Unit 4/Week 1: “The Quilt Story”
How can familiar things help us with changes?
Spelling Words
Lesson Vocabulary (Word Structure)
1. with
5. down
9. apple
blankets
unpacked
2. her
6. new
10. title
trunks
quilt
3. also
7. tickle
11. giggle
pretended
wrapped
4. words
8. purple
12. sparkle
stuffing
Challenge Spelling Words
13. mumble
14. scramble
15.twinkle
Vocabulary – Words to Understand
Grade 2
preserve – If you preserve something, you keep it protected from anything that would cause it to be ruined or spoiled.
represent – To represent something means to stand for it or to symbolize it. A person can represent another person or
thing. The United States flag represents our country.
valuable – If something is worth something or is important to you, it is valuable.
tough – If something is difficult to do, it is tough. If something can take a lot of wear and tear without breaking or being
damaged, it is tough.
concentration – When you are thinking about one thing very carefully, that is concentration.
frown – When you frown, you wrinkle your forehead and draw your eyebrows together usually when you are worried,
angry, or thinking.
homeland – Your homeland is the country in which you were born or where you feel you belong.
patient – A patient person can wait for something or put up with some trouble without complaining or getting upset.
Unit 4/Week 1: “The Quilt Story”
How can familiar things help us with changes?
Spelling Words
Lesson Vocabulary (Word Structure)
1. with
5. down
9. apple
blankets
unpacked
2. her
6. new
10. title
trunks
quilt
3. also
7. tickle
11. giggle
pretended
wrapped
4. words
8. purple
12. sparkle
stuffing
Challenge Spelling Words
13. mumble
14. scramble
15.twinkle
Vocabulary – Words to Understand
Grade 2
preserve – If you preserve something, you keep it protected from anything that would cause it to be ruined or spoiled.
represent – To represent something means to stand for it or to symbolize it. A person can represent another person or
thing. The United States flag represents our country.
valuable – If something is worth something or is important to you, it is valuable.
tough – If something is difficult to do, it is tough. If something can take a lot of wear and tear without breaking or being
damaged, it is tough.
concentration – When you are thinking about one thing very carefully, that is concentration.
frown – When you frown, you wrinkle your forehead and draw your eyebrows together usually when you are worried,
angry, or thinking.
homeland – Your homeland is the country in which you were born or where you feel you belong.
patient – A patient person can wait for something or put up with some trouble without complaining or getting upset.
Unit 4/Week 2: “Life Cycle of a Pumpkin”
How do plants change as they grow?
Spelling Words
Lesson Vocabulary (Context Clues)
1. you
5. if
9. stood
bumpy
soil
2. more
6. write
10. full
smooth
harvest
3. did
7. shook
11. wood
fruit
vine
4. use
8. push
12. put
root
Challenge Spelling Words
13. pudding
14. cushion
15.footprint
Vocabulary – Words to Understand
Grade 2
adapt – When things adapt, they change to fit new situations or surroundings.
annual – Something that happens one time a year is an annual event. A plant that lives only one year or season is called
an annual.
nutrients – Nutrients are things like proteins, vitamins, and minerals that people, animals or plants need in order to grow
and be healthy.
bury – When you put something in a hole under the ground, you bury it.
undisturbed – If something is not bothered or not moved from its normal place or situation, it is undisturbed.
ancient – Very old things are ancient.
Events that happened more than 2,000 years ago are ancient.
massive – Something is massive if it is extremely large.
sprout – A very young plant is a sprout. When a plant begins growing from a seed it sprouts.
Unit 4/Week 2: “Life Cycle of a Pumpkin”
How do plants change as they grow?
Spelling Words
Lesson Vocabulary (Context Clues)
1. you
5. if
9. stood
bumpy
soil
2. more
6. write
10. full
smooth
harvest
3. did
7. shook
11. wood
fruit
vine
4. use
8. push
12. put
root
Challenge Spelling Words
13. pudding
14. cushion
15.footprint
Vocabulary – Words to Understand
Grade 2
adapt – When things adapt, they change to fit new situations or surroundings.
annual – Something that happens one time a year is an annual event. A plant that lives only one year or season is called
an annual.
nutrients – Nutrients are things like proteins, vitamins, and minerals that people, animals or plants need in order to grow
and be healthy.
bury – When you put something in a hole under the ground, you bury it.
undisturbed – If something is not bothered or not moved from its normal place or situation, it is undisturbed.
ancient – Very old things are ancient.
Events that happened more than 2,000 years ago are ancient.
massive – Something is massive if it is extremely large.
sprout – A very young plant is a sprout. When a plant begins growing from a seed it sprouts.
Unit 4/Week 3: “Frogs”
How do animals change as they grow?
Spelling Words
Lesson Vocabulary (Word Structure)
1. was
5. its
9. south
crawls
skin
2. made
6. same
10. flower
shed
pond
3. has
7. ground
11. downtown
insects
wonderful
4. most
8. mouse
12. pound
powerful
Challenge Spelling Words
13. mountain
14. boundary
15. drowsy
Vocabulary – Words to Understand
Grade 2
appearance – An appearance is the way a person, an animal, or a thing looks. An appearance can also be the way
something seems to look or to be.
stage – A stage is a step or time in a person’s or animal’s life.
transform – When you transform something, you change it.
restless – When you feel restless, you are not able to be still or you want a change.
pursue – When you pursue something, you follow or chase it.
canopy – A canopy is a covering above something else.
forage – Forage means to go from place to place looking for something, usually food.
forepaw – A forepaw is one of the front feet of an animal with four paws.
