Grade 2 Reading Street
Week: 5
Story: The Strongest One
Date_______
Day 1
Content Knowledge
 Oral Language =Let’s Talk About- Exploring to find answers
 Oral Vocabulary/ Amazing Words (Sing w/ Me Big Book) page 5 Where to
Inquire
 Add to the Concept Web (How does exploration help us find answers?)
I can use words and phrases to describe.
Small Group
Ready
Read and Comprehension
Get
Phonemic Awareness- Segment and Blend Phonemes (student pages 152-153)
I can segment and blend phonemes by listening to sounds.
Phonics/Spelling (consonant digraphs)
95%- Routine 15 Consonant Digraphs “I Do, We Do” (5 minutes)
 Sound Spelling Card
 Introduce Spelling words
 Word Building (student text page 154) TE pg.154
I can give the sound of each consonant digraph and then blend the whole word.
High Frequency Words (TE pg. 155 Routine and student page 155)
 Say and Spell
 Identify Familiar Letter Sounds
 Show Meaning
I can recognize high-frequency words.
Text Based Comprehension
 Comprehension Skill- introduce facts and details (anchor chart)
 Teacher Read Aloud- (TE 155b)
I can identify facts in my story.
I can identify details that support the facts.
I can ask and answer questions such as who, what, where, when, why, and
how.
Stations- Introduce skills that will be reviewed and practiced at stations
On-Level/ Strategic/ Advanced =Phonics
Conventions- imperative and exclamatory sentences TE page 155c
I can write a complete sentence as an exclamatory or imperative sentence with
the correct punctuation.
Writing= Read Like a Writer TE page 155d-e
Model and use Routine Quick Write for Fluency as journal entry
Language Arts
I can write dialogue for a character in a play.
Lucy Calkins Lesson 11 Learning to Write in Powerful Ways- Owl Moon needed
I can practice a new writing craft.
Research and Inquiry
 Review ways to explore to find answers
 Ask and answer questions about where to find answers to quesions
I can ask and answer questions that help explore my topic.
Standards
CCSS Language 4.a. Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
CCSS Literature 2. Recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central
message, lesson, or moral.
CCSS Literature 1. Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate
understanding of key details in a text.
CCSS Informational Text 1. Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate
understanding of key details in a text.
CCSS Language 4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on
grade 2 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies.
CCSS Literature 7. Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate
understanding of its characters, setting, or plot.
CCSS Foundational Skills 3. Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
Essential Question:
What do good readers and writers do?
21st Century Skills:
Global Awareness of resources to use to find answers.
Using a map to find location.
Communicate and collaborate with peers
Examples of plays
Grade 2 Reading Street
Week: 5
Story: The Strongest One
Date_______
Day 2
Content Knowledge
 Oral Language- Read aloud All Alone in Dinosaur Hall (big book), complete
Team Talk discussion on page 156a TE
 Oral Vocabulary/ Amazing Words- Robust Vocabulary Routine pg. 156b TE
 Add to the Concept Web
I can use words and phrases to describe.
I can participate in Think, Pair, Share with my peers.
Phonics / Spelling
-Consonant Digraphs
95%- Routine 15 Consonant Digraphs “I Do, We Do” (5 minutes)
I can read and spell words with consonant digraphs.
High Frequency Words/ Selection Vocabulary
 Review TE page 156e-f
 Vocabulary- Synonyms TE 156f
I can recognize high-frequency words.
I can give examples of synonyms to a given word.
Text Based Comprehension
 Introduce Main Selection
 Access Text (1st Read)
 Text-Based Comprehension Check Understanding TE pg.173a
I can identify the character and setting of a story.
I can describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.
I can use pictures and words from my text to help me ask and answer questions.
Stations/ Independent Work (Reader’s and Writer’s Notebook)
20 minutes-Strategic group
15 minutes-On-Level group
10 minutes- Advanced group
Centers: pg. 150h-i TE
Listen Up!
Word Work
Let’s Write
Words to Know
Read for Meaning
Get Fluent
Independent Reading
Conventions Review pg. 173c TE
Language
Arts
I can write a complete sentence as an exclamatory or imperative sentence with
the correct punctuation.
Research and Inquiry
 Discuss materials in library basket that relate to maps.
I can use a variety of maps to help me understand location.
Writing: Lucy Calkins
Emulating Authors in Ways that Matter- Lesson 12
Standards:
CCSS Writing 2. Write informative/explanatory texts in which they introduce a topic, use facts and definitions to
develop points, and provide a concluding statement or section.
CCSS Language 4. Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based
on grade 2 reading and content, choosing flexibly from an array of strategies.
CCSS Language 4.a. Use sentence-level context as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
CCSS Informational Text 1. Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to
demonstrate understanding of key details in a text.
CCSS Literature 1. Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate
understanding of key details in a text.
CCSS Literature 7. Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate
understanding of its characters, setting, or plot.
Essential Question:
What do good readers and writers do?
21st Century Skills:
Global Awareness of resources to use to find answers.
Using a map to find location.
Communicate and collaborate with peers
Examples of plays
Grade 2 Reading Street
Week: 5
Story: The Strongest One
Date_______
Day 3
Content Knowledge
 Oral Language- discuss the word stun in the big book All Alone in Dinosaur Hall
 Oral Vocabulary/ Amazing Words- pg. 174b TE
 Concept Web- add to web pg. 174b
I can explore the outside world to find answers.
I can participate in Think, Pair, Share with my peers.
Phonics
 Review- Building words “I do, we do” (students will build words in center)
 Review if needed: 95%- Routine 15 Consonant Digraphs “I Do, We Do” (5 minutes)
 Decodable Book- bring up on SMART Board Chet Checks passage 5b
 Spelling- dictation using consonant digraphs and high frequency words
I can read and spell words with consonant digraphs.
