Second Grade Weekly Reading Plans
Grammar/Spelling – week 21
Common Core Objectives:
.L.2.1d Form and use the past tense of frequently occurring irregular verbs – Being Verbs as
linking verbs
Essential Question:
What is the purpose of applying grammar and mechanics skills?
I can statement:
I can underline the linking verb in a sentence.
I can tell whether the verb is an action verb or a linking verb.
Standard/Lesson
Day 1
Reading Skill: Introduce Weekly Spelling Words
Have the students unscramble the spelling words. Use the website to create a
word scramble. Then print it off as a pdf and have them work together to
figure out the new spelling words. As a bonus, see if they can figure out the
pattern once they have unscrambled the words.
Day 2: Whole Class Activity
Reading Skill: Introduce Weekly Grammar Skill
1. Have them paste the rule paper on the left side of their journal.
Linking Verbs
 Linking verbs do not create any movement or action
 Linking verbs connect the subject to the rest of the sentence.
 They are verbs that describe states of being.
These are true linking verbs: any form of the verb be
am
is
are
was
were
Has been
are being
become
seem

If you can replace an action verb with a being verb and the sentence
still makes sense, then it is a linking verb.
Sometimes these verbs are linking verbs:
appear
Feel
grow
look
prove
smell
sound
taste
turn
2. Under the rules, have them write examples.
The dogs looks happy.
The dogs = happy
The dogs are happy.
Matthew tasted the stew.
Mathew is the stew.
Tasted is not a linking verb.
Materials
Unscramble
words
Rule Sheet
for journal
3. Diagram a sentence in journal using color.
She is happy with the rubber ducky.
- Have them divide the subject and the predicate with a slash
mark.
- Have them underline the nouns in the sentence with blue.
- Have them draw a black triangle around the pronouns.
- Have them draw a black line back to the word the reflective
pronoun modifies. (not one in this sentence)
- Have them circle the adjective with a red colored pencil and
draw an arrow to the noun it modifies.
- Then have them find and circle the articles with a green colored
pencil.
- Now have them circle the verb with a yellow colored pencil. In
this sentence, it is a helping verb.
Colored
pencils
Day 3: Activity
Have the students complete the skill practice sheet. Have them paste it into their
journal. Check as a class and discuss answers.
Day 4: Activity
Reading Skill: Video Reinforcement/ Interactive Game
Linking Verb Song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWA7l9bCUy4
Practice
sheet
links
Game practice http://www.grammaropolis.com/games.php
http://www.mentormob.com/learn/i/verbs-to-be/funbraincom-2bee-or-nottoobee
Day 5: Skill Check
Reading Skill
Linking Verb Skill Check
Review Game Link- http://www.eslgamesplus.com/subject-verb-agreement-game/
Skill check