Teacher: Christy Taulbee
Week
Standard
RF 2.3A, L2.4A, L2.1F, RI2.2,
1
RI2.5
RL 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.5, 2.7,
RF2.4A, 2.4B, 2.4C, SL2.1,
2.1A, 2.1B, 2.2
W5
Grade: 2
Key Vocabulary
Content Area: Reading/Language Arts
Learning Target
Resources
Spelling
Phonograms: id and ide
I can read and spell id and
ide words.
fantasy
glossary
main idea
sequence
beginning
middle
end
setting
characters
problem
solution
I can use a glossary to define
vocabulary words.
Stories on CD
I can describe a fantasy.
Pocket chart
I can identify the main idea.
Spelling practice
book
Spelling test
Language Arts
practice book
Teacher made
Language Arts Quiz
Harcourt textbooks
Workbooks
dull
exciting
handsome
hardly
sideways
sparkling
spotted
Language
Sentence
Writing
Develop Ideas and Topics
I can retell a story in
sequence.
I can identify the setting,
characters, problem and
solution.
I can identify a sentence.
I can write a complete
sentence.
I can write a topic .
I can write supporting ideas.
School House Rock
DVD
The Mixed Up
Chameleon
Assessment
The Mixed Up
Chameleon textbook
multiple choice and
short answer
assessment
Teacher made open
response
2
RF2.3A, L2.4A, L2.1F, L2.2
RI2.6,
RI2.1, 2.6, 2.7, RF2.4A, 2.4B,
2.4C, SL 2.1, 2.1A, 2.1B, 2.2
W5
Spelling
Phonograms: ame & ake
I can read and spell ame and
ake words.
Informational book
glossary
author’s purpose
timeline
I can describe an
information book.
Harcourt textbooks
Workbooks
always
homework
minutes
snuggle
treat
Language
Statements and
questions
Writing
Add details
I can use a glossary to define
vocabulary words.
I can identify the author’s
purpose.
Stories on CD
Pocket chart
Spelling practice
book
I can use a timeline.
Language Arts
practice book
I can identify statements
and questions.
Get Up and Go
I know when to use a
question mark or period at
the end of a sentence.
I can add supporting details
to a topic sentence.
Get Up and Go
textbook multiple
choice and short
answer assessment
Teacher made open
response
Spelling test
Teacher made
Language Arts Quiz
3
RF2.3A, RF2.3D, L2.4A, L2.1F,
RL2.1, RL2.7, L2.1D,
Spelling
Inflections- ed
I can read and spell words
with ed inflections.
Harcourt textbooks
RL2.1, 2.3, 2.5, 2.7, 2.9,
RF2.4A, 2.4B, 2.4C, SL2.1,
2.1A, 2.1B, 2.2C
realistic fiction
base word
suffix
past tense
glossary
setting
characters
compare
contrast
Venn diagram
I can identify the base word.
Workbooks
I can identify a suffix.
Stories on CD
I can describe realistic
fiction.
Pocket chart
W5
chipmunk
picked
sniffing
south
woods
Language
command/exclamation
Writing
Paragraph
Topic sentence
Supporting details
Venn diagram
Henry and Mudge
Under the Yellow
Moon textbook
multiple choice and
short answer
assessment
Teacher made open
response
I can use a glossary.
I can describe the setting of
a story.
I can describe characters in
a story.
I can compare and contrast
characters in a story with a
Venn diagram.
I can identify commands and
exclamations and know
when to use a period or
exclamation.
I can write a paragraph.
Spelling practice
book
Language Arts
practice book
Henry and Mudge
Under the Yellow
Moon
Spelling test
Teacher made
Language Arts Quiz
4
RF2.3, L2.4A, L2.1D, RI2.9,
RF2.3D
RL2.1, 2.3, 2.5, 2.6, 2.9,
RF2.4A, 2.4B, 2.4C, SL 2.1,
2.1A, 2.1B, 2.2C
W4, W5
Spelling
Inflections ed (y to i)
fiction
base word
suffix
past tense
compare
contrast
setting
characters
problem
solution
Venn diagram
story web
alone
cheer
fine
meadow
reason
spoiled
Language
Subject
Writing
Friendly letter
I can read and spell words
the base words of y to ied
words.
Harcourt textbooks
I know when to drop y
change to i and add ed to
words.
