, shrimp, shred, thrash, thread, three, threw, throw, throne, throb, shrine, shrink, shrivel, and shrug  Phonics

Wednesday, April 9th-
Students will create a Glogster on the text The Mouse and the Motorcycle based on the plan they created.

 Students will listen to the historical fiction text Abby Takes a Stand and answer questions using evidence from the text.  Edmodo-ELA

Students will revisit the texts The True Story of the Three Little Pigs and The Three Little Pigs and compare and contrast the fiction texts.

Students will research the second stage of the butterfly life cycle.  The information gathered will be used for the graphic organizer during the prewriting stage of their informational piece.

Phonics:  shrill, thrill, shrunk, shrimp, shred, thrash, thread, three, threw, throw, throne, throb, shrine, shrink, shrivel, and shrug  Phonics

Thursday, April 10th-
Students will create a Glogster on the text The Mouse and the Motorcycle based on the plan they created.

 Students will listen to the historical fiction text Abby Takes a Stand and answer questions using evidence from the text.  Edmodo-ELA

Students will revisit the texts The Three Little Javelinas and compare and contrast this text with yesterday's.  

Vocabulary:  metamorphosis-series of changes in appearance that some animals go through

Students will begin writing the first paragraphs of their informational text on the butterfly life cycle.

Phonics:  shrill, thrill, shrunk, shrimp, shred, thrash, thread, three, threw, throw, throne, throb, shrine, shrink, shrivel, and shrug

Friday, April 11th-
Students will create a Glogster on the text The Mouse and the Motorcycle based on the plan they created.

 Students will listen to the historical fiction text Abby Takes a Stand and answer questions using evidence from the text.  Edmodo-ELA

Students will spend time looking through various fairy tale and fractured fairy tale books.  They will compare and contrast the various texts.  

Students will research the third stage of the butterfly life cycle.  The information gathered will be used for the graphic organizer during the prewriting stage of their informational piece.

Students will take a test on this weeks spelling words.  

                  March 31st-April 4th

Monday, March 31st-
Students will read and respond to constructed response questions on the text The Mouse and the Motorcycle.  Kidblog

Students will ask and answer questions about the historical fiction text Scraps of Time 1960: Abby Takes a Stand.  Edmodo

Phonics:  boyhood, golden, knighthood, brotherhood, brighten, shorten, frighten, childhood, sharpen, darken, motherhood, babyhood, molten, blacken, fasten, weaken
Phonics Extension
Interactive Suffix and Prefix Practice

Students will compare fiction and non-fiction books using Butterfly House and From Tadpole to Frog.  

In writing students will preview writing paragraphs clip and work on their historical fiction pieces.  Writing Paragraphs

Tuesday, April 1st-
Students will read and respond to constructed response questions on the text The Mouse and the Motorcycle.  Kidblog

Students will ask and answer questions about the historical fiction text Scraps of Time 1960: Abby Takes a Stand.  Edmodo

Phonics:  boyhood, golden, knighthood, brotherhood, brighten, shorten, frighten, childhood, sharpen, darken, motherhood, babyhood, molten, blacken, fasten, weaken
Phonics Extension
Interactive Phonics Practice

Students will create an anchor chart of non-fiction text features.  (title, author, title page, table of contents, bold print, heading, subheading, italics)

Vocabulary:  life cycle-changes that happen in an animal or plant in its life

In writing students will revisit the book Tadpole to Frog and fill out a graphic organizer about the first stage of the frog life cycle.  Then they will work on their historical fiction pieces. 

Wednesday, April 2nd-
Students will read and respond to constructed response questions on the text The Mouse and the Motorcycle.  Kidblog

Students will ask and answer questions about the historical fiction text Scraps of Time 1960: Abby Takes a Stand.  Edmodo
Phonics:  boyhood, golden, knighthood, brotherhood, brighten, shorten, frighten, childhood, sharpen, darken, motherhood, babyhood, molten, blacken, fasten, weaken

Students will add to their anchor chart of non-fiction text features.  (photographs, pictures, captions, diagrams and lables)

Vocabulary:  reproduce-to have young or more living things of the same kind

In writing students will write a closing sentence in their graphic organizer for the first stage of the frog life cycle.  Then they will work on their historical fiction pieces. 

