Unit 1 Amazing Words and Story Words



|Second Grade 2014 Edition - (taken from ) |

|Unit 2.1.1: The Twin Club (Genre: Realistic Fiction) |

|Selection Words: |Spelling Words: |

|1. cousins – sons or daughters of your uncles and aunts |rock |

|2. promise – to give your word that you will do something |list |

|3. parents – father and mother |desk |

|4. meadow – a piece of grassy land |job |

| |sad |

|Amazing Words: |chop |

|1. investigate - try to find out all about it |sack |

|2. rural - the country |tag |

|3. urban -the city |rib |

|4. downy – covered with soft feathers; like soft feathers |10. mess |

|5. perch – sit or rest on the edge of something high |11. dust |

|6. founders – people who start something new |12. drum |

|7. muttered – did not speak clearly | |

|8. unanimous – everyone agrees with it |High Frequency Words: |

| |country |

|Phonics and Spelling: Short Vowels and Consonants |beautiful |

|Phonemic Awareness: Distinguish Medial Phonemes |front |

|Comprehension: Character and Setting, Monitor and Clarify |someone |

|Fluency: Appropriate Rate |somewhere |

|Grammar: Sentences |friend |

|Writing: Conventions, Personal Narrative | |

|Listening & Speaking: Why We Speak/Why We Listen | |

|Second Grade 2014 Edition - (taken from ) |

|Unit 2.1.2 Exploring Space (Genre: Expository Text) |

|Selection Words: |Spelling Words: |

|1. astronaut - person who goes into space |page |

|2. shuttle - vehicle that carries astronauts into space |nose |

|3. experiment - test to find out something |space |

|4. telescope - instrument that makes far away things appear close |size |

|5. gravity - natural force that makes everything on Earth move toward it |fine |

| |mice |

|Amazing Words: |late |

|1. ascend – go up |huge |

|2. descend – go down |blaze |

|3. orbit – the path around something in space |10. race |

|4. universe – Earth, sun, moon, planets, and stars |11. rice |

|5. enormous – very big or huge |12. vote |

|6. journey – a long trip | |

|7. launch – get something going |High Frequency Words: |

|8. meteorite – piece of stone from space that hits something |everywhere |

| |live |

|Phonics and Spelling: Long Vowels Vce |machines |

|Phonemic Awareness: Distinguish Medial Phonemes |move |

|Comprehension: Main Idea and Details, Text Structure |woman |

|Fluency: Accuracy |work |

|Grammar: Subjects |world |

|Writing: Sentences, Expository Nonfiction | |

|Listening and Speaking: Be a Good Speaker and Listener | |

|Second Grade 2014 Edition - (taken from ) |

|2.1.3 Henry & Mudge & the Starry Sky (Genre: Realistic Fiction) |

|Selection Words: |Spelling Words: |

|1. shivered - shook with fear |stop |

|2. drooled - let saliva run from the mouth |strap |

|3. lanterns -lights inside containers that can be carried |nest |

|4. snuggled - cuddled together |hand |

| |brave |

|Amazing Words: |ask |

|1. galaxy - huge group of stars, Earth, and the sun |clip |

|2. tranquil - calm and peaceful |stream |

|3. wildlife - animals and plants that live wild outdoors |mask |

|4. fledglings – young birds that have just grown the feathers they need |10. twin |

|5. secure - |11. breeze |

|6. detective - person who tries to solve a mystery or a crime |12. state |

|7. fascinating - very interesting | |

|8. slimy - feels slippery and gooey when you touch it |High Frequency Words: |

| |bear |

|Phonics and Spelling: Consonant Blends |father |

|Phonemic Awareness: Blend and Segment Phonemes |straight |

|Comprehension: Character and Setting, Story Structure |build |

|Fluency: Accuracy and Appropriate Rate |love |

|Grammar: Predicates |couldn’t |

|Writing: Organization, Realistic Fiction |mother |

|Media Literacy: Purposes of Media | |

|Second Grade 2014 Edition – (taken from ) |

|Unit 2.1.4 A Walk in the Desert (Genre: Expository Text) |

|Selection Words: |Spelling Words: |

|1. desert - land that is sandy and without much water |dropped |

|2. harsh - very rough |dropping |

|3. climate - kind of weather a place has |excited |

|4. cactus - plant with spines that grows in hot, dry places |exciting |

|5. coyote - small animal like a wolf |lifted |

| |lifting |

|Amazing Words: |hugged |

|1. arid – very, very dry |hugging |

|2. landform – shape formed on land, such as hills, mountains, lakes, and deserts |smiled |

|3. precipitation – any kind of rain, snow, hail or other form of water that falls from the clouds |10. smiling |

|4. dunes – hills of sand in a desert that are formed by the wind |11. talked |

|5. ledge – a shelf |12. talking |

|6. haven – a safe place | |

|7. extinct – |High Frequency Words: |

|8. forbidding – dangerous and scary |animals |

| |full |

|Phonics and Spelling: Inflected Endings |early |

|Phonetic Awareness: Substitute Initial Phonemes |eyes |

|Comprehension: Main Idea and Details, Important Ideas |warm |

|Fluency: Appropriate Phrasing |water |

|Grammar: Declarative and Interrogative Sentences | |

|Writing; Word Choice, Brief Report | |

|Listen and Speaking: Narrate a Story in Sequence | |

|Second Grade 2014 Edition – (taken from ) \ |

|Unit 2.1.5 The Strongest One (Genre: Drama) |

|Selection Words: |Spelling Words: |

|1. narrator - person who tells a story |that |

|2. relatives - people in the same family |wish |

|3. dangerous - not safe |patch |

|4. gnaws - bites at and wears away |when |

| |what |

|Amazing Words: |math |

|1. delicate - thin and easily broken |them |

|2. inquire - ask questions |shape |

|3. sturdy - strong and solid |whale |

|4. exhibit - something set up for you to look at in a place like a museum or zoo |10. itch |

|5. resist - work against something because you don’t want it |11. chase |

|6. stun - shocked and very surprised |12. bunch |

|7. genius - someone who is very, very smart | |

|8. satisfaction - pleased and contented with |High Frequency Words: |

|something |gone |

| |pieces |

|Phonics and Spelling: Consonant Digraphs |very |

|Phonetic Awareness: Substitute Final Phonemes |learn |

|Comprehension: Facts and Details, Predict and Set Purpose |though |

|Fluency: Expression and Intonation |often |

|Grammar: Imperative and Exclamatory Sentences |together |

|Writing; Conventions, Play Scene | |

|Listening and Speaking: Present a Dramatic Interpretation | |

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