Stories on CD
I can compare and contrast
characters using a Venn
diagram.
Venn diagram
Workbooks
Pocket chart
Teacher made open
response
Spelling test
Spelling practice
book
I can describe the setting,
characters, problem and
solution using a story web.
Language Arts
practice book
I can identify the subject of
a sentence.
Days with Frog and
Toad
I can write a friendly letter
including a heading,
greeting, body, closing and
signature.
Days with Frog and
Toad textbook
multiple choice and
short answer
assessment
Teacher made
Language Arts Quiz
RF2.3A, L2.4A, L2.1F, L2.4D,
RL2.1, RF2.3
Spelling
Phonograms: at and ate
RL 2.1, 2.3, 2.5, 2.6, 2.9,
RF2.4A, 2.4B, 2.4C, SL2.1,
2.1A, 2.1B, 2.2C
realistic fiction
glossary
setting
characters
problem
solution
compare/contrast
compound words
5
W3, W4
amazing
clustered
gathered
raced
wandered
Language
Predicate
I can read and spell words
with at and ate
phonograms.
Harcourt textbooks
I can use a glossary.
Stories on CD
I can describe realistic
fiction.
Pocket chart
Teacher made open
response
Venn diagram
Spelling test
Spelling practice
book
Teacher made
Language Arts Quiz
I can describe story
elements.
I can compare and contrast
characters.
Language Arts
practice book
I can identify the setting.
Wilson Sat Alone
I can identify the predicate
in a sentence.
I can write a journal entry.
Writing
Journal
Workbooks
Wilson Sat Alone
textbook multiple
choice and short
answer assessment
RF2.3A, L2.4A, L2.1A, RF2.3C,
RL2.5, L2.2E,
6
RL2.1, 2.3, 2.5, 2.6, 2.9, 2.2,
RF 2.4A, 2.4B, 2.4C, SL 2.1,
2.1A, 2.1B, 2.2C
L2.1e
Spelling
Phonograms: ack and
ock
I can read and spell ack and
ock phonograms.
Harcourt textbooks
Workbooks
I can describe a folktale.
folktale
exaggeration
sequence
setting
characters
problem
solution
enormous
granddaughter
grew
planted
strong
turnip
Language
Noun
Writing
Dialogue
Quotations
The Enormous Turnip
textbook multiple
choice and short
answer assessment
Stories on CD
I can retell a folktale in
sequence.
I can identify the characters,
setting, problem and
solution of a folktale.
I can describe the lesson
being taught in a folktale.
I can identify nouns.
I can write using dialogue
and quotations.
Pocket chart
Spelling practice
book
Language Arts
practice book
The Enormous Turnip
Teacher made open
response
Spelling test
Teacher made
Language Arts Quiz
7
RF2.3A, L2.4, L2.1A, RI2.2,
RI 2.2, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, RF 2.4A,
2.4B, 2.4C, SL 2.1A, 2.1B, 2.2
L2.1e
Spelling
R controlled vowels
/ur/- ear
I can read and spell r
controlled vowels with ur
(ear).
Harcourt textbooks
informational
photo essay
author’s purpose
main idea
I can describe a information
photo essay.
Stories on CD
alongside
chores
engine
simple
sprout
tool
Language
plural nouns
Writing
Adjectives: Colorful
Descriptive Words
Workbooks
Pocket chart
I can identify the author’s
purpose.
Spelling practice
book
I can find the main idea.
I can identify plural nouns.
Language Arts
practice book
I know when to add a s or es
to make nouns plural.
Helping Out
I can write using more
descriptive adjectives.
Helping Out textbook
multiple choice and
short answer
assessment
Teacher made open
response
Spelling test
Teacher made
Language Arts Quiz
L2.1, 2.2A, L2.2E, L2.4A,
L2.1B, RL2.3, RF2.3A
8
RL 2.1, 2.5, RF2.4A, 2.4B,
2.4C, SL2.1A, 2.1B
W3, W4
Spelling
abbreviations
I can read and spell
abbreviations.
Harcourt textbooks
realistic fiction
predict
outcome
I can describe realistic
fiction.
Stories on CD
I can predict outcomes.
Pocket chart
I can identify plural nouns.
Spelling practice
book
Spelling test
Language Arts
practice book
Teacher made
Language Arts Quiz
Workbooks
cranes
directions
promise
twitch
worry
biplane
Language
plural nouns
(tooth/teeth)
Writing
Descriptive paragraphs
I know when to change the
spelling of plural nouns.