Thursday, April 3rd-
Students will read and respond to constructed response questions on the text The Mouse and the Motorcycle.  Kidblog

Friday, April 4th-
Students will read and respond to constructed response questions on the text The Mouse and the Motorcycle.  Kidblog

Students will ask and answer questions about the historical fiction text Scraps of Time 1960: Abby Takes a Stand.  Edmodo

Phonics:  boyhood, golden, knighthood, brotherhood, brighten, shorten, frighten, childhood, sharpen, darken, motherhood, babyhood, molten, blacken, fasten, weaken

Students will create an anchor chart of non-fiction text features.  (glossary and index)

Vocabulary:  life cycle-changes that happen in an animal or plant in its life

In writing students will use their graphic organizer information to write their first paragraph about the first stage of the frog life cycle.  Then they will work on their historical fiction pieces. 

                           March 24th-27th

Monday, March 24th-
Students will read and respond to constructed response questions on the text The Mouse and the Motorcycle.  Kidblog

Students will ask and answer questions about the historical fiction text Scraps of Time 1960: Abby Takes a Stand.  Edmodo  (the audio and questions for the text are in 2nd grade English Language Arts)

Phonics:  fairly, jointly, firmly, plainly, greatly, softly, weekly, highly, quickly, calmly, mostly, nearly, slowly, gladly, mainly, smartly  Phonics Lesson  (phonics section of Edmodo)

Students will focus on a topic and strengthen writing as needed by revising and editing their historical fiction piece.

Tuesday, March 25th-
Students will read and respond to constructed response questions on the text The Mouse and the Motorcycle.  Kidblog

Students will ask and answer questions about the historical fiction text Scraps of Time 1960: Abby Takes a Stand.  Edmodo  (the audio and questions for the text are in 2nd grade English Language Arts)

Phonics:  fairly, jointly, firmly, plainly, greatly, softly, weekly, highly, quickly, calmly, mostly, nearly, slowly, gladly, mainly, smartly  Phonics Lesson  (phonics section of Edmodo)

Students will focus on a topic and strengthen writing as needed by revising and editing their historical fiction piece.

Wednesday, March 26th-
Students will read and respond to constructed response questions on the text The Mouse and the Motorcycle.  Kidblog

Students will ask and answer questions about the historical fiction text Scraps of Time 1960: Abby Takes a Stand.  Edmodo  (the audio and questions for the text are in 2nd grade English Language Arts)

Phonics:  fairly, jointly, firmly, plainly, greatly, softly, weekly, highly, quickly, calmly, mostly, nearly, slowly, gladly, mainly, smartly  Phonics Lesson  (phonics section of Edmodo)

Students will focus on a topic and strengthen writing as needed by revising and editing their historical fiction piece.

Thursday, March 27th-
Students will read and respond to constructed response questions on the text The Mouse and the Motorcycle.  Kidblog

Students will ask and answer questions about the historical fiction text Scraps of Time 1960: Abby Takes a Stand.  Edmodo  (the audio and questions for the text are in 2nd grade English Language Arts)

Students will focus on a topic and strengthen writing as needed by revising and editing their historical fiction piece.

Friday, March 28th-
Students will read and respond to constructed response questions on the text The Mouse and the Motorcycle.  Kidblog

Students will ask and answer questions about the historical fiction text Scraps of Time 1960: Abby Takes a Stand.  Edmodo  (the audio and questions for the text are in 2nd grade English Language Arts)

Students will publish their historical fiction piece.  

                        March 10th-12th

Monday, March 10th-
Students will read and respond to constructed response questions on the text Buffalo Before Breakfast.
Kidblog

Students will identify the main topic of a multi-paragraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text using the article "To Give on the Streets."
Officer Larry DePrimo

Students will add details to their graphic organizer for their historical fiction story.

 Tuesday, March 11th-
Students will create a project demonstrating their understanding of the text Buffalo Before Breakfast.

 Students will identify the main topic of a multi-paragraph text about the Vietnam War.
Brainpop
The Wall

Vocabulary Word:  memorial-something used to preserve history

 Students will focus on a topic and strengthen writing as needed by revising and editing their historical fiction piece.

 Wednesday, March 12th-
Students will create a project demonstrating their understanding of the text Buffalo Before Breakfast.

