2nd Grade
Subject
ReadingSmall
Group
ReadingWhole
Group
August 29-September 2
Monday
Testing
Tuesday
Testing
Diary of a Fly
Re read book
Pre-Reading: ScienceLife Cycle of a Fly
Ask Students to keep a
diary all week as
homework. They can
draw pictures and have
a parent write
sentences if they can’t
write their own.
Between the Lions:
There’s a Fly in My Soup
On Safari Montage 
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Wednesday
Testing
 Re read Book
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Fly dreams of being a
 What parts of Fly's school
superhero because she
are like your school?
has special and unusual
What parts are different?
characteristics, such as
 Do any of Fly's friends or
being able to walk on
walls, land upside down, family remind you of your
and see in all different
friends or family? Why or
directions at once. Her
why not?
friend Spider discourages
her. In the end, Worm  What kinds of problems
says: "The world needs all or concerns does Fly have
kinds of heroes." What
in her life that you also
does Worm mean by this?
have? What does Fly
Discuss heroes with the
class. Guiding questions: worry about that you
don't? What do you
What qualities make a
worry about that Fly
person a hero?
doesn't?
Thursday
Testing
Friday
Testing
Purpose
Re read Book
Re read Book
Journaling
What is the difference
between a house fly and
a stable fly?
Share Diaries that are
completed.
Read document about
entomology of a fly.
Can ordinary people be  Do you have dreams for
heroes?
yourself, like Fly's dream
Who are some heroes
of being a superhero?
that you can think of?
What are your dreams?
What actions would
How do your friends
make a person a hero?
encourage or discourage
you?
Math
Lesson 14
Lesson 15-1
Lesson 15-2
Lesson 16
Lesson 17
2nd Grade
Science
To be
done as
schedule
allows
science
time.
Social
Studies
August 29-September 2
Life cycle of a fly
All insects have a head
a thorax and an
Create a visual of the life abdomen
cycle.
Choose 2 insects to
compare to a fly.
Show pictures, ask
students to make
educated guesses
about:
 Can it fly?
 Where does it live?
 What does it eat?
 Does it have
enemies?
 How does it
develop?
2.1a X Marks the Spot
Lesson plan on separate
attachment
Needed: Smartboard,
Google Earth or
Mapquest, teacher
created map of
neighborhood.
Create a chart to
compare the insects.
Cont. 2.1a
Anatomy of a worm
vs. a fly
As a class, create a
mural of animal life in
your school
neighborhood. Using a
large sheet of butcherblock paper taped to a
wall, divided into three
horizontal sections:
above ground, on the
ground, below the
ground. Discuss which
animals live or work in
each area. Then ask
volunteers to use
crayons and markers to
illustrate the animals
and other things in
nature.
Environment
al Science,
Earth
Science,
change,
Relationship
of worms
burrowing
tunnels and
our own halls
and streets.
2.1b Which Way Did
He Go?
2.1c What’s in a
Name?
Cont. 2.1c
Lesson plan on
separate attachment
Making maps and
reading maps on
Safari Montage
Mapping
skills, mental
maps, grid
work.
Venn Diagram
How does a fly’s life
compare to your life?
Compare life cycle,
what we eat,
education,
Needed: Maps
created in 2.1a, large
picture of a compass
rose, blindfolds,
compass, and
classroom signs for
directions.
How do we
use cardinal
directions to
find local
landmarks?
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