I can a write descriptive
paragraph.
Mr. Putter and Tabby
Fly the Plane
Mr. Putter and Tabby
Fly the Plane
textbook multiple
choice and short
answer assessment
Teacher made open
response
RL2.3A, RF2.3A, L2.4A, L2.2A,
L2.5B, RL2.5, L2.1, L2.2A,
Spelling
R controlled words
/or/ our
I can read and spell r
controlled /or/ our words.
Harcourt textbooks
Workbooks
I can describe a fiction story.
9
RF2.3E, RL 2.1, 2.3, 2.5, 2.6,
2.7, RF 2.4A, 2.4B, 2.4C, SL
2.1A, 2.1B
W3
fiction
story
synonym
infer
recipe
batter
buttery
perfect
recipe
smeared
yellow cake
Language
proper nouns (people)
Writing
Short story
Stories on CD
I can describe the setting,
characters, problem and
solution in a fiction story.
Pocket chart
Hedgehog Bakes a
Cake textbook
multiple choice and
short answer
assessment
Teacher made open
response
I can describe a recipe.
Spelling practice
book
Spelling test
I can follow the directions of
a recipe.
Language Arts
practice book
Teacher made
Language Arts Quiz
I can identify proper nouns.
I can capitalize the names of
people.
I can write a short story with
a beginning, middle and an
end.
I can create a setting,
characters, problem and
solution when writing a
short story by
brainstorming, prewriting,
drafting, revising and
publishing.
Hegehog Bakes a
Cake
10
RF2.3A, L2.4A, L2.2A, RI2.9,
RI 2.5
RL 2.1, 2.3, 2.5, 2.6, RI 2.5, SL
2.1, 2.1A, 2.1B
W2
Spelling
Phonograms: ar, arm
and ark
I can read and spell words
with ar, arm and ark
phonograms.
Harcourt textbooks
realistic fiction
compare/contrast
setting
characters
story
solution
graph
I can describe realistic
fiction.
Stories on CD
Pocket chart
I can describe setting,
characters, problem and
solution.
I can read a graph.
announced
arrived
glum
members
rebuild
Language
proper nouns (animals
and places)
Writing
advertisement
recipe
Workbooks
Spelling practice
book
Language Arts
practice book
I can make a graph.
I can identify proper nouns.
I can capitalize the names of
animals and places.
I can write an
advertisement.
I can write a recipe.
Lemonade for Sale
Lemonade for Sale
textbook multiple
choice and short
answer assessment
Teacher made open
response
Spelling test
Teacher made
Language Arts Quiz
RF2.3A, L2.4A, L2.2A, RI2.1,
11
RL2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.5, 2.6, RI
2.5, SL2.1, 2.1A, 2.1B
W2
Spelling
R controlled vowels
/ir/ ear and eer
I can read and spell r
controlled /ir/vowels with
ear and eer.
Harcourt textbooks
play
legend
narrator
chorus
characters
setting
props
scene
I can describe a play.
Stories on CD
I can describe a legend.
Pocket chart
I can describe the purpose
of a narrator in a play.
Spelling practice
book
I can capitalize days of the
week.
Language Arts
practice book
frontier
nearby
orchard
survive
tame
wild
I can write facts.
Language
proper nouns (days of
week)
Writing
facts
Workbooks
Johnny Appleseed
Disney’s American
Legends DVD
Johnny Appleseed
textbook multiple
choice and short
answer assessment
Teacher made open
response
Spelling test
Teacher made
Language Arts Quiz
RF2.3E,L2.4A, L2.2, RF2.3C,
RI2.7, RF2.3A
Spelling
Consonant blends: spr,
str and thr
I can read and spell spr, str,
and thr consonant blends.
Harcourt textbooks
Workbooks
I can describe non-fiction.
12
RI 2.1, 2.2, 2.5, 2.62.7, SL 2.1,
2.1A, 2.1B
non-fiction
diagram
label
W4
beautiful
nutrition
protects
ripens
streams
Language
proper nouns (names of
months)
Writing
Focus on a purpose
From Seed to Plant
textbook multiple
choice and short
answer assessment
Stories on CD
I can read a diagram.
Pocket chart
I can draw and label a
diagram.
Spelling practice
book
I can capitalize months.