 Students will identify the main purpose of a text, including what the author wants to answer, explain, or describe using an article on the Bosnian Civil War.

 Students will work on revising and editing their historical fiction text.  

                          March 3rd-7th, 2014

Monday, March 3rd-
Students will answer constructed response questions on the text Buffalo Before Breakfast.
Kidblog

Students will describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action.  Also, students will use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot using the text Smoky Night.  Students will create a t-chart demonstrating fiction vs. facts in the text.

 Vocabulary Word:  racism-belief that race determines human traits.

 Phonics:  tripping, tracing, raced, robbed, tugged, nodding, chopped, traded, danced, netting, stopped, crabbing, knitted, snagged  Phonics lesson

Students will investigate historical fiction as a genre.  Students will research various historical events to begin the brainstorming process of creating their own historical fiction text.  Watching the following clips they will find 5 non-fiction facts.

Tuesday, March 4th-

Students will read and respond to constructed response questions on the text Buffalo Before Breakfast.
Kidblog

Students will identify the main purpose of a text, including what the author wants to answer, explain or describe.  They will read an article titled "History of the Orphan Trains."  

Vocabulary Words:  orphan-a child permanently abandoned by his or her parents.
orphanage-institution that cares for orphans.

Phonics:  tripping, tracing, raced, robbed, tugged, nodding, chopped, traded, danced, netting, stopped, crabbing, knitted, snagged

Students will use information gained from digital text to gain understanding of historical events.
Raja
Space Shuttle Discovery's last trip
Discovery

Wednesday, March 5th-
Students will read and respond to constructed response questions on the text Buffalo Before Breakfast.
Kidblog

Students will describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges using the text Train to Somewhere.  

 Phonics:  tripping, tracing, raced, robbed, tugged, nodding, chopped, traded, danced, netting, stopped, crabbing, knitted, snagged

 Students will complete gathering information for their historical fiction writing.  Begin filling out graphic organizer.
Cardinals Win World Series 2011

Thursday, March 6th-
Students will read and respond to constructed response questions on the text Buffalo Before Breakfast.
Kidblog

 This is a Spectra today, there will not be any other ELA assignments on this day.

 Friday, March 7th-
Students will read and respond to constructed response questions on the text Buffalo Before Breakfast.
Kidblog

 Students will identify the main topic of a multi-paragraph text as well as the focus of specific paragraphs within the text using the article "To Give on the Streets."
Officer Larry DePrimo

Students will take a phonics test demonstrating their ability to spell words with inflectional suffixes.

 Students will add details to their graphic organizer for their historical fiction story.

                February 24th-28th, 2014

Monday, February 24th-
Students read and respond to constructed response questions on the text Because of Winn Dixie.
Kidblog

Students will describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action.  Also, students will use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot using the text A Day's Work.  Students will create a t-chart demonstrating fiction vs. facts in the text.

Students will create a digital story of their personal narrative.

Phonics:  inflectional suffixes/endings:-s, -es (drop -e rules) scares, hopes, stars, admits, wraps, pats, spots, begins, pats, cures, begins, flakes, glide, rakes, rails  Phonics Lesson

Tuesday, February 25-
Students read and respond to constructed response questions on the text Because of Winn Dixie.
Kidblog

Students will describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action.  Also, students will use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot using the text Going Home.  Students will create a t-chart demonstrating fiction vs. facts in the text.

Students will begin investigating historical fiction as a genre.  They will look at various Magic Tree House books to investigate fiction vs. facts within a text.  Students will research various historical events to begin the brainstorming process of creating their own historical fiction text.  
What is historical fiction?

Phonics:  inflectional suffixes/endings:-s, -es (drop -e rules) scares, hopes, stars, admits, wraps, pats, spots, begins, pats, cures, begins, flakes, glide, rakes, rails

Wednesday, February 26th-
Students create a project demonstrating their understanding of Because of Winn Dixie.
Students will describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story and the ending concludes the action.  Also, students will use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print text to demonstrate understanding of its characters, setting, or plot using an article about the L.A. Riots.   

Students will begin investigating historical fiction as a genre.  Students will research various historical events to begin the brainstorming process of creating their own historical fiction text.  

Vocabulary Words:
prejudice-a negative opinion or feeling formed without knowledge, thought or reason.
riot-when people lash out in acts of violence against authority.

