Required Materials |
Project Read
Project Read Scope and Sequence Reimers, Fernando; Chopra, Vidur; Chung, Connie; Higdon, Julia; O'Donnell, E. (2016-07-28). Empowering Global Citizens: A World Course. Kindle Edition. Lucy Calkins Units of Study |
Required Texts |
The Reason for a Flower by Ruth Heller - Anchor Text Guided to Independent
Plants by Kathy Zahler Science A-Z Grade 2 assessment text Independent |
Optional Texts/Materials |
From Seed to Plant by Gail Gibbons 660L
A Tiny Seed by Eric Carle 400L Jack's Garden by Henry Cole The Vegetables We Eat by Gail Gibbons AD660L The Magic School Bus Goes to Seed Video |
Lesson 1 Foundational Skills (Daily) |
Project Read Lessons
Units 41-43 Spelling Lessons 52-55 Lessons 41, 42, 43.1, 43.2, 43.3 |
Silent Letter Combinations /kn/, /wr/
Final silent e
Doubling the final consonant
Doubling the final consonant
Final silent e
Doubling the final consonant
Doubling the final consonant
Lesson 2 (3-5 days) |
Life Cycle Task
Direct instruction around compare and contrast is necessary for this unit. The teacher will monitor groups during Guided Practice and ask questions of each student. Use of Kagan strategy during Guided Practice Sample questions:
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Lesson 3 (3-5 days) |
Complete this interdisciplinary lesson including the paired texts, What Do Plants Need, and Seeds Need to Move with students.
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Lesson 4 (3 Weeks) |
Complete Unit 4.2 in World Course, comparing and contrasting education around the world.
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Lesson 5 (4 Weeks) |
Use this informational writing task as an instructional tool, in preparation for the common task.
Begin and complete the opinion writing lessons from Calkins in this unit. |
Optional Lessons |
Sight Words
front, view, love
cousins, cover, courage, towards, postage
enough through, sugar, busy
cousins, cover, courage, towards, postage
enough through, sugar, busy
Vocabulary
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Reading
Author’s purpose
Visuals Images Reasons Text Compare/contrast Autobiography Biography Expository Non-‐fiction Informational text Instructional reading level Independent reading level “just right” level |
Foundational Reading
Accurately
Smoothly Expression Automaticity Clarification Reading Strategies Reading for meaning Appropriate rate Words correct per minute |
Writing
Opinion
Reasons Linking words Topic sentence Writing strategies Conclusions Concluding statement Non-‐fiction Topic Definitions Facts Informational Explanatory Conclusion Concluding statement Event order Sequence of events Personal narratives Closure/conclusion Temporal Words Transition words Revise Edit Publish Research Report Recall Sources Background knowledge |
Speaking and Listening
Questioning
Complete sentences Turn-‐taking Listening to speaker Eye contact Stem the answer Clarification Active listening Recount/retell Key ideas Details Stem the answer Complete sentence Clarification Details Complete sentences Appropriate volume Articulation Illustration Audio Visual display Record Recount/retell Voice Stem the answer Complete sentences Clarification |
Language
Collective nouns Irregular plural nouns Reflexive pronouns
Past tense of irregular verbs Adjectives and adverbs Complete simple sentences Complete compound sentences Proper nouns Punctuation Comma Apostrophe Spelling patterns Dictionary Reference materials Subject Predicate Complete sentences and thoughts Formal English Informal English Clarification Context clues Reading strategies Prefix Root/base word Compound words Dictionary Glossary Thesaurus |