Unit 4/Week 3: “Frogs”
How do animals change as they grow?
Spelling Words
Lesson Vocabulary (Word Structure)
1. was
5. its
9. south
crawls
skin
2. made
6. same
10. flower
shed
pond
3. has
7. ground
11. downtown
insects
wonderful
4. most
8. mouse
12. pound
powerful
Challenge Spelling Words
13. mountain
14. boundary
15. drowsy
Vocabulary – Words to Understand
Grade 2
appearance – An appearance is the way a person, an animal, or a thing looks. An appearance can also be the way
something seems to look or to be.
stage – A stage is a step or time in a person’s or animal’s life.
transform – When you transform something, you change it.
restless – When you feel restless, you are not able to be still or you want a change.
pursue – When you pursue something, you follow or chase it.
canopy – A canopy is a covering above something else.
forage – Forage means to go from place to place looking for something, usually food.
forepaw – A forepaw is one of the front feet of an animal with four paws.
Unit 4/Week 4: “I Like Where I Am”
Why are some changes difficult?
Spelling Words
Lesson Vocabulary (Context Clues)
1. when
5. just
9. noise
block
tears
2. up
6. came
10. spoil
strong
fair
3. him
7. cowboy
11. enjoy
chuckle
trouble
4. long
8. destroy
12. joint
giant
Challenge Spelling Words
13. employee
14. corduroy
15. turquoise
Vocabulary – Words to Understand
Grade 2
adjust – When you get used to a new situation, you adjust to it. When you change or move something to make it fit or make it better,
you adjust it.
landmark – A landmark can be any natural or human-made feature such as a building, a statue, a bridge, or a tree that identifies a
location and can serve as a guide for directions. The Statue of Liberty would be an example of a landmark.
unexpected – Something that comes as a surprise or something you do not think will happen is unexpected.
tease – If you tease someone, you make fun of the other person; you can tease someone in a playful or a hurtful way.
quiver – Quiver means “shakes quickly with movements or sounds.”
foreign – A country that is not your own is foreign; someone or something that is from a different country is foreign.
accent – When someone pronounces words in a way that is heard in a different part of the country or a foreign country, we say that
person has an accent.
forlorn – If someone is forlorn, that person is lonely and sad.
Unit 4/Week 4: “I Like Where I Am”
Why are some changes difficult?
Spelling Words
Lesson Vocabulary (Context Clues)
1. when
5. just
9. noise
block
tears
2. up
6. came
10. spoil
strong
fair
3. him
7. cowboy
11. enjoy
chuckle
trouble
4. long
8. destroy
12. joint
giant
Challenge Spelling Words
13. employee
14. corduroy
15. turquoise
Vocabulary – Words to Understand
Grade 2
adjust – When you get used to a new situation, you adjust to it. When you change or move something to make it fit or make it better,
you adjust it.
landmark – A landmark can be any natural or human-made feature such as a building, a statue, a bridge, or a tree that identifies a
location and can serve as a guide for directions. The Statue of Liberty would be an example of a landmark.
unexpected – Something that comes as a surprise or something you do not think will happen is unexpected.
tease – If you tease someone, you make fun of the other person; you can tease someone in a playful or a hurtful way.
quiver – Quiver means “shakes quickly with movements or sounds.”
foreign – A country that is not your own is foreign; someone or something that is from a different country is foreign.
accent – When someone pronounces words in a way that is heard in a different part of the country or a foreign country, we say that
person has an accent.
forlorn – If someone is forlorn, that person is lonely and sad.
Grade 2
1. have
2. so
3. make
4.way
13. cruise
Unit 4/Week 5: “Helen Keller”
How do changes in the weather affect us?
Spelling Words
Lesson Vocabulary (Context Clues)
5. much
9. drew
angry
pressing
6. work
10. fruit
picnic
clung
7. flew
11. juice
branches
special
8. blue
12. true
fingers
Challenge Spelling Words
14. nephew
15. shampoo
Vocabulary – Words to Understand
condition – A condition is the way a thing or a person is, such as a weather condition or a health condition.
predict – When you predict something, you say what you think will happen in the future.
terrifying – If something is terrifying, it makes someone feel very frightened.
breeze – When the wind is not too strong, you feel a breeze in the air.
whip – If something flaps or moves back and forth, such as a flag on a pole, it whips around.
sparkle – If something sparkles, it shines or glitters.
funnel – The cone-shape of a tornado is called a funnel cloud.
swirl – If things swirl, they twist around and around. A swirling motion is a twisting, whirling motion.
Grade 2
1. have
2. so
3. make
4.way
13. cruise
Unit 4/Week 5: “Helen Keller”
How do changes in the weather affect us?
Spelling Words
Lesson Vocabulary (Context Clues)
5. much
9. drew
angry
pressing
6. work
10. fruit
picnic
clung
7. flew
11. juice
branches
special
8. blue
12. true
fingers
Challenge Spelling Words
14. nephew
15. shampoo
Vocabulary – Words to Understand
condition – A condition is the way a thing or a person is, such as a weather condition or a health condition.
predict – When you predict something, you say what you think will happen in the future.
terrifying – If something is terrifying, it makes someone feel very frightened.
breeze – When the wind is not too strong, you feel a breeze in the air.
whip – If something flaps or moves back and forth, such as a flag on a pole, it whips around.
sparkle – If something sparkles, it shines or glitters.
funnel – The cone-shape of a tornado is called a funnel cloud.
swirl – If things swirl, they twist around and around. A swirling motion is a twisting, whirling motion.