Phonics:  inflectional suffixes/endings:-s, -es (drop -e rules) scares, hopes, stars, admits, wraps, pats, spots, begins, pats, cures, begins, flakes, glide, rakes, rails

Thursday, February 27th-
Students have Spectra they will work on their project on the text Because of Winn Dixie.

Friday, February 28th-
Finish project on Because of Winn Dixie.
Spelling test on inflectional suffixes.

                     February 18th-21st, 2014

Tuesday, February 18th-
Students read and respond to constructed response questions on the text Because of Winn Dixie.

In class students will discuss the text written by Patricia Polacco and write an opinion piece about their favorite book she has written.

Students will complete a reading summative assessment for 3rd quarter.

Today's writing focus is illustrating personal narratives to become digital stories.

Phonics:  swarm, warned, wart, warmer, forewarn, award, warden, warp, war, ward, warpath, warthog, warfare, warns, warms, warning Phonics Lesson

Wednesday, February 19th-
Students read and respond to constructed response questions on the text Because of Winn Dixie. Kidblog

Students will begin an Eve Bunting unit.  Eve Bunting Video
They will research Eve Bunting through her website and begin exploring historical fiction.  Eve Bunting


Vocabulary:  history-sequence of recorded events, past events related to a particular thing, something that belongs to the past

Today's writing focus is completing illustrations for personal narratives and begin recording the VoiceThreads.

Phonics:  swarm, warned, wart, warmer, forewarn, award, warden, warp, war, ward, warpath, warthog, warfare, warns, warms, warning  Phonics Lesson

Thursday, February 20th-
Students will read and respond to constructed response questions on the text Because of Winn Dixie.  Kidblog

Students have Spectra today and will not have any other ELA work for the day.

Friday, February 21st-
Students will read and respond to constructed response questions on the text Because of Winn Dixie.Kidblog

Students will complete some basic research on Mexico.   They will focus on the borders and reasons people come from Mexico to the United States to work.  Time for Kids Mexico

Vocabulary:  immigrant-person who moves to another person to live 

In writing students will record their personal narratives using VoiceThread after scanning in their illustrations.

Spelling test today.

                     February 10th-13th, 2014

Monday, February 10th-
Students will read and respond to constructed response questions on the text Because of Winn Dixie.
In class we will read Thank you, Mr. Faulker.  Students will compare the text with Mr. Lincoln's Way on Tuesday.  

Today's writing focus is on conclusions in a personal narrative.

Phonics:  worth, world, worm, worst, worry, worship, word, work, workmanship, network, firework, silkworm, wordy, worker, word  Phonics Lesson

Tuesday, February 11th-
Students will read and respond to constructed response questions on the text Because of Winn Dixie.
In class we will read Mr. Lincoln's Way.  Students will compare and contrast the two texts.  

Today's writing focus is on revising a personal narrative.

Phonics:  worth, world, worm, worst, worry, worship, word, work, workmanship, network, firework, silkworm, wordy, worker, word

Wednesday, February 12th-
Students will read and respond to constructed response questions on the text Because of Winn Dixie.

Students will observe Patricia Polacco matrix and write observations about the various texts we read written by this author.

Today's writing focus is on editing and publishing a personal narrative.  

Phonics:  worth, world, worm, worst, worry, worship, word, work, workmanship, network, firework, silkworm, wordy, worker, word

Thursday, February 13th-
Students have Spectra today.  They will read and respond to constructed response questions on the text Because of Winn Dixie.  Kidblog

Spelling test today!

                     February 3rd-7th, 2014

Monday, February 3rd-
Students will complete their book report on Stone Fox.
In class we will read Mrs. Katz and Tush.  We will discuss story elements and compare it with another text written by Patricia Polacco.  Matrix

In writing our focus will be creating good leads in our personal narratives.  Some texts that will give examples to the students are:  Thundercake, Fireflies, Charlotte's Web and Because of Winn Dixie.

Phonics:  chirped, birthday, smirk, firm, skirt, dirty, whirling, thirteen, firm, twirl, stir, stirring, fir, sir, bird, squirm   
Phonics Lesson

Tuesday, February 4th-
Students will begin reading Because of Winn Dixie and complete constructed response questions.