I can write staying focused
on my purpose.
Language Arts
practice book
From Seed to Plant
Teacher made open
response
Spelling test
Teacher made
Language Arts Quiz
L2.2D, L2.4A, L2.2A, RI2.3A,
RL2.2RF,2.3E
13
RI 2.1, 2.2, 2.5, 2.6, 2.72.8, SL
2.1, 2.1A, 2.1B
Spelling
Diagrpahs: /oo/ oo
I can read and spell oo
diagraphs.
non-fiction
informational
fact
fiction
I can describe non-fiction.
Harcourt textbooks
Workbooks
W6, W7, W8
Stories on CD
I can identify fact or fiction.
Pocket chart
I can capitalize holidays.
discover
energy
forecast
shed
source
Language
Proper nouns (holidays)
Writing
Research Report
The Secret Life of
Trees textbook
multiple choice and
short answer
assessment
I can write a research
report.
Teacher made open
response
Spelling practice
book
Spelling test
Language Arts
practice book
Teacher made
Language Arts Quiz
The Secret Life of
Trees
14
L2.2D, L2.4A, L2.2A, RF2.3C,
RL2.7, RF2.3A,
RL 2.1, 2.3, 2.5, 2.6 SL 2.1,
2.1A, 2.1B, 2.4
W2
Spelling
Consonant diagraphs /n/
gn, kn; /r/ wr
I can read and spell /n/ gn,
kn and /r/ wr consonant
diagraphs.
Harcourt textbooks
realistic fiction
infer
summarize
abbreviations
metaphor/simile
I can describe realistic
fiction.
Stories on CD
beneath
relay race
shimmered
snug
wrinkled
knelt
Language
Abbreviations
Writing
explain
Workbooks
Pocket chart
Watermelon Day
textbook multiple
choice and short
answer assessment
Teacher made open
response
I can make inferences.
I can identify metaphors and
similes.
I can read and write
abbreviations to words.
I can write an explanation.
Spelling practice
book
Language Arts
practice book
Watermelon Day
Spelling test
Teacher made
Language Arts Quiz
RF2.3A, L2.4A, L2.2C, RL2.3,
Spelling
Inflections: s, es and ies
I can read and spell
inflections with s, es and ies.
Harcourt textbooks
Story
base word
plural
fiesta
predict outcomes
setting
characters
problem
solution
I know when to drop y
change to i and add es.
Stories on CD
I can describe a story.
Pocket chart
I can identify story
elements.
Spelling practice
book
I can predict outcomes.
Language Arts
practice book
boasted
crept
crown
village
vines
I can use an apostrophe to
show ownership.
Workbooks
15
RL 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.5, 2.6, SL
2.1, 2.1A, 2.1B
W1
Language
Possessive nouns
Writing
Opinion
Pumpkin Fiesta
I can write an opinion.
Pumpkin Fiesta
textbook multiple
choice and short
answer assessment
Teacher made open
response
Spelling test
Teacher made
Language Arts Quiz
L2.2D, L2.4A, L2.1C, RF2.3D,
RI2.3
16
RL 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.5, 2.6, SL
2.1, 2.1A, 2.1B
W3
Spelling
Vowel dipthongs: /ou/ ou
and ow
I can read and spell words
with ou and ow vowel
dipthongs.
Harcourt textbooks
fantasy
setting
cause
effect
I can describe a fantasy.
Stories on CD
I can describe the setting.
Pocket chart
I can identify the cause and
effect.
Spelling practice
book
Spelling test
I can identify pronouns.
Language Arts
practice book
Teacher made
Language Arts Quiz
boring
ducked
sense
suppose
tractor
Language
Pronoun
Writing
Write a good beginning
17
Thanksgiving Break Week
Think Link Practice
Workbooks
I can write a good beginning
with a grabber.
The Day Jimmy’s Boa
Ate the Wash
The Day Jimmy’s Boa
Ate the Wash
textbook multiple
choice and short
answer assessment
Teacher made open
response
18
L2.2D, L2.4A, L2.1E, RI2.3,
RF2.3A
Spelling
Dipthongs: /oi/ oi, oy
I can read and spell words
with oi and oy dipthongs.
Harcourt textbooks
Workbooks
RL 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.5, 2.6, SL
2.1, 2.1A, 2.1B
fantasy
infer
cause/effect
I can describe a fantasy.
captured
imagination
manners
matador
plains
relax
vacation
I can identify the cause and
effect.