Text

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
Based Comprehension
Close Read (2nd Read)
Think Critically- pg.174-175 student book
Quick Check- use Look Back and Write
I can answer questions using evidence from the text to support my answers.
Stations/ Independent Work (Reader’s and Writer’s Notebook)
20 minutes-Strategic group
15 minutes-On-Level group
10 minutes- Advanced group
Centers: pg. 150h-i TE
Listen Up!
Word Work
Let’s Write
Words to Know
Read for Meaning
Get Fluent
Independent Reading
Conventions
 Let’s Practice It! Pg. DVD 47
I can write complete imperative and exclamatory sentences.
Research and Inquiry
 Gather and Record Info (use later in the day for Social Studies connection) pg.
177b TE
Writing: Lucy Calkins
Lesson 13- Mining Mentor Texts for Word Choice
(gather paint sample swatches from Lowes- use as cards for word choice: see page 121)
I can edit my work using more descriptive language.
Standards:
CCSS Language 1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or
speaking.
CCSS Foundational Skills 3. Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
CCSS Literature 1. Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate
understanding of key details in a text.
CCSS Language 1.f. Produce, expand, and rearrange complete simple and compound sentences (e.g., The boy
watched the movie; The little boy watched the movie; The action movie was watched by the little boy).
CCSS Language 2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and
spelling when writing.
CCSS Literature 7. Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate
understanding of its characters, setting, or plot.
Essential Question:
What do good readers and writers do?
21st Century Skills:
Global Awareness of resources to use to find answers.
Using a map to find location.
Communicate and collaborate with peers
Examples of plays
Grade 2 Reading Street
Week: 5
Story: The Strongest One
Date_______
Day 4
Content Knowledge
 Oral Language- discuss realistic fiction and read “Can Hens Give Milk” in
Anthology
 Oral Vocabulary/ Amazing Words
 Concept Web- How does exploration help us find answers?
I can participate in Think, Pair, Share with my peers.
Phonics Review
 Fluent Word Reading
 Decodable Reader (copies in center if needed)
 Spelling Pretest
I can read and spell words with short vowel in them.
Text Based Comprehension
 Paired Reading (Student pages 178-181)
 Reading and Writing Across Texts (Page 180-181 TE)
I can ask and answer questions such as who, what, when, where, why, and how to show
my understanding of a story.
I can use text features to help me identify facts quickly in a text.
Stations/ Independent Work (Reader’s and Writer’s Notebook)
20 minutes-Strategic group
15 minutes-On-Level group
10 minutes- Advanced group
Centers: pg. 150h-i TE
Listen Up!
Word Work
Let’s Write
Words to Know
Read for Meaning
Get Fluent
Independent Reading
Conventions: Imperative and Exclamatory sentences
I can write a complete sentence with correct capitalization and punctuation.
Listening and Speaking (page 181e TE)
I can participate in conversations with adult and peers and follow procedures for
speaking and listening.
Writing: Lucy Calkins
Lesson 14- Letter to Teachers: Rereading and quick editing: Preparing for a mini
celebration
I can edit my work using more descriptive language.
Standards:
CCSS Foundational Skills 3. Know and apply grade-level phonics and word analysis skills in decoding words.
CCSS Literature 1. Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate
understanding of key details in a text.
CCSS Literature 3. Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.
CCSS Informational Text 3. Describe the connection between a series of historical events, scientific ideas or concepts,
or steps in technical procedures in a text.
CCSS Literature 7. Use information gained from the illustrations and words in a print or digital text to demonstrate
understanding of its characters, setting, or plot.
CCSS Informational Text 1. Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate
understanding of key details in a text.
Essential Question:
What do good readers and writers do?
21st Century Skills:
Global Awareness of different types of communities around the world.
Communicate and collaborate with peers
Informational literacy on different types of communities
Grade 2 Reading Street
Week: 5
Story: The Strongest One
Day 5
Content Knowledge
 Oral Vocabulary/ Review Amazing Words- Can Hens’ Give Milk? (Read Aloud
Anthology) TE 182a
 Review Concept Web- How does exploration help us find answers?
Phonics
 Review
 Spelling Test
Assessment Weekly assessment
Review
 Vocabulary
 Fluency
 Listening and Speaking
 Text-Based Comprehension
 Genre
Stations/ Independent Work (Reader’s and Writer’s Notebook)
20 minutes-Strategic group
15 minutes-On-Level group
if needed
10 minutes- Advanced group
Centers: pg. 20h-i TE
Listen Up!
Word Work
Let’s Write
Words to Know
Read for Meaning
Get Fluent
Independent Reading
Conventions
 Sentences Test Practice from Reader’s Writer’s Workbook pg. 12
Writing
Lesson 15Learnign Craft Moves from any mentor text. (You’ll need a basket of mentor
texts and The Leaving Morning)
I can learn from any mentor author.
Standards:
CCSS Literature 1. Ask and answer such questions as who, what, where, when, why, and how to demonstrate
understanding of key details in a text.
CCSS Literature 3. Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges.
CCSS Literature 5. Describe the overall structure of a story, including describing how the beginning introduces the story
and the ending concludes the action.
Essential Question:
What do good readers and writers do?
21st Century Skills:
Global Awareness of different types of communities around the world.
Communicate and collaborate with peers
Informational literacy on different types of communities
Program Review Connections:
Writing/Communications- Second grade classes will communicate learning and
understanding of skills learned through the 21st Century Skills using the website
EdModo.
Practical Living/Career Studies- class perform play and video tape using ipad
Arts & Humanities- students create a play scene
Primary- centers