In class we will read Some Birthday and discuss story elements and compare it with another text written by Patricia Polacco.  

In writing our focus will be creating good endings for a story by using:  important actions, dialogue, images and reminders of the story.

Phonics:  chirped, birthday, smirk, firm, skirt, dirty, whirling, thirteen, firm, twirl, stir, stirring, fir, sir, bird, squirm 

Wednesday, February 5th-
Students will read Because of Winn Dixie and complete constructed response questions.  Kidblog

In class we will read Thank you Mr. Falker and discuss major events in the story.  The students will discuss how the characters responded to the challenges they faced in the story.

In writing our focus will be editing and publishing our personal narratives!

Phonics:  chirped, birthday, smirk, firm, skirt, dirty, whirling, thirteen, firm, twirl, stir, stirring, fir, sir, bird, squirm 

Thursday, February 5th-
Students will read Because of Winn Dixie and respond to constructed response questions.  Kidblog

Students will have Spectra today, there will not be a reading or writing lesson.
Phonics:  chirped, birthday, smirk, firm, skirt, dirty, whirling, thirteen, firm, twirl, stir, stirring, fir, sir, bird, squirm 
Friday, February 6th-
Students will read Because of Winn Dixie and respond to constructed response questions.  Kidblog

Today is the last day of our Patricia Polacco author study.  We will review our matrix of books we have read and discuss what we have noticed.  We will have an author study celebration!!!

In writing the students will complete publishing their personal narrative today and we will celebrate!

Spelling Test today!
                      January 27th-31st, 2014
Monday, January 27th-
In class we will read Chicken Sunday by Patricia Polacco.  We will focus on dialogue and analyzing the text.  Students will visit Skydrive to fill out the matrix.  

Stone Fox Project
    
      Phonics test today from last week.  New words for this week:  church, hurt, return, turning, turf, burned, urban, curve, burned, curl, turn, hurry, curb, nurse, Thursday, lurking, Saturday

      Vocabulary Word for today:  solemn-somber or gloomy (from Chicken Sunday)
      
      Writer's Workshop-Adding dialogue Dialogue Brain Pop to personal narrative. 

    Tuesday, January 28th-

      In class students will analyze two texts written by Patricia Polacco.  They will create a Venn diagram comparing and contrasting the stories and write about what they notice.  

      Stone Fox project

      Phonics:  church, hurt, return, turning, turf, burned, urban, curve, burned, curl, turn, hurry, curb, nurse, Thursday, lurking, Saturday

        Phonics Lesson

      Writers Workshop-Possessive Nouns Students will edit and revise personal narrative and locate possessive nouns.  

    Wednesday, January 29th-

       In class we will read When Lightning Comes in a Jar and acknowledge differences in the points of view of characters.  

      Stone Fox project

     Phonics:  church, hurt, return, turning, turf, burned, urban, curve, burned, curl, turn, hurry, curb, nurse, Thursday, lurking, Saturday
   
     Phonics Lesson

    Writer's Workshop-Students will learn about simple and compound sentences.  They will search their personal narrative to evaluate the use of simple and compound sentences.  

   Thursday, January 30th-

     Students will not have work today due to Spectra.
     
     Stone Fox project

   Friday, January 31st-

    In class we will read My Ole' Man and describe how characters in a story respond to major events.  Also, students will use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate understanding of it's characters, setting or plot.  

   Vocabulary Word:  compound-two or more separate things are put together
   lead-to go before or go with to show the way, opening of a story
    
     Stone Fox project completion today.

   Phonics-Spelling Test today
  
   Writer's Workshop-Students will learn about developing leads for their personal narrative.  Focus will be on "action", "dialogue" and "showcase of the setting" leads.  

                          January 21st, 2014

Tuesday, January 21st-Students will finish reading Stone Fox.  

2.  Play the Stone Fox Mix and Match game with their group.  Choose a final project to complete for a book report on Stone Fox.

     Phonics Words this week:  nerve, clerk, herd, father, under, numbers, perfect, mother, father, jerky, different, slumber, better, October, better  Today's lesson can be viewed at:  Tuesday's Lesson

 In class we will read The Bully by Patricia Polacco and discuss:
  • How most stories are organized?
  • What are the parts of the story we typically find when we read?
  • What parts of the story we should be looking for when we read?
Students will fill out the matrix located on Skydrive filling in story elements and analyzing various texts by Patricia Polacco.