Stories on CD
I can infer.
W4
Pocket chart
Language
Adjectives
Writing
Audience
Purpose
How I Spent My
Summer Vacation
textbook multiple
choice and short
answer assessment
Teacher made open
response
Spelling practice
book
Spelling test
Language Arts
practice book
Teacher made
Language Arts Quiz
I can identify adjectives.
I can write to different
audiences for different
purposes.
How I Spent My
Summer Vacation
L2.2D, L2.4A, L2., L2.4D,
RI2.7, L2.2D
19
RI 2.1, 2.2, 2.5, 2.6, 2.8, SL
2.1, 2.1A, 2.1B
W4, W5
Spelling
Diagraphs /oo/ oo and ue
I can read and spell oo and
ue words.
Informational story
fact
heading
greeting
body
closing
signature
compound words
infer
I can describe an
informational story.
Harcourt textbooks
Workbooks
details
disappoint
forcibly
information
oceans
stroke
Language: adjectives
Writing
Letter
I can identify the parts of a
letter.
Stories on CD
Pocket chart
I can identify a fact.
Spelling practice
book
I can identify compound
words.
Language Arts
practice book
I can identify adjectives.
Dear Mr. Blueberry
I can write a letter with a
heading, greeting, body,
closing and signature.
Dear Mr. Blueberry
textbook multiple
choice and short
answer assessment
Teacher made open
response
Spelling test
Teacher made
Language Arts Quiz
RF2.3, L2.4A, L2.1E, L2.4D,
L2.5B, L2.2A,
20
RL 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6,
2.7, SL 2.1, 2.1A, 2.1B
W3
Spelling
Inflections: es (f to v)
I can read and spell words
with f to v (es) inflections.
Harcourt textbooks
realistic fiction
antonyms
simile/metaphors
compound words
mental images
I know when to drop the f
change to v –es.
admired
fussed
haze
mimicked
notice
pale
I can identify antonyms.
Spelling practice
book
I can describe metaphors
and similes.
Language Arts
practice book
I can identify and write
compound words.
Cool Ali
Workbooks
Language
adverbs
Writing
Personal Story
I can describe realistic
fiction.
I can create mental images
from reading text.
I can identify adverbs.
I can write a personal story.
21
Think Link Practice Skills
Cool Ali textbook
multiple choice and
short answer
assessment
Stories on CD
Pocket chart
Teacher made open
response
Spelling test
Teacher made
Language Arts Quiz
RF2.3A, L2.4A, L2.1E, RL2.2,
22
RI 2.1, 2.2, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8,
SL 2.1, 2.1A, 2.1B
Spelling
Suffix: ing, ly
I can read and spell words
with ing and ly suffixes.
Harcourt textbooks
Workbooks
informational book
non-fiction
fact
fiction
sub-heading/text
italics
flippers
hatch
horizon
miserable
slippery
waddled
Language
Adverbs
Writing
Transition words
I can identify base words of
words with ing and ly
suffixes.
Stories on CD
Pocket chart
I can describe an
informational book.
I can identify fact and
fiction.
The Emperor’s Egg
textbook multiple
choice and short
answer assessment
Spelling practice
book
Language Arts
practice book
I can desribe sub text.
I can identify adverbs.
The Emperor’s Egg
I can write using transitions.
Happy Feet (movie)
Teacher made open
response
Spelling test
Teacher made
Language Arts Quiz
RF2.3d, RL 2.1, 2.3, 2.5, 2.6,
2.7, L2.1d
23
Spelling
Prefixes: re and pre
I can read and spell words
with re and pre prefixes.
Reading
play
mystery
time
setting
characters
narrator
scene
props
italics
plot
problem
solution
retell
beginning
middle
end
I can identify the base words
of words with re and pre
prefixes.
Harcourt textbooks
Workbooks
caused
clasp
confused
cornered
objects
removes
typical
Language
Present tense: verbs
Writing
similes
Stories on CD
Pocket chart
I can describe a play.
I can describe a narrator.
I can read a play.
I can identify the setting,
characters, problem and
solution in a mystery play.
I can retell a play from the
beginning, middle to end.
I can identify present tense
verbs.
I can write similes.