Today students will begin writing the draft of their personal narrative.  We will use the graphic organizer from last week to begin the process of writing our rough draft.


     Wednesday,  January 22nd-Students will play the Stone Fox Who Am I game with their group.  Students will work on final project for their book report on Stone Fox.  

     Phonics Words this week:  nerve, clerk, herd, father, under, numbers, perfect, mother, father, jerky, different, slumber, better, October, better  Today's lesson can be viewed at Wednesday's Lesson.  
     
     In class we will read Patricia Polacco's Babushka's Doll.  We will focus on dialogue in the text and how the author demonstrates when a character is speaking.  Students will visit the matrix located on Skydrive analyzing various Patricia Polacco texts.

Students will continue working on their rough draft of their personal narrative.  Students will focus on adding dialogue to their writing.  

Vocabulary Word for today-precious-of high price or great value, one who is dear or beloved (Babushka's Doll)
console-comfort in a time of grief or disappointment (My Rotten Red-Headed Older Brother_



    Thursday, January 23rd-Students will work on final project for their Stone Fox book report.  

    Students are in Spectra today and will not have extra lessons in reading.  

      Phonics lesson today:  Students will sort spelling words based on the amount of syllables and rally coach giving one another the spelling test.  
    
      

    Friday, January 24th-Students will complete their final project for their Stone Fox book report.  
    In class we will read Chicken Sunday by Patricia Polacco.  We will focus on dialogue and analyzing the text.  Students will visit Skydrive to fill out the matrix.  
    
      Phonics test today.

      Vocabulary Word for today:  solemn-somber or gloomy (from Chicken Sunday)

                  January 13th-17th, 2014

The next three weeks the students will explore narrative text. They will conduct an extensive author studying using the works of Patricia Polacco. The students will write a narrative piece that is taken through the writing process. Their narrative must include dialogue, multiple paragraphs, a developing lead and taken through to the publishing stage. They will also explore a variety of texts written by Patricia Polacco to learn how stories are organized, investigate the use of dialogue, and describe how characters respond in a story. They will compare and contrast the various aspects of the stories. In their reading group they will complete the constructed response questions online for the text Stone Fox. We are moving from a paper reading response journal to a paperless, which is quite exciting for most of the students.

Phonics: caught, taught, answer, become, do, earth, some, young, aunt, does, of been


               December 9th-13th


Phonics for the week:  ew and eu
streusel, knew, chewed, feud, mildew, neutral, flew, curfew, few, grew, renew, neutron, deuce, sleuth, strewn, Europe
Spelling City Check out FHSD 2nd Grade Week 15

Vocabulary Words:
generation:  group of individuals born and living about the same time
tradition:  handing down beliefs and customs
legend:  a story coming down from one generation to the next
vision:  a thought or feeling that creates an image in your mind
communication:  passing information from one to another
ceremony:  a significant event performed for a special occasion

Students will:
  • compare and contrast the habitats, resources, art and daily lives of Native American peoples; Woodland and Plains Indians
  • know and use various text features to locate key facts or information in a text efficiently (non-fiction text features)
  • research Plains and Woodlands Native Americans
  • create a Plains Native American non-fiction text 
  • create an interactive website of their Flat Me's journey
  • complete the fiction text Judy Moody Around the World in 8 1/2 Days
  • begin a project on their reading book

           December 2nd-6th

Phonics for the week:  igh
highway, sighed, thigh, bright, right, delight, fighter, tight, knight, sight, alright, night, high, flight, mighty, flashlight

Vocabulary Words:
native:  a person born in a particular place
region:  broad geographic area that is distinguished by similar features
island:  piece of land surrounded by water

Students will:  
  • identify the main purpose of a text
  • describe the connection between a series of history events
  • compare and contrast the habitats , resources, art and daily lives of Native American people
  • research using texts:  How Would You Survive as an American Indian, Who were the First North Americans?, Life in the Longhouse, Life in a Plains Camp, Native Homes, North American Indians, The First Strawberry, Those Shoes
  • Write a narrative journal that describes actions, thoughts and feelings
Sites for researching:


                 November 18th-22nd

Phonics for the week:  Vowel Team -al
final, central, metal, animal, fatal, several, medical, annual, corral, hospital, cereal, petal, normal dismal 

Vocabulary Words:
product-something that is sold
geography-the physical characteristics, especially the surface features, of an area
landmark-an object that marks the boundary or location of something

Students will:
  • research the 7 continents
  • determine important facts vs. just facts
  • use text features to locate information more quickly
  • identify main purpose of a text and text structure using A Breakfast Story, Biblioburro, The Magical Garden of Claude Monet and Seeds of Change: Wangari's Gift to the World
  • create a book trailer on the text A Dog's Life
  • create an interactive website using their "Flat Me's
Sites for Research this week


                  November 11th-15th

Phonics for the week:  Vowel Team: wa
water, watch, swan, wasp, swab, firewall, swallow, swamp, want, swaddle, wander, wanted, waddle, watts, waken
Vocabulary Words:
product:  something that is sold
geography:  the physical characteristics, especially the surface features of an area
landmark:  an object that marks the boundary or location of something

Students will:  
  • describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges using:  A Dog's Life, There's a Map on My Lap, Follow that Map
  • use various text features to locate key facts or information efficiently
  • construct a map with a title and key
  • research and write an informative piece about continents
  • identify and locate the world's seven continents and four oceans;  identify and describe physical characterstics in the world (landforms, bodies of water, etc)

                         November 4th-8th

Phonics for the week:  crook, loose, spook, tools, broom, moody, goose, looked, shook, spoon, boot, bookcase, foolish, noodle, proof

Vocabulary Words:

legend:  a list of symbols on a map or chart
key:  list of words that explain symbols on a map or chart
compass rose:  figure on a compass or map that shows direction North, East, South and West

Students will:  
  • research the circulatory and respiratory system using internet resources
  • read There's a Map on My Lap, Follow that Map
  • read different types of maps
  • create a map
  • write a personal narrative about a trip 
Sites for Research

             October 27th-November 1st

Students brought home information regarding their Flat Me's on Friday.  The goal is to mail them to a friend or family member in another town, state or country and receive a letter regarding the adventure their Flat Me experienced on their visit.  The pictures and letters the students receive will be used to create an interactive map we will post on our project page.  This project kicks off our unit on the World Around Us; researching maps, our location in the world, changes that have taken place over time and ending with Native Americans.  It will last until the end of the quarter.  

Phonics for the week:  Vowel Teams /au/, /aw/
August, launch, hawk, drawn, hauled, lawn, awful, sprawls, brawl, flaunt, taunt, fault, crawling, yawn


Vocabulary Words:
protect-to defend from harm
support-to hold up or serve as a foundation
circulate-move in a circle, pass around, spread, travel
Free Rice-Fun Vocabulary Practice for help feed the hungry

In class students will:

  • read You Can't See your Bones with Binoculars, The Skeletal System, Your Bones and Skeletal System to research the skeletal system
  • read Thump, Thump and A Drop of Blood to research the circulatory system
  • read Breathe In Breathe Out, and Learning about Your Lungs to research the respiratory system
  • use information gathered from books and websites to create a "Did you Know?" body system brochure 
A Dog's Life Literature Guide
Sites to use for Research

                   October 21st-25th

Students will need a food label from a box of cereal by Wednesday.  If you have more than one type of cereal and could send in more than one label it would be appreciated.  

Phonics for the week:  Silent letters: kn; lk
knee, knead, kneeling, knight, balk, walk, yolk, stalk, caulk, polka, yolk, stalk

 Puzzlemaker

Vocabulary Words:
ingredient-one of the substances that makes up a mixture
nutrient-source of nourishment
balance-weighing device; eating healthy portions of each food group

 Free Rice-Fun Online Vocabulary Practice for a purpose

In class students will:
  • read My Plate and You and discuss how the food pyramid has evolved to the plate 
  • write a comparing and contrasting paragraphs regarding articles written about fast food restaurants implementing options to offer healthy food choices to kids
  • Ask and answer questions about how food companies hire food stylists to dress up food for ads or commercials
  • look at serving sizes of favorite cereals
  • discuss marketing of cereals to a target audience (them)
  • develop an advertisement persuading the consumer to purchase a product they design (i.e. paper advertisement, video commercial, Glogster, Voice Thread
Nutrition Sites and Games to check out!


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