The Pine Park
Mystery textbook
multiple choice and
short answer
assessment
Teacher made open
response
Spelling practice
book
Spelling test
Language Arts
practice book
Teacher made
Language Arts Quiz
The Pine Park
Mystery
24
L2.2c, RL 2.1, 2.3, 2.5 L2.1,
L2.1d, RL 2.4
Spelling
Contractions: ‘ll, n’t, ‘s
Reading
realistic fiction
non-fiction
compare
contrast
cause
effect
sequence
summarize
addresses
clerk
grown
honor
pour
route
Language
Subject Verb Agreement
Writing
rhythm and rhyme
poem
I can describe contractions.
Harcourt textbooks
I can read and spell
contractions.
Workbooks
Good-bye, Curtis
textbook multiple
choice and short
answer assessment
Stories on CD
I can name the two words
that make a contraction.
Pocket chart
I can describe realistic
fiction.
Spelling practice
book
I can compare and contrast
the past and present.
Language Arts
practice book
I can use a cause and effect
graphic organizer.
Good-bye, Curtis
I can summarize a realistic
fiction story.
I can write sentences using
the correct subject verb
agreement.
I can write a poem using
rhythm and rhyme.
Teacher made open
response
Spelling test
Teacher made
Language Arts Quiz
25
RF2.3e, 2.3f, RL 2.1, 2.3, 2.4,
2.5, 2.7, L2.1d, RL 2.4
Spelling
Vowel Digraphs: /oo/ ew,
ui
Reading
realistic fiction
multiple meaning
rhythm
sound effects
appeared
conductor
created
imitated
rhythm
startled
Language
Past tense verbs
Writing
poem
non-rhyming
I can read and spell ew and
ui words.
Harcourt textbooks
Workbooks
I can describe realistic
fiction.
I can use multiple meaning
words in context.
I can identify past tense
verbs.
I can write a non-rhyming
poem.
Stories on CD
Pocket chart
Max Found Two
Sticks textbook
multiple choice and
short answer
assessment
Teacher made open
response
Spelling practice
book
Spelling test
Language Arts
practice book
Teacher made
Language Arts Quiz
Max Found Two
Sticks
26
RF2.3e, RI 2.1, 2.2, 2.6, L2.1d
W3
Harcourt textbooks
Spelling
Consonant Digraphs: /f/
gh, ph
Reading
non-fiction
personal narrative
first person
summarize
restate
dappled
exhibition
landscape
business
ranch
thousands
Language
Verbs (am, is, are, was
and were)
Writing
personal narrative
description
I can read and spell words
with /f/ gh and ph.
I can describe a personal
narrative.
Workbooks
Stories on CD
Pocket chart
I can identify writing in first
person.
Anthony Reynoso:
Born to Rope
textbook multiple
choice and short
answer assessment
Teacher made open
response
Spelling practice
book
Spelling test
I can restate main ideas.
Language Arts
practice book
Teacher made
Language Arts Quiz
I can write am, is, are, was
and were in sentences
correctly.
Anthony Reynoso:
Born to Rope
I can summarize.
I can write a descriptive
personal narrative.
27
RF 2.3d, L2.1e, RL 2.1, 2.2,
2.3, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, L2.1d
Spelling
Suffixes: er and est
baseword
Reading
realistic fiction
setting
characters
details
mental pictures
topic
celebrations
develop
furious
graceful
grocery store
students
Chinatown
street cobbler
herbs
wok
kung fu
tai chi
Language
Verbs (have, has and
had)
Writing: summary
riddles
photo captions
shape poem
I can read and spell words
with er and est suffixes.
Harcourt textbooks
Workbooks
I know when to add er or est
to a word.
I can describe realistic
fiction.
I can identify the setting and
characters of a story.
I can use mental pictures to
help me understand what I
read.
Stories on CD
Pocket chart
Spelling practice
book
Language Arts
practice book
Chinatown
I can identify the main idea/
topic sentence of a
paragraph and supporting
details.
I can describe a Chinatown.
I can use have, has and had
in a sentence correctly.
I can write a summary.
I can write a riddle and
photo captions.
Chinatown textbook
multiple choice and
short answer
assessment
Teacher made open
response
Spelling test
Teacher made
Language Arts Quiz
28
RF2.3e, RL 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.5,
2.6, L2.1d
Spelling
R controlled vowels /ar/
air and are
I can read and spell air and
are words.
Harcourt textbooks
Workbooks
I can describe a fantasy.
Reading
fantasy
fiction
setting
characters
glossary
Spanish
infer
Abuela
flock
glide
harbor
soared
swooping
Language
Verbs (see, give, saw and
gave)
Writing
Exact Words
Abuela textbook
multiple choice and
short answer
assessment
Stories on CD
I can describe the characters
and setting of a fantasy.
Pocket chart
I can use a glossary to look
up Spanish words.
Spelling practice
book
I can infer.
Language Arts
practice book
I can use see, give, saw and
gave in a sentence.
Abuela
I can write using exact
words.
Teacher made open
response
Spelling test
Teacher made
Language Arts Quiz
RF2.3e, RF2.3f, RI 2.1, 2.2,
2.5, 2.6, 2.7, L2.1d, W2
Spelling
oo and ou
I can read and spell oo and
ou words.
Reading
Non-fiction
atlas
map
map key
scales
headings
sub-headings
reference
I can describe non-fiction.
Harcourt textbooks
Workbooks
29
connects
distance
features
map maker
peel
Language
Verbs (come, run, came,
ran)
Writing
Information Paragraph
Stories on CD
Beginner’s World
Atlas textbook
multiple choice and
short answer
assessment
I can describe an atlas.
Pocket chart
I can read a map and map
key.
Teacher made open
response
Spelling practice
book
Spelling test
I can use headings and subheadings to help me locate
information.
Language Arts
practice book
Teacher made
Language Arts Quiz
I can use references such as
maps to help me locate
information.
Beginner’s World
Atlas
I can use come, run, came
and ran in sentences
correctly.
I can write an informational
paragraph.
30
RF2.3e, Rf2.3f, RI 2.1, 2.2,
2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, L2.1d, W2
Spelling
Vowel Digraphs: oo, ou
(gh)
Reading
Non-fiction
informational book
information
headings
sub-headings
facts
author’s purpose
cassette
companions
luggage
relatives
sturdy
subway
Language
Verbs (go, do, went and
did)
Writing
How To Paragraph
I can read and spell oo and
ough words.
Harcourt textbooks
Workbooks
I can describe a non-fiction
informational book.
I can use headings and subheadings to help me located
information.
Stories on CD
Pocket chart
Spelling practice
book
I can identify facts.
I can identify the author’s
purpose.
I can use go, do, went and
did correctly.
I can write a how to
paragraph.
Dinosaurs Travel
textbook multiple
choice and short
answer assessment
Language Arts
practice book
Dinosaurs Travel
Teacher made open
response
Spelling test
Teacher made
Language Arts Quiz
31
Rf2.3e, 2.3f, RL 2.1, 2.2, 2.3,
2.5, 2.6, 2.7, L2.1d, W2
Spelling
aw, au (gh)
I can read and spell aw and
augh words.
Reading
Fiction
setting
characters
plot
problem
solution
homophones
I can describe fiction.
Harcourt textbooks
Workbooks
cozy
drifted
fleet
launched
looming
realized
Language
Helping verbs
Writing
directions
Stories on CD
I can describe the setting,
characters, problem and
solution in a story.
I can identify and use
homophones .
I can identify and use
helping verbs.
I can write directions.
Pocket chart
Montigue on the
High Seas textbook
multiple choice and
short answer
assessment
Teacher made open
response
Spelling practice
book
Spelling test
Language Arts
practice book
Teacher made
Language Arts Quiz
Montigue on the
High Seas
32
RF2.3d, RI 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.5,
2.6, L2.2c, W2
Spelling
Prefixes: over, un
Reading
Non-fiction
biography
facts
cause/effect
predict
outcome
I can read and spell words
with the prefixes over and
un.
Harcourt textbooks
I can identify the baseword
of words with over and un.
Stories on CD
Workbooks
Pocket chart
I can describe a non-fiction
biography.
Ruth Law Thrills a
Nation textbook
multiple choice and
short answer
assessment
Teacher made open
response
Spelling practice
book
Spelling test
Language Arts
practice book
Teacher made
Language Arts Quiz
I can predict outcomes.
feat
heroine
hospitality
refused
spectators
stood
Language
Contractions
I can identify contractions.
I can identify the two words
that make up contractions.
I can use contractions in
reading and writing.
I can write a news article.
Writing
News Article
Ruth Law Thrills a
Nation